Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we regularly provide: Mammograms for breast cancer screening Colonoscopies for colorectal cancer detection Blood glucose testing for diabetes Pap smears for cervical cancer screening Depression and anxiety screenings Tertiary Prevention: Managing Existing Conditions Tertiary prevention aims to reduce the impact of already (..)

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Weight loss programs for older adults also benefit from co-management by an interdisciplinary team that may include a geriatrician, an obesity medicine specialist, an endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, a bone metabolism specialist, a physical therapist and an exercise physiologist.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Diabetes distress was evaluated using PAID-5 (Problem Areas in Diabetes); over 50% of responders did not feel that diabetes was taking too much of their physical and mental energy. However, 49% worried about the future and possibility of serious complications. While 65/79 responders have heard of CGM, only 16 have used it.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Aim for at least 2.5 hours every week of moderate cardio activity.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Aim for at least 2.5 hours every week of moderate cardio activity.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Undergoing carotid endarterectomy can help reduce your risk of experiencing serious complications from carotid artery disease, including a stroke. Be sure to follow your health care provider's recommendations for physical activity restrictions and gradually reintroduce normal activities.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Complications Associated with Chronic Venous Insufficiency While CVI is not considered to be life-threatening, it can have a negative impact on the way you look and feel. CVI can lead to complications that can make performing normal daily activities difficult.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

It also emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach that involves dietitians, physical therapists, and other clinicians to support patients in achieving and maintaining weight loss. Srivastava: The findings can significantly influence patient care by encouraging clinicians to prioritize weight management in MASLD treatment plans.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This is because both diabetes and PAD have many of the same risk factors and complications. This is done through a combination of a physical exam, a study known as ankle-brachial index, ultrasound, CT angiography, or angiography. It is estimated that between 20-30% of people with diabetes also have PAD.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 15, 2025

More than 38 million Americans live with diabetes, a chronic disease that can lead to serious complications if not properly managed. Getting Regular Physical Activity Regular exercise helps you manage your blood sugar levels. In Connecticut, an estimated 312,000 adults — 10.8%

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a result, your kidneys may not be able to properly function, which can lead to other serious health complications. First, they will perform a physical exam, review your health history, and check your kidney function with blood and urine tests. How Common is RAS? RAS affects over 200,000 people in the United States every year.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 22, 2025

Have a Diabetes Consultation Your first visit with a diabetes specialist may involve a physical exam. Those goals could include reaching a healthy blood pressure, lowering your cholesterol levels or managing complications associated with diabetes. Here’s what that looks like, step by step.

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Because of this, it is important to address vascular complications as soon as they arise, including Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Many people feel fatigue or pain in their feet or legs with physical activity due to the lack of proper blood flow to their limbs. What Are the Symptoms of PAD? What Happens If PAD Goes Untreated?

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2022

What are some of the complications from having hypertension? Some common complications are: Stiffening of the blood vessels due to being under constant pressure Kidney damage Heart Attack-Stroke What can you do to prevent this from progressing?

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

You Don’t Need Blood Pressure Medication If You Exercise And Eat Healthy Making heart-healthy lifestyle changes involving nutrition and physical activity should be the foundation for controlling blood pressure. All heart attacks require urgent medical care to try to prevent complications.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 10, 2022

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

It’s more complicated than that. Approach them with a non‑judgmental, ongoing dialogue about their reasons for use, which can reveal underlying mental or physical health concerns. We need to engage in conversations about what can harm and what can help. The healthcare community cannot take an “all bad or all good” view of cannabis.

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Atherosclerosis is potentiated by hypertension, smoking, lower physical activity, obesity, a diet high in saturated fats, and high glucose or lipid levels. Imaging studies may also be ordered and help your physician determine the likelihood of successful surgery and possible complications. What are the treatment options?

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Doctor On Demand

AUGUST 11, 2023

This heightened temperature can precipitate complications affecting vital organs like the brain and heart. Rest : Allow the body to recuperate by resting and avoiding strenuous physical activity until symptoms subside. Loose Clothing : Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing to facilitate better air circulation and heat dissipation.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home to New York City. Now, enrolling in Medicare is more complicated for many people, said Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president and the executive director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Differentiate Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from typical bacterial and viral pneumonia based on history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic testing.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 16, 2025

This may mean you’re not getting enough oxygen, which can cause serious complications. Am I at risk for complications due to my medical history? If chest congestion is severe, prolonged, or caused by an infection, doctors may prescribe medicine to speed up recovery and avoid complications. What warning signs should I watch for?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Image From: Evidence Based Physical Diagnosis by Dr. Steven McGee An easy way to remember LR’s is to remember the numbers 2/5/10 , and 15/30/45 An LR of 2 increases the probability by 15% An LR of 5 increases the probability by 30% An LR of 10 increases the probability by 45%. Initial labs show a WBC count of 8.3 x 10 9 cells/L, Hgb 9.7

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Vascular Physician

AUGUST 19, 2021

When left untreated, TOS can cause more serious complications, including permanent arm swelling and pain, blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and permanent nerve damage. Because of this, it's best to seek treatment sooner rather than later when you first notice the symptoms of TOS.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. It’s another article, another major article that has triggered the complicated UTI circuit. But what I did want to highlight is how we got to thinking about men that have UTIs have complicated UTIs.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This is the discovery of problems during physical exam and endoscopy. It’s complicated when we can’t identify what our job is. Breaking my job down into different roles I got to thinking about what I do on a daily basis. In my work I … Find. I look for and find things. Transactions. How do you train someone to do this?

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

Physical activity is a big one. But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. If you’re physically active, you’re probably going to sleep better and your vascular stuff is better.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

After coming out of residency and taking care of lots of complicated older adults as of now, a brand new physician attending, I really needed that team to help me out. Not every hospital or every health system is the same physically or financial incentives or which clinical programs exist and patient demographics.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. On arrival, the patient was febrile to 38.3C.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 2, 2021

It’s the physics of physician bandwidth: You can’t add something without taking something away. This thread from a 2015 post illustrates how varying needs of a child with ulcerative colitis call for different ways to connect: Take Luke, a school-aged child with moderate ulcerative colitis complicated by sclerosing cholangitis.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

You just got to take a good history and do a physical examination, especially when the symptoms are typical, like regurgitation, heartburn, or epigastric pain in an older child or adolescent. Again, otherwise the diagnosis is based on history and physical examination. You want to take a good history on feeding or dietary habits.

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Mesa Family Physician

MAY 8, 2025

Whether you’re scheduling your annual physical , exploring the differences between a wellness visit vs physical , or simply wondering what’s covered under your insurance, understanding preventive care can empower you to take charge of your health. Annual Physicals: Covered or Not? How long is a physical good for?

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A surrogate endpoint is a marker, such as a laboratory measurement, radiographic image, physical sign or other measure that is thought to predict clinical benefit but is not itself a measure of clinical benefit. While that’s quite a while ago, the file was complicated by a fight over the IRTNMTA (see our previous post here ).

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? Nicole: I was just going to add that I think a helpful analogy for me has been to think about our clinical assessment, sort of like if a physical therapist just stood at the door with their ear up to the door to listen if a patient fell, and then made a recommendation plan for exercise.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

-@AlexSmithMD Additional Links: – Fingerstick monitoring in VA nursing homes (too common!) – Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex Smith: This is Alex Smith. Is that your experience?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Maybe even had come in with a complication. Emily 19:52 You know, some complication that might have even like, you know, kind of triggered that thought process about maybe it’s time for me to come off of the medication and just. . So acupuncture, Tai Chi, Yoga, mindfulness and physical therapy, chiropractor.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

And that’s what makes these issues so challenging, because at one level, we use the same term to refer to that incredibly multifactorial, complicated, complex condition as we do to stress incontinence, which is also complex in its own way. But the solutions, as we’ll get to in a few minutes, are completely different.

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