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Prostate Cancer: Unmasking the Risk and Reality

East Cary Family Physicians

This phenomenon often leads to delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities for early intervention. It’s responsible for producing seminal fluid, which nourishes and transports sperm. Regular Exercise: Engage in physical activity to maintain a healthy weight and overall well-being.

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What to Expect Before, During, and after a Carotid Endarterectomy

Vascular Physician

If you have been diagnosed with carotid disease, these vessels may be narrower as a result of plaque buildup within the walls of the artery. Prior to the procedure, you will have a consultation and evaluation. Here is what you need to know about the process, potential risks, and benefits of a carotid endarterectomy.

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How to Manage Prediabetes with Food (What Actually Works)

Vida Family Medicine

Pre-diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Its job is to transport sugar from your bloodstream to the cells that need it—like your brain, muscles, or liver. You can call the office or schedule a consultation here. The main culprit?

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. If swallowing is extremely painful and the fever is high, you may not have enough time to get to the ER safely without emergency transport. A short-term sore throat may resolve on its own — monitor symptoms or consult a primary care doctor.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. Consultations versus telehealth. You get a consult if you get a consult.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone. And biochemical testing is really needed in most cases to independently diagnose a specific IEM. Therefore, in the ED, the goal is really to recognize the science and symptoms on history and physical exam that are suggestive of metabolic disease.