Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

Authors of an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions called for a holistic, chronic treatment model to support children and young adults with obesity. Female patients comprised a greater proportion of young adults (71.5%) compared with children (48.5%) and adolescents (52.9%).

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

A problem representation (PR, or Summary Statement) is an evolving, concise summary that highlights the defining features of a case , helping clinicians generate a focused differential diagnosis and identify the next steps in diagnosis and treatment. Who is the patient? One day later the patient also develops a rash.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Let’s practice with a case: You are called to admit a 72 year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, and knee replacement seven days prior who presents with acute, pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. we’re more likely to test for a “can’t miss” diagnosis even if our pretest probability is very low), the morbidity of the treatment (e.g.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Primary care physicians take it upon themselves to get to know patients in person, which helps them attend to their needs. Preventive Care Primary doctors can offer preventive care to their patients, which typically includes check-ups and screenings to prevent them from contracting illnesses.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Goldilocks zone).

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Vida Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These complications can often be avoided or reduced with early diagnosis and management. Type 2 Diabetes : Insulin resistance associated with PCOS can elevate the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sleep apnea independently increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as mood disorders and fatigue.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

APRIL 23, 2024

For example, numbness in your feet may be a sign of diabetes or swelling could indicate high blood pressure. Early detection and diagnosis can prevent significant issues, including surgery. If you have diabetes, see your podiatrist for regular check-ups. However, some of us are on our feet all day!

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. Had the ED not ordered a chest CT, would I have tested this patient for COVID-19? Would I’ve been able to reason my way to his underlying diagnosis from the initial data? We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 25, 2022

Type I – Antegrade vertebral flow is reduced Type II – Antegrade flow during diastolic phase and retrograde flow during systolic phase Type III – Permanent retrograde vertebral flow Diagnosis Diagnosis can be made using imaging such as duplex ultrasound of the subclavian and vertebral arteries.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with an endocrine disorder, like diabetes or an underactive thyroid, or have symptoms that you worry are caused by a hormone imbalance, you may be considering seeing an endocrinologist. Fortunately, there are still endocrinologists accepting new patients (including at PACT).

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 19, 2020

He is also a Section Editor for adult medicine cases at the Human Diagnosis Project. The patient disclosed that he had recently consumed large amounts of calcium carbonate for his abdominal pain, and he was diagnosed with the milk alkali syndrome. calcium carbonate).

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Center for Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

In many cases, the diagnosis is arthritic pain. A former injury, obesity, diabetes, and menopause are other risk factors. With PT, a specialist helps the patient go through a series of stretches, exercises, and modalities to reduce pain and improve function. Joint pain is a common reason for a doctor’s visit.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

Brain fog is not a medical condition or a diagnosis. Hypothyroidism (an under-active thyroid) is the most common form of thyroid dysfunction, and 90% of hypothyroidism patients have Hashimoto’s. Sleeping well can also lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease. These are signs of brain fog!

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AMMD

MARCH 27, 2025

9 Symptoms of Leaky Gut Leaky gut syndrome has been linked to many conditions from hormonal imbalances, joint pain, and autoimmune diseases, to diabetes, anxiety, and eczema. Many patients see their lab results improve. Let’s take a closer look at these symptoms of leaky gut. Some even see their antibodies go negative!

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 3, 2019

– an approach to “Antibiotic Failure.” To make our learning stick, try to remember a patient encounter in which you asked, “why aren’t they getting better on antibiotics?” Why isn’t she getting better? Dx Issues: The first step in investigating potential “antibiotic failure” is to reevaluate our working diagnosis.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. If you could wave a magic wand to change one thing: sleep, blood pressure control, eradicate diabetes, get everybody exercising, what do you think would have the most bang for the buck in terms of dementia reduction? Kristine: Can I say age?

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. It’s about staying ahead of disease.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Among patients who have never smoked—“never-smokers”—those with lung cancer (LC) are more likely to have been diagnosed with an inflammatory disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications. A COPD diagnosis 1 to 10 years before cancer carried an aOR of 2.90, while diagnoses 10 to 32 years earlier still showed an aOR of 2.52.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eric 00:27 So we’re going to be talking about making the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care setting, not specialty care, but maybe we could talk a little bit about that. How much should it change how we think about making a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care? Great to be back. Absolutely.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 21, 2025

The PFO was identified in 749 patients (5.4%), who were generally younger and had fewer risk factors compared to non-PFO patients (all P value < 0.05). Lower socioeconomic status and the presence of diabetes were associated with higher recurrence. per 1,00,000 inhabitants/year. per 1,00,000 inhabitants/year.

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Healthcare has evolved, and patients now have more choices than ever for medical consultations. Accessibility – Ideal for patients in rural areas or with mobility challenges. When to Choose Telemedicine Routine follow-ups for chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or asthma. Let’s break it down. What Is Telemedicine?

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Mesa Family Physician

MAY 8, 2025

Many chronic diseases—such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers—can be better managed or even prevented through routine checkups, lifestyle changes, and early detection strategies. A diagnostic colonoscopy is done when a patient has symptoms like rectal bleeding or abnormal test results.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Patients who have a trusted primary care doctor are more likely to follow medical advice, manage their chronic conditions effectively, and ultimately enjoy better health outcomes.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. When I see a patient? Matthew, I get the lyrics.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

” And Bing responded, I should ask about how AI can help identify patients who need palliative care and reduce hospitalizations, what are the benefits and challenges of using AI in decision-making, communication, palliative care, and how could AI support the quality of life and dignity of patients for those who are receiving palliative care?

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

More frequent screening may be necessary if a child has obesity, diabetes, or a family history of high cholesterol or cardiac disease. Some healthcare providers may recommend yearly screenings for patients with high cholesterol or underlying cardiovascular issues.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. due to chemotherapy, diabetes, or autoimmune disease)? chemotherapy or steroids). Do you have a weak immune system (e.g.,

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Why would that be? And so, let’s help them.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We discuss with her how we should work-up and manage “urinary tract infections” (I’ve added air quotes to “UTI” in honor of Tom Finucane’s JAGS article titled “Urinary Tract Infection”—Requiem for a Heavyweight in which he advocated to put air quotes around the term UTI due to the ambiguity of the diagnosis.). Eric: All right. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

However, as noted in our editorial published with the donanemab trial , the modest benefits of amyloid antibodies would likely not be questioned by patients, clinicians, or payers if amyloid antibodies were low risk, inexpensive, and simple to administer. The patients continued to be followed. However, they are none of these.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I tell this story because these issues don’t typically register as more than a nuisance for clinicians, who frequently don’t understand why their older patient with osteoporosis is not taking a bisphosphonate. But our patients are walking with their feet, and adherence to bisphosphonates for osteoporosis is poor and decreases with time.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

And also kind of highlights, you know, part of what we try to do in geriatrics and palliative care is really individualize how we care for individual, like, the people in front of us, the patients, the caregivers, their family members, their friends. And then the other thing is really partnering with your patient or your clients in terms of.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As Alex Lee says on our podcast today, all prognostic models will be wrong (in some circumstances and for some patients); our job is to make prognostic models that are clinically useful. I think this is a really difficult topic to talk about with patients. She has a point. Prognosis is inherently uncertain. Alex Lee: Sure.

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AMMD

APRIL 1, 2025

Diabetes or an autoimmune condition can also leave you more vulnerable to infection. Additionally, ensuring you have a proper diagnosis prevents treating the wrong problem. If you suspect candida overgrowth, getting an accurate diagnosis is essential. Several rounds of antibiotics can also disrupt your gut microbiome.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

And so the patients who had been admitted there to die, essentially most, if not all, got better and HIV became much more of a chronic condition. It is kind of weird that my first publication was in jama, part of the Care of the Aging Patient series. Is a new diagnosis of HIV. And I think patients too, don’t always people.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In particular we spend a good deal of time talking about what this means for asymptomatic patients who may have an abnormal biomarker, which by the proposed new definition would mean they would now have Alzheimer’s disease. Everything is tied to the PET scan, to the amyloid PET scan, in terms of this kind of diagnosis.

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