Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Other factors that could make you more likely to be affected by RAS include: High blood pressure High cholesterol Diabetes Smoking Unhealthy diet Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 Obesity What Are the Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Complications? Renal Artery Stenosis: Is It Common & Life Threatening?

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Myriad Genetics

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When Ashley Pantier and her husband decided to start a family, they were young, healthy, and filled with a sense of joyful optimism. In fact, most babies with genetic conditions are born to parents with no known family history of that disease. Ashley’s journey to a diagnosis for Christopher probably felt like forever to their family.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Constipation is a clinical diagnosis and does not require testing, yet as many as 70% of children who are given a diagnosis of constipation in the emergency department have an abdominal x-ray completed. The diagnosis of constipation should be made based on a good history and clinical exam.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Disease Diagnosis If a patient visits a hospital with specific symptoms, a primary care doctor diagnoses what they're suffering from. Ongoing Care for Common Illnesses A primary care doctor can continue to treat a patient for common conditions once diagnosed. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While echocardiography is the gold standard to diagnose LVSD, its limited accessibility in primary care poses challenges. Population Studied: Breast cancer survivors diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer who had been disease-free for at least 5 years. Patients were treated with chemo- and/or radiotherapy. had a LVEF < 54%.

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ABIM

MAY 18, 2025

and Globally IBD is no longer a rare diagnosis. IBD is also increasingly being diagnosed in racial and ethnic minorities, children, and older adults. With no family history and little cultural awareness of the disease, I was left wondering why or how this had happened to me. The Rising Incidence of IBD in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes or PAD, managing your condition is the best way to prevent it from worsening and contributing to other health issues. Additionally, if you have been diagnosed with diabetes, one or more of these risk factors could put you at risk for developing PAD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To develop and externally validate a simple risk score for influenza diagnosis based only on vaccination history and patient-reported symptoms. Outcome measures: In each study patient-reported symptoms were recorded and PCR used to diagnose influenza.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, the way to diagnose 22q prenatally is through chorionic villus sampling or an amniocentesis. Parent support groups are available in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia, as well as online, and can provide families with additional information and support.” Prenatal Diagnosis. Published April 16, 2024.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or simply curious about autism, this post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of what autism is and what it means for individuals and their families. The post Demystifying Autism: Understanding the Spectrum appeared first on Family Physicians of Greeley, PLLP.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

If there are specific conditions you are worried about based on your family history or Googling or social media, write these down too. If you have already been diagnosed with any medical conditions, write down all of the diagnoses you have. There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms.

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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. Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders. What is an Endocrinologist?

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Focusing a lot on when to image, when not to image, and how to communicate imaging decisions effectively with families.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. Are there, though, populations that it may be helpful in, or should that change with the advent of the new amyloid antibodies? Should it? If so, how do we screen and who do we screen?

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. She was seen at an urgent care the day prior to presentation, diagnosed with a viral exanthem, and discharged with oral prednisone. The family denies any sore throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, conjunctivitis.

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Counsel families and caregiversincluding pregnant household contactson the risks, exposures, and infection control considerations related to Parvovirus B19. Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family. UpToDate , Jun. Parvoviruses.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. She was diagnosed with constipation. The family declined an enema in the ED, and she was discharged home on a miralax cleanout to follow up with her PCP. This is the first of the four cases.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. Summary Transcript Summary. What would it take to transform dementia care? Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Alex: We have a full house today. Judy: Thank you.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. Messaging for patients and families When children have a viral respiratory illness, it is usually pretty self evident based on their symptoms e.g. runny nose, cough, congestion.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

I just thought there was so much we could learn and offer from every sense, from the clinical point of view, from the family point of view, from prevention, from treatment, epidemiology, et cetera. Kristine, do you have a song request for Alex? Kristine: Well, I did have a song, but I was negligent at giving it to him. Alex: Recollection.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Diagnosis: About 1/3 of the women ended up in the emergency department and received their diagnosis there, others because of encouragement from family and friends to get treated went to get a PAP smear and found advance cervical cancer diagnosed. Only a few received stage 1 diagnoses.

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

We need to recognize how clinical dentistry has become intertwined with digital technologies to synergistically assist us in providing enhanced diagnosis with safe and predictable treatment outcomes. & Restoring a high esthetic risk patient can be our most challenging anterior case type.

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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. What Is Internal Medicine?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of long-COVID symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 primary care patients compared to primary care patients not diagnosed with COVID-19. In primary care, several symptoms of PCC (e.g., fatigue, weakness, depression) are already common complaints.

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Myriad Genetics

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

November is Family Health History Month, an observance dedicated to sharing crucial health information within families and encouraging individuals to take proactive steps in their healthcare. Understanding your family’s health history, particularly with hereditary conditions like cancer, can be lifesaving.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Does a good history matter anymore?

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 10, 2024

Dr. Brodsky inquired about her family, and she told him that both sides of her family had an extensive history of ovarian cancer and breast cancer. “I When the bloating didn’t subside, she got further testing and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was wondering if she should be tested for this “BRCA gene.”

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Myriad Genetics

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Storm was first diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in January 2024 and underwent a lumpectomy shortly after. Her routine mammogram had detected something suspicious, prompting an ultrasound, which lead to a biopsy, which ultimately lead to her diagnosis. After her diagnosis and treatment, Storm reflected on her experience.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.” I’m not sure who wrote this quote, but it feels right to me. Brianna is one of UCSF’s palliative care fellows who just completed her psychiatry residency. Alex Gamble, do you have a song?

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 19, 2024

A study by the American Cancer Society and published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians found that half of all new colorectal cancer diagnoses are in people 66 and younger. Another key issue is family history. was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer when he was just 27 years old. Singleton’s story In 2015, J.J.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

of the adult population) in Colorado have diagnosed diabetes, and that every year approximately 34,291 people are newly diagnosed? Type 2 diabetes is by far the most prevalent form of diagnosed diabetes. Prediabetes – is diagnosed when a person’s HgbA1c is between 5.7% Did you know approximately 311,554 (6.9%

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). There is a dearth of Certified Driving Rehab Specialists: 12 for the entire state of Colorado!

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The patient is sick and getting sicker, and refuses to let you talk with family or other members of her inner circle. We owe it to the patient to explore the reasons behind the “no,” commonly not wanting to be a burden to their family. Should you stop at “no?” We will have to reach out to your daughter then to help with decisions.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. But are we really taking full advantage of ALL social workers have to offer our field? by: Anne Kelly, LCSW, APHSW-C.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

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. Summary Transcript CME Summary It is a battle royale on this weeks GeriPal podcast. But watch out!

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