The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. Then things started to get a little bit different… His chest x-ray had some peripheral infiltrates, and the emergency department providers ordered a CT scan. We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

Medical conditions: Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease can increase the risk of glaucoma. Family history: If you have a close relative with glaucoma, you may have an increased risk. Ethnicity: African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians are at a higher risk for certain types of glaucoma.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00006 African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK): AASK Clinical Trial in the NIDDK Repository: [link] Lewis J, Agodoa L, Cheek D, et al. Published online July 29, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13378

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

Internists manage a wide range of conditions, including chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as acute issues such as infections or injuries. While both provide primary care , there are some key distinctions. Can an Internist Be a Primary Care Provider? Why Choose Internal Medicine?

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PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies. These neurological manifestations suggest hypertensive encephalopathy, a form of end-organ damage.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

had hypertension, and 12.1% A total of 1,842 participants reported physician-diagnosed CHD, and the mean DII score was 1.33. These findings provide new evidence for the role of dietary interventions in reducing CHD incidence and lay the groundwork for future cohort studies and mechanistic investigations.” had diabetes.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

If somebody has cancer and they’re recently diagnosed, somebody has cancer and they’re undergoing active treatment, somebody has cancer and they’re in early remission, now they’re a year or two years, three years, four years out and they still have pain. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Jessie: Yes. So, one out of 10?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And so, unfortunately, I think for a while, this condition, for many people, isn’t diagnosed until you end up seeing a cardiologist or a heart failure doctor who’s really honed in on this to say, actually, this is a heart failure syndrome. Is your impression that HFpEFde is under diagnosed in older adults?

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

For example, we once thought that the lower urinary tract was sterile, but we now know it has its own microbiome, which may even provide protection against infections. Eric: And then as we talk about Venn diagrams, probably the most common reflexive thing that providers do when they hear about lower urinary tract symptoms is they check a UA.

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Management IT Medical Patient-Centered 123

GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

So GFR was adjusted based on race, which it probably did lead to African-American patients being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease later in their disease trajectory, as compared to others. Because we know- Sharon: Maybe diabetes and hypertension, which is so prominent in African Americans can impact your amyloid deposition.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it. We have an epidemic of BMI and therefore never use the way the patient looks like to diagnose cachexia. So cachexia, I would put it involuntary weight loss is the number one way to diagnose it.

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Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

And I also worry about this push towards just amyloid blood testing so as a way of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease without doing the workup that’s needed beforehand. So Tim Anderson did a wonderful study looking at hypertensive management in the hospital. So that’s what I worry about. Alex 29:16 Can you give an intro?

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This episode also covers what healthcare providers need to know about post-exposure prophylaxis, respiratory precautions, and managing occupational exposures. So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension. And they can be severe, especially, as I noted earlier, in young infants.

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