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Online Management of Menstrual Irregularities in Canada

Dr. Zaar

How Online Platforms Diagnose Menstrual Issues Most virtual platforms start with a comprehensive medical history form. If necessary, physicians order lab tests through local partners. Some clinics even offer home-testing kits for convenience. Some clinics even offer home-testing kits for convenience.

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Booking a Canadian Endocrinologist for Online Follow-Ups

Dr. Zaar

Routine follow-ups ensure treatment is working, symptoms remain stable, and medication doses stay accurate. Register and Share Medical History You’ll fill out forms with past diagnoses, medications, lab results, and symptoms. You can discuss side effects, lifestyle challenges, or questions about medications.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

When dealing with chest congestion, it’s important to understand potential warning signs, as well as what type of medical care to seek for them. F or higher, chest pain, or blood in your saliva, you should consider seeking medical attention for chest congestion. Am I at risk for complications due to my medical history?

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Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. Were they simply born with superior brains?

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? These labs were not truly indicated, but it was common practice and viewed as “not a big deal.” These labs were not truly indicated, but it was common practice and viewed as “not a big deal.”

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

During our post-medical school residency years, we are trained by many different types of doctors including pediatricians, OB/GYNs, surgeons, psychiatrists, neurologists, ENTs and more. Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information. to your last day on Earth, as I like to say!

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. Labetalol dosing: 0.2-1