Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We noted that a small number of patients are readmitted multiple times. This indicates poor quality of life (QOL) for SCD patients and a high financial burden on the healthcare system. Study Design: Retrospective single-site cohort study of patients diagnosed with SCD (ICD10 codes starting with D57) from Jan 2020 to December 2023.

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Rao Doctor

MAY 25, 2025

Earlier, I had written a similar detailed article about diagnosing coronary artery disease- you can access it here- Understanding Angiography of Heart. This non-invasive procedure is primarily employed to diagnose various heart conditions, especially in cases where traditional imaging methods may be inadequate.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

How Online Platforms Diagnose Menstrual Issues Most virtual platforms start with a comprehensive medical history form. Patients describe symptoms, cycle patterns, and other health concerns. Treatment Options Through Virtual Clinics Once diagnosed, treatment options vary based on the root cause. Embrace the shift. Take action.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Objective To introduce the novel approach of using a T-Connector between a patient’s HBPM and their physician’s office sphygmomanometer to permit a simultaneous blood pressure reading.

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 13, 2024

Recently, the Today Show highlighted Courtney (she asked that only first names be used), who visited 17 different doctors over three years to help diagnose her young son Alex, who she was watching suffer and decline before her eyes. The post Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses appeared first on Myriad Genetics.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 9, 2025

In fact, personally, six months later, I started transitioning to a different job, the one I now work full-time in, doing housecalls and virtual visits for older and disabled patients. Medicare patients on a fixed income need to use their insurance if they still want to eat and heat their homes. Same thing for most people on Medicaid.

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. Subtle differences are present among patients diagnosed with SLD.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 15, 2025

More than 38 million Americans live with diabetes, a chronic disease that can lead to serious complications if not properly managed. of the state’s population — have been diagnosed with the condition. If you’ve been diagnosed with either type, you may wonder how to manage it, and whether or not there’s a cure for diabetes.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Leonard Calabrese, DO, Paras Karmacharya, MD, MS, and Adam Kilian, MD, break down why giant cell arteritis (GCA) demands immediate action, explain how to confirm diagnosis quickly, and what same-day treatment options like upadacitinib (Rinvoq) mean for patient care. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Dr. Len Calabrese.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Blood pressure is logged as two figures, such as 120/80 mmHg.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Blood pressure is logged as two figures, such as 120/80 mmHg.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The combination of cochlear endolymphatic hydrops (CEH) and vestibular endolymphatic hydrops (VEH) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately diagnoses Meniere disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM), according to a study published online May 13 in Frontiers in Neurology.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 13, 2023

A new clinical review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview of the causes, diagnosis and management of endometriosis based on the latest evidence, to help clinicians and patients.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 26, 2025

Being told you have pre-diabetes can feel overwhelming, but there’s good news: food is one of the most powerful tools you can use to manage your blood sugar. At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. Need support managing pre-diabetes?

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 16, 2025

WITH PATIENT ACUITY levels rising in hospitals, it makes sense that the patients being discharged to SNFs are likewise increasingly complex. By some estimates, one in four patients discharged to a SNF are readmitted. “We developed our own program to follow patients into SNFs,” Mr. .

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The availability of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device has significantly impacted its management; whether it would be a useful tool to engage patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 in their care, is unclear. Gaining insight on disease perception of this group would be helpful.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period. Study Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT improves diagnosis and guided management of suspected inflammatory arthritis of the hand. A follow-up survey rated CE-DECT’s diagnostic usefulness and influence patient management on a 1-to-10 scale. The CE-DECT findings matched the final diagnosis in 119 patients (87.5%).

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Medical Xpress

MAY 2, 2023

A pair of articles published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine illustrate the promise of the novel FAPI radiotracer in diagnosing, staging, and treating multiple types of cancer. These advances have strong potential to provide more precise staging and management for cancer patients.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 6, 2025

This health condition has no apparent symptoms, so doctors must conduct blood pressure readings to diagnose patients. Stage 1 hypertension is diagnosed when the systolic reading is consistently 130 mmHg and up, and the diastolic measurement is 80 mmHg and above. Can hypertension lead to other diseases?

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BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001139 Prediabetes, a health condition with blood sugar levels higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. People who are overweight or obese represent a high-risk population in prediabetes management.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

An expert panel recently sought to establish objective criteria for diagnosing and treating obesity, aiming to support clinicians and guide public health strategies. To confirm excess adiposity, clinicians should directly measure body fat or evaluate patients for at least one anthropometric criterion in addition to BMI.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

JUNE 2, 2025

Some of the best entry-level healthcare jobs in Hamden, CT include: Medical administrative assistant: These employees perform crucial administrative tasks , from scheduling patients’ procedures and updating patients’ medical records to keeping the exam rooms stocked. Previous management experience is required.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

However, it is difficult even for skilled diagnosticians to devote in-person resources, as often as 2–4 times per year, as would be necessary to provide every patient with the recommended standard of care regarding monitoring for TD.” Testing AI to Screen for TD Study #1 The researchers recruited 46 patients for the first study.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Why Follow-Ups Matter in Endocrinology: Booking a Canadian endocrinologist for online follow-ups is essential for managing endocrine disorders like thyroid disease, diabetes, and hormone imbalances. Whether you’re managing hypothyroidism or insulin resistance, digital visits make expert care more accessible.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Mental health conditions have increasing prevalence, co-occurrence, and high management burden within primary care settings. Population: 1,692,987 patients from seven Canadian provinces with a visit between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2021. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder), and schizophrenia. spec 88.7, and NPV 95.7

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CDOCS

AUGUST 19, 2021

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Glaucoma patients have to manage IOP levels for their life-time. Automatic monitoring and control of the IOP in these patients would significantly improve their quality of life. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and can lead to vision loss in severe cases.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The first part asks future users to describe the diagnostic situation, e.g. the target patient population, differential diagnoses and potential for improvement in the diagnostic pathway. improving management), and "Feasibility" (e.g. improving management), and "Feasibility" (e.g. The proposed themes are "Burden" (e.g.

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Rao Doctor

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Understanding the fundamental aspects of fever is crucial for effective management and treatment. Understanding the diverse causes of fever is essential for appropriate management and intervention, ensuring that the root issue is correctly identified and treated. We will learn more about Fever and its management in my next part.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

A patient with a history of headaches is brought by ambulance to the emergency department for the abrupt onset of weakness and decreased sensation in their left arm and leg. A code stroke is called. Are these symptoms of an acute stroke or a stroke mimic , such as a hemiplegic migraine ?

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

James Stevermer and Kenneth Fink wrote in an AFP editorial : Few men diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer will experience a mortality benefit, and an estimated 20% to 50% of those treated will never become symptomatic, even without treatment. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only. A recent analysis of the U.S.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Imagine a patient has been diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, and their health care provider is reviewing medication options to help them curb their drinking. The provider asks the patient some basic questions, like alcohol cravings and stress levels, and collects a blood sample for genetic testing.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 22, 2025

Every year in Connecticut, about 17,000 adults are diagnosed with diabetes, a serious chronic condition. Those goals could include reaching a healthy blood pressure, lowering your cholesterol levels or managing complications associated with diabetes. Ask for More Support, if You Need It Managing diabetes can be hard.

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Center for Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

Medication and physical therapy If lifestyle changes cannot reduce pain significantly, pain management is a useful tool. With PT, a specialist helps the patient go through a series of stretches, exercises, and modalities to reduce pain and improve function. A doctor will diagnose arthritis and recommend a physical therapy regimen.

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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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Oasis Family Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

The previous neurofeedback system we had was a good one, but it became more difficult to manage, so it became obvious that it was time to find a different option. All kidding aside, patients of all ages, from young children (3 months old) to the elderly, have benefited greatly from LENS. So who would benefit from LENS therapy?

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