PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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ABIM

MAY 18, 2025

As a Latina IBD patient, I’ve come to understand that my experience has been shaped not only by the disease itself, but through the lens of culture, identity and the disparities that influence how patients, like myself, are seen, treated and supported. This burden of the disease is being felt by patients and healthcare providers.

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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. Physical therapy (PT) is a non-surgical, natural remedy for arthritis. With PT, a specialist helps the patient go through a series of stretches, exercises, and modalities to reduce pain and improve function.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Register and Share Medical History You’ll fill out forms with past diagnoses, medications, lab results, and symptoms. But most stable patients can stay on track online. Patients enjoy flexible, reliable support without delays. Select an Appointment Time Pick a time that fits your schedule. Your input helps guide your care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In retrospective chart review, visits were categorized by CPT code (preventative or problem-focused); for problem-focused visits, encounter diagnoses were grouped by organ system, with organizational guidance from the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA).

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity. This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

How to Diagnose SIBO: Testing Options Conventional medicine fails us when it comes to solving complex gut issues. Additionally, those who’ve recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or other gut condition such as IBS or IBD should consider testing. How do I know if I have SIBO or something else?

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Myriad Genetics

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We went through the pediatrician, the physical therapist, and none of those people brought up carrier screening. 3 In 2021, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics issued guidelines recommending that expanded carrier screening, including 113 conditions, be offered to all patients planning a family. Am J Med Genet A.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Video Transcript : My name is Dr. I’ve been with Johnson & Johnson for nearly 10 years, and prior to that was part of a clinical academic practice in the Philadelphia area and still continue to provide on a voluntary basis patient care. About 30% of psoriasis patients will go on to have active psoriatic arthritis.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Family care doctors are trained to provide various services, from physical examinations and screenings to immunizations and check-ups. They can help diagnose illnesses, recommend treatments and medications, and guide you on preventive health measures. Having a family care doctor is an important part of maintaining good health.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. It can differentiate between a physician’s questions and a patient’s responses and even filter out non-relevant small talk.

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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. Have a Diabetes Consultation Your first visit with a diabetes specialist may involve a physical exam. PACT Endocrinology is currently welcoming new patients with diabetes. Here’s what that looks like, step by step.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you have been diagnosed with carotid disease, these vessels may be narrower as a result of plaque buildup within the walls of the artery. Most patients can expect to recover in the hospital for 1-2 days after surgery. Here is what you need to know about the process, potential risks, and benefits of a carotid endarterectomy.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It's a different way of doing healthcare, one that puts patients at the center. The Challenges of Accessing Mental Health Care I've heard countless stories from patients who have struggled to get the mental health care they need. One of my patients, Sarah, had been struggling with anxiety for years.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 15, 2025

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. Getting Regular Physical Activity Regular exercise helps you manage your blood sugar levels.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They can diagnose the condition by: Performing a physical exam Using diagnostic imaging such as ultrasound to get a closer look at the blood flow within the scrotum Grading Varicoceles Grades are used to score the severity of varicoceles. Grade II: This type cannot be seen but can be felt even without the Valsalva maneuver.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 10, 2022

Unfortunately, there isn't a great imaging study or test to diagnose lymphedema yet. Typically patients get a lymphatic pump, which is a sleeve that goes over the leg and pushes the fluid from the toes back to the center of the body. MOST PATIENTS will improve with weight loss.

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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. In the US, about 11% of people with prediabetes will progress to type 2 diabetes annually.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 26, 2025

At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. Pre-diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. What is Pre-Diabetes? The main culprit?

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To diagnose this condition, your physician may perform screening tests, such as an ankle-brachial index test (ABI). Patients with arterial blockage may have no symptoms. However, the most common symptoms for patients with Leriche Syndrome include hip, thigh, and buttock claudication which may be on both sides.

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Rao Doctor

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Heat Exhaustion: Exposure to excessive heat, whether environmental or due to physical exertion, results in heat exhaustion. The pattern is essential in diagnosing diseases that rely heavily on timing and recurrence of fever spikes. These fluctuations can occur within a single day or spread out over several days.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Likelihood ratios (LRs), which help us determine how a test changes the probability of a disease, are defined as: For example, say 60% of patients with aortic stenosis have a systolic ejection murmur best heard over the aortic valve area, and only 10% of patients without aortic stenosis have that same murmur. x 10 9 cells/L, Hgb 9.7

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

During that initial visit, her physical exam was notable for generalized abdominal tenderness. She was diagnosed with constipation. The patient completed the miralax cleanout followed by daily miralax, and started having soft, formed stools daily without any pain (Bristol type 4).

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. Losing extra weight: Carrying excess weight strains your heart and blood vessels.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. Losing extra weight: Carrying excess weight strains your heart and blood vessels.

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. We are currently accepting new patients, visit our website to learn more and become a patient.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

These include our physical environment, jobs, relationships, traffic, and unexpected events. I battled thyroid disease in medical school after being diagnosed with Graves’ disease. Hypothyroidism (an under-active thyroid) is the most common form of thyroid dysfunction, and 90% of hypothyroidism patients have Hashimoto’s.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

She was seen at an urgent care the day prior to presentation, diagnosed with a viral exanthem, and discharged with oral prednisone. Physical exam Initial vital signs: T 37.5 °C F), HR 140, RR 12, BP 104/67, sat 99% on room air The patient was crying and appeared uncomfortable Moist mucous membranes. Conjunctiva normal.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you have arterial disease, please consult your physician before using compression therapy, as this may be contraindicated for some patients. At the Vascular Institute of the Rockies, we have an experienced medical team that is well equipped to diagnose and treat venous disorders. Can compression therapy be used during pregnancy?

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Differentiate Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from typical bacterial and viral pneumonia based on history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic testing.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 16, 2025

Virtual visits can diagnose colds, flu , or allergies and help you manage symptoms at home. Despite those concerns, the authors of the study concluded, “Many patients and health professionals would consider using herbal medicine for acute bronchitis, if based on trustworthy advice and evidence-based guidelines, respectively.”

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

19:05 Clarifying the “ethics vs science” argument and critiquing research techniques 22:00 Resurgence of race-based speculation in COVID-19-related research 25:57 Implantation of ideas about innate racial inferiority within medicine 28:32 Will removal of race from algorithms potentially harm our patients?

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

At that point, he was referred to pulmonology who started the patient on albuterol, manual chest physiotherapy, and a steroid inhaler with a plan for a fourth chest x-ray four weeks later. On arrival, the patient was febrile to 38.3C. Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS).

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. Alex: And we are delighted to welcome Rasheeda Hall, who is a physician scientist in the division of nephrology at Duke University School of Medicine, and sees patients at the Durham VA.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

This simple challenge was focused on putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients with dysphagia who are prescribed thickened liquids. And I think that we’re at this kind of crossroads right now in dysphagia, and dysphagia management where our patients are suffering. We revisit it, and make things better for our patients.

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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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