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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

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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Zen and the Art of Doctoring

A Country Doctor Writes

Doctors are trained to diagnose, prescribe, and perform with efficiency and precision. Zen and the art of doctoring would urge us to resist this fragmentation and instead cultivate an integrated view, where physical health, mental well-being, and social context are interwoven threads in the diagnostic process.

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Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

Medical Xpress

You might know that physical activity can help lower your risk of getting many common types of cancer. But what many of us don't realize is just how important physical activity is if you've been diagnosed with cancer.

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She suspected a heart attack, but was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome

NPR Health

It can strike after a stressful event, such as the loss of a loved one, a physical shock, or prolonged anxiety. Broken Heart Syndrome mimics symptoms of a heart attack. The good news: It's treatable.

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Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

Center for Family Medicine

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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How differences in diagnoses of mental disorders might affect clinical research outcomes for antipsychotics

Medical Xpress

Most physical disorders such as heart disease or muscular dystrophy have well-defined boundaries. Clinicians from across the globe regularly revise disease definitions to be on the same page as far as the diagnosis of these disease goes.

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More exercise linked to less-severe COVID-19 outcomes

Medical Xpress

Kaiser Permanente members who were more physically active prior to being diagnosed with COVID-19 had a lower risk of severe outcomes, according to research published Dec. 15, 2022, in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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