The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Let’s practice with a case: You are called to admit a 72 year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, and knee replacement seven days prior who presents with acute, pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. we’re more likely to test for a “can’t miss” diagnosis even if our pretest probability is very low), the morbidity of the treatment (e.g.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Relevant Findings & Clinical Impact Dr. Rodríguez-Padial and colleagues found that patients with DLCN scores of 6 or higher were younger, experienced less hypertension, and had higher rates of smoking. They also had a family history of heart disease, and their relatives had more severe cases of severe high cholesterol.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Of those patients with a BH referral and a chronic condition, hypertension was the most common (n= 2,053, 51%). The most common BH diagnosis on file for patients with and without a chronic condition was Anxiety disorder, unspecified (17% of patients in either group). 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

A problem representation (PR, or Summary Statement) is an evolving, concise summary that highlights the defining features of a case , helping clinicians generate a focused differential diagnosis and identify the next steps in diagnosis and treatment. His past medical history is significant for hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. Would I’ve been able to reason my way to his underlying diagnosis from the initial data? I find it awe-inspiring to listen to clinicians pick up on subtle clues and use both intuitive and analytic reasoning to reach a final diagnosis.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 25, 2022

Etiology: a chronic form of stasis dermatitis resulting from venous hypertension that causes increased capillary permeability and allows leakage of fibrinogen and erythrocytes into the dermis. Diagnosis: clinical, often seen with other symptoms of venous insufficiency including venous varicosities, pitting edema and hyperpigmentation.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 25, 2022

Hypertension and smoking are two major risk factors that may damage the most inner part of the arteries called the intima, leading to local inflammation and fibrosis that increase the resistance of the vessels and therefore restrict blood flow. Symptoms may be exacerbated by obesity, inactivity, metabolic diseases, pregnancy, and aging.

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Other factors that could make you more likely to be affected by RAS include: High blood pressure High cholesterol Diabetes Smoking Unhealthy diet Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 Obesity What Are the Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Complications? In most cases, RAS does not exhibit any noticeable signs or symptoms.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 27, 2023

A long-term analysis designed by Christian Gerges and Irene Lang at the Department of Medicine II of the University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna indicates that one third of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) also have left heart disease.

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In fact, sexual dysfunction is so often associated with Leriche Syndrome that the absence of this symptom suggests that another diagnosis should be considered. Atherosclerosis is potentiated by hypertension, smoking, lower physical activity, obesity, a diet high in saturated fats, and high glucose or lipid levels.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. What’s the Diagnosis? He also developed hypertension with bradycardia prompting surgical intervention. This is the first of the four cases. Intact sensation to light touch bilaterally. Epidermoid cyst B.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

For proper diagnosis, a vascular specialist will complete a comprehensive evaluation that includes an ultrasound to detect varicose veins, evaluate blood flow and determine the efficiency of vein valves. Reducing salt intake since a high salt diet may lead to hypertension or narrowing of arteries.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. Eric: Going to some specifics, let’s go into vascular risk factors like hypertension. Sprint mind comes to my mind when I think about whether or not treating hypertension changes, risk factors for dementia. Let me ask you that.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults.

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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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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When to Choose Telemedicine Routine follow-ups for chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or asthma. At Edge Family Medicine , we provide comprehensive in-person care , ensuring accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for conditions requiring a physical assessment. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 29, 2022

Consequently, screening for additional aneurysms upon diagnosis is highly recommended. Risk factors associated with PAA include: - smoking - male sex - hypertension - increased age - high cholesterol Potential Complications: As noted above, complications of PAA can be severe.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We discuss with her how we should work-up and manage “urinary tract infections” (I’ve added air quotes to “UTI” in honor of Tom Finucane’s JAGS article titled “Urinary Tract Infection”—Requiem for a Heavyweight in which he advocated to put air quotes around the term UTI due to the ambiguity of the diagnosis.). Chrissy: Well, right.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Our field really lacks specificity in the terms that we use, and I think we really don’t know how chronic cancer pain, let’s say, a few years out from that initial diagnosis differs from, let’s say, chronic low back pain. And that’s because we were on the podcast. That probably happened after the podcast.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. So I would agree, just in terms of not trying to dismiss a lot of these patients in terms of deconditioning and really trying to sometimes hone in on the diagnosis despite a Bnp level that is not necessarily very high. Nicole 12:14 No, HFpEF is cool, and it’s fine. What is GDMT?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

2.27), those with a family history of premature cardiovascular disease (HR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.16, 2.03), current smokers (HR, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.65, 3.13), individuals with hypertension (HR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.36-2.30), The increased risk was also observed in Black individuals versus White race in high-income countries (HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.19-2.27),

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Explaining the Downward Trajectory The authors attributed the overall decline in CVD mortality in patients with IMIDs to advances in IMID and cardiovascular care: “Improved management of IMIDs, including earlier diagnosis and the use of biologi­cal therapies, has likely reduced systemic inflammation, thereby lowering cardiovascular risk.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

If you are interested in learning more about the draft guidelines and the response from AGS to these guidelines, check out the following links: Revised Criteria for Diagnosis and Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup AGS’s response to the revised criteria Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Pertussis infection in infants and children: Clinical features and diagnosis. In this episode, we’ll go over clinical presentation, diagnosis management, infection control, and post exposure protocols. So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension.

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