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Common Myths about Varicose Veins

Vascular Physician

Varicose veins often present as blue, rope-like vessels under the skin usually in the legs and feet. 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.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

2) iDoc24 The award-winning dermatology service is present in more than 160 countries and is available in 7 languages. Usually, patients go to their primary care physician for advice or try to ask in the pharmacy on the corner what the smiling pharmacists recommend. It’s a jackpot software for eczema troubles.

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A Case of HPV / Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx as Seen from a CBCT

CDOCS

The age of diagnosis of HPV squamous cell carcinoma starts in males and females at about 30 years old and peaks between 60-69 and then starts decreasing after that. </p> <p>A 46-year-old male patient of mine presented to the clinic with chronic sore throat. About 10% of men and 3.6%

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

You present your. When you have, when you exist simply for being you, and then on top of that you have HIV AIDS as a diagnosis or substance use or what have diabetes, all of these will accelerate your aging. So that’s how. Just how you. Your gender. Eric 29:17 Why do you think that is?

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

And I think one key part is educating the field, not just my fellow cardiologists, but also primary care doctors, geriatricians, that there’s this heart failure syndrome that is kind of sneaky, and it’s kind of difficult to diagnose any. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. What is GDMT?

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

GeriPal

As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations.