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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person. So there are some studies going on in that direction as well. I’m just going to screen everybody who’s over the age of 65 as part of my annual wellness visit for Medicare. What should I use?

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10 Things To Do To Keep Your Heart Happy

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

In addition to a special day called Valentines, I would like to bring awareness to why we should keep our hearts healthy. Cholesterol, sugars, kidney, liver and electrolytes are typically screened during annual wellness visits. Mental Check: Anxiety and depression can cause cardiac symptoms as well.