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Revisiting the Advantages of aSOAP Notes: The Best of the Paper Chart and Old School Photography

A Country Doctor Writes

A sore knee or an annual physical are like a closeup or a panorama. In primary care it is often necessary to think in terms of including more than our area of interest in our mental picture of our patient. In primary care it is usually sufficient to know that a patient has had two myocardial infarctions and one coronary bypass.

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Common Myths About Blood Pressure and Heart Health

Imperial Center Family Medicine

You Don’t Need Blood Pressure Medication If You Exercise And Eat Healthy Making heart-healthy lifestyle changes involving nutrition and physical activity should be the foundation for controlling blood pressure. All heart attacks require urgent medical care to try to prevent complications.

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How Your Emotional Health Impacts Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Even light physical activity has cardiovascular benefits. Studies associate the two hours after an episode of rage with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Research shows that treating the whole person is important for mental well-being and physical health. Don’t underestimate the simple power of deep breaths.

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Didn’t Match into Residency.What are Some of my Options?

Aspiring Minority Doctor

Also, when you do re-apply for a residency position, you will be considered a graduating medical student senior which is useful for those residency programs that automatically screen out graduates. Thirty or so years ago, this was not abnormal, but it has since heavily fallen out of favor.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

The intervention involved mailing medication-specific brochures to patients before their primary care appointments (click here for the brochure ). And I think of the analogy of, like, cancer screening. The stopping the cancer screening doesn’t have that same sort of momentum. So we did primary care.

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What Is the Importance of Preventative Medical Care?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

There are also important types of preventive medical care that need to be done as well with your family care physician. who have a primary care provider have 19% lower odds of premature death than those who only see specialists for their care when needed. Preventative care is crucial to your long-term health.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. And one person even called the system 75 times and that was just a light-bulb event for me. laughter] Carmen, welcome to the GeriPal podcast!

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