Hypertension, Patients and Utilities

Using Machine Learning to advance primary care: an example of predictive modeling of hypertension risk to impact outcomes [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: While hypertension is the most common chronic disease cared for during adult primary care visits, it is challenging to know which hypertensive patients have the highest risk of cardiovascular complications in the future. A total of 269,411 patients were used for model training.

Hypertension

Hypertension Primary Care Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease

Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. This scoping review aims to systematically map non-pharmacological interventions for managing comorbid hypertension and depression, providing insights into current practices and guiding future research.

Hypertension

Hypertension Management Individual Clinical Practice

The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Objective To introduce the novel approach of using a T-Connector between a patient’s HBPM and their physician’s office sphygmomanometer to permit a simultaneous blood pressure reading.

Hypertension

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO

Identifying Patients at High Risk for Falls using an AI/ML model [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient Safety Objective: Identify Patients at High Risk for Falls using an AI/ML model. Falls among elderly patients are costly and potentially preventable. Overtreatment of hypertension has been identified as a major risk factor for putting patients at risk for falls in patients with low blood pressures.

Patients

Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition

Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Our work builds a foundation for cost-effective workflows to support patients with multimorbidity. 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

Referral

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease

Acute changes in insulin requirements in response to plant-based dietary interventions. [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Because of their health benefits, providers sometimes recommend, and motivated patients sometimes adopt, a plant-based diet to improve their health. Context: Plant-based diets comprise a spectrum of plant-predominant dietary patterns which have often been associated with significant cardiometabolic benefits.

Diabetes

Diabetes Hypertension Individual Utilities

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Objectives Define pre and posttest probability Demonstrate the utility of pre and posttest probability in diagnostic reasoning Practice applying pre and posttest probability in clinical decision making What are Pre and Posttest Probabilities? The utility of each test is a product of the test characteristics and the clinical scenario.

Clinic

Clinic Diagnosis Diagnose Utilities

Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Many health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers, can develop with little to no noticeable symptoms in their initial stages. Building a Strong Doctor-Patient Relationship: Regular health check-ups also play a vital role in establishing a strong doctor-patient relationship.

Preventative Care

Preventative Care Preventive Care Mental Health Healthcare

Lower Extremity Bypass for Peripheral Artery Disease – Indications and What to Expect

Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 2, 2020

While bypass surgery is a "real" operation, in many cases it can solve the patients problem for many years or forever, compared to angioplasty and stenting which may need to be repeated frequently to keep the blood flow open. Patients with peripheral artery disease often have a history of limb claudication, which refers to pain with exertion.

Medical Student

Medical Student Complication Hypertension Utilities

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Objectives Define likelihood ratios and their utility in diagnostic reasoning Identify how likelihood ratios alter the probability of a diagnosis Apply likelihood ratios in clinical reasoning What are likelihood ratios and how do they work? Q: Is there portal hypertension? The inverse also holds true An LR of 0.5

Clinic

Clinic Diagnosis Hypertension Patients

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Ultrasound and CTA can also be utilized to evaluate blood flow through vessels and narrowing of arteries. Patients usually complain of worsening pain at night that is only relieved by hanging the affected leg over the side of the bed or with ambulation.

Referral

Referral Hypertension Primary Care Utilities

Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

19:05 Clarifying the “ethics vs science” argument and critiquing research techniques 22:00 Resurgence of race-based speculation in COVID-19-related research 25:57 Implantation of ideas about innate racial inferiority within medicine 28:32 Will removal of race from algorithms potentially harm our patients?

Clinic

Clinic Education Clinical Practice Patient-Centered

Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. Upon entering the room, you find the patients nurse at the bedside already in mid-conversation with the patients parent. However, the presence of end-organ damage is the defining feature of a hypertensive emergency, rather than the absolute blood pressure value alone.

Hypertension

Hypertension Management Physicals Lab Testing

Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49 [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Other body composition measures may have more utility in practice. Significantly more subjects had a waist circumference >40 inches, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in the BF% >= 28% group than the BMI >=25 group, but there was no difference in diabetes, calorie intake, or nutrient intake.

Hypertension

Hypertension Utilities Diabetes Provider

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Using Machine Learning to advance primary care: an example of predictive modeling of hypertension risk to impact outcomes [Hypertension]

Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

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The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Identifying Patients at High Risk for Falls using an AI/ML model [Geriatrics]

Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Acute changes in insulin requirements in response to plant-based dietary interventions. [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups

Lower Extremity Bypass for Peripheral Artery Disease – Indications and What to Expect

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49 [Cardiovascular disease]

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