Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Blood pressure is the pressure of blood “pushing against the walls of your arteries” As blood rushes from your heart to other organs, it helps to replenish nutrients and transport oxygen. Uncontrolled, elevated blood pressure is known as Hypertension. What are some signs and symptoms of Hypertension? What is my goal?

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

Reducing salt intake since a high salt diet may lead to hypertension or narrowing of arteries. Typically harmless, varicose veins may occur when the uterus applies pressure to the large vein (inferior vena cava) which transports blood back to the heart from your lower extremities (feet or legs). Myth #16: Varicose veins are hereditary.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. So kind of from a primary care point of view, the guys are doing okay. He’s in Boston. And Matt brought today’s topic to us.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eric: This comes down to also like, if I find… As an oncologist, somebody has very high hypertension, is it my role to control that hypertension? Most palliative care clinicians would refer back to their primary care provider and not change their hydrochlorothiazide dose or add another agent. Katie: Yep.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

By John Scott Frazer, Glenn Ross Frazer Reference : Frazer JS , Frazer GR, Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e001143.

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