Hypertension, Provider and Utilities

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. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. there appears to be reasonable utility for using a T-Connector to qualitatively declare a HBPM to be inaccurate for its user.

Hypertension

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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Overtreatment of hypertension has been identified as a major risk factor for putting patients at risk for falls in patients with low blood pressures. Study Design: Secondary data analysis created a machine learning model that identified high risk patients potentially over treated for hypertension placing them at higher fall risk.

Patients

Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition

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. Each diet was ad libitum and meals were provided. Study Design and Analysis: Nonrandomized crossover intervention trial, analyzed using linear mixed effects models.

Diabetes

Diabetes Hypertension Individual Utilities

The Food Costs of Healthier Eating: a Post-Hoc Analysis of a Diabetes Intervention using Plant-Based Diets [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Recruiting adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, we conducted a non-randomized crossover trial with meals provided utilizing two ad libitum diets: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and whole food, plant-based (WFPB), and had dietary intake data from baseline and both intervention diets for all participants.

Diabetes

Diabetes Hypertension Utilities Provider

Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments. Many health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers, can develop with little to no noticeable symptoms in their initial stages. What are Regular Health Check-ups?

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Preventive Care Preventative Care Mental Health Healthcare

How Sprouts Enhance Your Health for Better life for You

Rao Doctor

APRIL 29, 2025

When seeds germinate, they produce more antioxidants, which can help combat chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer. The enhanced digestibility means that your body can utilize the nutrients more effectively, leading to improved overall health.

Individual

Individual Chronic Disease IT Hypertension

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The “Clinical Reasoning Corner” will provide an introduction to the topics that keep our reasoning rooted in the core principles of clinical problem solving. Pre and posttest probabilities provide a framework that helps us decide which diagnostic tests to send, interpret their results, and prioritize our differential. Let’s dive in!

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Clinic Diagnosis Diagnose Utilities

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

Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Removing the valves provides a clear path for forward moving blood and further decreases the risk of venous hypertension. The flow through the graft is then checked using doppler, which utilizes sound waves to ensure that blood is readily moving through the newly placed graft.

Medical Student

Medical Student Complication Hypertension Utilities

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. Thus, all pa-tients with PAD symptoms should be assessed for risk of cardiovascular disease. (4) It is completely relieved by rest and most commonly affects the calf, buttock, hip, and thigh. (1)

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

Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. Examining the Potential Impact of Race Multiplier Utilization in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Calculation on African-American Care Outcomes. 2019;322(2):113-114. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.577

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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. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies. These neurological manifestations suggest hypertensive encephalopathy, a form of end-organ damage.

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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. Dataset: NHANES 1999-2004 linked to the National Death Index which provides population estimates of the US population. After a sensitivity analysis in men aged 20-49, healthy BF% was defined as < 28 and unhealthy BF% as >=28. 19.62, P= 0.02).

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

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

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

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

The Food Costs of Healthier Eating: a Post-Hoc Analysis of a Diabetes Intervention using Plant-Based Diets [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups

How Sprouts Enhance Your Health for Better life for You

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

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

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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