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Understanding Growth Hormone Treatment via Online Care in Canada

Dr. Zaar

Some common culprits include: Hypothyroidism Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Menopause and perimenopause Insulin resistance Cortisol imbalances due to chronic stress Low testosterone in men These conditions can impact how the body utilizes energy, making it tougher to shed pounds—even with a healthy lifestyle.

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Medical Music Mondays: STI Guy

PEMBlog

We should test for them in patients with and without symptoms and have a treatment plan as well. Sexually transmitted infections are extremely popular. This is a bad thing. Also ska is fine. Fine… Lyrics Drippy, drip, and painful pee Are you thinking STD?

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Medical Music Mondays: Asthma Status

PEMBlog

Follow the treatment plan Reassess and watch that PRAM score And you will be the man! Lyrics Difficulty breathing, asthma’s bad tonight albuterol and atrovent Dexamethasone All right! Magnesium infusion Terb and ketamine If you need that bipap It’s the worst you’ve seen [Chorus] Status! Asthamticus!

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions.

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Q&A: Persistent Bowel Symptoms Impact QOL Following IPAA

Physician's Weekly

Barnes, MD, MPH: Although we seek to improve our understanding of pouchitis and other inflammatory conditions of the pouch, much of our research has focused on outcomes or medication-related studies rather than the patient experience. We clinicians should strive to improve care and base our treatment plans on each patient’s individual needs.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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Interdisciplinary Case Report

CDOCS

Intra-oral photographs were taken and after reviewing his medical history we discussed his desires for a fixed replacement of these teeth. I utilized 2CC of the mineralized freeze-dried allograft, particle size 500um to 1000um.