Oct 1, 2006
"Chest pain" is a broad symptom, but every patient who claims this ailment should be examined for coronary artery disease using their pain characteristics and their risk factor profile, said Daniel S. Clark, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, and Robert J. Dachs, MD, of St. Clare's Family Medicine Residency, Albany Medical College, Schenectady, NY.
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Oct 1, 2006
The more than 150 guidelines for recognizing and treating heart failure issued by the American College of Cardiologists (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) are way too numerous and complicated, said Theodore G. Ganiats, MD, of the University of California at San Diego.
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Oct 1, 2006
If your practice has an electronic health record (EHR), the time has come to collect prospective health data on patients, said Bruce Bagley, MD, Medical Director of Quality Improvement, American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Oct 1, 2006
"We know that there's a strong relationship between depression and heart disease, and we need to know a lot more about it," said Lee Green, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan and Director of the Great Lakes Research and Practice Network.
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Oct 1, 2006
The lifestyles of many women baby boomers has now placed them at risk for cardiovascular disease, said Mary Elizabeth Roth, MD, Associate Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger Health System, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
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Oct 1, 2006
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are over age 65 are 5 to 7 times more likely to have a stroke than same-aged patients without the condition, said Daniel Tambunan, MD, Assistant Director, Family Practice Residency, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Fla. |
Oct 1, 2006
More than 90% of patients who visit a primary care doctor for headache have migraine, said Jeffrey R. Unger, MD, Medical Director, Chino Medical Group, Chino, Calif. |
Oct 1, 2006
When testing for osteoarthritis in the knee, be sure to take a standing radiograph, said David E.J. Bazzo, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.
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Sep 29, 2006
An imminent influenza pandemic is inherently unpredictable, but preparation is justifiable, said Jonathon Temte, MD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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