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Cardiac Stress Testing Selection

Cardiac stress testing provides important diagnostic and prognostic information in evaluating suspected heart disease. The most common stress testing modalities include exercise electrocardiography with or without perfusion imaging. Selecting the correct cardiac stress test depends on many factors. Patients who cannot exercise can undergo pharmacological stress testing

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Cervical Cancer Prevention 101

Cervical cancer screening guidelines have changed significantly in the last 5 years and new approaches to screening are emerging, due to our understanding of the natural history of HPV and it’s role in the development of high-grade lesions and cervical cancer.  Additionally, improved screening is possible because

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Washing Instructions

Women genitalia does not come with washing instructions. Then again, neither does any other part of the body. But, there are numerous products on the market that tell women they need to clean inside their vagina. A human mucous membrane has natural lubricant to keep it wet.

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To Shave or Not to Shave

What is it with women wanting to shave their pubic hair? I hear all kinds of excuses; “I’m cleaner that way”, “it itches”, “hair maintains odor” and my favorite: “men like it gone”. I just shake my head.  We have hair to wick away moisture, it serves

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Outcomes for patients with moderate aortic stenosis who have left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) affects ~2% to 4% of patients older than 65 years of age and often coexists with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. As AS progresses to severe, mortality increases to ~50% after two years of follow-up after symptoms occur or when LV systolic dysfunction

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