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. …
Check out Jennifer Carlquist’s interview with MD Magazine below. She is an excellent Emergency Medicine/ Cardiology speaker, and her topics are ones you just can’t miss! Jennifer is speaking at Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts conferences this year in San Antonio, Las Vegas, and the Caribbean …
38 year old male presents to the ER for chest pain. VS normal. No history. Was doing bench presses when it started. He is well appearing. The question is: Is this a STEMI? If you look closely at the EKG, you will notice ST elevation in V1, …
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 …
Lyme disease is a multisystem illness with acute and chronic manifestations as a result of infection by the spirochete Borrelli port dorsi. This spirochete is borne by the deer tick Ixodes dsammini. Lyme disease was first encountered in 1975 when several children in a Connecticut town developed …
Many providers wonder if women should continue having pap smears and mammograms after age 65. Many of us also wonder what are the most up to date ways to screen women for ovarian cancer. It’s important to note that guidelines are just that, guidelines based upon data …
The simple answer is YES! First, what are considered elevated triglycerides (TG)? The AHA (American Heart Association) defines levels of triglycerides as healthy as less than 150 mg/dL; borderline high is 150 to 100 mg/dL; high is from 200 to 499 mg/dL and very high is 500 …
This was a 36 year old female who went to the local urgent care when she got off a plane from a long business trip. She told them she had a cough, and then she also thought she had a “stomach bug” so she took some Imodium. …
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This one kills me! Why can’t the ED or radiologist tell them this is like finding stool in the bowels? Women with natural periods have cyst every month! These women come in frightened that they have some type of cancer. I must explain to them, “yes you …
