In my time as a Women’s health practitioner, I have found few things more frustrating for a patient (and the provider) than the development of sexual dysfunction after successful treatment of mental health disorders. It feels cruel to have to choose between our mental wellbeing and our […]
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Cardiovascular disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and the number one cause of mortality in the United States. Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms prompting patients to seek medical evaluation in primary care and the emergency department. The etiologies of chest pain range
Key Updates from the ACC/AHA Evaluation & Diagnosis of Chest Pain Guidelines Read More »
It’s estimated that physicians spend an average of 16 minutes on electronic medical records (EMRs) for every patient, with a recent study revealing that all that time adds up to an average of 4.5 hours per day. Perhaps not surprisingly, the time spent on EMRs can be
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The American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2022 National Burnout Benchmarking report, which surveyed burnout, stress, and job satisfaction from January 2020 to December 2021, revealed that 72% of the 11,000 physician and health professional respondents were satisfied with their current job—a 4% decrease from pre-pandemic levels and a
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Did you know that a type of anti-depressant medication might help your patients with chronic pain as well? Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs for short, are a class of prescription strength medications that were originally created to treat depression and related ailments. They are effective for major depression, social
Anti-depressants for Chronic Pain?! Read More »
Your first patient of the day ran late, and now your whole schedule got turned upside down. Another patient arrived with additional – and unexpected – cardiology issues to discuss. Or you got an emergency call from home that’s thrown you off track. No matter the reason,
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Writing the insulin prescription so the patient gets the formulary preference and doesn’t run out of insulin too soon is as important as helping them with the first injection. Of patients prescribed insulin, 25% never use or refill the prescription. About 62% of patients have interrupted and
Insulin Initiation and Persistence: Prescriptions are often a Challenge Read More »
Psoriasis Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that is increasingly being recognized as a systemic inflammatory disorder. There are many considerations a provider must take into consideration when treating patients with psoriasis including a number of previously unrecognized comorbidities. Psoriasis, particularly severe disease,
Psoriasis: Part 2 of 2 Lesser known comorbidities associated with Psoriasis Read More »
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that is increasingly being recognized as a systemic inflammatory disorder. According to current studies, more than 8 million Americans have psoriasis. Men and women develop psoriasis at equal rates. You can develop psoriasis at any age. A
Psoriasis: Part 1 of 2 Myriad of Clinical Presentations of this disease Read More »
“Trigger finger” sounds like an unusual name for a musculoskeletal condition. Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with pulling a trigger. The involved finger catches or even locks in place completely. Therefore, this condition causes one or more fingers to be stuck in a
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