Another Outstanding App from the ACC Focused on Educating Patients on Cardiac Anatomy and Common Diseases Heart disease remains the primary cause of death in the United States, accounting for 1 in 4 deaths. However, adult cardiac disease encompasses far more than atherosclerosis. From cardiac murmurs to atrial/ventricular fibrillation to heart failure, adult cardiac patients face numerous […]
Updated for 2020 with Latest ATS/IDSA Guidelines In primary care, we see a high volume of upper and lower respiratory infections. Currently, the United States is in the middle of the annual influenza season with over 22 million cases and 12000 deaths while the world is battling the novel coronavirus outbreak. Pneumonia remains one of […]
A Promising Start but Incomplete App for Radiologists from the ACR One of the steepest learning curves in residency education is deciding what imaging tests to order for patients. Should I order an x-ray first or go straight to computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? Do I order contrast? How do I handle […]
A Basic App for Calculating Predicted and Low Normal Spirometry Values Whether evaluating patients for asthma or for COPD, spirometry is a critical and required part of the diagnostic process. Some primary care practices perform office spirometry, while many of us refer patients to PFT clinics and/or pulmonologists or allergists for evaluation and testing. Interpretation […]
Eliminate HIV Once and for All by Increasing HIV Prevention According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 32 million have already succumbed to the scourge of HIV and at the end of 2018 nearly 38 million were infected. HIV is no longer a death sentence. Since its discovery in 1983, HIV treatment has advanced […]
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