Month: April 2021
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End of life Issues
CHOOSING A NURSING HOME
“Activities of daily living” (ADL) is a general term that describes all the common actions people do every day. Eating,…
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Human Interest
DOCTOR GENTLEMAN FARMER
You’ve undoubtedly heard the saying, “you can take the boy out of the farm, but you can’t take the farm…
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Preventive Medicine
EXERCISING TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Ever since I can remember, moderate intensity Aerobic exercise has been recommended by the American Heart Association and the American…
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Human Interest
GOLF TRIPS WITH “THE GUYS”
There are golf trips, then there are GOLF TRIPS! There is a difference, you know. And the difference is far…
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Procedures
SPINAL TAP—THE GODFATHER OF TESTS!
The term Spinal Tap has always had a negative association. Patients shudder when they hear a doctor say, ”you need…
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Procedures
SCREENING FOR CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE
Oh, no! Not again! You know that United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) I’ve written about so many times?…
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Human Interest
MISSIONARY DOC
What does a doctor do when his employer hires someone else to do his job? When the job you’ve had…
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