Dr. G Opines
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Healthcare Policy
SPENDING TO TRAIN FAMILY DOCS DIVERTED
Increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians has been a serious consideration for the past fifty years. It seemed…
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Bone & Joint Problems
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No. 4
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No. 4 Case number 4 is a 46 year old homeless male who was brought…
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Dermatology
TATTOOS: ARE THEY SAFE?
In all my 82 years, the thought of getting a tattoo has never crossed my mind! It’s not that I’m…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS
Every day, family physicians have patients with abnormal lab test results. Most of the time, the abnormal results can be…
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Drugs & Medications
FDA APPROVES ORAL GLP-1
Eli Lilly and Co. of Indianapolis nearly has a corner on the GLP-1 market. Their GLP-1, tirzepatide, has been a…
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Heart Disease
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No: 3
Case three is a 66 year old male smoker who presents to the ER with 24 hours of chest pain.…
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Procedures
NOT ALL ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS MEAN DISEASE
A recent article I posted about abnormal lab test results showed how they can sometimes lead to a diagnosis, but…
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Heart Disease
CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES CHANGE AGAIN
We’re all keenly aware of the role cholesterol plays in the development of arteriosclerosis. It forms the core, or the…
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Infectious Diseases
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PATIENT? No. 2
This is the second in a series of articles titled “What’s wrong with this patient?” In it, I will present…
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Drugs & Medications
LOW-DOSE ORAL MINOXIDIL FOR MALE PATTERN BALDNESS
Androgenetic alopecia is the scientific name given to male-pattern baldness. Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss of any…
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