Monthly Archives: December 2021

Home blood pressure monitoring. Do you need it? How to do it?

Home blood pressure monitoring. Do you need it?  How to do it? Blood pressure is an important vital sign.  Blood pressures should routinely run less than 135/85.  Some patients only have high blood pressure in physician or dental offices.  This … Continue reading

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The risks of pregnant women taking opioids…

On hospital call I frequently care for infants who are withdrawing from opiates.  This is called “neonatal abstinence syndrome” (NAS).  What is NAS? It is a constellation of symptoms including high-pitched cries, tremors, hyperactive reflexes, poor feeding, poor weight gain, … Continue reading

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