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Category Archives: General Medicine- Adults
Record number of Sexually Transmitted Infections diagnosed in 2017
Record number of Sexually Transmitted Infections diagnosed in 2017. Not a great statistic, I know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the 2017 data showing that nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Male issues, Uncategorized
Tagged chlamydia, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, gonorrhea, rate of STDs, Reno family doctor, STDs, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Half of urine drug screens revealed improper medication use!
Half of urine drug screens revealed improper medication use! Wow. A study of over 4,000,000 (!) urine drug screens showed that 52% of patients were taking inappropriate medication. The most common combination of medications misused were opioids (pain medicines) and … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, medication issues, Uncategorized
Tagged benzodiazepine, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, drug screen, opioids, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, urine drug screen
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Free Radon tests! Why to test? How to test? What’s important?
Radon. Why to test? How to test? What’s important? **Short-term tests are free to Nevadans until February 28, 2019 in honor of National Radon Action Month. Look at website (at bottom of post) for locations for test pick up!** Radon … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, lung cancer, radon, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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You may NOT need to take vitamin D…
You may NOT need to take vitamin D… What?! It has been standard of care to suggest vitamin D3 1000 – 2000 IU a day. But, recently Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology published a study involving over 53,000 patients which looked … Continue reading
Posted in bone health, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized, vitamins and supplements
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, vitamin D, Vitamin d supplementation
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Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with medical students…What do we screen for?
Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with medical students… What do we screen for? Oh, my life as a physician and medical educator. I have a new crop of green third-year medical students. They have just spent two years studying … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, family doctors, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, newborn, newborn screen, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Marijuana and adolescents…
Marijuana and adolescents… I live in Nevada and it is now legal to use marijuana for both recreational and medical use. How prevalent is marijuana use? 5.4% of 8th graders, 14% of 10th graders and 22% of 12th graders have … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged adolescent marijuana use, adolescent pot use, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, marijuana use, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer?
Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer? This is a great question. A few years ago the National Lung Screening Trial found a reduction in disease-specific and all-cause mortality with lung cancer screening. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, low-dose CT, lung cancer, Reno physician, smoking
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Men, do you know your cholesterol level?
Men, do you know your cholesterol level? There was a recent lipid (cholesterol) guideline released by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association which showed that men with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) component of cholesterol of at least 190 benefit … Continue reading
Posted in Cholesterol, General Medicine- Adults, Male issues, Uncategorized
Tagged cholesterol, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, heart attack, high cholesterol, stroke, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, vascular disease
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Antibiotic prescribing is rampant at urgent care and retail clinics. Does this surprise anyone?!
Antibiotic prescribing is rampant at urgent care and retail clinics. Does this surprise anyone? JAMA Internal Medicine recently published a study including 2.7 million urgent care visits, 48,000 retail clinic visits, 4.8 million emergency department visits and 148.5 million medical … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized
Tagged antibiotic overuse, antibiotic use, antibiotic use in urgent care, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family practice, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Breastfeeding linked with reduction in diabetes…
Breastfeeding linked with reduction in diabetes… This is not new news, as my children are now teenagers…and this was known then. What is new is the percentage DROP in incidence of diabetes in mothers who breastfed per JAMA Internal Medicine. … Continue reading
Posted in breast, food, General Medicine- Adults, Pediatrics, pregnancy, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged breastfeeding, breastfeeding help, can i breastfeed, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, the benefits of breastfeeding, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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