Tag Archives: family physician

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with medical students…What do we screen for?

Posted on October 9, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 →

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Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer?

Posted on September 3, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 →

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Breastfeeding linked with reduction in diabetes…

Posted on August 6, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 →

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Why does your doctor NOT look you in the eye?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Why does your doctor NOT look you in the eye? Please click to watch this brilliant and entertaining video from a fellow physician Dr. Zubin Damania, better known as rapper ZDoggMD. Entitled “EMRs killed medicine”

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, electronic health record, electronic medical record, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada School of Medicine | Comments Off

Teens and drug use

Posted on June 22, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Why do people use drugs? They want to change the way they feel to fit in with peers, to be less inhibited they’re bored life sucks (they’re angry, jealous, sad, abused) “for the fun of it.” Judgment in drug-use is … Continue reading →

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After 23 years, I’ve delivered my last baby.

Posted on June 19, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

After 23 years, I’ve delivered my last baby. As a family physician, I have loved caring for patients— from conception til death. And, honestly, prenatal visits and new parenting visits are some of my favorite times with patients! I’ve juggled … Continue reading →

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Travel medicine tips.

Posted on June 12, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Travel medicine tips. Most of us are excited to travel and would like to arrive both at our destination and back home safely and in good health. Don’t let these problems derail your plans… There are many types of travel-associated … Continue reading →

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Great definition of a family physician

Posted on June 5, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Great definition of a family physician. I am NOT a generalist. I am NOT a provider. I am NOT a practitioner. I am a medical professional who cares for complex and healthy patients regardless of age. I am best understood as an … Continue reading →

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HPV

Posted on May 29, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

I took notes at the Nevada Family Medicine meeting when expert Dr. Trudy Larson spoke about HPV. Here are the take-home points… Who gets HPV? 80 % of adults have a strain of HPV. “HPV happens.” There are 40 subtypes … Continue reading →

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A taboo topic: heavy menstrual bleeding

Posted on May 22, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

A taboo topic: heavy menstrual bleeding…Do you have heavy menstrual bleeding? There are lots of ways to fix this. The most effective method is to remove the uterus (a hysterectomy) but this method comes with surgical risks and (of course) … Continue reading →

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