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Tag Archives: family physician
Family medicine question and answers…
Do sterile gloves decrease wound infection rates (compared to clean nonsterile gloves) when minor skin surgery is done? No. Sterile and nonsterile gloves yield a comparable number of skin infections. So, if your doctor wears clean nonsterile gloves while taking … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, hot flashes, menopause, Reno, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, vasomotor symptoms, wound infection
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Family medicine may be getting a shot in the arm!
Family medicine draws more interest among medical students than any other subspecialty. 12% of medical students plan to pursue family medicine specialization after medical school graduation. Hooray! Said in another way, only 5% of medical students rated their family medicine … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Common questions about recurrent urinary tract infections in women
What are the risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)? In premenopausal women, the risk factors are new or multiple sexual partners, having a UTI before age 15, sexual intercourse three or more times per week, spermicide use In postmenopausal … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, urinary tract infection, UTI
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Asthma treatment
The goal of treating asthma is to not die from asthma. The secondary goal is for asthmatics to live their life fully, as if they did not have asthma. This often requires treatment. Symptoms of asthma are wheezing, cough and … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, lung conditions, Uncategorized
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Honey?! for a cough?
As a family physician, I often see children in my office with a cough. There have been extensive studies showing no clear benefits and, in fact, there were definite potential harms to over the counter cough medication in children under … Continue reading
Posted in Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged cough, cough suppressant, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, honey, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Arthroscopic knee surgery in some cases is not needed!
Stop the presses! There was a study showing that middle-aged people (mean age of 53 – 59) who have arthroscopic repair of degenerative meniscal tears do NOT have significantly improved long-term pain OR function over conservative measures. This study included … Continue reading
Posted in bone health, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, knee pain, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Nevada ranks near the bottom for medical care
Ugh! I read the Reno Gazette Journal newspaper this morning and realized that I moved from the 6th best state for health care (Kansas) to the 48th “best” state, Nevada. I have been practicing medicine in Nevada for nearly a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, Reno, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Why is my face drooping on one side?
Bell palsy is an acute, sudden onset of facial nerve paralysis. This is not due to a stroke (when the brain does not get enough oxygen). But, emergent care is needed to confirm that this is a palsy and … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken pox, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, herpes, Reno, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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If you have heart disease you SHOULD GET A FLU VACCINE!
Okay, the capitals may have been too much… but studies have shown that the influenza vaccination may reduce death from cardiovascular disease. Observational studies have shown an association between receipt of the flu vaccine and a lower risk of cardiovascular … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized, Vaccines
Tagged cardiovascular event, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, flu vaccine, infection, influenza, Reno, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver, an epidemic
Did you know that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease in the US and around the world? Yes! It is. Researchers think that nearly one-third of Americans has this disease. There is … Continue reading
Posted in blood pressure, Diabetes, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, cholesterol, cirrhosis, diabetes, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, fatty liver disease, liver failure, obesity, Reno, University of Nevada School of Medicine, weight loss
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