Tag Archives: family practice

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students. What is a good latch?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students. What is a good latch? As a follow-up to my breastfeeding blog, I was asked how to make sure the infant has a good latch onto the breast. This is … Continue reading →

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Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding?

Posted on October 15, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding? I love breastfeeding questions. I helped educate both medical students and new mothers this week about breastfeeding while on newborn hospital rounds. Here are some of the questions (and … Continue reading →

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University of Nevada Reno school of Medicine free health clinics!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

University of Nevada Reno school of Medicine is offering free health clinics! And 200 free flu shots. Who is invited? Underinsured, uninsured and those without social security numbers are welcome! When? For children through adults October 6. October 23 November … Continue reading →

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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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Pregnant women, should you ask for skin staples or stitches with a C-section?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Pregnant women, should you ask for skin staples or stitches with a C-section? A meta-analysis (combined multiple studies) with 2300 patients looked at complication rate or infection, separation, hematomas (blood collections under the skin surface) and cosmetic result. All 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Obstetrics, Uncategorized, Women's Health | Tagged Cesarean section, cosmetic result after C-section, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family practice, Reno family physician, Reno physician, staples versus stitches, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine | Comments Off

Antibiotic prescribing is rampant at urgent care and retail clinics. Does this surprise anyone?!

Posted on August 13, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 →

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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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