Tag Archives: Reno family physician

The male exam.

Posted on September 4, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

The male exam. What is the purpose of the male exam? It should incorporate evidenced-based guidelines, focus on prevention and health care promotion, ask about substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, diet, exercise, safety and depression screen. Men aged 50-74 are … Continue reading →

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Exercise Induced Bronchospasm

Posted on April 22, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

Exercise-induced bronchospasm, non-physicians may call this exercise-induced asthma. What is this? It is respiratory distress or wheezing that starts within 15 minutes of exercise onset. Usually it resolves within 15-60 minutes after exercise stops. This can occur in endurance athletes, … Continue reading →

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What are “red flag” symptoms for those with low back pain?

Posted on April 4, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

What are “red flag” symptoms for those with low back pain? When a patient presents to the office or hospital with low back pain, we are looking for the “red flag” (or VERY concerning symptoms) because it reveals that there … Continue reading →

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Inflammatory bowel update

Posted on March 28, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

Inflammatory bowel update. Of note, inflammatory bowel includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease is not irritable bowel. I recently attended a lecture by a local gastroenterologist Here are some of the “pearls” from that talk… Patients with … Continue reading →

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Do you want to pay less for your medicine co-pays?

Posted on March 21, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

Do you want to pay less for your medicine co-pays? Who doesn’t?! A recent JAMA article (see link below) looked at 9.5 million medication claims and found that nearly 23% of patients paid more through their insurance co-pays than … Continue reading →

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What helps knee arthritis pain?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

What helps knee arthritis pain? It depends on how long the knee present has been present… For those with 4 to 12 weeks of knee pain, beneficial interventions are tai chi, home-based exercise (physical therapy can help get you started), … Continue reading →

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Your prescriptions are being monitored!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

Your prescriptions are being monitored! For years I have received information from insurance companies to let me know which patients are not compliant with their medications. How do they know this? They watch how often you pick up a refill … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Reno family physician

The male exam.

Exercise Induced Bronchospasm

What are “red flag” symptoms for those with low back pain?

Inflammatory bowel update

Do you want to pay less for your medicine co-pays?

What helps knee arthritis pain?

Your prescriptions are being monitored!

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