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- Linking To And Embedding MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound’s “Ocular Ultrasound Basics: Anatomy and Biosafety”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Nick Norwitz’ “Make your Fat Flexible: This Can Do what Ozempic Never Could [Discusses Tirzepatide]”
- Linking To MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound’s List Of 14 Procedural Ultrasound Teaching Videos
- Links To Two Videos On Psychiatric Drug Tapering From Metabolic Mind And Georgia Ede MD With Links To Additional Resources
- Linking To And Excerpting From Cell Reports Medicine’s “The multiomics blueprint of the individual with the most extreme lifespan”
- Google Search: “Scholarly Articles On The Efficacy Of The Ketogenic Diet In Alzheimer’s Disease”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Lancet’s “The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Eye Ultrasound Reporting | Cataract, Retinal Detachments, Vitreous Hemorrhage, USG Case Reports”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Eye Ultrasound Normal Vs Abnormal Images | Cataract/Retinal Detachment/Globe Rupture/Choroid USG”
- Linking To And Excerpting From “Body Composition Changes After Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet in Obesity Evaluated by 3 Standardized Methods”
- Linking To And Embedding Metabolic Mind’s “Why Body Composition Matters More Than Weight Loss: A Ketogenic Approach with Dr. Bret Scher”
- Linking To And Excerpting From StatPearls’ “Insulin Resistance”
- Link To A List Of 65 Outstanding POCUS Abdominal Ultrasound Videos From Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library
- Results of A Google Search “Difference between HRCT and CT chest”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Nature Medicine’s “Individual variations in glycemic responses to carbohydrates and underlying metabolic physiology”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Nature Medicine’s “A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for obesity in adults”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Nature Medicine’s “Framework for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)”
- Linking To And Embedding Metabolic Mind’s ” New Study Using CGMs Reveals Surprising Truth About Your Blood Sugar”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Curbsiders’ “#500: COPD Update with Cyrus Askin”
- Linking To The ADA’s Complete “Standards Of Care In Diabetes 2025”
- Linking To And Embedding Metabolic Mind’s “When low-carb isn’t enough: A Doctor’s Journey with GLP-1s”
- Linking To Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s List Of Seven Outstanding Thyroid Videos
- Linking To Five Of Dr. Nick Norwitz’ Videos On The Ketogenic Diet
- Linking To Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Ultrasound Probe Positioning-A List Of 21 Outstanding Videos On Basic Ultrasound Scanning
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) Normal (CAD-RADS 0) Vs CAD-RADS 3 Cases | Moderate Atherosclerosis”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Smith’s Imaging Library’s “Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) Normal (CAD-RADS 0) Vs CAD-RADS 2 Cases | Mild Atherosclerosis”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s ” Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) Normal (CAD-RADS 0) Vs CAD-RADS 1 Cases | Early Atherosclerosis”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Hernia Ultrasound Normal Vs Abnormal Images | Direct/Indirect Inguinal/Epigastric/Femoral Hernia USG”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Sam’s Imaging Library’s “Inguinal Canal Ultrasound Probe Position & Scanning Techniques For Hernias In Transverse Views USG”
- Linking To And Excerpting From “Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: 2025 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology”
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Positive Predictive Value Versus Likelihood Ratio As A Trigger For Primary Care Cancer Evaluation
What symptoms and signs should lead a primary care physician to evaluate a patient for possible cancer. I’ve been reviewing this question for a number of cancers (Resources 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 below). Resource (1) states that they used … Continue reading
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