I. Screening for Endocrine Hypertension by Primary Care Physician

Dementia Screening Tools for the Primary Care Physician

Release Date: February 1, 2007 Expiration Date: April 30, 2007 Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AFFECTING CME ACTIVITIES As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any oth...

Second Primary Cancer Screening: Role of the Primary Care Physician

Screening for Endocrine Hypertension: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Nutrition, and Internal Medicine, and Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905; Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294; Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud UniversityMedical Ce...

Screening for hypertension in a primary care dental clinic.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to record blood pressure in patients during their visit to a dental clinic, with the aim of identifying those who have high blood pressure and are unaware of it, as well as those who are aware of their condition but do have their blood pressure under adequate control. STUDY DESIGN We designed a cross-sectional study which included 154 patients who were seen...

Pre-exercise screening: role of the primary care physician

Participation in regular physical activity is associated with a multitude of benefits including a reduction in chronic disease and premature mortality, and improved quality of life. All segments of society need to collaborate with one another in an effort to promote active lives. The Israeli "Gymnasium Law" requires pre-exercise evaluation prior to exercise participation in a health club. Recen...