Category: Vascular Surgery

• Back Pain

  Back pains are very common. It is one of the top 10 reason to see a doctor. Back pains can be mechanical such as herniated disc or can be inflammatory such as in Spondyloarthritis. Mechanical back pain improves with rest but becomes worse with activity. Inflammatory back pain becomes worse with rest and improves with…

  July 27, 2015

  · Acute Phase Reactants, Autoimmune diseases, Biologic Therapy, Biologic Therapy, Bone, Cancer, Cancer, Corticosteroids, Fracture, Infectious Diseases, Kidney stones, oncology, Osteoporosis, Radiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, urology, Vascular Surgery

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is recommended as it is the 13th most common cause of death in the United States. Screening is done by the use of ultrasound which is non-invasive. The most important issues based on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations here are: 1. Patients between the ages of 65 to…

  July 25, 2015

  · Cardiology, Medical education, Medicine, Online courses, Radiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, Ultrasound, Vascular Surgery