The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported recently that an estimated 50% of physicians wash their hands BUT RARELY during patient interaction and that this gross lack of traditional handwashing and hygiene by physicians was linked directly to DISEASE COMMUNICATION and PATIENT DEATHS This national disgrace of physicians rarely washing their hands before patient interaction […]
Blood Pressure (BP) is a measure of heart pumping pressure.
What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood circulating in your arteries. It is produced mostly by the contracting heart. The top measurement is the systolic pressure when the heart is at maximum contraction. The diastolic reading is the bottom number and is the pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed […]
10 BEST TIPS TO DETERMINE NEED FOR PROSTATE BIOPSY
> digital rectal exam (DRE) > PSA > PSA Kinetics (velocity, PSAV and doubling time, PSADT) A PSA increase (velocity) of 0.75 ng/ml/y in a PSA range of 4-10 ng/ml over at least 18 months is considered to be significant. Determining the PSADT, which is the length of time in months for a PSA to […]
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