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Family Practice Pearls: RED FLAG FRIDAY: Don't Blow Off Anemia
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Sunday, March 02, 2014. RED FLAG FRIDAY: Don't Blow Off Anemia. In a population-based study, 9 percent of adults older than 65 years with iron deficiency anemia had gastrointestinal cancer. Yikes! I know, nine percent doesn't sound like a lot. But think about how many geriatric patients we see each year with anemia! Posted by David Koo. Sunday, March 02, 2014. Or do they also need an EGD? April 3, 2014 at 9:00 PM. April 3, 2014 at 10:05 PM. In sunny Flor...
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Family Practice Pearls: Algorithm for Work-up of Pediatric Anemia
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Saturday, October 13, 2012. Algorithm for Work-up of Pediatric Anemia. Here is a simple algorithm. For the workup of pediatric anemia. Hope it helps. This handout is from a lecture that I recently presented at the 2012 AAFP Scientific Assembly. (NOTE: Click on the "simple algorithm" link above to download the algorithm. The image below is low resolution). Posted by David Koo. Saturday, October 13, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And, depending ...
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Family Practice Pearls: Making Your Own Jeopardy Game
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Monday, August 13, 2012. Making Your Own Jeopardy Game. Have you every wanted to make your own custom Jeopardy Game for a lecture or class or your daughter's 10th birthday party? Why of course you do! But it's too hard! You say. Well fear not! Here's an online tutorial that I did for the STFM Spring Conference on just this topic. It's really easy (and quite fun) with some FREE online tools! Make Custom Game Shows for Education. Posted by David Koo. And, ...
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Family Practice Pearls: REVIEW: PhoneSoap UV Sanitizer and Universal Charger
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Saturday, May 10, 2014. REVIEW: PhoneSoap UV Sanitizer and Universal Charger. As a hospitalist, the amount of horrific infections that I see everyday is enough to make a person hide underneath a bed and never want to interact with humankind again. MRSA, H1N1, vancomycin resistant enterococcus, C. diff, and pseudomonas—just to name a few. My job is surrounded with the nasty, oozy, crusty, feculent foulness of human sickness and decay! Without taking cultu...
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Family Practice Pearls: Lice! Lice! Lice!
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Monday, August 20, 2012. What do you do when the Nix (1% permethrin) does not get rid of the patient's lice? Well Assuming that you are doing all the other stuff (using the lice comb, treating family members, etc.), consider using Elimite cream. "But Dave, the patient doesn't have scabies! You say. Well Elimite cream is 5% permethrin which is 5 times more concentrated than the permethrin in Nix. And, for me, this tip usually does the trick. And, dependin...
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Family Practice Pearls: Diagnosing Diabetes
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Saturday, October 13, 2012. The ADA guidelines for diagnosing diabetes are not always straight forward—there is a barrage of random numbers to memorize. See if this handout. Finally, I want to give Dr. George Guthrie profuse. Posted by David Koo. Saturday, October 13, 2012. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. July 22, 2016 at 3:14 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Who is David Koo? Dr Koo is currently a Hospitalist. And, dependin...
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Family Practice Pearls: Diagnosing Dizziness
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Friday, July 19, 2013. Since dizziness can be cause by anything from BPPV to brain tumor, diagnosing the cause of dizziness can be a hugh challenge! This is an algorithm (or map) that I made to help simply the process. Hope it helps! Higher quality PDF version of this algorithm is available by clicking here. Posted by David Koo. Friday, July 19, 2013. Ive been looking for some insight on finding someone who does family medicine in Anchorage, AK. And befo...
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Family Practice Pearls: COOL APPS: Walmart $4 Dollar Medications
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Monday, December 03, 2012. COOL APPS: Walmart $4 Dollar Medications. Most of us doctors know about the Walmart $4 Medications. Heck, they started it all and now it seems every pharmacy has their own $4 list! That's great for patients! But sometimes, as physicians, it hard to remember what's on that list. So here's the solutions. The Walmart App! If you have an iOS device, just go to iTunes and download the App! It's a FREE download. Posted by David Koo.
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Family Practice Pearls: Vagisil Cream and Manliness?
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Vagisil Cream and Manliness? Ok I admit it. Vagisil cream is not the most manly thing a guy can pick up at the neighborhood Walgreens. Heck, I'd rather pick up a box of tampons! BUT I do recommend that the wives purchase the Vagisil for their man. Real men do NOT purchase Vagisil. NOT EVER! Posted by David Koo. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Who is David Koo? Dr Koo is currently a Hospitalist.
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Family Practice Pearls: Refills on Albuterol Inhalers
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Tips and stories for surviving as a Family Doctor. Monday, July 30, 2012. Refills on Albuterol Inhalers. Posted by David Koo. Monday, July 30, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Who is David Koo? Dr Koo is currently a Hospitalist. In sunny Florida. His previous gig was Assistant Director at the Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency. In Orlando. That was a fun job! Use this information at your own risk! Finally, feel free to leave a comment on a post if you feel that some clarification is need...
