Everyone likes cool names. Physicians are no different. The closest I got to taking a Latin class in college was a Classics for Jocks class where a professor fond of helping football and hockey players with a passing grade in a fun class taught a course on the classic Latin and Greek literature. Still, I like the sound of Latin sounding names for medical conditions, especially when I can both remember and spell them. Read the rest of this entry »
The Informed Patient
with Dr Edward Pullen
Dr. Ed Pullen is a family doctor and medical writer. He'll be posting here to keep you informed of topical health issues and wellbeing trends.
Archive for the ‘Diseases’ Category
Telogen effluvium???
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Hemicrania Continuum
Monday, June 28th, 2010I saw a patient a couple of weeks ago who had what sounded to me like trigeminal neuralgia, except that the severe one-sided head pains she was having lasted several minutes to an hour each episode, and recurred many times a day. The sharp, severe head pains of trigeminal neuralgia usually last only a second or two, maybe a few seconds, but not minutes to an hour. Read the rest of this entry »
What are you really worried about?
Thursday, June 24th, 2010What are you really worried about? This is the elephant in the exam room oftentimes when I see patients who seem very upset about what initially seems like a trivial matter. Of course what’s trivial to me may be of grave concern to my patient. Read the rest of this entry »
Rhinitis Medicamentosa – Don’t become a nasal spray addict!
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Sounds like a silly, and certainly is a funny name, for a not so funny problem. The vasoconstrictor nasal sprays, Afrin and others are products that have possible niche roles in management of nasal congestion, yet are a common cause of misery for users. Read the rest of this entry »
Diabetes Management – It’s Not Just About Blood Sugars
Friday, June 4th, 2010As we learn more about diabetes it is becoming more and more clear that in order to prevent the complications of diabetes, and to improve both length of life and quality of life for diabetic patients, we need to target all cardiovascular risk factors. Read the rest of this entry »
