Congestive Heart Failure Patient ExampleMichael Imburgia, MD, Cardiology Specialist at AristaMD Patient example The first patient I have is a 68-year-old gentleman who has a history of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and had a previous...
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Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure
Symptoms and Signs of Congestive Heart FailureMichael Imburgia, MD, Cardiology Specialist at AristaMD Symptoms of Heart Failure There are symptoms many of heart failure. The typical ones, of course, are being out of breath, having orthopnea, shortness of breath when...
Practical Information When Prescribing GLP-1s
Dr. Ankit Patel, MD, PhD, Nephrologist & eConsult Specialist discusses the treatments for Diabetic Kidney Disease in primary care. Diabetic kidney disease really refers to any kidney disease that occurs in the presence of diabetes. Now, what that means is it’s not always the diabetes in itself that is causing the kidney disease. There could be other reasons, and it’s not always diabetes that’s causing proteinuria. S
A General Overview of Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. Ankit Patel, MD, PhD, Nephrologist & eConsult Specialist discusses the treatments for Diabetic Kidney Disease in primary care. Diabetic kidney disease really refers to any kidney disease that occurs in the presence of diabetes. Now, what that means is it’s not always the diabetes in itself that is causing the kidney disease. There could be other reasons, and it’s not always diabetes that’s causing proteinuria. S
Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Ankit Patel, MD, PhD, Nephrologist & eConsult Specialist discusses the treatments for Diabetic Kidney Disease in primary care. Diabetic kidney disease really refers to any kidney disease that occurs in the presence of diabetes. Now, what that means is it’s not always the diabetes in itself that is causing the kidney disease. There could be other reasons, and it’s not always diabetes that’s causing proteinuria. S
AristaMD Names Keith Pinter, Chief Executive Officer, as Company Continues Longitudinal Care Management in Collaboration with Primary Care
SAN DIEGO – Nov. 14, 2023 – AristaMD, a digital healthcare company specializing in eConsults and referral management services, today announced it has joined forces with Sitka, a video-consult specialist network supporting value-based care providers, and the close of its latest financing to help expand cost-effective and timely specialty care.
Pulmonology – COPD eConsult
See the specialist response to a Pulmonology – COPD eConsult. 84-year-old female, full code. COPD, morbid obesity, chronic hypoxic respiratory failure on 2L NC, Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) w/Mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation (MR/TR) and Ejection fraction (EF) 42%.
Pulmonology eConsult – COPD with Congestive Heart Failure
See the specialist response to a Pulmonology eConsult – COPD with Congestive Heart Failure. 79-year-old female with COPD, CHF, pulmonary hypertension, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), lymphedema, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD4), hyperlipidemia, and gout.
Endocrinology eConsult – Graves Disease
See the specialist response to a Endocrinology eConsult – Graves Disease. This is a 67-year-old female is being treated with Tapazole. Labs: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH): 1.37; Thyroxine (T4) total: 5.7; Triiodothyronine Receptors (T3R): 33; Free T4 (FT4) Index: 1.9
Cardiology eConsult – Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
See the specialist response to a Cardiology eConsult – CHF with Afib. This is a 67-year-old female with morbid obesity, seizure, chronic systolic heart failure, and chronic stage II kidney disease. Recently, in the hospital with urosepsis, pneumonia, and acute, chronic heart failure with brain natriuretic peptide (pro-BNP) of 26,800. Elevated troponins due to type II myocardial infarction.