Tag: med school

Move, Nourish, Believe

This week’s [optional] theme for the Fit Dish link up (hosted by Jill Conyers @ JillConyers.com, & Jessica Joy @ TheFitSwitch.org) is on…how I move, nourish & believe.

Honestly, I wasn’t entirely sure where to proceed with this one, but…as some of you may know, I’m Continue reading

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Kicking Unhealthy Thinking Habits

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays!  Since I’m still in psych and sitting in on group therapy sessions whenever my preceptor ditches me, I figured I’d share another one of them with you! (There’s a light at the end of the tunnel though! I have a new preceptor for the …

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Dyslipidemia

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! While we’re still in American Heart Month, I figured I’d use my last Monday in February to talk about dyslipidemia! Also known as high levels of fat in your blood, which is most commonly correlated with high cholesterol.

Why do we care so much about cholesterol anyway, and …

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An Attempt To Organize My Life

Hello everyone, and happy Thursday! :] As the title suggests, I’m making somewhat of an attempt to organize my life, both on this blog and in med school (my other life) because if I don’t add a little structure soon, I will likely go insane! :O! I don’t know how long I’ll be able to …

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Hypertension (Part I)

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays!

February is American Heart Month, so I thought I’d start off with Hypertension!

…and since hypertension (HTN) is such an important topic (one of the “big 3!”), it’s getting two posts! :O Today’s post will focus more on the diagnosis, risk factors, and screening, …

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