Self-care is the most important aspect of kidney care. A patient’s ability to understand his/her health needs, make healthy choices, and feel safe and respected in the health system, and psychosocial support are important to promote health decision-making (Fig.4). Communication should start f...
They can be used to prevent a heart attack or stroke before it occurs, or prevent a second heart attack or stroke. What are the side effects of statins? The risk of serious side effects range from one in 500 to one in 1,000, which is considered very low. ...
Heart attacks come like a bolt from the blue to many, causing surprise and shock to their family members and friends. The vast majority of Indians still think it is impossible to predict heart attacks. Science has progressed a lot and various predictive risk calculators, artificial intellige...
ASCVD risk score: 1.6%, with a 10-year risk of an ASCVD event. You congratulate your patient on their healthy lifestyle changes and encourage them to continue their healthy behaviors. Case Study. Five years later. Your patient returns after being lost to follow-up for 5 years (now age 45...
Regarding those individuals without ASCVD or TOD and aged over 40, it is recommended to estimate the 10-year CV risk using the SCORE2-Diabetes algorithm [11]. SCORE2-Diabetes was developed as an extension of the original SCORE2 algorithms used in the general population (without diabetes) [14...