06/03/2026
For those who like to check their own work, here's the answer yesterday's quiz! ☑️Did you get it right?
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06/03/2026
For those who like to check their own work, here's the answer yesterday's quiz! ☑️Did you get it right?
It's time to play our favorite game: 🎲NAME THE DIAGNOSIS!
☑️Fever
☑️Myalgia
☑️Headache
☑️This RASH
POCUS CHANGES EVERYTHING. 😍 Point of care ultrasound is the cool kid on the block for a reason. Here are 3 great reasons to know and use this valuable tool. 👏
Blood exposure? 💉Ladder fall? 🍂Chemical cough? 😷Would you know exactly what to do with each of these patient presentations? 🏥
✨(If you want to feel more confident in your answers, check out Hippo Education's Occupational Medicine Bootcamp!) ✨
Ashley's back with some more pearls for you...this time about colon cancer screening. 💩
✨Reminder: start at 45 for everyone!
✨Get comfortable saying "p**p in a box."
✨Colonoscopy prep has really improved, so don't knock it til you've tried it!
✨The best colon cancer screening test is the one your patient will actually do.
What's your opinion? Do you push colonoscopies or settle for p**p in a box? 📦
Summer is launching! 🚀And with it, a dire need for sun protection. 😎
Unfortunately, we all still get muddled occasionally when it comes to sunscreen, ☀️so Karen is back covering 3 sunscreen myths so that we can accurately counsel our patients this season.👏
05/21/2026
The 2026 dyslipidemia guidelines are BIG NEWS! 🚨We combed through them so you don't have to. Here are the headlines 📰
1️⃣ We are back to specific LDL goals (raise your hand if you're having deja vu ✋
2️⃣ Lp(a) and ApoB are now in the guidelines
3️⃣ 3 step process: calculate (using PREVENT), personalize (look at other risk factors), and reclassify risk (using CAC and other measures not in PREVENT.)
What do you think? Seems way too complicated, or a win for personalized patient care and better CVD prevention? Share your thoughts! ⬇️
CLINICIAN HOT TAKES! 😍 What would your answers be???
The ED means inevitable night shifts 💤 - but they don't have to make you a zombie! 🧟♂️Here are the tips you need to help survive that next shift!
05/14/2026
Big news: the Endocrine Society announced a name change this week! 📰PCOS is now Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. Fortunately, we have a little while to adjust - the name is expected to be fully implemented in the 2028 International Guideline update. 👏