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Notes from a Doctor's Practice
By Sharon Orrange, MD
Dr. Sharon Orrange is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and has an active private practice in General Internal Medicine. Her blog will focus on adult medicine including women's health issues, depression and anxiety in the primary care setting, bariatric surgery patients, cardiovascular disease prevention, and adult onset Diabetes.
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Coronary arteries are the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
Coronary artery disease begins when there is damage to the lining
of the blood
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A member asked about the combination of Caffeine and Ergotamine
called Cafergot. The role of Cafergot has been minimized by the
arrival of the
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A member wrote to ask this question because she has seen that in
the past 2 to 3 months her 5 year old son doesn’t stand up for
himself
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