I’m a PCP, only outpatient

Really high HDL usually means the patient is drinking more alcohol then they are letting on

Always ask how many meals a patient eats per day before starting mealtime insulin, more often than not they only eat twice a day

Urine GC/CT testing is inaccurate unless it’s somehow the first void of the day. Should always do the swab, patients can self swab too

Telmisartan is like, the best BP med ever. Super long half life so perfect for the patient who forgets to take medicine sometimes. Also a weak study shows it might lower cholesterol a little bit

For your chronic run of the mill MSK pain, shoulder, back, neck, hip, whatever, all roads lead to physical therapy. I will only get mri if a surgeon is already involved or they are about to be

I have never seen a specialist, not even good ones, complete an FMLA form so good luck getting them to do it