Tag: Preventive medicine
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Systemic hypertension, part 3: treatment, monitoring and prognosis
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Systemic hypertension, part 1 Systemic hypertension, part 2: clinical signs and diagnosis The ultimate goal of managing systemic hypertension (SH) is to prevent target organ damage. Depending on the patient’s risk category – based on their systolic and diastolic pressures – it will determine whether acute, emergency interventions or chronic, long-term management will be required.…
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Sustainable pet ownership
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Pet owning is carbon costly – not just in terms of veterinary care and treatment, but also due to their diet and the products we buy for them. But if we look at the bigger picture, we may find that pets could, in fact, reduce an individual’s carbon footprint due to the type of lifestyle…
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Well-being in the workplace
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Well-being. Is it just another annoying buzzword, overused on Instagram and soon be consigned to the hashtag dustbin along with #livelovelaugh, #eatclean and #wellness? It does seem to be the latest fashionable concept in the veterinary sector, but I sincerely hope it isn’t just a fad. Well-being is the state of being comfortable, healthy or…