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COVID-19 and Coronavirus – Is There a Cure for the Common Cold?

September 28, 2025June 1, 2020 by Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

Rob Beatty, MD FACEP Every year, the influenza virus wreaks havoc on the world, and its arrival is anticipated by hoards of people, students, and healthcare workers getting their annual “flu shot.” Influenza is its own type of virus, and is composed of two specific genetically variable markers, labeled H and N. This virus becomes …

15 Ways to Measure Success as a Clinician

September 21, 2025April 16, 2020 by Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

David Hendry, PA-C 1. Are you helping people?Ultimately that’s what we do.. I remember my admissions interview to school when they asked,” why do you want to be so and so..” I want to help people is what I said. I think that’s the most common answer. Isn’t that really why we do what we …

Utilizing the ACS NSQIP risk calculator as an inform consent tool for patients undergoing surgery

September 21, 2025April 3, 2020 by Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

How to use the ACS NSQIP Risk Calculator

When a patient is planning to undergo an operation, it is important that she/he has full understanding of what the proposed surgical intervention is along with the risk of surgery. This is especially critical if the patient has a lot of comorbidities that may put him or her at higher risks of postoperative complications.

Chinese Novel Coronavirus Outbreak 2020: Quick Facts for Practitioners

November 18, 2025January 31, 2020 by PPE Medical

What You Should Know About the Chinese Coronavirus

Near the end of 2019, a new (novel) coronavirus was identified as the cause of a localized group of pneumonias in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This new coronavirus has been designated 2019-nCoV, and it seems to be spreading globally with laboratory confirmed cases now being reported in other cities in Asia, as well as Australia, France, Germany, the US, and Canada.

GERD Management and Patient Education

September 21, 2025January 16, 2020 by Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

The reason for this blog post is to bring awareness to a common scenario we see on a daily basis, long term proton pump inhibitor use. I see multiple new patients come in the office who list either Prilosec or Nexium as a daily medication. When I go over their medications and ask about these …

Prevention is Key

September 21, 2025December 17, 2019 by Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

As health care providers we wear many different hats, we have such an awesome responsibility of caring for our patients. A few of our responsibilities include diagnosing, treating, educating, encouraging and the list goes on. One of my favorite roles in caring for patients is focusing on the prevention of disease. I think as providers …