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How the complaints seen most often at the practice are assessed, which situations call for a physician without delay, and how to prepare for a consultation.
Persistent Fatigue: In Which Situations Should a Physician Be Consulted?
In long-standing fatigue, which headings are assessed and which symptoms call for consulting a physician? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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What Causes Drowsiness After Meals and Cravings for Sweet Foods?
Which topics are assessed in drowsiness after eating and in cravings for sweet foods during the day? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Telling Your Physician About Supplement Use
Why vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements are asked about at a consultation, and what needs to be reported. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Swelling in the Neck, Hoarseness and Difficulty Swallowing: What Is Asked in a Thyroid Assessment?
Thyroid assessment in neck swelling, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and fatigue, and which tests are used. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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The Differences Between Tension-Type Headache and Migraine
How are migraine and tension-type headache told apart, and when should a physician be consulted? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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How Is Blood Pressure Measured at Home?
Preparation, sitting position, choice of arm and common mistakes in measuring blood pressure at home. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Which Questions Are Asked in the Medical Assessment Before a Procedure?
The questions the physician asks before an application and which information needs to be prepared. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Topics That Affect the Skin From Within: Sleep, Nutrition and Metabolic Status
Sleep routine, nutrition, metabolic status and skin health, and which topics are assessed at the consultation. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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The First Days of Low Back and Neck Pain: What Should You Be Aware Of?
In new low back and neck pain, what to be aware of in the first days and when to consult a physician? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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What Do the Values on a Lipid Profile Report Mean?
What do the topics on a cholesterol report mean, and can a decision be made by looking at a single value? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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How Should You Prepare for a Consultation?
Documents to prepare before an examination, medicines and supplements, test results, and questions to ask. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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How Is Widespread Muscle Pain Assessed?
In widespread pain felt all over the body, which topics are assessed and how is a diagnosis made? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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How Is Waist Circumference Measured?
Waist circumference in metabolic assessment, how to measure correctly at home, and common mistakes. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Which Topics Are Assessed in People Who Have Frequent Infections?
Which topics are assessed in a complaint of being ill often, and when should a physician be consulted? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Used in Weight Management: What You Need to Know
What are GLP-1 receptor agonists, who are they considered for, and why do they require follow-up by a physician? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Why Are Weight-Loss Medicines Obtained Outside the Legal Supply Chain Risky?
The risks of weight-loss medicines bought over the internet, and how to check whether a medicine is genuine. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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What Happens When GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Are Stopped?
What to expect when a GLP-1 receptor agonist used in weight management is stopped, and why follow-up continues. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Who Are GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Not Suitable For?
GLP-1 agonists used in weight management: in whom are they not used, and which conditions are assessed first? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Who Can Perform Cupping Therapy, and Where?
Who is permitted to perform cupping therapy, where it may be carried out and which conditions apply, set out from the Ministry of Health's Cupping Application Guideline. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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What Is Known About Cupping Therapy?
What is known about the mechanism of action of cupping therapy, and what do the guideline and the World Health Organization say? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Timing in Cupping Therapy
Is there a particular day, month or season for cupping therapy, and what determines the timing? Set out from the Ministry of Health's guideline. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Sun Protection and Changes Seen in the Skin Over Time
Which changes in the skin does sunlight lead to, and how is protection achieved? Set out from World Health Organization advice. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Changes Seen in the Skin With Age
Which of the changes seen in the skin over time belong to the ordinary course of ageing, and which call for seeing a physician? Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Expectations in Skin Procedures
What should you look for when weighing up what you read about skin procedures? Set out from the Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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When Weight Will Not Come Off: What Is Assessed?
Which medical topics are reviewed when weight will not come off, and how is the assessment carried out? Set out from World Health Organization and Ministry of Health sources. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Rapid Weight Loss and Restrictive Diets
Which headings are followed during rapid weight loss and restrictive diets, and for whom are they assessed differently? Set out from World Health Organization sources. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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Preserving Muscle Mass While Losing Weight
Why is muscle mass followed while losing weight, and how are the eating and activity routines built? Set out from World Health Organization sources. Dr. Suzan Alp, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
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