Senior Care
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Sleep Apnea
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Your EPIC PRIMARY CARE doctor may suggest that you have an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor as part of your evaluation. An Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor is a monitor you wear that records your blood pressure at regular intervals over a … Continue reading
Ultrasound: General, Vascular, and Cardiac
Immunizations
Flu Shots (seasonal)
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a serious respiratory disease. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year, 200,000 Americans are hospitalized due to flu-related complications, with as many as 49,000 deaths from influenza-related causes. What … Continue reading
Ear Cleaning
Ear cleaning is the removal of ear wax when symptoms of an earache, partial hearing loss, ringing in the ear or itching are present. Most cases of ear wax blockage respond to home treatments used to soften wax. If home … Continue reading
EKG Procedures
An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG translates the heart’s electrical activity into line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the line tracings are called waves. … Continue reading
Pulse Ox
Pulse oximetry is a procedure used to measure the oxygen level (or oxygen saturation) in the blood. It is considered to be a noninvasive, painless, general indicator of oxygen delivery to the peripheral tissues (such as the finger, earlobe, or … Continue reading
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don’t quit smoking will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health. Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your … Continue reading