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7-step SMBP quick guide: Ensure accuracy

Blood pressure (BP) constantly fluctuates in most people. Find out how to interpret results with the 7-step SMBP quick guide from the AMA.

Hypertension
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7-step SMBP quick guide: Interpret results

Download the PDF or view tables and summaries to help understand the results and numbers involved with SMBP. Learn more with the AMA's 7-step SMBP quick guide.

Hypertension
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7-step SMBP quick guide: Coding

Download a PDF of the 7-step SMBP quick guide where AMA lists and explains CPT codes for initial and ongoing SMBP clinical services.

Hypertension
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 14, 2024

In the news: FDA reconsiders tirzepatide decision, House majority urges Medicare physician pay reform, Novavax COVID-19/influenza trial paused and more.

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Child at a doctor's appointment
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What doctors wish patients knew about child obesity

Nearly 15 million kids in the U.S. have obesity. Stanley Spinner, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares what parents ought to keep in mind.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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AMA, MedCerts collaborate to improve blood pressure measurement skills

Collaboration to help reach wider range of health care professionals with standardized education to train them on accurately and consistently measuring BP.

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AMA Update for Oct. 16, 2024: When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes (index only)
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When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the flu vaccine and the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the flu vaccine and the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 7, 2024

In the news: How arm position impacts BP readings, EPA rule on lead pipes, ADHD in adults, COVID-19 raises stroke, heart attack risk and more.

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