Patient-centered medicine vs. patient-centered care

By Claudio López Bruzual MD DC Studio / Freepik The classic approach of traditional medicine (preventing death and treating disease), which has been so decisive to improve life expectancy rates, and for the treatment of acute and infectious diseases, is now insufficient. This has become more evident when we enter a scenario like the one […]

Evaluation of the patient with Premature Ventricular Contractions

By Claudio López Bruzual MD Ipopba / Freepik What to do with those patients when we detect monomorphic Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs ) on the ECG? There are two reasons why patients with PVCs usually seek professional care: first, they have symptoms (irregular palpitations, presyncope, dyspnea or fatigue). The second is precisely the topic we […]