List of vitamins: All 13 with RDAs and deficiency signs
A list of vitamins names the 13 essential vitamins the body needs from food or supplements. Four are fat-soluble (A, D, E and K) and nine are water-soluble (the eight B vitamins plus vitamin C). This reference gives each vitamin’s chemical name, main function, adult RDA, food sources and deficiency signs. Practitioners use it to […]
Intermittent fasting diet plan
An intermittent fasting diet plan sets when a patient eats, not only what, by splitting each day or week into fasting and eating windows. The most common versions are 16:8 (a daily 8-hour eating window), 5:2 (two 500–600 kcal days a week), and alternate-day fasting. For most healthy beginners, 16:8 is the easiest place to […]
BIRP notes: Free template, examples and how to write them
BIRP notes are a four-part progress note format that therapists and mental health clinicians use to document a session. The letters stand for Behavior, Intervention, Response, and Plan. Each section answers one question: what you observed, what you did, how the patient reacted, and what happens next. Written well, the note keeps care consistent from […]
High protein grocery list: Free PDF with protein per serving
A high protein grocery list is a shopping guide that groups protein-rich foods by category, with the serving size and grams of protein for each. Practices hand it to patients to support muscle maintenance, weight loss and metabolic health. The printable template below covers every aisle, from poultry and fish to plant-based proteins and supplements. […]
Nitrates medication list
A nitrates medication list is a point-of-care reference that sets out the main clinically used nitrates with their brand names, formulations, doses, and indications. Those nitrates are nitroglycerin for acute angina relief, plus isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate for angina prevention. All three release nitric oxide, which relaxes vascular smooth muscle and lowers cardiac workload. […]
Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician-administered, 10-item scale that measures depression severity and tracks how it changes with treatment. Each item is scored 0-6, so totals run from 0 to 60. A total of 0-6 is normal, 7-19 mild, 20-34 moderate, and 35-60 severe. Stuart Montgomery and Marie Åsberg published the scale […]
Physician compensation models: How each one calculates pay
Physician compensation models decide how a physician’s work turns into pay, and the choice shapes recruiting, retention and margins for years. The five core models each pay for something different. Salary pays for time, fee-for-service and RVU-based models pay for volume, collections-based models pay for cash, and value-based pay rewards quality. Hybrid models are now […]
Blood type O food list
A blood type O food list sorts foods into what people with type O should eat, limit or avoid under Peter D’Adamo’s blood type diet. It favors red meat, fish, leafy greens and broccoli. It rules out wheat, corn, oats, dairy, most beans and lentils, and cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. The evidence that blood […]
Meal Plan High Blood Pressure Template
A meal plan for high blood pressure is a structured eating plan that lowers blood pressure through food choices. Most follow the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) pattern from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It limits sodium, often to 1,500 mg a day, and builds meals around vegetables, fruit, whole grains, […]
SIBO diet food list template
A SIBO diet food list sorts foods by their fermentable carbohydrate (FODMAP) content, so patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth know what to eat. Safe staples include plain proteins, rice, oats, carrots, zucchini, spinach, berries and most fats. The main foods to avoid are onions, garlic, wheat, legumes, apples, pears and lactose-rich dairy. A few […]