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Ask the Doctor

Season 1

2018 · 24 episodes

  1. 1. Stroke Prevention: #1 The Heart is the Cause

    2018-12-24 · 10m

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses blood clots.

  2. 2. Stroke Prevention: #2 This is the Method of Treatment

    2018-12-25 · 10m

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu who has been involved in the treatment and research of stroke for approximately 40 years discusses clot dissolution with tPA, and intravascular treatment.

  3. 3. Stress Management: #1 Check Your Stress

    2018-12-26 · 10m

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine and is an expert in stress management discusses stress-related illness.

  4. 4. Stroke Prevention: #3 Don't Miss the Signs

    2018-12-26 · 10m

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu discusses the signs of a stroke.

  5. 5. Stress Management: #2 Relax

    2018-12-26 · 10m

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano a specialist in psychosomatic medicine discusses stress management.

  6. 6. Stroke Prevention: #4 Rehabilitation for Recovery of the Brain

    2018-12-27 · 10m

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses rehabilitation from a stroke.

  7. 7. Stress Management: #3 Modifying Your Behavior

    2018-12-27 · 10m

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine discusses behavior modification to help stress.

  8. 8. Stress Management: #4 Mindfulness Meditation

    2018-12-28 · 10m

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano discusses meditation.

  9. 9. Solutions for Low Back Pain: #1 Types of Low Back Pain

    2019-03-23 · 10m

    Dr. Yoshiharu Kawaguchi discusses types of lower back pain.

  10. 10. Solutions for Low Back Pain: #2 Disorders in Intervertebral Discs

    2019-03-24 · 10m

    Focusing on lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis.

  11. 11. Solutions for Low Back Pain: #3 Acute Low Back Pain

    2019-03-30 · 10m

    Sudden, extreme pain in the lower back, acute low back pain.

  12. 12. Solutions for Low Back Pain: #4 Chronic Low Back Pain

    2019-03-30 · 10m

    Pain in the lower back that persists for more than 3 months; the BS-POP test.

  13. 13. Heart Disease: #1 Three Unexpected Causes of Angina

    2019-08-19 · 10m

    Angina, a constricting pain around the chest, caused by a lack of oxygen and nutrients carried to the heart.

  14. 14. Heart Disease: #2 Treatment of Angina and Heart Attack

    2019-08-20 · 10m

    Angina, due to constriction of the blood vessels and myocardial infarction caused by blockages in the coronary arteries, resulting in poor blood flow and necrosis of cells in the heart.

  15. 15. Heart Disease: #3 Dangerous Atrial Fibrillation

    2019-08-21 · 10m

    Atrial fibrillation is an irregular pulse that could result in an acute stroke.

  16. 16. Heart Disease: #4 An Increasing Number of Heart Failure

    2019-08-22 · 10m

    When the heart can no longer function effectively as a pump; symptoms and preventative measures.

  17. 17. Solutions for Diabetes: #1 This is the Cause!

    2019-10-05 · 10m

    Type 2 diabetes, triggered by overeating and a lack of exercise.

  18. 18. Solutions for Diabetes: #2 Frightening! Complications

    2019-10-12 · 10m

    Blood glucose control to avoid complications; discuss symptoms as well as treatments.

  19. 19. Solutions for Diabetes: #3 Caution! Hypoglycemia

    2019-10-19 · 10m

    Serious cases of low blood glucose may trigger life-threatening strokes and heart attacks.

  20. 20. Solutions for Diabetes: #4 Diet and Exercise

    2019-10-26 · 10m

    The right amount of energy and a well-balanced diet are central to diabetic treatment.

  21. 21. Lung Cancer #1: Early Detection

    2019-11-02 · 10m

    Chest X-rays; cytology; CT scans.

  22. 22. Lung Cancer #2: Prevention

    2019-11-09 · 10m

    Smoking is the greatest cause of lung cancer.

  23. 23. Lung Cancer #3: Surgery

    2019-11-16 · 10m

    Surgery is an effective option from stage I to early stage III lung cancer; lobectomy; VATS.

  24. 24. Lung Cancer #4: Pharmacological Treatments

    2019-11-23 · 10m

    Chemotherapy, including molecularly targeted drugs and VEGF inhibitors; immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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