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Full length video of the session Dr. Waggel recently hosted Book an appointment with us for therapy, medication management, ADHD/ADD, & so much more! www.improvelifepllc.com Are you currently pregnant? Did you just have a baby? Join our FREE virtual weekly group therapy sessions every Wednesday at 7pm! RSVP on our website, www.improvelifepllc.com IG- @improvemedicalculture @improvelifepllc TikTok- @improvelifepllc Facebook- Improve Life PLLC Youtube- @improvelifepllc #wellness #doctor #healthylifestyle #physician #medical #medicine #doctors #healthcare #health #northernvirginia #nova #dmv #ashburn #ashburnva #restontowncenter #reston #virginia #va #tysonsva #rva #fairfaxva #arlington #arlingtonva #fairfaxcountyva #loudouncounty #intern #internship #improvelifepllc #improvemedicalculture #dmv #va #psychiatry #student #premed #doctor #psych #psychiatry #reston #virginia #loudoun #fairfax #richmond #medicine #premedstudent #parasites #parasiticworms

Improve Life PLLC’s medical director Dr. Stephanie Waggel hosts a suture clinic for the pre health interns…with the help of some special scrub techs 🤭👩‍👧‍👦 Dr. Waggel is in her @thisisfabled scrubs 💚 #improvelifepllc #improvemedicalknowledge #med #medicine #suture #sutureclinic #prehealth #premed #prehealthstudent #premedstudent #student #shadowing #doctor #md #virginia #va #reston #ashburn #skills #surgery #stitches #surgeon #sutures

Book an appointment with us for therapy, medication management, ADHD/ADD, & so much more! www.improvelifepllc.com Are you currently pregnant? Did you just have a baby? Join our FREE virtual weekly group therapy sessions every Wednesday at 7pm! RSVP on our website, www.improvelifepllc.com IG- @improvemedicalculture @improvelifepllc TikTok- @improvelifepllc Facebook- Improve Life PLLC Youtube- @improvelifepllc #doctor #medicaldoctor #md #psychiatrist #pregnancy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthtreatment #psychiatristinreston #psychiatristinva #psychiatristinvirginia #virginia #reston #fairfax #loudoun #chantilly #perinatalmentalhealth #tysons #dmv #northernva #therapy #improvelifepllc #localevent #ashburn#improvemedicalculture #brambleton #pregnant #worldbreastfeedingweek #breastfeeding #mom #momlife #postpartum

🎓 What Every Future Doctor Should Know About Blood Pressure Join Dr. Stephanie Waggel for a high-yield lecture on hypertension—designed specifically for pre-med and health science students. Learn how blood pressure works, which organs it affects, why it matters, and how we treat it. Includes clinical pearls, medication breakdowns, and lifestyle intervention strategies backed by evidence from the American Heart Association and CDC. 🩺 Topics Covered: • Systolic vs. Diastolic Pressure • Hose Analogy for BP • Organ Damage (Heart, Brain, Kidneys, Eyes) • Risk Factors & Prevention • Hypertensive Crisis • First-Line Medications (HCTZ, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, etc.) • Lifestyle Changes That Actually Work • Tips for MCAT and Med School Readiness 📚 Perfect for: • Pre-Med Students • Nursing & PA Students • Health Science Majors • Curious Future Physicians 🔗 Sources included from AHA, CDC, and peer-reviewed literature. ⸻ #BloodPressure #Hypertension #Premed #MedicalStudent #DoctorLecture #MCATPrep #HealthEducation #DrWaggel #MedSchoolTips #NursingStudent #PAstudent #Cardiology #PrimaryCare #FutureDoctor #HighYieldMedicine #MedicalLecture #Physiology101 #PreventiveMedicine

Come learn from Dr. Waggel the art of physical exam skills! Learn anatomy terms and the basics of stethoscope use. Bring your scrubs your tuning forks and your reflex hammers. One edit we would like to make is that you auscultate the carotid artery and not the jugular vein although they are very near to each other! Video brought to you by Improve Medical Culture and Improve Life PLLC. #ImproveLifePLLC #PremedStudent #MedicalSchool #MedStudent #Anatomy #PhysicalExam #Doctor #ImproveMedicalCulture #Stethoscope #Neurology #Cardiology #MedStudentLife 

The first half of the the class we discussed webCONTROL Data Analysis Dashboard https://www.poison.org/webpoisoncontrol-data-analysis-dashboard and the poison control hotline. During the second half of the class we talked about poisons and their antidotes.

Join the Improve Life PLLC & Improve Medical Culture teams to practice your suture skills. Students were given kits with the following items: Adson forceps with teeth for multitasking and a flat thumb grasp, Hegar needle driver, scissors, silk thread, and a silicone practice pad. A simple interrupted stitch was demonstrated by Dr. Waggel. The room was divided by their confidence in suturing. The less confident half learned about vital signs from Medical Assistant, Megana. Once the confident half had mastered the skill, the used their skills one-on-one with the remaining group of students. The video ends before small group break out.

Often times patients inform Dr. Waggel that they are taking Magnesium or Vitamin B. But did you know there are 11 different types of Magnesium and 8 different types of Vitamin B? Did you also know they do different things and should be taken at different times? This video explains the differences. If you want to jump to what time each time should be taken, that is 3 minutes in.

🎥 “You’re Not Dead Until You’re Warm and Dead” – Hypothermia, Medicine, and Miraculous Survival In this captivating medical lecture, Dr. Stephanie Waggel explores the extraordinary world of hypothermia and how modern medicine has redefined the boundaries of life and death. Discover the science behind how extreme cold affects the human body, how doctors rewarm patients from the brink, and why the phrase “You’re not dead until you’re warm and dead” has saved lives in emergency rooms around the world. We’ll also examine real-life cases like Anna Bågenholm, the Swedish skier who survived after being frozen with a core body temperature of just 56.7°F (13.7°C). Perfect for medical students, healthcare professionals, and anyone fascinated by survival medicine, resuscitation science, and critical care. Topics Covered: • Definition and stages of hypothermia • How cold shuts down the body — and how we can restart it • Clinical signs of death vs. reversible hypothermia • Step-by-step rewarming methods (passive, active, internal, ECMO) • Case study: Anna Bågenholm’s survival story • Legal and ethical implications of pronouncing death in hypothermia ⸻ #Hypothermia #MedicalLecture #YouAreNotDeadUntilYouAreWarmAndDead #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare #Resuscitation #MedicalEducation #AnnaBågenholm #SurvivalMedicine #ECMO #HypothermiaSurvival #ColdExposure #PronouncingDeath #DrWaggel #ImproveLifePLLC