VCU Internal Medicine Training Program
Primary Care Clinic Patient Handouts

To add a handout or request an additional topic, please email Alan Dow, M.D.

Benign Positional Vertigo

• Office Treatment of BPPV (pdf)

Diabetes

• Home Blood Sugar Monitoring Log (pdf)
• Carbohydrate Counting for Better Diabetes Control (pdf)
• Diabetic Diet Basics (pdf)
• Diabetes Fact sheet (pdf)
• Mixing Insulin (pdf)
• Drawing and Self-Injecting Insulin (pdf)
• Self-Care for Diabetes (pdf)

Diet

• Calcium Content of Selected Foods (pdf)
• Diabetic-see diabetes
• Guide to Dining Out (pdf)
• Heart Healthy Carbohydrate Controlled Diet (pdf)
• Low Blood Cholesterol with Diet (pdf)
• Low Fat Diet (pdf)
• Low Potassium (pdf)
• Guidelines for Weight Reduction (pdf)

Gastroenteritis

• Gastroenteritis Handout (pdf)

Genital Herpes

• Understanding Genital Herpes (pdf)

Hyperlipidemia

• Controlling Your Cholesterol (pdf)
• Diet-see diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• IBS Handout (pdf)

Smoking Cessation

• How to Quit (pdf)
• Medication Options (pdf)
• Motivating Facts (pdf)