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EPISODE · Dec 24, 2025 · 28 MIN

Episode 196: Med diet, pneumonia guideline, coffee for afib, and meds for agitation in elderly

from Primary Care Update · host Mark Ebell

Join primary care physicians Kate, Gary, Henry and Mark as they discuss 4 new POEM (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters), chosen for their potential to change practice and improve patient outcomes: Mediterranean diet to prevent diabetes, an update to the community-acquired pneumonia guideline, coffee or decaf for afib, and safety of meds for acute agitation in the elderly. North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians Conference in Big Sky: https://www.ndafp.org/cme/big-sky-conference/ Essential Evidence Plus and all the POEMs: www.essentialevidenceplus.comMed diet to prevent diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40854218/ Safety of meds for agitation in elderly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40275439/Updated pneumonia guidelines from ATS/IDSA: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40679934/ Coffee or decaf with afib:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41206802/

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