All Episodes

Episode 209: cocoa, best UTI antibiotic, LAA closure for AF, and evolocumab for primary (sort of) prevention

Episode 208: drinks with diabetes, new Paxlovid trial, antiplatelet agents in stroke, and dietary advice from the AHA

Episode 207: AI, singing for post-partum depression, and new AHA lipid guidelines

Episode 206: biomarkers for dementia, toileting, bleeding risk, and diagnosing volume overload.

Episode 205: inhaled steroid dose, titrating GLP-1s, zoster vaccine and dementia, and trusting AI

Episode 204: lowering triglycerides, cannabinoids for pain, managing AF + stent, and lower LDL targets for CAD

Episode 203: melatonin for dementia, new PE guidelies, inhaled steroids for asthma

Episode 202: Repatha for prevention, baby lotions to prevent eczema, opioids for kid pain, and treatment of appendicitis

Episode 201: HPV collection, Tramadol, anticoag after ablation, and COVID vaccines

Episode 200: implant bleeding, introducing yourself, avoiding LP for infants, anticoag for AF with stroke

Episode 199: GIPs, risk based breast CA screening, 1 vs 2 doses HPV vaccine, and surgery for shoulder impingement

Episode 198: Tirzepatide, using Beers, stent for carotid stenosis, and high dose flu vaccine

Episode 197: tirzepatide for kids, new flu vaccine, bathing for eczema and beta-blockers post-MI

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

Episode 195: aspirin or clopidogrel, lipids and dementia, colon CA reminders

Episode 194: CBD safety, HTN guideline, choosing DM drugs, and COVID-19 vax efficacy

Episode 193: Intensive BP lowering, elinzanetant for VMS, HTN in pregnancy and prostate CA screening

Episode 192: anticoag duration, old drugs for insomnia, lower dose Ozempic, and aspirin + anticoag or anticoag alone

Episode 191: acetaminophen, leucovorin, MMR and autism; the value of primary care

Episode 190: flu vaccine & dementia, colchicine for CHD, endometriosis pain and green tea.

Episode 189: asthma rescue, exercise for cancer, digitoxin, and minor stroke treatment

Episode 188: digital therapy, DKA with SGLT2s, esketamine for resistant depression, and what is a normal TSH

Episode 187: incidental activity, a new definition of Alzheimers, blood test for CRC screening, and DORAs for sleep

Episode 186: wound care, migraine tx, breast CA screening, and metformin for OA

Episode 185: resistant HTN tx, mirtazepine for sleep, baloxav for prevention, PRP for OA

Episode 184: new UTI antibiotic, fibromyalgia tx, trial of an MCED, and the best time for HTN meds

Episode 183: triple inhaler for COPD, managing pain in kids, and suzetrigine for pain

Episode 182: atrial appendage occlusion for AF, oral semaglutide, and epidural steroidsand

Episode 181: wipes to prevent foot ulcer, tirzepatide efficacy,

Episode 180: dance benefits, POCUS for clavicles, treating BV, and prehab

Episode 179: novel migraine tx, safety of albuterol in infants, new UTI antibiotic, and vitamin K2 for leg cramps

Episode 178: tapering benzos, neuro testing for athletes, vonoprazan for PUD, and zoster-dementia link

Episode 177: steroids and CV risk, dementia guideline, fezolinetant for VMS, and osteoporosis screening

Episode 176: bright lights, fever in kids, new anticoagulant for AF, and antibiotics for appendicitis

Episode 175: RSV monoclonals, acupuncture for sciatica, zoledronate in low risk women, and measuring BP at home.

Episode 174: sexual dysfunction, GLP-1 benefits, surveillance for DCIS, episodic migraine prevention

Episode 173: prenatal cannabis use, fluids in sickle crisis, single or dual tx for AF plus CAD, and exercise for weight loss.

Episode 172: mindfulness for pain, methotrexate and resveratrol for OA, and eradicating HP

Episode 171: obesity in babies, DOACs after stroke, semaglutide for OA, and thunderclap headaches

Episode 170: yoga for incontinence, muscle relaxants for pain, maternal cannabis use, and GLP-1 v. surgery

Episode 169: migraine, plantar fasciitis, beta-blocker duration and prostate cancer

Episode 168: RSV med, colonoscopy by PCP, hair loss drug, and AI for ECGs

Episode 167: laughter, HP eradication, antibiotics for delirium, and MRIs of the knee

Episode 166: vaping cessation, BP meds and dementia, SGLT-2's, and AI for melanoma

Episode 165: psychedelics for depression, preventing and treating influenza, and GLP-2 for...sleep apnea?

Episode 164: HTN in kids, steroids for hip OA, drugs for T2DM, and AI to develop guidelines

Episode 163: salt substitutes, VR apps for pain, multivitamins, and vitamin D

Episode 162: PREVENT risk score, UTI prognosis, sinusitis treatment, and biomarkers for SDAT

Episode 161: Antibiotics for CAP, melatonin for delirium, screening for lung disease, and seizures after COVID vaccine

Episode 160: prostate meds and dementia, umbilical hernias, mortality for infections, and AF detection

Episode 159: DAPT duration, starting contraception, krill oil for OA, and misdiagnosis of CAP

Episode 158: dequalinium for BV, mammography, weight loss drugs, and tirzepatide for OSA

Episode 157: Bleeding risk with AF, treating minor ischemic stroke, and beta-blockers after AMI

Episode 156: APAP in pregnancy, AI for AOM, current use of Paxlovid, and CGM for T2DM

Episode 155: wrist imaging, opioids post-op, rate vs rhythm control, and updated Cologuard,

Episode 154: triptans and CV risk, urate levels and flares, tests for acute diverticulitis, and APOE4

Episode 153: gabapentinoids and COPD, shoulder dislocations, and older Alzheimer's drugs

Episode 152: SGLT2's for heart failure, bariatric surgery outcomes, UTI in kids, and lung screening outcomes.

Episode 151: SSRIs and mania, oseltamivir, exercise and BP, and HPV vaccine preventing cancer.

Episode 150: EXXUA for depression, ubrogepant for migraine, PCI for stable angina, and a simple way to communications

Episode 149: afib risk scores, tai chi and cognition, flu vax, and managing gallstones

Episode 148: meds for alcohol withdrawal, opioids and stimulants, and treating agitation in AD

Episode 147: TENS for post-op pain, Alzheimer's meds, and delivering bad news

Episode 146: nasal suction for infants, amitriptyline for IBS, aspirin to prevent CRC, and talking about hard things

Episode 145: DAPT for dementia, BP control post-stroke, managing CHD, and probiotics for IBS

Episode 144: cellulitis prognosis, chronic migraine tx, long COVID tx, and drugs for lipids

Episode 143: sponges for acne, renal colic, breast CA overdiagnosis, BP cuff size

Episode 142: Tdap in pregnancy, atogepant for migraine, POCUS for SBO and gastroparesis

Episode 141: an app to reduce drinking, e-cigs to quit smoking, and does ADHD lead to substance use

Episode 140: Mg+ for CP, amox challenge, ACP guidelines, and carotid surgery

Episode 139: U=U, tetracyclines and teeth staining, metformin to prevent long COVID and the best med for onychomycosis

Episode 138: Deprescribing, meds for neuropsych symptoms in dementia, and lowering BP too much

Episode 137: amox/mono, hearing aids, stem cells for knee OA, and preventing T2DM

Episode 136: Beers, testosterone harms, opioids for back and neck pain, and SDOH

Episode 135: osteoporosis treatment, evolocumab, mifepristone for adenomyosis, and ambulatory BP

Primary Care Update Episode 134

Episode 133: bilirubin in infants, rest after concussion, child abuse, and why words matter

Episode 132: new drug for hot flushes, screening for autism, and steroids for pneumonia

Episode 131: non-STEMI management in frail elderly, diagnosing secondary HTN in kids, and RSV vaccine for pregnant women

Episode 130: bempedoic acid, polypills and dementia, prophylaxis for STIs, and interpreting asymptomatic CAD

Episode 129: estimating mortality in acute HF, a new migraine drug, and 15 year f/u of the largest RCT of prostate CA treatment

Episode 128: BP targets, treatment resistant depression, angry and disruptive patients, and putting infants to bed

Episode 127: LDL targets, genicular nerve blocks, adding cytology to HPV, and HCTZ to prevent stones

Episode 126: screening for genital herpes, semaglutide for obesity, ACG guideline on lower GI bleed, and whether invasive management is helpful for stable CAD

Episode 125: reducing seizure frequency, antidepressants for pain, and periop anticoagulation

Episode 124: etonogestrel and lactogensis, celiac guidelines, FODMAPS for IBS, and a new CV drug

Episode 123: mindfulness, PRP for Achilles rupture, lecanab for Alzheimer's, and VTE prophylaxis post-fracture

Episode 122: predicing dementia, incentives to quit smoking, HP eradication for dyspepsia, and comparison of diabetes meds

Episode 121: vitamin C for sepsis, probiotics for halitosis, and dyspepsia evaluation

Episode 120: sleepy time for kids, crenezumab for Alzheimers, prognosis after TKA, and intermittent fasting

Episode 119: insomnia treatment, when to take HTN meds, colonoscopy effectiveness, and chlorthalidone vs HCTZ

Episode 118: hyperbilirubinemia, diabetic neuropathy, acute heart failure, and screening for CVD

Episode 117: the plague, treatment of prediabetes, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and the value of pyuria

Episode 116: Polypills, yoga for migraine, best 2nd drug for DM, and Paxlovid for omicron

Episode 115: bisphosphonates and mortality, COVID rebound, and 2 IBS treatments

Episode 114: cannabis for chronic pain, scaphoid fractures, and steroids for renal colic

Episode 113: POC respiratory panels, fever in adults, and CV benefits of SGLT-2's

Episode 112: buckle fractures, tirzepatide for obesity, and stroke risk with severe carotid stenosis

Episode 110: pharmacogenomics, functional abdominal pain in kids, vitamin D and fractures, and a T2DM guideline

Primary Care Update: Remembering John Hickner, MD, MS

Episode 109: motivational interviewing for weight loss, urate lowering in gout, and screening for anal cancer.

Episode 108: LDL and mortality, cost-effectiveness of Alzheimer drugs, and surgery for ortho problems

Episode 107: TENS for renal colic, secondary HTN in kids, and evaluating chest pain

Episode 106: hMKPX (OK, monkeypox), screening for afib, and aducanumab for Alzheimer dementia

Episode 105: coronary calcium CT, what happens to prediabetics, an RCT of ketamine, and 1 vs 2 antidepressants

Episode 104: stress urinary incontinence, thyroid meds, Achilles tendon rupture, and HEPA for COPD

Episode 103: rosacea treatment, Dr. Google, and vitamin D and COVID

Episode 102: Prevention of preterm delivery, statins during pregnancy, and aromatherapy for postmenopausal symptoms

Episode 101: new VTE guidelines, weight loss drugs, and increased CV risk post-COVID

Episode 100: Best of the best of the best!

Episode 99: NSAIDS for back pain, masks in schools, fluoride, and antipsychotics

Episode 98: COVID, pain management without opioids, irritable bowel, and communicating risk

Episode 97: acne, hypoglycemia in the nursing home, DAPT or aspirin after stroke, and lockdowns

Episode 96: medication safety, midodrine for syncope, empagliflozin for heart failure, and peppermint oil for IBS

Episode 95: measuring temps, implantable monitors, procalcitonin in primary care, and HPV based cancer screening

Episode 94: overcoming vaccine hesitancy, fluvoxamine and Paxlovid for COVID-19, and tighter BP control in elders

Episode 93: holiday death rates, ear wax, amoxicillin for kids, and vaccines and the omicron variant

Episode 92: urinary incontinence, forearm fractures in kids, COVID testing in schools, and a novel hypertension strategy

Episode 91: iron for anemic infants, IL-6 antagonists and inhaled steroids for COVID, and PRP for Achilles tendinopathy

Episode 90: music therapy, lung CA screening, VTE prophylaxis, and a pain guideline

Episode 89: pumpkin seeds, placebo for post-op pain, muscle relaxants, and depression screening

Episode 88: influenza, stroke prevention, a novel telemedicine use, and T2DM overtreatment

Episode 87: COVID boosters, ivermectin, and pregnancy outcomes with COVID infection

Episode 86: dexamethasone post-op, topical terbinafine for toenails, thromboprophylaxis, and vaccine adverse events

Episode 85: aspirin and antidepressant doses, how low to go with BP, and eye drops for migraine

Episode 84: adenotonsillectomy in kids with OSA, DAPT vs ASA for stroke prevention, and ovarian cancer screening

Episode 83: TIA risk score, US for frractures, CDC delta variant report, and harms of MRI

Episode 82: PCR stool tests in kids, duration of antibiotics for CAP in kids, and an UGI bleed guideline

Episode 81: LDL targets, guided antiplatelet therapy, CRC screening, and myocarditis after mRNA vax

Episode 80: Cannabis, PRP for plantar fasciitis, epidural steroids, and COVID mortality and race

Episode 79: caffeine in pregnancy, DM and cancer, ruling out MI, and COVID reinfection

Episode 78: PCN allergy, US guided injections, IBS, and prediabetes prognosis

Episode 77: deprescribing antibiotics, BP screening recommendations, vit D and fish oil to prevent AF, and steroids for wheeze preschoolers.

Episode 76: inhaled steroids work for early COVID, new opiate rules, managing metatarsal fracture, and mRNA vaccines in pregnancy

Episode 75: Duration of symptoms with mild and severe COVID, and true rate of vaccine anaphylaxis

Episode 74: More flozins and tides, Lyme disease, and something new for acute migraine

Episode 73: low-carb diets for T2DM, chronic back pain, and reinfection with COVID

Episode 72: Flozins and tides, new med for migraine, and antidepressants for back pain and DJD

Episode 71: thromboprophylaxis for COVID inpatients, colchicine for outpatients with COVID, and COVID variant mortality

Episode 70: colchicine for heart disease, pregnancy after contraception, and prostate CA screening

Episode 69: baricitinib + remdesivir, positive study of convalescent plasma, and long-haulers

Episode 68: lung cancer screening, preventing celiac disease, and a positive convalescent plasma trial

Episode 67: HPV vaccine, a test for IBD in kids, and household transmission of COVID

Episode 66: repurposed antivirals, banlamivimab for outpatients, and convalescent serum, all for COVID-19

Episode 65: gabapentin for chronic pain, achilles tendons, and aspirin for primary prevention

Episode 64: COVID vaccine update, natural immunity, tocilizumab trials, and a fishing story

Episode 63: overactive bladder, smoking cessation, and bone density testing

Episode 62: Tests for COVID, kids with COVID, and vaccines.

Episode 61: Baloxavir, scaphoid fracture, and bariatric surgery

Episode 60: DAPT after stroke, gout, and HRT after 20 years

Episode 59: Top COVID-19 research studies, part deux

Episode 58: Top COVID studies: 9 of the most important COVID-19 studies

Episode 57: Our (hopefully) last 2 HCQ studies, rehab for COPD, and funny shoes for knee OA

Episode 56: Israeli school outbreak, antibody tests, going nerveless for HTN, and syncope

Episode 55: COVID-19: vaccines, HCQ for mild illness, and C-19 in kids

Episode 54: COVID, overactive bladder, and pro/synbiotics post-op

Episode 53: COVID prevalence, treating UTI, migraine prophylaxis, and lab values

Episode 52: COVID-19, 6 studies on steroids, NPI, MIRS in kids, and more

Episode 51: Convalescent plasma, patient self-testing, pneumothorax, and colic

Episode 50: Last call for HCQ: we cover 6 COVID-19 studies

Episode 49: COVID news, cellulitis diagnosis, and COPD

Episode 48: Two COVID-19 studies, OA guideline, and choosing insulins

Episode 46: remdesivir trials, fecal shedding, and more

Episode 45: 2 COVID studies, IBS and prostate CA screening

Episode 44: 6 COVID-19 studies

Episode 43: 2 COVID-19 studies, breast CA prevention, and post-MI tx

Episode 42: COVID-19 edition

Episode 41: COVID-19 briefs, clavicle fractures, and acetaminophen

Episode 40: food allergies, BP tarbets, and CRC screening

Episode 39: autism, soccer and dementia, and diagnosing hip OA

Episode 38: Top 20 POEMs of 2019, part 3

Episode 37: Top 20 POEMs of 2019, Part 2

Episode 36: Top 20 POEMs of 2019, Part 1

Episode 35: dapagliflozin for HF, muscle relaxants, and gallstone pancreatitis

Episode 34: subclinical hypothyroidism, RA, and preventing CAD and AF

Episode 33: controlling pain, diverticulitis, and when to take BP meds

Episode 32: ticagrelor for CAD, cough and ACEI, and preventing HIV

Episode 31: T2DM treatment, T2DM with CVD or CKD, and pre-diabetes

Episode 30: BRCA mutations, Sitz baths, fecal transplant for IBS, and pneumonia guidelines

Episode 29: congestion, decongestants, personal sound amplifiers, and overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria

Episode 28: 2 hour MI rule out, tramadol safety, and steroids for pneumonia

Primary Care Update Episode 27

Primary Care Update Episode 27

Primary Care Update Episode 26

Primary Care Update Episode 25

Primary Care Update Episode 24

Primary Care Update Episode 23

Episode 22: CHD and AF, antidepressant mgmt, and cardioversion for AF

Primary Care Update Episode 21

Primary Care Update Episode 20

Primary Care Update Episode 19

Primary Care Update Episode 18

Primary Care Update Episode 17

Primary Care Update Episode 16

Primary Care Update Episode 15

Primary Care Update Episode 14

Primary Care Update Episode 13

Primary Care Update: Episode 12

Primary Care Update - Episode 11

Primary Care Update: Episode 10

Primary Care Update: Episode 9

Primary Care Update: Episode 8, 12/20/18

Primary Care Update: Episode 7

Primary Care Update: Episode 6

Primary Care Update: Episode 5

Primary Care Update: Episode 4

Primary Care Update: Episode 3

Primary Care Update: Episode 2

Primary Care Update: Episode 1