AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

By American Academy of Family Physicians

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Twice a month, faculty and residents of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Family Medicine Residency discuss key clinical points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). AFP publishes clinical reviews that help keep physicians current with advances in diagnosis and treatment. Contributing editor: Dr. Steven Brown.

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Episode 182 -- May 2023 -- ...

06.01.2023

Disability evaluations (1:40), screening for genital herpes infection (5:30), management of type 2 diabetes (7:00), music for insomnia therapy (9:10), evaluating the child with a limp (10:40), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (15:00).

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast episodes:

06.01.2023 Episode 182 -- May 2023 -- Part 2: AFP: American Family Physician Disability evaluations (1:40), screening for genital herpes infection (5:30), management of type 2 diabetes (7:00), music for insomnia therapy (9:10), evaluating the child with a limp (10:40), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (15:00).
05.15.2023 Episode 181 -- May 2023 -- Part 1: AFP: American Family Physician Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (2:50), Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio test for Alzheimer disease (7:50), cabotegravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (10:10), dizziness (14:20), baclofen for alcohol use disorder (19:40), and AFP clinical answers (22:20).
05.01.2023 Episode 180 -- April 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Systemic lupus erythematosus (1:40), Bell palsy (6:30), outpatient management of COVID-19 (10:20), metformin or lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes (13:50), acetazolamide for acute heart failure (18:00), low back pain (20:20), and a brand new game (22:20).
04.17.2023 Episode 179 -- April 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Chronic asthma management (1:40), conflict of interest in asthma guidelines (6:50), top 20 research studies of 2022 (9:40), legal challenges for family physicians and abortion care (16:30), management of postpartum hemorrhage (20:10), and liraglutide for Type 2 diabetes (22:30).
04.01.2023 Episode 178 -- March 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Corticosteroids for low back pain (1:40), glaucoma (4:20), screening for obstructive sleep apnea (10:10), polycystic ovary syndrome (13:20), diabetic peripheral neuropathy (17:50), and antiplatelet agents for deep venous thrombosis (20:10).
03.15.2023 Episode 177 -- March 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Posttraumatic stress disorder (1:30), risk for ovarian cancer (5:40), viloxazine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (9:30), foot orthoses for flat feet (12:50), diagnosing appendicitis (14:40), and pulmonary nodules (17:50).
03.01.2023 Episode 176 -- February 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Acute otitis externa (1:30), trazodone for insomnia (4:40), long COVID (7:10), common skin conditions during pregnancy (9:20), chronic disease management during Ramadan (14:50), statins for primary prevention (16:50), and an evidence-based medicine minute (19:30).
02.14.2023 Episode 175 -- February 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Introduction of the newly available Spanish-language AFP podcast (0.30), fibromyalgia (7:00), bee stinger removal (11:30), eczema (13:20), televisits for prenatal care (15:10), peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection (17:30), and AFP clinical answers (21:20).
01.27.2023 Episode 174 -- January 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Pharmacogenomic testing for antidepressant selection (2:40), lung cancer screening (4:00), temporomandibular disorders (8:50), SGLT-2 inhibitors for heart failure (13:00), analgesics in soft tissue injury (15:00), and tonsillitis (17:30).
01.18.2023 Episode 173 -- January 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Infectious mononucleosis (1:10), polyarticular joint pain (5:10), first-trimester abortion (9:20), corticosteroids for Kawasaki disease (12:00), scaphoid wrist fractures (14:40), and semaglutide for obesity (16:40).
01.01.2023 Episode 172 -- December 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Overdiagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (1:50), galactorrhea (5:20), testicular torsion (9:40), medication abortion (12:40), anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (14:40), platelet-rich plasma injections (19:50), and a new feature, hot takes in family medicine (22:50).
12.16.2022 Episode 171 -- December 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Noninvasive prenatal screening (1:40), antibiotics in upper respiratory infections (3:50), posttraumatic stress disorder (10:30), people experiencing homelessness (13:20), deprescribing proton pump inhibitors (17:30), a new practice guideline for adults with hypertension (20:10), and our favorite holiday and winter ICD 10 ...
11.28.2022 Episode 170 -- November 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Long COVID (1:40), management of head and neck injuries by the sideline physician (4:50), enuresis in children (10:30), surviving sepsis (16:10), vericiguat for heart failure (18:20), and magnesium sulfate in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (23:10).
11.15.2022 Episode 169 -- November 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Smoking cessation (1:40), Binx IO for chlamydia (8:30), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory use and bone healing (10:30), peripheral edema (13:50), anal dysplasia (19:00), and vitamin supplementation (21:10).
10.28.2022 Episode 168 -- October 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Endometriosis (1:40), substance use disorders (5:20), the spiritual assessment (9:50), aducanumab (16:00), hypertension in children (18:00), and early exercise after concussion (19:50).
10.14.2022 Episode 167 -- October 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Schizophrenia (2:00), obstetric care in maternity deserts (6:10), exercise for low back pain (9:30), duty to report incompetent physicians (12:20), albumin infusion for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (14:40), and polymyalgia rheumatica (17:10).
09.27.2022 Episode 166 -- September 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Ibrexafungerp for vulvovaginal candidiasis (1:30), acute headache (4:10), risk of infection with intravenous iron (10:00), thrombocytopenia (12:20), and influenza vaccine after myocardial infarction (15:50).
09.15.2022 Episode 165 -- September 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Medications for the common cold (1:40), evidence-based contraception (4:20), procalcitonin for respiratory tract infections (8:40), Achilles tendon rupture (12:00), chronic constipation (14:30), and management of rheumatoid arthritis (18:10).
08.30.2022 Episode 164 -- August 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Countering medical misinformation (1:30), arthropod bites and stings (3:30), overuse of screening colonoscopies (8:40), abdominal aortic aneurysm (11:10), oral vs. intravenous iron (14:10), shared decision-making (15:40), and rapid-fire AFP clinical answers (18:50).
08.15.2022 Episode 163 -- August 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Race as an identifier in clinical presentations (1:30), diverticular disease (2:50), medical cannabis (8:00), air cleaners for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (10:20), scrotal masses (11:50), and prone positioning in COVID-19 (17:20).
07.28.2022 Episode 162 -- July 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Celiac disease (1:50), top research studies of 2021 for primary care physicians (5:00), membrane sweeping (11:00), exercise during pregnancy (15:40), and screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia (17:40).
07.16.2022 Episode 161 -- July 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Acute pancreatitis (2:30), proton pump inhibitors (7:10), palliative care interventions (9:10), coronary artery calcium scoring (11:50), acute diarrhea (17:00), and weight loss medications (20:40).
06.26.2022 Episode 160 -- June 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Preoperative evaluation in children (1:50), oral vs. intramuscular vitamin B12 (6:10), overuse of interventional procedures for low back pain (7:30), acute stroke diagnosis (9:40), antibiotics for sore throat (13:50), and topical treatment for mild to moderate acne (17:00).
06.15.2022 Episode 159 -- June 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Metabolic surgery for adult obesity (1:40), predicting dementia (5:30), distribution of Spanish-speaking family physicians (8:00), community-acquired pneumonia in adults (9:50), screening for atrial fibrillation (16:00), and SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes (17:50).
05.26.2022 Episode 158 -- May 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Constipation in children (1:30), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain (5:10), psoriasis (7:10), evaluation after first seizure (9:50), and kinesiology taping (14:50).
05.14.2022 Episode 157 -- May 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Supervised injection sites (1:30), MyProstateScore (4:40), sexually transmitted infections (9:10), Paxlovid (15:10), salt intake for patients with chronic kidney disease (17:20), and child maltreatment (20:20).
05.03.2022 Episode 156 -- April 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Chlamydial and gonococcal infections (1:30), relapse of depression (6:50), where clinical practice guidelines go wrong (8:50), ulcerative colitis (11:10), vasomotor symptoms of menopause (17:00), and the number needed to treat game (19:30).
04.25.2022 Episode 155 -- April 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Recurrent venous thromboembolism (1:30), antifungals for vulvovaginal candidiasis (4:30), common sleep disorders in adults (6:50), why physicians should not prescribe aducanumab for Alzheimer disease (14:40), medical care for adults with Down Syndrome (17:10), and alcoholic hepatitis (19:10).
04.12.2022 Bonus Episode 15 -- April 12, 2022 AFP: American Family Physician The AFP Podcast welcomes Will Flanary, MD, aka Dr. Glaucomflecken, for some bonus laughs and bonus eye content.
03.27.2022 Episode 154 -- March 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Thalassemia (1:30), casts for scaphoid fractures (6:40), abdominal pain (10:30), bacterial meningitis in children (12:40), parathyroid disorders (15:50), and AFP clinical answers (20:50).
03.21.2022 Episode 153 -- March 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Appropriate use of electrocardiography in preparticipation physical evaluations (1:30), curbing cascades of care (4:20), sacroiliac joint dysfunction (6:10), health care–associated infections (10:50), preventing dental caries (15:00), and caring for patients who are Muslim who fast during Ramadan (17:50).
03.07.2022 Episode 152 -- February 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Topical nitroglycerin for lower-extremity tendinopathy (1:30), maturity-onset diabetes of the young (3:30), remdesivir for COVID-19 (9:50), pulmonary rehabilitation (13:00), borderline personality disorder (15:20), and Cologuard for colorectal cancer screening (19:00).
02.23.2022 Episode 151 -- February 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Common sleep disorders in children (1:40), colorectal cancer screening (6:50), hemoptysis (13:00), and POEMs: Valentine's edition (17:10).
01.24.2022 Episode 150 -- January 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Platelet-rich plasma for alopecia (2:10), cluster headaches (4:20), PrecivityAD for Alzheimer disease (8:20), muscle relaxants for low back pain (10:50), pruritus (12:20), and compression stockings to prevent deep vein thrombosis (16:20).
01.18.2022 Episode 149 -- January 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Transient global amnesia (1:40), paliforzia for peanut allergy (4:50), walking for hypertension (10:00), adenomyosis (11:40), saturated fat (15:10), and treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus (19:40).
01.10.2022 Bonus Episode 14 -- January 10, 2022 AFP: American Family Physician The advocacy episode: How can family physicians, students, and residents best advocate for our specialty, our patients, and our communities? Special guests are AAFP Board Member, Dr. Sarah Nosal; AAFP Senior Vice President, Stephanie Quinn; state legislator Representative, Kelli Butler; ...
01.04.2022 Episode 148 -- December 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Community-acquired pneumonia in children (1:30), neonatal sepsis calculator (5:40), COVID-19 booster vaccinations (8:20), prediabetes diagnosis: helpful or harmful (10:00), septic arthritis (13:00), and Lyme disease (16:40).
12.20.2021 Episode 147 -- December 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Cannabis essentials (1:30), comprehensive care (6:30), probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea (8:00), hepatitis C (10:50), dismantling anti-Black racism (17:40), screening for gestational diabetes (20:20), and holiday ICD-10 codes (22:50).
12.02.2021 Episode 146 -- November 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Altered mental status (1:30), treatment for migraines (6:10), tirbanibulin (9:40), basal cell carcinoma (13:10), end-stage renal disease (16:20), and antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia (21:40).
11.22.2021 Episode 145 -- November 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Vocal cord dysfunction (1:30), injections for trigger finger (3:50), Mycoplasma genitalium (5:40), fetal growth restriction (8:40), coenzyme Q10 (13:50), and dual antiplatelet therapy for stroke (17:00).
11.04.2021 Episode 144 -- October 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Hepatitis A (1:30), screening for ovarian cancer (5:30), refusing gifts from industry (8:00), diabetes-related foot infection (11:30), ultrasonography for peripheral intravenous catheters (16:40), and venous thromboembolism (18:30).
10.21.2021 Episode 143 -- October 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Interventions to improve use of continuous positive airway pressure (1:30), onychomycosis (4:20), racial disparities at the end of life (8:30), osteomyelitis (10:10), diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention (15:10), and neonatal resuscitation (19:20).
10.12.2021 Bonus Episode 13 -- October 12, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician Hosts Ramla N. Kasozi, MD, MPH, and James Smith MD, MPH, board certified family physicians and recent residency graduates, welcome special guest Renee Crichlow, MD, family medicine faculty and leader, for a discussion of anti-racism, building community, breaking down barriers ...
10.01.2021 Episode 142 -- September 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Hereditary hemochromatosis (1:30), remdesivir (5:00), race-based clinical algorithms (8:30), melatonin in older adults (10:50), alcohol withdrawal syndrome (13:40), and epidural corticosteroid injections (18:50).
09.15.2021 Episode 141 -- September 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Lower extremity cellulitis (1:30), Kawasaki disease (4:00), pelvic floor muscle training (8:20), parasitic infections (10:30), Helicobacter pylori infection treatment (16:50), and calprotectin in the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (19:50).
09.02.2021 Episode 140 -- August 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Human papillomavirus (1:40), state-level variation in primary care (5:30), dysmenorrhea (7:40), diverticulitis (11:00), physical activity to prevent depression (12:40), diabetes medications and cardiovascular outcomes (15:00).
08.25.2021 Episode 139 -- August 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Care of the college student (1:40), fallacies and dangers of race-based medicine (4:40), intrauterine devices for heavy bleeding (6:50), pertussis (9:30), ultrasonography for small bowel obstruction (15:30), and COVID-19 postdischarge (17:30).
08.01.2021 Episode 138 -- July 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician Complex regional pain syndrome (1:40), pharmacologic management of agitation in dementia (5:20), semaglutide (7:10), clascoterone for acne (9:20), lung cancer screening (12:20), and management of infants born to mothers with HIV infection (13:50).
07.15.2021 Episode 137 -- July 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician Unintentional weight loss in older adults (1:50), the top 20 research studies of 2020 (6:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (9:50), GeneSight (12:20), single-dose opioid analgesics (14:30), and rapid antigen and molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2 (16:40).
06.27.2021 Episode 136 -- June 15, 2021 -- AFP: American Family Physician Irritable bowel syndrome (2:00), penicillin allergy (7:30), obstetric lacerations (11:40), tobacco cessation (14:00), mobility assistive device use in older adults (18:30), and information on a new hypertensive guideline (22:50).

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