On this episode, we discuss community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its clinical presentation, common etiologies, and underlying pathophysiology. We review current guidelines and evidence-based treatment recommendations for managing CAP, including diagnostic criteria, severity assessment tools, and appropriate antimicrobial selection. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety considerations, and appropriate use of antimicrobial therapies, supportive care measures, and monitoring strategies in the treatment of CAP.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we discuss tobacco use disorder and describe its clinical impact, common presentations, and underlying neurobiological mechanisms. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for smoking cessation, including pharmacologic and behavioral interventions. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of nicotine-replacement therapies, prescription pharmacotherapies, behavioral strategies, and long-term patient follow-up in smoking cessation.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define major depressive disorder (MDD) and describe its clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, etiologies, and pathophysiology. We also evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing major depression, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. We then compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of antidepressant therapies, psychotherapy modalities, and adjunctive treatments in managing depression.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define osteoporosis and describe its clinical presentations, underlying pathophysiology, and common etiologies. We compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of various antiresorptive and anabolic agents used in osteoporosis management. We also review current guidelines and evidence-based approaches for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we discuss ulcerative colitis (UC) and describe its clinical presentations, underlying pathophysiology, and common etiologies. We evaluate current clinical guidelines and evidence-based strategies for managing UC. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of available UC therapies, such as aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and biologics.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define open-angle glaucoma and describe its clinical presentations, risk factors, and underlying pathophysiolog. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing open-angle glaucoma, including pharmacological and procedural interventions. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of topical therapies and alternative options in treating open-angle glaucoma.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we review irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and describe its clinical presentations, subtypes, and pathophysiology. We discuss current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing IBS, including pharmacological, dietary, and lifestyle interventions. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of IBS therapies, including medications, dietary modifications, and symptom-specific management strategies.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define anemia and describe its clinical presentations, classifications, and underlying etiologies. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based strategies for diagnosing and managing different types of anemia, including iron-deficiency, vitamin B12/folate-deficiency, and anemia of chronic disease.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and describe its clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, and underlying pathophysiology. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing OCD, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. We also, compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and other emerging treatment modalities for OCD.

Dr. David Osser's psychopharmacology Algorithm Website

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define acute mania and describe its clinical presentations, underlying causes, and pathophysiology. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing acute mania, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and adjunctive therapies in the management of acute manic episodes.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you're not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below:

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast.. You can get a copy of HPM at the links below:

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]