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Four healthily skeptical primary care physicians discuss the latest in primary care medicine. Join Essential Evidence Editor Mark Ebell MD, Rush University's Kate Rowland MD, MSU Professor of Medicine... more
FAQs about Primary Care Update:How many episodes does Primary Care Update have?The podcast currently has 182 episodes available.
April 10, 2024Episode 152: SGLT2's for heart failure, bariatric surgery outcomes, UTI in kids, and lung screening outcomes.Join Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry (who went to the eclipse!) as they discuss SGLT2 inhibitors for older adults and frail adults with heart failure, the long term outcomes of bariatric surgery in adults with T2DM, the best duration of antibiotics for febrile UTI in kids, and real world outcomes of lung cancer screening....more30minPlay
March 25, 2024Episode 151: SSRIs and mania, oseltamivir, exercise and BP, and HPV vaccine preventing cancer.Join us today as Gary, Kate, Mark and Henry discuss risks of SSRIs provoking mania in adolescents, real world effectiveness of HPV vaccination for preventing cervical cancer, whether tamiflu reduces hospitalization in adults with flu, and the effects of exercise on BP....more31minPlay
March 11, 2024Episode 150: EXXUA for depression, ubrogepant for migraine, PCI for stable angina, and a simple way to communicationsThis week, Gary, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss a newly approved medication for major depression in adults, initiation of abortive therapy using ubrogepant during migraine prodrome, the value of PCI for patients with stable angina, and a simple intervention to improve communication with hospitalized patients. And a quiz!...more31minPlay
February 26, 2024Episode 149: afib risk scores, tai chi and cognition, flu vax, and managing gallstonesThis week join us as Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary discuss clinical prediction tool for patients using DOACs for atrial fibrillation, the benefits of cognitively enhanced tai chi, whether high dose recombinant flu vaccine is useful in adults 50-64, and watching patients with symptomatic gallstone disease. ...more33minPlay
February 13, 2024Episode 148: meds for alcohol withdrawal, opioids and stimulants, and treating agitation in ADThis week, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder, using opioids in adults with cancer pain who also use non-medical stimulants, and brexpiprazole for agitation in patients with Alzheimer's dementia. ...more24minPlay
January 30, 2024Episode 147: TENS for post-op pain, Alzheimer's meds, and delivering bad newsJoin Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary as they talk about: TENS for pain after cesarean delivery, cholinesterase inhibitors and risk of falls, a meta-analysis of the new Alzheimer’s drugs, and telephone delivery of bad news ...more33minPlay
January 17, 2024Episode 146: nasal suction for infants, amitriptyline for IBS, aspirin to prevent CRC, and talking about hard thingsThis week, join Henry, Kate, Gary and Mark as they discuss 4 great studies: home suction devices for infants with bronchiolitis, amitriptyline for adults with irritable bowel, high-dose aspirin for preventing colorectal cancer, and communicating about serious illness and end of life. ...more32minPlay
January 03, 2024Episode 145: DAPT for dementia, BP control post-stroke, managing CHD, and probiotics for IBSThis week, Kate, Henry, Mark and Gary discuss antiplatelet medications to prevent dementia, post-stroke blood pressure control, the latest guideline for managing patients with chronic cardiac disease, and probiotics for patients with irritable bowel syndrome....more37minPlay
December 21, 2023Episode 144: cellulitis prognosis, chronic migraine tx, long COVID tx, and drugs for lipidsThis week Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary talk about how long it takes for lower extremity cellulitis to improve, how long it takes for CGRP monoclonal antibodies to take effect in adults with chronic migraine, whether CBT is effective for fatigue in patients with long COVID, and outcome data for various lipid lowering therapies. Plus a painful quiz, and Gary learns what an umbrella review is!...more31minPlay
December 05, 2023Episode 143: sponges for acne, renal colic, breast CA overdiagnosis, BP cuff sizeThis week, Kate, Mark, Gary and Henry will discuss a possible new agent for acne, analgesia in adults with renal colic, breast cancer overdiagnosis in older women, and the importance of BP cuff size. Plus a Dickensian quiz. ...more27minPlay
FAQs about Primary Care Update:How many episodes does Primary Care Update have?The podcast currently has 182 episodes available.