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Episode 118: hyperbilirubinemia, diabetic neuropathy, acute heart failure, and screening for CVD Dec 10, 2022

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This week, Kate, Gary, Henry and Mark discuss a new guideline for managing jaundice in babies, treating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, acetazolamide for patients hospitalized with CHF, and screening for CVD in older men.

Episode 117: the plague, treatment of prediabetes, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and the value of pyuria Nov 27, 2022

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This week, Mark, Kate, Henry and Gary discuss black Friday, black Death; long term outcomes of managing patients with impaired glucose tolerance or "pre-diabetes" (Henry hates that term); treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in nursing home residents; and the significance of microscopic pyuria in asymptomatic patients.

Episode 116: Polypills, yoga for migraine, best 2nd drug for DM, and Paxlovid for omicron Nov 09, 2022

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Gary, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss 4 POEMs: polypills for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, yoga for migraines, the best 2nd drug for type 2 DM, and clinical outcomes with Paxlovid in the omicron wave. Do check out Essential Evidence Plus if you want all of the POEMs each month and a great primary care reference.

Episode 115: bisphosphonates and mortality, COVID rebound, and 2 IBS treatments Oct 29, 2022

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This week, join Mark, Kate, Gary and Henry as they discuss 4 studies: mortality reduction from the treatment of osteoporosis, hypnosis for patients with IBS, COVID rebound syndrome, and low FODMAP diets in patients with IBS.

Episode 114: cannabis for chronic pain, scaphoid fractures, and steroids for renal colic Oct 12, 2022

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On this week's podcast, our intrepid trio of family physicians discusses cannabis for chronic pain, treatment of scaphoid fractures in adults, and adding dexamethasone to ketorolac for adults with renal colic.

Episode 113: POC respiratory panels, fever in adults, and CV benefits of SGLT-2's Sep 28, 2022

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Today Kate, Gary and Henry talk about point of care respiratory panels for children, outcomes of controlling fever in adults, and SGLT2 inhibitors and heart failure. Mark is enjoying Murphy's in Cork but still managed to do the post-production.

Episode 112: buckle fractures, tirzepatide for obesity, and stroke risk with severe carotid stenosis Sep 14, 2022

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This week, Henry, Gary and Mark discuss: managing children with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius, tirzepatide for treating obesity in adults without T2DM, and stroke risk in patients with asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis. Kate couldn't join us this week, but check out her thoughtful essay in the journal Family Medicine

Episode 110: pharmacogenomics, functional abdominal pain in kids, vitamin D and fractures, and a T2DM guideline Sep 03, 2022

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This episode, Henry, Kate, Mark and their colleague Gary Ferenchick from MSU discuss: pharmacogenomic-guided antidepressant therapy, non-drug interventions for children with functional abdominal pain, Vitamin D and fracture risk in the elderly, and NICE guideline for persons with T2DM.

Primary Care Update: Remembering John Hickner, MD, MS Sep 02, 2022

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Our mentor, colleague, fellow podcaster, and dear friend John Hickner died peacefully at home on August 22nd at age 72. As we grieve, we want to share some stories about John that exemplify why he was the kindest, most thoughtful, and most decent person we have had the privilege to know.

Episode 109: motivational interviewing for weight loss, urate lowering in gout, and screening for anal cancer. Aug 17, 2022

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This week Kate, Henry and Mark discuss motivational interviewing for weight loss, intensive vs standard urate lowering in persons with gout, and screening high risk persons for anal cancer.

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