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Primary Care Update — Health & Fitness
Primary Care Update

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 Gary Ferenchick MD, and POEMs co-founder Henry Barry MD, MS for this fast-paced weekly update on evidence-based primary care.

Copyright: © Mark Ebell and friends

Latest Episodes:

Primary Care Update Episode 18 May 14, 2019

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Today Mark, John and Henry talk about: how to rule out (and rule in) pneumonia (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30850460); an RCT of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699054); and non-drug treatments for IBS (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30177784).

Primary Care Update Episode 17 Apr 29, 2019

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This week, Henry, Mark and John discuss: statins for primary prevention in the elderly (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30712900); beer before wine or vice versa (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753321); and the impact on control on school performance in kids with T1DM (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30721295). Plus a beer themed quiz.

Primary Care Update Episode 16 Apr 17, 2019

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How long does a new knee or hip last (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30782340); does subacromial decompression work for chronic shoulder pain (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30728120); fentanyl or ketamine intranasally for extremity injury in kids (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30592476); and splint or cast for fibular fracture (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30674451).

Primary Care Update Episode 15 Mar 27, 2019

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This week: is it safe to skip breakfast (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30700403), reducing fracture risk in women with osteopenia (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30575489), drug therapy for anxiety disorder (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30712879 ), and antibiotics for serious asthma exacerbations (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30688986).

Primary Care Update Episode 14 Mar 19, 2019

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Today we talk about stem cell injections for osteoarthritis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29099618), a rant about mortality outcomes in cancer screening from Mark, omega-3 oils for primary prevention (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30415637), and testosterone for depression in men (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30427999).

Primary Care Update Episode 13 Mar 06, 2019

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Today we talk about the impact of more primary care physicians in a population on health outcomes; whether or not probiotics, prebiotics, and antibiotics are helpful for irritable bowel; and the impact of SGLT-2 inhibitors like empagliflozin on cardiovascular outcomes in diabetics with heart disease or at very high risk.

Primary Care Update: Episode 12 Feb 12, 2019

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Today's topics: what is the safest oral anticoagulant (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30512099), new diabetes guidelines (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30291106), and the good and the ouch of the new zoster vaccines (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30361202).

Primary Care Update - Episode 11 Feb 08, 2019

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Today we discuss: vitamin D for pain and headache (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25261164); chronic diarrhea guidelines (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653941); lorcaserin and T2DM (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293771); and the results of "screening" MRI (https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4577).

Primary Care Update: Episode 10 Jan 18, 2019

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Does linagliptin prevent CV events: ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30418475; does Tai Chi prevent falls and fractures: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30208396; treatment of endometriosis pain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30396557; and the benefits of sauna: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486813.

Primary Care Update: Episode 9 Jan 04, 2019

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This week: how does the yield for FIT testing compare with colonoscopy (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29101260); our take on the new ACC/AHA lipid guidelines (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423391); and what works (or doesn't) for subacute cough (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30201828).

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