
AFP: American Family Physician Podcast
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.
Latest episodes

Mar 20, 2020 • 29min
Episode 106 - March 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
“Breathe” by Renée Crichlow, MD (1:00), combination therapy for hypertension (6:00), esketamine for depression (10:20), guidelines for group B Streptococcus disease (13:30), medication use to reduce breast cancer risk (19:30), genital ulcers (22:00), clinical answers quick-fire (26:30).

Mar 6, 2020 • 26min
Episode 105 - March 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
Point-of-care ultrasonography (1:40), vitamin and mineral supplementation for maintaining cognitive function (5:30), upper gastrointestinal bleeding (8:10), probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea (13:40), emotional support animals (16:20), music therapy for depression (19:10), and tai chi for fibromyalgia (21:40).

Feb 21, 2020 • 19min
Episode 104 - February 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
Coccidioidomycosis (1:40), cerebral palsy (5:20), immunization schedules (9:10), dupilumab for asthma (10:10), antidepressant treatment (13:00), and BRCA-related cancer testing (14:20).

Feb 4, 2020 • 18min
Episode 103 - February 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
Screening and counseling adolescents and young adults (1:40), the sexual health history (5:10), onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for prevention of migraine (7:50), breast cancer screening (10:00), and Clostridioides difficile infection (12:20)

Jan 21, 2020 • 21min
Episode 102 - January 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
Pain medications before intrauterine device placement (1:40), muscle weakness (3:50), revefenacin (7:30), editorial: "America Needs More Family Doctors" (9:50), screening for hepatitis B infection in pregnancy (12:00), short-term systemic corticosteroids (13:50), management of atrial fibrillation (17:50).

Jan 11, 2020 • 17min
Episode 101 - January 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (1:30), positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (5:00), lymphoma (7:00), tapering opioids (10:20), branched-chain amino acids for hepatic encephalopathy (14:00).

Dec 24, 2019 • 37min
Episode 100 - December 15, 2019 AFP: American Family Physician
The 100th episode spectacular! Amblyopia (3:50), the case against coronary artery calcium scoring (11:00), cirrhosis (15:40), baloxavir for influenza (23:10), and a point-of-care guide for deep vein thrombosis (28:40). Also messages from special guests, highlights from our first 100 episodes, and...wait for it...a new song to close out the show.

Dec 16, 2019 • 28min
Episode 99 - December 1, 2019 AFP: American Family Physician
Alpha blockers for nephrolithiasis (1:30), influenza (4:20), pelvic floor muscle training (9:30), cold weather injuries (10:50), combined oral contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding (16:00), and general health checks (18:40).

Nov 25, 2019 • 21min
Episode 98: November 15, 2019 AFP: American Family Physician
The changing climate and health impacts (1:40), gestational hypertension and preeclampsia (8:50), as needed treatment for asthma (12:40), depression in children and adolescents (13:50), platelet rich plasma for rotator cuff symptoms (17:10), preexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection (17:40).

Nov 7, 2019 • 20min
Episode 97: November 1, 2019 AFP: American Family Physician
Care of military veterans (1:40), eczema (6:30), physician burnout (8:00), hidradenitis suppurativa (11:10), telehealth consultations (16:00).