
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

Dec 15, 2023 • 22min
Episode 195 -- December 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed in this podcast include preconception counseling, research in family medicine, pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, psoriasis recognition and management, transgender care, and overuse of antireflux medicines in infants.

Dec 1, 2023 • 24min
Episode 194 – November 2023 – Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed in this podcast include syncope, testosterone therapy and adverse effects, baricitinib for alopecia areata, intestinal parasites, antiarrhythmics in atrial fibrillation, and AFP Clinical Answers.

Nov 15, 2023 • 22min
Episode 193 -- November 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed include dog and cat bites, inappropriate medication use in older adults, pleural effusions, poststroke depression, and pro/con editorials about bone turnover markers in osteoporosis therapy.

Oct 30, 2023 • 23min
Episode 192 -- October 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics include ill returning travelers, preventive services, thiazide diuretics, over-the-counter medications in pregnancy, RSV vaccination, mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy, childhood obesity, and Halloween ICD-10 codes.

Oct 16, 2023 • 19min
Episode 191 -- October 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed include hypertension in adults, magnesium in COPD, medications for weight loss, cryptorchidism, early return to activity in concussion, and RSV vaccination. The hosts provide recommendations on screening for hypertension, discuss the effectiveness of IV magnesium for COPD exacerbations, and emphasize early surgical treatment for cryptorchidism. They also cover recent vaccine recommendations and updates, such as RSV vaccination during pregnancy and revised dosage recommendations for childhood pneumococcal vaccinations.

Oct 3, 2023 • 21min
Episode 190 -- September 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed in the podcast include nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation, primary aldosteronism, dual- vs. triple-combination inhalers for asthma, smell and taste disorders, finerenone, and diagnostic overshadowing.

Sep 15, 2023 • 22min
Episode 189 -- September 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed include gestational diabetes mellitus, steroid injections and blood glucose, heart failure management, BD Max vaginal panel, benzodiazepine use disorder, and chlorthalidone vs hydrochlorothiazide.

Sep 1, 2023 • 24min
Episode 188 -- August 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed include pressure injuries, perioperative management of antithrombotic medications, irritable bowel syndrome, speech and language delay in children, family medicine residency applications and abortion, ischemic heart disease, and the number needed to treat game.

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Aug 16, 2023 • 21min
Episode 187 -- August 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Topics discussed in the podcast include prenatal care, treatment of mild hypertension, food allergies, discharge against medical advice, inspiratory muscle training for COPD, and oral anticholinergics for overactive bladder.

Aug 1, 2023 • 23min
Episode 186 -- July 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Mpox (1:40), trigger point injections for low back pain (8:00), conservative interventions for urinary incontinence (9:30), torsemide versus furosemide (12:10), childhood eye exam (14:20), and headache during pregnancy and breastfeeding (18:50).