AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine President's Address from Dr. Renée Crichlow is featured. Dr. Crichlow is Vice Chair of Health Equity, Boston University Medical School Department of Family Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer of Codman Square Health Center. She also serves as Medical Editor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the American Family Physician journal.

Topics discussed include menopausal symptoms, inflammatory markers in acute respiratory illnesses, nebulized hypertonic saline, fatigue, behavior therapy for insomnia, and phosphatidylethanol testing.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (1:30), antidepressants in osteoarthritis (6:10), overdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (8:00), infertility (10:20), Guardant Health Shield (14:50), and morning vs. bedtime medications for hypertension (17:50).

Growth faltering and failure to thrive in children (1:30), integrated behavioral health (6:30), colon cancer screening (8:20), COVID risk stratification (11:10), COPD (14:00), and a hyperbilirubinemia guideline (19:50).

Disability evaluations (1:40), screening for genital herpes infection (5:30), management of type 2 diabetes (7:00), music for insomnia therapy (9:10), evaluating the child with a limp (10:40), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (15:00).