Annals On Call Podcast
Each Annals On Call podcast features Dr. Bob Centor discussing and debating a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine with a guest expert.
Latest episodes
Dec 31, 2018 • 26min
Diverticulitis: Myth Versus Evidence
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and management of diverticulitis with Dr. Lisa Strate, the author of a recent Annals In the Clinic review.
Dec 17, 2018 • 21min
Is This How It Is Supposed to Be?
Dr. Centor discusses the unintended consequences of the U.S. health care delivery and payment system on quality of care, physician wellness, patient satisfaction, and health care costs with Dr. Maria Maldonado. Dr. Maldonado is the author of a recent Annals "On Being a Doctor" essay that poignantly illustrates these issues.
Dec 3, 2018 • 18min
Hidden Curriculum
Dr. Centor and his guest, Dr. Jack Ende, discuss how informal aspects of the teaching environment can be just as influential as the formal curriculum.
Nov 19, 2018 • 22min
Primary Aldosteronism: How Often Are We Missing It?
Dr. Centor discusses primary aldosteronism and hypertension with Dr. David Calhoun. Recent evidence suggest we may be missing the diagnosis more often than we think.
Nov 5, 2018 • 28min
Improving Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk
Dr. Centor discusses an update of the pooled cohort equations used to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk with Dr. Rodney Hayward. Dr. Hayward was a co-investigator on a recent study that updated the equations to improve prediction in sex and race subgroups.
Oct 15, 2018 • 24min
Diuretic Resistance
Dr. Centor discusses diuretic resistance in patients with heart failure with Dr. Joel Topf. Listeners will gain knowledge to help make better-informed choices when prescribing diuretics to patients with heart failure.
Oct 1, 2018 • 20min
Diagnosing Sepsis: Untangling Confusion Around qSOFA and SIRS
Dr. Centor interviews Dr. Rachael A. Lee to try to help listeners untangle the confusion around qSOFA and SIRS, 2 tools to help clinicians decide if a patient has sepsis.
Sep 17, 2018 • 22min
Oral Pharmacologic Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes: Choosing Therapy Wisely
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor interviews Dr. Michael J. Barry about the evidence for choosing oral drug therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes from among the expanding list of options.
Sep 3, 2018 • 28min
Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: How Low Should We Go?
Dr. Centor discusses guidelines regarding targets for glycemic control targets for patients with type 2 diabetes and the controversy around these recommendations.
Aug 20, 2018 • 32min
Hypertension Limbo
Dr. Centor discusses ACP/AAFP and ACC/AHA recommendations for the care of patients with hypertension with Dr. Devan Kansagara, a co-author of the American College of Physicians clinical guidelines on the management of hypertension in older adults.
