Primary Care Pod

May 07 2024 143 ep. 16 mins 1.2k
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Welcome to the Primary Care Podcast. We review the latest news, updates, and guidelines for primary care providers. Every episode under 15 minutes, or your money back! Not medical advice!

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USPSTF 2024 Breast Cancer Screening Guideline Update!

May 07 2024 16 mins  
We're back!

A New Pandemic? PICKLEBALL INJURIES ON THE RISE!

Jul 07 2023 4 mins  
Fun, quick episode this week. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33934725/ Non-fatal senior pickleball and tennis-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments, 2010-2019 Harold Weiss 1, Jacob Dougherty 2, Charles DiMaggio 3

First Unprovoked VTE, Cause for Lifelong Blood Thinners?

Jul 04 2023 16 mins  
Today's episode is a very complicated topic without clear cut benefits. Expert opinions and modeling data to address a dangerous and serious topic. Let's look at 2 sources: a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine and an expert opinion from Uptodate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/selecting-adult-patients-with-lower-extremity-deep-venous-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-emboli

Intermittent Fasting vs. Caloric Restriction, Head to Head!

Jun 28 2023 15 mins  
Time restricted eating vs. caloric restriction. Is there a winner in this 1:1:1 12-month trial from Chicago? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364268/ Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population : A Randomized Controlled Trial Shuhao Lin 1, Sofia Cienfuegos 1, Mark Ezpeleta 1, Kelsey Gabel 1, Vasiliki Pavlou 1, Andrea Mulas 1

New RSV Vaccine Studies!

May 24 2023 22 mins  
Talking about 2 studies released last month: 1. Giving it to 3rd trimester moms and seeing what happens in newborns: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37018474/ 2. Giving it to 60+ yo adults and seeing what happens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37018468/ What happens when I review these? Listen to find out! Helpful table (Not sure if this will reproduce well or not): NNT

Personalization - A New Treatment Algorithm for Blood Pressure Management

Apr 25 2023 13 mins  
Hey everyone, on today's episode we are talking about a recent JAMA article on Heterogeneity in Blood Pressure Response to various blood pressure medicines and the idea of individualizing antihypertensive algorithms. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2803518

Treating Resistant Depression in Elders - Add or Switch Meds?

Mar 21 2023 16 mins  
Today's episode we look at a study of 60+ year olds who have poorly controlled depression. Is it better to add on medications? Switch medications? Does it matter? Study link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36867173/

New(ish) Drug for MACE Prevention

Mar 05 2023 15 mins  
Bempedoic Acid aka Nexletol has a new trial in NEJM that shows MACE reduction in very high risk patients (mostly secondary but some primary prevention). NNT? NNH? Other trials on Bempedoic acid? Tune in and find out.

Asthma Management: Less is More?

Mar 05 2023 15 mins  
Interesting study today that looks at High dose ICS inhalers possibly have worse outcomes in patients than medium dose ICS inhalers, leading to more exacerbations and need for antibiotics. Plausible? Let's discuss!

Low Serum Creatinine Can Be Dangerous

Feb 17 2023 9 mins  
We take a Pre-operative study from the Annals of Surgery and talk about perioperative risk management for patients with low serum creatinine.