Primary Care Update – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week, Kate, Mark, Gary and Henry tackle 4 new studies: the updated PREVENT cardiovascular disease risk calculators from the AHA, long-term consequences of UTIs in children, antibiotics for sinusitis in kids, and biomarkers to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

This week, join Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry as they discuss screening asymptomatic people for COPD and asthma, the rate of new onset seizures after COVID vaccination, choosing the best oral antibiotic for mild to moderate CAP, and a trail of melatonin for delirium in older, hospitalized adults

Join Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry (who went to the eclipse!) as they discuss SGLT2 inhibitors for older adults and frail adults with heart failure, the long term outcomes of bariatric surgery in adults with T2DM, the best duration of antibiotics for febrile UTI in kids, and real world outcomes of lung cancer screening.

Since it has been several weeks since we discussed COVID, this week we will discuss tests for diagnosing it, children and adolescents, whether a vaccine will stop the pandemic, and symptom duration after contracting COVID.

This week, we discuss: influenza prophylaxis, treatment of scaphoid fractures and mortality associated with bariatric surgery. And now you can get free CME (0.5 hour) from the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians for listening. Just go to: iafp.mclms.net, answer a short quiz, and claim your credit.

This week John, Henry and Mark discuss dual antiplatelet therapy after stroke, updated recommendations for management of gout, and long-term follow up of hormone replacement for post menopausal women.

We review 9 more of the top COVID-19 research studies to date, including studies on transmission, treatment, and prognosis.

In this episode we summarize 9 top COVID-19 studies in a special episode prepared for the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians.

This week, we discuss hopefully the last two studies of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID (still doesn't work), pulmonary rehab in patients with COPD, and the use of special footwear in patients with knee DJD.

This week, a COVID-19 outbreak in an Israeli high school, the accuracy of antibody studies, denervation to treat hypertension, and identifying low-risk patients with syncope. Plus the quiz, and a recommendation.