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AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

222 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 633 ratings

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.

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Episode 203 -- April 2024 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

April 15, 2024 15:36 - 20 minutes - 11.4 MB

Preventive care for men who have sex with men (1:30), inactivated polio vaccine (5:30), Beers criteria (7:20), streptococcal pharyngitis (12:20), peanut ball in labor (17:00), and watching and waiting for symptomatic gallstones (18:30).

Bonus episode 17 -- April 8, 2024 AFP: American Family Physician

April 08, 2024 16:39 - 27 minutes - 13.5 MB

Ten concepts of information mastery that every family physician should know.

Episode 202 -- March 2024 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

April 01, 2024 03:15 - 20 minutes - 11.3 MB

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (1:30), melatonin for delirium (5:00), fezolinetant (6:30), remote psychological therapies for chronic pain (9:30), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (12:30), and cognitive behavior therapy for long COVID (18:50).

Episode 201 -- March 2024 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

March 18, 2024 19:54 - 30 minutes - 15.8 MB

Thiazide diuretics (2:20), pancreatic cancer (4:40), DermTech pigmented lesion assay (8:30), chronic low back pain (17:00), hearing aids (23:40), and blood pressure cuff size (27:50).

Episode 200 -- February 2024 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

March 01, 2024 17:06 - 21 minutes - 11.6 MB

Urinary tract infections in adults (2:00), brexpiprazole as adjunctive therapy for depression (5:30), chronic conditions in hospitalized patients (8:30), postpartum hypertension (13:40), inequities in kidney transplant (15:50), and exercise for depression in older adults (17:40).

Episode 199 -- February 2024 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

February 16, 2024 16:25 - 19 minutes - 11 MB

Abnormal uterine bleeding (2:00), eating disorders (7:00), osteopathic schools and family medicine residencies (9:10), chronic insomnia (11:10), an insomnia editorial (15:10), and plaque psoriasis (16:40).

Episode 198 -- January 2024 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

February 01, 2024 19:54 - 23 minutes - 12.9 MB

Injections of the hip and knee (1:30), carpal tunnel syndrome (6:20), Opill for contraception (8:10), acute coronary syndrome (12:20), oral isotretinoin (16:50), and screening for syphilis (19:20).

Episode 197 -- January 2024 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

January 17, 2024 02:25 - 21 minutes - 11.6 MB

Sarcoidosis (1:30), compression therapy in venous ulcers (4:30), FilmArray GI panel (6:30), medications for alcohol use disorder (10:00), removing erroneous penicillin allergy labels (14:50), and tadalafil for benign prostatic hyperplasia (16:50).

Episode 196 -- December 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

January 04, 2024 17:01 - 19 minutes - 10.1 MB

Preventing cardiovascular disease in women (1:40), initial evaluation of dementia (4:50), adjunctive corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia (8:10), magnesium for leg cramps (10:40), childhood sports-related overuse injuries (12:00), and terbinafine for onychomycosis (16:50).

Episode 195 -- December 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

December 15, 2023 19:30 - 21 minutes - 12 MB

Preconception counseling (1:30), research in family medicine (5:30), pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent acquisition of HIV (6:40), psoriasis (9:50), transgender care (12:20), and overuse of antireflux medicines in infants (17:20).

Episode 194 – November 2023 – Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

December 01, 2023 16:31 - 24 minutes - 13.8 MB

Syncope (1:40), testosterone therapy and adverse effects (7:40), baricitinib for alopecia areata (9:30), intestinal parasites (13:10), antiarrhythmics in atrial fibrillation (19:20), and AFP Clinical Answers (21:40).

Episode 193 -- November 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

November 15, 2023 17:20 - 22 minutes - 12.6 MB

Dog and cat bites (1:40), inappropriate medication use in older adults (5:50), pleural effusions (8:10), poststroke depression (12:20), and pro/con editorials about bone turnover markers in osteoporosis therapy (15:00).

Episode 192 -- October 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

October 30, 2023 20:44 - 23 minutes - 19.9 MB

The ill returning traveler (1:30), the Community Preventive Services Task Force (5:30), thiazide diuretics (7:50), over-the-counter medications in pregnancy (10:00), RSV vaccination (13:40), mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy (15:10), childhood obesity (17:30), and Halloween ICD-10 codes (19:50).

Episode 191 -- October 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

October 16, 2023 16:50 - 18 minutes - 16.4 MB

Hypertension in adults (1:30), magnesium in COPD (5:50), medications to promote weight loss (7:50), cryptorchidism (11:00), early return to activity in concussion (13:30), and RSV vaccination (15:00).

Episode 190 -- September 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

October 03, 2023 20:01 - 21 minutes - 18.5 MB

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation (1:30), primary aldosteronism (2:50), dual- vs. triple-combination inhalers for asthma (5:30), smell and taste disorders (9:40), finerenone (14:30), and diagnostic overshadowing (17:30).

Episode 189 -- September 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

September 15, 2023 20:46 - 22 minutes - 19.6 MB

Gestational diabetes mellitus (1:40), steroid injections and blood glucose (5:40), heart failure management (8:10), BD Max vaginal panel (13:20), benzodiazepine use disorder (15:20), chlorthalidone vs. hydrochlorothiazide (19:10).

Episode 188 -- August 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

September 01, 2023 19:24 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Pressure injuries (1:40), perioperative management of antithrombotic medications (5:00), irritable bowel syndrome (6:20), speech and language delay in children (9:30), family medicine residency applications and abortion (13:00), ischemic heart disease (14:20), and the number needed to treat game (16:30).

Episode 187 -- August 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

August 16, 2023 04:26 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MB

Prenatal care (1:40), treatment of mild hypertension (4:30), food allergies (7:30), discharge against medical advice (12:50), inspiratory muscle training for COPD (14:40), and oral anticholinergics for overactive bladder (17:00).

Episode 186 -- July 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

August 01, 2023 15:22 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

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).

Bonus Episode 16 -- July 21, 2023 AFP: American Family Physician

July 21, 2023 15:55 - 25 minutes - 22.6 MB

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.

Episode 185 -- July 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

July 14, 2023 15:45 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Menopausal symptoms (1:40), inflammatory markers in acute respiratory illnesses (5:50), nebulized hypertonic saline (8:30), fatigue (11:30), behavior therapy for insomnia (14:40), and phosphatidylethanol testing (16:30).

Episode 184 -- June 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

July 03, 2023 16:19 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MB

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).

Episode 183 -- June 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

June 15, 2023 16:09 - 23 minutes - 20 MB

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).

Episode 182 -- May 2023 -- Part 2: AFP: American Family Physician

June 01, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

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).

Episode 181 -- May 2023 -- Part 1: AFP: American Family Physician

May 15, 2023 21:28 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (2:50), Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio test for Alzheimer disease (7:50), cabotegravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (10:10), dizziness (14:20), baclofen for alcohol use disorder (19:40), and AFP clinical answers (22:20).

Episode 180 -- April 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

May 01, 2023 16:13 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

Systemic lupus erythematosus (1:40), Bell palsy (6:30), outpatient management of COVID-19 (10:20), metformin or lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes (13:50), acetazolamide for acute heart failure (18:00), low back pain (20:20), and a brand new game (22:20).

Episode 179 -- April 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

April 17, 2023 15:16 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

Chronic asthma management (1:40), conflict of interest in asthma guidelines (6:50), top 20 research studies of 2022 (9:40), legal challenges for family physicians and abortion care (16:30), management of postpartum hemorrhage (20:10), and liraglutide for Type 2 diabetes (22:30).

Episode 178 -- March 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

April 01, 2023 19:24 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Corticosteroids for low back pain (1:40), glaucoma (4:20), screening for obstructive sleep apnea (10:10), polycystic ovary syndrome (13:20), diabetic peripheral neuropathy (17:50), and antiplatelet agents for deep venous thrombosis (20:10).

Episode 177 -- March 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

March 15, 2023 20:12 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Posttraumatic stress disorder (1:30), risk for ovarian cancer (5:40), viloxazine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (9:30), foot orthoses for flat feet (12:50), diagnosing appendicitis (14:40), and pulmonary nodules (17:50).

Episode 176 -- February 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

March 01, 2023 10:41 - 22 minutes - 19.9 MB

Acute otitis externa (1:30), trazodone for insomnia (4:40), long COVID (7:10), common skin conditions during pregnancy (9:20), chronic disease management during Ramadan (14:50), statins for primary prevention (16:50), and an evidence-based medicine minute (19:30).

Episode 175 -- February 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

February 14, 2023 21:28 - 23 minutes - 20 MB

Introduction of the newly available Spanish-language AFP podcast (0.30), fibromyalgia (7:00), bee stinger removal (11:30), eczema (13:20), televisits for prenatal care (15:10), peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection (17:30), and AFP clinical answers (21:20).

Episode 174 -- January 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

January 27, 2023 17:16 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Pharmacogenomic testing for antidepressant selection (2:40), lung cancer screening (4:00), temporomandibular disorders (8:50), SGLT-2 inhibitors for heart failure (13:00), analgesics in soft tissue injury (15:00), and tonsillitis (17:30).

Episode 173 -- January 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

January 18, 2023 16:25 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Infectious mononucleosis (1:10), polyarticular joint pain (5:10), first-trimester abortion (9:20), corticosteroids for Kawasaki disease (12:00), scaphoid wrist fractures (14:40), and semaglutide for obesity (16:40).

Episode 172 -- December 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

January 01, 2023 21:22 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

Overdiagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (1:50), galactorrhea (5:20), testicular torsion (9:40), medication abortion (12:40), anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (14:40), platelet-rich plasma injections (19:50), and a new feature, hot takes in family medicine (22:50).

Episode 171 -- December 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

December 16, 2022 01:14 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

Noninvasive prenatal screening (1:40), antibiotics in upper respiratory infections (3:50), posttraumatic stress disorder (10:30), people experiencing homelessness (13:20), deprescribing proton pump inhibitors (17:30), a new practice guideline for adults with hypertension (20:10), and our favorite holiday and winter ICD 10 codes (22:50).

Episode 170 -- November 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

November 28, 2022 20:57 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MB

Long COVID (1:40), management of head and neck injuries by the sideline physician (4:50), enuresis in children (10:30), surviving sepsis (16:10), vericiguat for heart failure (18:20), and magnesium sulfate in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (23:10).

Episode 169 -- November 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

November 15, 2022 13:15 - 25 minutes - 22.7 MB

Smoking cessation (1:40), Binx IO for chlamydia (8:30), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory use and bone healing (10:30), peripheral edema (13:50), anal dysplasia (19:00), and vitamin supplementation (21:10).

Episode 168 -- October 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

October 28, 2022 21:42 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Endometriosis (1:40), substance use disorders (5:20), the spiritual assessment (9:50), aducanumab (16:00), hypertension in children (18:00), and early exercise after concussion (19:50).

Episode 167 -- October 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

October 14, 2022 15:39 - 22 minutes - 20 MB

Schizophrenia (2:00), obstetric care in maternity deserts (6:10), exercise for low back pain (9:30), duty to report incompetent physicians (12:20), albumin infusion for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (14:40), and polymyalgia rheumatica (17:10).

Episode 166 -- September 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

September 27, 2022 16:10 - 19 minutes - 17.3 MB

Ibrexafungerp for vulvovaginal candidiasis (1:30), acute headache (4:10), risk of infection with intravenous iron (10:00), thrombocytopenia (12:20), and influenza vaccine after myocardial infarction (15:50).

Episode 165 -- September 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

September 15, 2022 22:19 - 27 minutes - 24.4 MB

Medications for the common cold (1:40), evidence-based contraception (4:20), procalcitonin for respiratory tract infections (8:40), Achilles tendon rupture (12:00), chronic constipation (14:30), and management of rheumatoid arthritis (18:10).

Episode 164 -- August 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

August 30, 2022 18:19 - 21 minutes - 18.8 MB

Countering medical misinformation (1:30), arthropod bites and stings (3:30), overuse of screening colonoscopies (8:40), abdominal aortic aneurysm (11:10), oral vs. intravenous iron (14:10), shared decision-making (15:40), and rapid-fire AFP clinical answers (18:50).

Episode 163 -- August 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

August 15, 2022 23:20 - 21 minutes - 18.6 MB

Race as an identifier in clinical presentations (1:30), diverticular disease (2:50), medical cannabis (8:00), air cleaners for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (10:20), scrotal masses (11:50), and prone positioning in COVID-19 (17:20).

Episode 162 -- July 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

July 28, 2022 21:04 - 21 minutes - 18.3 MB

Celiac disease (1:50), top research studies of 2021 for primary care physicians (5:00), membrane sweeping (11:00), exercise during pregnancy (15:40), and screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia (17:40).

Episode 161 -- July 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

July 16, 2022 22:26 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MB

Acute pancreatitis (2:30), proton pump inhibitors (7:10), palliative care interventions (9:10), coronary artery calcium scoring (11:50), acute diarrhea (17:00), and weight loss medications (20:40).

Episode 160 -- June 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

June 26, 2022 19:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

Preoperative evaluation in children (1:50), oral vs. intramuscular vitamin B12 (6:10), overuse of interventional procedures for low back pain (7:30), acute stroke diagnosis (9:40), antibiotics for sore throat (13:50), and topical treatment for mild to moderate acne (17:00).

Episode 159 -- June 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

June 15, 2022 19:46 - 22 minutes - 18.6 MB

Metabolic surgery for adult obesity (1:40), predicting dementia (5:30), distribution of Spanish-speaking family physicians (8:00), community-acquired pneumonia in adults (9:50), screening for atrial fibrillation (16:00), and SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes (17:50).

Episode 158 -- May 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

May 26, 2022 14:24 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Constipation in children (1:30), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain (5:10), psoriasis (7:10), evaluation after first seizure (9:50), and kinesiology taping (14:50).

Episode 157 -- May 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

May 14, 2022 01:48 - 24 minutes - 21.7 MB

Supervised injection sites (1:30), MyProstateScore (4:40), sexually transmitted infections (9:10), Paxlovid (15:10), salt intake for patients with chronic kidney disease (17:20), and child maltreatment (20:20).

Episode 156 -- April 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

May 03, 2022 02:01 - 31 minutes - 24.3 MB

Chlamydial and gonococcal infections (1:30), relapse of depression (6:50), where clinical practice guidelines go wrong (8:50), ulcerative colitis (11:10), vasomotor symptoms of menopause (17:00), and the number needed to treat game (19:30).