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AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

225 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months 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 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).

Episode 155 -- April 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

April 25, 2022 12:15 - 23 minutes - 19.3 MB

Recurrent venous thromboembolism (1:30), antifungals for vulvovaginal candidiasis (4:30), common sleep disorders in adults (6:50), why physicians should not prescribe aducanumab for Alzheimer disease (14:40), medical care for adults with Down Syndrome (17:10), and alcoholic hepatitis (19:10).

Bonus Episode 15 -- April 12, 2022 AFP: American Family Physician

April 12, 2022 15:30 - 33 minutes - 29.2 MB

The AFP Podcast welcomes Will Flanary, MD, aka Dr. Glaucomflecken, for some bonus laughs and bonus eye content.

Episode 154 -- March 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

March 27, 2022 23:27 - 23 minutes - 20.1 MB

Thalassemia (1:30), casts for scaphoid fractures (6:40), abdominal pain (10:30), bacterial meningitis in children (12:40), parathyroid disorders (15:50), and AFP clinical answers (20:50).

Episode 153 -- March 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

March 21, 2022 16:17 - 24 minutes - 21.6 MB

Appropriate use of electrocardiography in preparticipation physical evaluations (1:30), curbing cascades of care (4:20), sacroiliac joint dysfunction (6:10), health care–associated infections (10:50), preventing dental caries (15:00), and caring for patients who are Muslim who fast during Ramadan (17:50).

Episode 152 -- February 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

March 07, 2022 20:19 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MB

Topical nitroglycerin for lower-extremity tendinopathy (1:30), maturity-onset diabetes of the young (3:30), remdesivir for COVID-19 (9:50), pulmonary rehabilitation (13:00), borderline personality disorder (15:20), and Cologuard for colorectal cancer screening (19:00).

Episode 151 -- February 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

February 23, 2022 23:08 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Common sleep disorders in children (1:40), colorectal cancer screening (6:50), hemoptysis (13:00), and POEMs: Valentine's edition (17:10).

Episode 150 -- January 2022 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

January 24, 2022 23:47 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Platelet-rich plasma for alopecia (2:10), cluster headaches (4:20), PrecivityAD for Alzheimer disease (8:20), muscle relaxants for low back pain (10:50), pruritus (12:20), and compression stockings to prevent deep vein thrombosis (16:20).

Episode 149 -- January 2022 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

January 18, 2022 21:25 - 23 minutes - 20.2 MB

Transient global amnesia (1:40), paliforzia for peanut allergy (4:50), walking for hypertension (10:00), adenomyosis (11:40), saturated fat (15:10), and treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus (19:40).

Bonus Episode 14 -- January 10, 2022 AFP: American Family Physician

January 10, 2022 18:54 - 47 minutes - 37.3 MB

The advocacy episode: How can family physicians, students, and residents best advocate for our specialty, our patients, and our communities? Special guests are AAFP Board Member, Dr. Sarah Nosal; AAFP Senior Vice President, Stephanie Quinn; state legislator Representative, Kelli Butler; former state legislator, Senator Heather Carter; and former Director of State Department of Health Services, Will Humble. Topics include the first steps for becoming an advocate, using your voice, the five ty...

Episode 148 -- December 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

January 04, 2022 19:07 - 19 minutes - 17.3 MB

Community-acquired pneumonia in children (1:30), neonatal sepsis calculator (5:40), COVID-19 booster vaccinations (8:20), prediabetes diagnosis: helpful or harmful (10:00), septic arthritis (13:00), and Lyme disease (16:40).

Episode 147 -- December 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

December 20, 2021 20:24 - 26 minutes - 23.6 MB

Cannabis essentials (1:30), comprehensive care (6:30), probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea (8:00), hepatitis C (10:50), dismantling anti-Black racism (17:40), screening for gestational diabetes (20:20), and holiday ICD-10 codes (22:50).

Episode 146 -- November 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

December 02, 2021 21:33 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MB

Altered mental status (1:30), treatment for migraines (6:10), tirbanibulin (9:40), basal cell carcinoma (13:10), end-stage renal disease (16:20), and antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia (21:40).

Episode 145 -- November 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

November 22, 2021 17:55 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Vocal cord dysfunction (1:30), injections for trigger finger (3:50), Mycoplasma genitalium (5:40), fetal growth restriction (8:40), coenzyme Q10 (13:50), and dual antiplatelet therapy for stroke (17:00).

Episode 144 -- October 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

November 04, 2021 19:09 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MB

Hepatitis A (1:30), screening for ovarian cancer (5:30), refusing gifts from industry (8:00), diabetes-related foot infection (11:30), ultrasonography for peripheral intravenous catheters (16:40), and venous thromboembolism (18:30).

Episode 143 -- October 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

October 21, 2021 15:54 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MB

Interventions to improve use of continuous positive airway pressure (1:30), onychomycosis (4:20), racial disparities at the end of life (8:30), osteomyelitis (10:10), diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention (15:10), and neonatal resuscitation (19:20).

Bonus Episode 13 -- October 12, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

October 12, 2021 14:07 - 44 minutes - 33.5 MB

Hosts Ramla N. Kasozi, MD, MPH, and James Smith MD, MPH, board certified family physicians and recent residency graduates, welcome special guest Renee Crichlow, MD, family medicine faculty and leader, for a discussion of anti-racism, building community, breaking down barriers for medical education and minoritized students and faculty, and the importance of a patron in your career. Drs. Kasozi and Smith share their own thoughts on racism and its role in the history of medical education, chall...

Episode 142 -- September 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

October 01, 2021 15:33 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Hereditary hemochromatosis (1:30), remdesivir (5:00), race-based clinical algorithms (8:30), melatonin in older adults (10:50), alcohol withdrawal syndrome (13:40), and epidural corticosteroid injections (18:50).

Episode 141 -- September 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

September 15, 2021 18:36 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Lower extremity cellulitis (1:30), Kawasaki disease (4:00), pelvic floor muscle training (8:20), parasitic infections (10:30), Helicobacter pylori infection treatment (16:50), and calprotectin in the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (19:50).

Episode 140 -- August 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

September 02, 2021 15:29 - 18 minutes - 16.3 MB

Human papillomavirus (1:40), state-level variation in primary care (5:30), dysmenorrhea (7:40), diverticulitis (11:00), physical activity to prevent depression (12:40), diabetes medications and cardiovascular outcomes (15:00).

Episode 139 -- August 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

August 25, 2021 14:42 - 23 minutes - 20.3 MB

Care of the college student (1:40), fallacies and dangers of race-based medicine (4:40), intrauterine devices for heavy bleeding (6:50), pertussis (9:30), ultrasonography for small bowel obstruction (15:30), and COVID-19 postdischarge (17:30).

Episode 138 -- July 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

August 01, 2021 23:51 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MB

Complex regional pain syndrome (1:40), pharmacologic management of agitation in dementia (5:20), semaglutide (7:10), clascoterone for acne (9:20), lung cancer screening (12:20), and management of infants born to mothers with HIV infection (13:50).

Episode 137 -- July 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

July 15, 2021 15:05 - 19 minutes - 17.2 MB

Unintentional weight loss in older adults (1:50), the top 20 research studies of 2020 (6:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (9:50), GeneSight (12:20), single-dose opioid analgesics (14:30), and rapid antigen and molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2 (16:40).

Episode 136 -- June 15, 2021 -- AFP: American Family Physician

June 27, 2021 20:51 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Irritable bowel syndrome (2:00), penicillin allergy (7:30), obstetric lacerations (11:40), tobacco cessation (14:00), mobility assistive device use in older adults (18:30), and information on a new hypertensive guideline (22:50).

Episode 135 -- June 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

June 10, 2021 19:03 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

Continuous glucose monitoring (1:40), polycythemia vera (3:10), preoperative A1C thresholds (7:50), pessaries for managing pelvic organ prolapse (11:00), tinnitus (13:20), eggs and cardiovascular disease (17:40).

Episode 134 -- May 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

May 24, 2021 20:48 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MB

Post-ICU care in the outpatient setting (1:30), screening smokers for lung cancer (5:40), screening for carotid artery stenosis (6:50), hypothyroidism (8:20), SGLT2 inhibitors (15:00), and AFP Clinical Answers lightning round (17:00).

Episode 133 -- May 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

May 10, 2021 16:35 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Urethritis (1:30), exercise for dysmenorrhea (5:50), caring for transgender athletes (8:10), in-flight emergencies (11:30), the FM/a blood test for fibromyalgia (17:40), and ibuprofen vs. acetaminophen (20:40).

Episode 132 -- April 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

April 26, 2021 22:25 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

Interpreting SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests (1:30), hepatitis B screening (6:00), mifepristone and misoprostol for early pregnancy loss and medication abortion (10:00), an exciting news update from the AAFP (13:40), and dyslipedemia management (15:10).

Episode 131 -- April 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

April 12, 2021 19:49 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

HIV infection in adults (1:30), active management of the third stage of labor (5:50), the suicidal patient (7:50), kinesiology taping for osteoarthritis (11:20), medication overuse headache (13:40), and obstructive sleep apnea and chronic insomnia (16:00).

Episode 130 -- March 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

March 22, 2021 17:26 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Canadian Syncope Risk Score (1:30), topical corticosteroids (4:20), helping patients make healthy decisions about COVID-19 (12:20), radial and ulnar fractures (15:50), the KIDs List (21:30), and bempedoic acid (24:30).

Episode 129 -- March 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

March 08, 2021 20:46 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Difficult to treat and severe asthma (1:30), serum lactate in sepsis (6:50), repeat bone mineral density testing (10:30), primary care continuity and mortality (12:00), HPV vaccine and invasive cervical cancer (13:30), initiating hormonal contraception (14:50), 12-step programs for alcohol use disorder (20:30). Last chance to complete our listener survey before March 15, 2021. You could win a $50 gift card! www.aafp.org/afpsurvey

Episode 128 -- February 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

February 26, 2021 20:20 - 25 minutes - 22.7 MB

Health maintenance for women of reproductive age (1:40), magnesium for asthma (7:30), frailty (9:10), colonoscopy screening (13:40), bipolar disorders (15:30), recurrent cellulitis in patients with edema (17:30), and diary of a family physician (19:20). Please complete our listener survey before March 15, 2021, with a chance to win a $50 gift card! www.aafp.org/afpsurvey

Bonus Episode 12 -- February 3, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

February 15, 2021 16:28 - 10 minutes - 8.49 MB

Coauthor family physicians Krys E. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Christina N. Johnson, MD, PhD; and Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH, share their essay, Dear White People. Originally published in Ann Fam Med. 2021;19(1):66-69. Shared with permission. Outro music "Trick or Treat" by RYYZN. https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn/trick-or-treat

Episode 127 -- February 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

February 03, 2021 16:49 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Telemedicine for musculoskeletal issues (1:30), sexual assault (7:10), exercise for respiratory tract infections (12:10), the QuantiFERON-TB Gold+ test (14:00), patient-collected HPV testing (17:00), and AFP Clinical Answers (19:30).

Episode 126 -- January 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician

January 26, 2021 04:14 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Hip pain in adults (1:30), icosapent ethyl for cardiovascular disease (6:00), unhealthy drug use screening (9:20), labor dystocia (11:40), osteoarthritis management (17:00), low back pain relief with placebo (19:50), and the placebo game (21:20).

Episode 125 -- January 1, 2021 AFP American Family Physician

January 12, 2021 14:20 - 23 minutes - 21 MB

An editorial on systemic racism (1:40), breast cancer screening (5:00), electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (10:30), treatment-resistant depression (12:30), eating disorders in primary care (14:50), and appropriate use of diagnostic imaging (18:50).

Episode 124 -- December 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

December 28, 2020 17:44 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MB

Lasmiditan for migraine (1:30), peripheral neuropathy (3:50), long COVID (9:00), preoperative evaluation and frailty assessment (11:50), degenerative cervical myelopathy (14:20), and an ode to 2020 (17:40).

Episode 123 -- December 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

December 15, 2020 16:33 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Parkinson disease (1:30), penicillin allergies (5:30), low-protein diets for chronic kidney disease (7:40), levonorgestrel intrauterine system (10:20), seasonal affective disorder (12:20), and dementia medications (14:40).

Episode 122 -- November 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

November 30, 2020 15:33 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children (1:40), probiotics in colic (6:50), avoiding overtesting and overuse (8:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (11:10), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (12:40), and prevention of preterm birth (19:50).

Episode 121 -- November 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

November 13, 2020 14:49 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Gout (1:40), KardiaMobile for electrocardiogram monitoring and arrhythmia diagnosis (5:10), eye emergencies (7:50), vulvar disorders (11:40), and rebound bilirubin levels after phototherapy (16:30).

Episode 120 -- October 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

October 25, 2020 19:18 - 24 minutes - 20.6 MB

Outpatient management of COVID-19 (1:40), school-based asthma management programs (9:20), onychomycosis (11:00), influenza vaccination update (12:30), inguinal hernia (14:30), outpatient pneumonia testing (17:40), and Diary of a Family Physician (19:10).

Episode 119 -- October 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

October 13, 2020 15:02 - 23 minutes - 20.5 MB

Prevention of childhood injury (1:40), alcohol use disorder (8:30), patellofemoral pain (10:50), inhaled corticosteroids and growth (13:50), persistent night sweats (17:40), and COVID-19 research brief (20:40).

Episode 118 -- September 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

September 26, 2020 21:48 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MB

Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas (1:30), insulin types (6:50), hypertriglyceridemia (8:20), diverticulitis (12:30), anaphylaxis (14:50), treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (18:40), and Where I Listen (21:00).

Episode 117 -- September 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

September 14, 2020 19:25 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Thyroid nodules (1:30), palliative care during public health emergencies (6:30), preterm birth diagnosis (10:00), corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia (12:40), urinary tract infection in children and infants (15:00), and subclinical hypothyroidism (19:50).

Episode 116 -- August 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

August 20, 2020 21:35 - 24 minutes - 21.1 MB

Sarecycline (1:30), IgA vasculitis (5:00), oseltamivir (11:00), Paget disease (12:50), colorectal cancer screening (17:20), colchicine postmyocardial infarction (20:20).

Episode 115 - Aug. 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

August 10, 2020 18:35 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Acute pyelonephritis (1:40), fetal fibronectin testing in preterm labor (6:00), intrapartum fetal monitoring (7:50), race-based treatment decisions perpetuate structural racism (11:40), neck pain (14:10), and antibiotic adverse effects (18:20).

Episode 114 --July 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

July 21, 2020 14:47 - 25 minutes - 22.5 MB

D-dimer to rule out pulmonary embolism (2:20), syphilis (3:30), mind-body treatments for pain (8:10), asymptomatic bacteriuria (9:40), community-acquired pneumonia (13:00), colon cancer screening outreach by mail (17:40), dapagliflozin (19:10), and acetaminophen for osteoarthritis (22:10).

Episode 113 -- July 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician

July 08, 2020 14:58 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Blood product transfusion in adults (1:30), nicotine replacement therapy (6:50), cervical colposcopy (9:30), antiemetics for acute gastroenteritis in children (13:00), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (15:00).