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BS Medicine Episode #559: From Hallucinations to Healing? The ketamine evidence – PART II

CFPCLearn - January 29, 2024 16:11 - 40 minutes
In episode 559, Mike and James continue to discuss the best available evidence around ketamine and severe depression. We go over the many limitations of the evidence and at the end we wrap it all up by going over the side effects, costs and inconvenience. Show notes HANDOUT Psychodelics Po...

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BS Medicine Episode #558: From Hallucinations to Healing? The ketamine evidence

CFPCLearn - January 23, 2024 16:52 - 43 minutes
In episode 558, Mike and James decide to start to tackle the ketamine for depression story. Mike talks about what the media says about ketamine and then he delves into what the guidelines say. Then as always, we discuss the best available evidence. Have a listen so that you can be in the know ab...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - January 17, 2024 02:25 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - January 04, 2024 17:01 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #557: Fancy Creams for Scaly Skin: Topical calcineurin inhibitors for atopic dermatitis

CFPCLearn - January 03, 2024 16:43 - 30 minutes
Episode 557: Fancy Creams for Scaly Skin: Topical calcineurin inhibitors for atopic dermatitis In episode 557, Mike and James invite Emelie Braschi back to the podcast to talk about how effective topical calcineurin inhibitors are for atopic dermatitis. We’ll give you all the numbers so have a...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - December 15, 2023 19:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #556: Not a Dry Eye in the House – Looking into Artificial Tears

CFPCLearn - December 12, 2023 15:39 - 32 minutes
In episode 556, Mike and James have Betsy Thomas back to podcast to talk about how effective are artificial tears for people with dry eyes. Both of us cry halfway through the podcast because of the craziness and inconsistency of the evidence. Have a listen and see what we found. Show notes T...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - December 01, 2023 16:31 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #555: An ASA a day when a baby’s on the way?

CFPCLearn - November 17, 2023 20:19 - 26 minutes
In episode 555, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to talk about the best available evidence for acetylsalicylic acid and its potential impact on reducing the risk of complications in women at risk of preeclampsia. The evidence is pretty clear and we are able to give decent est...

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BS Medicine Episode #554: Stress Urinary Incontinence: Pelvic floor exercises or pessary?

CFPCLearn - November 17, 2023 16:38 - 26 minutes
In episode 554, James and Mike go over a topic we have never covered in 553 previous podcasts. We invited Samantha Moe back to the podcast to talk about how effective are pelvic floor exercises or pessaries for stress urinary incontinence. We find that the magnitude of the benefits from pelvic f...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - November 15, 2023 17:20 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #553: How to Slow the Flow – Tranexamic acid for heavy menstrual bleeding

CFPCLearn - November 06, 2023 16:04 - 24 minutes
In episode 553, James and Mike get Jen Potter back to talk about the last option we have for heavy menstrual bleeding – tranexamic acid. We talk about how it compares to placebo, NSAIDs, progestins and levonorgestrel intrauterine devices and go over all the numbers for benefits and harms. And th...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - October 30, 2023 20:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - October 16, 2023 16:50 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #552: A free PREMIUM podcast – HTN and HF

CFPCLearn - October 12, 2023 18:37 - 25 minutes
In episode 552, James and Mike go over a couple of new trials. We talk about a blood pressure trial that examined taking the pills in the morning vs the evening and a heart failure trial that looked at getting patients on “high intensity” treatment. Find out the results here. Show notes Car...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - October 03, 2023 20:01 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #551: Statins in older adults – there is an answer!

CFPCLearn - September 26, 2023 19:08 - 32 minutes
In episode 551, James and Mike invite Danielle Perry back to the podcast to talk about the best available evidence for the use of statins in people 65 and over. As you’ll hear, we have lots of evidence so all you need to know is what it says. Then, you can have an evidence-based discussion with ...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - September 15, 2023 20:46 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #550: PREMIUM – Lipids and bempedoic acid – to be right look at what is left

CFPCLearn - September 15, 2023 13:35 - 24 minutes
In episode 550, James and Mike talk in a PREMIUM way about a new cholesterol lowering agent. Bempedoic acid is nothing tremendously exciting but what was very interesting was a subsequent publication that looked at a primary subset analysis, yet completely left out the secondary subset data. Hav...

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BS Medicine Episode #549: Triglyce-Ride that High?

CFPCLearn - September 08, 2023 15:04 - 20 minutes
In episode 549, James and Mike invite Blair MacDonald to the podcast for the first time and we talk about a topic that we haven’t really covered to-date. We discuss the evidence around what happens to the risk of pancreatitis when we use triglyceride-lowering medications (fibrates, statins, niac...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - September 01, 2023 19:24 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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...

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BS Medicine Episode 548: Do you really need to measure lipoprotein(a) or apolipoprotein B

CFPCLearn - August 30, 2023 14:34 - 33 minutes
In episode 548, James and Mike invite Betsy Thomas back to the podcast to talk about whether or not measuring lipoprotein(a) or apolipoprotein B improves cardiovascular risk prediction in a meaningful way over and above using standard risk factors. Many guidelines are now recommending we should ...

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BS Medicine Episode #547: COPD – are the patients in primary care like those in the trials?

CFPCLearn - August 24, 2023 15:14 - 29 minutes
In episode 547, James and Mike invite Jessica and Scott back again to talk about whether or not COPD patients seen in primary care are like the people studied in the large COPD trials. We talk about how to focus care on the people who are most likely to benefit from therapy. There are lots of im...

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BS Medicine Episode #546: Who provides chronic disease management?

CFPCLearn - August 18, 2023 13:43 - 28 minutes
In episode 546, James and Mike invite Jessica Kirkwood and Scott Garrison to talk about a new study they published looking at what proportion of common chronic medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and COPD are handled by family physicians, specialists, and nurse practitioners manage...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - August 16, 2023 04:26 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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FM Rounds #14: Taking an Environmental Exposure History

CFPCLearn - August 09, 2023 17:41 - 22 minutes
Environmental exposures have a significant impact on health and well-being, and family physicians play a crucial role in identifying and managing these exposures. Unfortunately, environmental exposures are often overlooked in clinical practice. Taking an environmental exposure history can help u...

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BS Medicine Episode #545: Forget about it? Statins and the risk of dementia

CFPCLearn - August 03, 2023 10:20 - 23 minutes
In episode 545, James and Mike invite Samantha Moe back again to the podcast to talk about whether or not statins increase the risk of dementia or worsening of cognitive scores. I forgot the answer so you will have to listen to the podcast. Show Notes Tools for Practice Forget about it? Sta...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - August 01, 2023 15:22 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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).

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BS Medicine Episode #544: Crying babies: Can proton pump inhibitors help?

CFPCLearn - July 27, 2023 13:26 - 23 minutes
In episode 544, James and Mike invite Samantha Moe to the podcast to talk about whether or not PPIs improve crying, fussiness, irritability, or regurgitation attributed to feeds. If you’ve ever used PPIs for this condition, you may be surprised by the results. Show Notes 1) Tools for Practice...

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

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast - July 21, 2023 15:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 633 ratings
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 Ed...

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