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Primary Care Pod

Welcome to the Primary Care Podcast. We review the latest news, updates, and guidelines for primary care providers. Not medical advice for patients!
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Episodes

Risk Based Breast Cancer Screening

Hey! Are we appropriately screening women for breast cancer? What are the risks/benefits to different screening strategies? Is there a better way? Let's explore

May 26, 202121 minEp. 84

SGLTs are Amazing, Except for Diabetes

SGLT2s are apparently the greatest medication on the planet, but they are just mediocre for A1c reduction, let's review a couple of recent studies on the topic

May 12, 202114 minEp. 83

These Foods Will Kill You!

Lol @ clickbait headlines. Let's dig into 2 new food-related health studies, shall we?

Mar 14, 202116 minEp. 78

How Risky is Metformin in CKD?

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeey everybody, today we discuss the evidence on the risks of metformin and its associated lactic acidosis in type 2 DM in CKD. Good/bad? What do you need to know to be safe and yet do good diabetic care? Let's dive in.

Feb 21, 202116 minEp. 75

Medical Management of Appendicitis?

Hey pod peeps, let's listen to how it is absolutely possible to management appendicitis as PCPs, based on recent and not so recent data.

Feb 07, 202121 minEp. 74

Diabetes, Microalbuminuria and CKD for the PCP

Alternative title for today is Dr. List presents the Idiot's Guide to the Kidneys in Diabetes. I think I messed up and said 2007 was the article from the Journal of International Society of Nephrology, meant to say 2017. Here's a link to the graph that show's your patient's risk of progression to CKD based on GFR and albuminuria levels: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Prognosis-of-CKD-by-GFR-and-Albuminuria-categories-12_fig1_296618862

Jan 23, 202119 minEp. 73

When to Send: Hematuria

Hey everyone! Today we discuss the new AUA 2020 Hematuria guidelines. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

Dec 23, 202019 minEp. 71

COVID19 Vaccine Hesitancy

On this episode of the podcast we talk about arguably the most important topic in medicine today: combating vaccination hesitancy for the COVID19 vaccine.

Dec 18, 202031 minEp. 70

Another Tool in the Smoking Cessation Toolbox!

Hey there, hip young teens. Do you know what the cool kids are talking about? Definitely not regular cigarettes! No, they are on the primary care podcast talking about very low dose nicotine content cigarettes! So be a cool kid and listen and learn! (TEENS DO NOT SMOKE OR VAPE PLEASE OK THANKS TEENAGE LISTENERS)

Nov 24, 202017 minEp. 68

Danish Mask Study Review

Hey everyone! On today's episode, we review today's new mask study out of Denmark. The study says masks weren't effective, but there's some bigtime issues with the actual study itself. Let's review! Also, sorry for the banging, my kid was kicking a soccer ball in the room directly above me. sorry sorry sorry sorry.

Nov 18, 202027 minEp. 67

Stop Missing This Diagnosis!

Hey everyone! Did you like that clickbait title? We're talking about Primary hyperaldosteronism and how/why PCPs fail to diagnosis this! Why it matters! Why should you care? Because reasons! That's why! Listen in and learn!

Nov 10, 202020 minEp. 66

Guideline Update! Colon Cancer Screening from USPFTF

Hey everyone, On tonight's EMERGENCY PANIC INDUCING GUIDELINE UPDATE we talk about USPFTF lowering CRC screening to age 45. Dang. Well, data supports it, but kinda weakly. We'll discuss.

Oct 28, 202015 minEp. 65

My Personal COVID 19 Experience!

Hey everyone, On today's episode.... ya boy caught covid! I talk about my personal experience having COVID and what takeaways I learned from it.

Oct 25, 202013 minEp. 64

Intermittent Fasting Fails an RCT!

Hey everyone! We're here to REVISIT a favorite topic from the podcast: Intermittent fasting, which didn't look so hot in an RCT last month in JAMA. Let's dive into the dietary "science" in the article and talk about what it means for discussions with patients!

Oct 10, 202019 minEp. 63

2021 Coding and Documentation Changes!

Hey everyone, today we discuss the new proposed changes to office documentation, and wow are they massive changes. Huuuuuuuuge. Many, many people are saying they are the biggest and most impressive changes in documentation history. International listeners, this might not apply as much to you, but you're free to listen in to the discussion.

Sep 27, 202016 minEp. 62

Turmeric for Knee OA? Probably!

Hey everyone, first we get to a follow up email from the Meningitis B Action Project about a previous episode, then we dive into a new article on Turmeric for Knee OA. Let's do this!

Sep 20, 202014 minEp. 61

Taking Mega Dose Biotin Does WHAT?

Hey everyone, On today's episode we talk about why you should know if your patients are taking biotin supplementation that is crazy higher than the recommended daily value (0.03mg/30ug daily) and what it means in primary care and chronic disease management.

Aug 29, 202015 minEp. 58
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