Syphilis, Medications, and PTSD

This week's topics include USPSTF on screening for syphilis in pregnancy, when to take blood pressure medicines, comparing weight loss drugs, and a narrative intervention for PTSD after an ICU stay.

Program notes:

0:40 NEJM publication of comparison of obesity medications

1:40 Tirzepatide versus semaglutide for 72 weeks

2:41 Also had reduction in blood pressure

3:26 Rise in congenital syphilis and screening

4:26 Disparities among various groups

5:26 Highest incidence in the last 30 years

6:26 In 2023 210,000 cases of syphilis

7:00 When to take blood pressure meds

8:00 Monitored blood pressure in a subset

8:40 Intervention for PTSD after ICU stay

9:40 Self reported PTSD symptoms​

​10:40 Must learn to deliver intervention

11:40  Physician needed to spend 45 minutes per visit

12:42 End