AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

Acute pericarditis (1:30), saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia (5:30), baclofen for alcohol use disorder (8:00), nausea and vomiting (10:30), fecal microbiota spores for Clostridioides difficile (15:20), and monoclonal antibody therapy for Alzheimer disease (18:20).

Noninsulin therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (1:50), high-dose flu vaccine (4:40), remote psychotherapy for chronic pain (6:20), lumbar spinal stenosis (8:30), primary care access in areas with aging populations (12:40), and herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia (14:10).

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).

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

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).