Episode 186: wound care, migraine tx, breast CA screening, and metformin for OA
Kate, Mark, Gary and Henry discuss 4 important new studies relevant to primary care clinicians: negative pressure wound therapy for wounds healing by secondary intention, comparative effectiveness of acute migraine treatments, contrast enhanced mammography, US, or MRI for women with dense breasts, and metformin for knee pain in patients without diabetes.Negative pressure wound therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40250455/ Acute migraine treatments: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40096693/ Best enhanced screening for women with dense breasts: Â https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40412427/ Metformin for knee pain in patients without DM: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40274279/
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Episode 185: resistant HTN tx, mirtazepine for sleep, baloxav for prevention, PRP for OA
This week our intrepid primary care docs discuss 4 new POEMs: spironolactone vs amiloride for resistant hypertension, mirtazapine for insomnia in older adults, baloxivir for influenza post exposure prophylaxis, and platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis. We've got opinions!Show notes:Spironolactone vs amiloride for resistant hypertension: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40366680/ Mirtazapine for chronic insomnia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40135470/ Baloxavir to prevent flu in household contacts: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267424/ Platelet-rich plasma for knee OA: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39751394/
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Episode 184: new UTI antibiotic, fibromyalgia tx, trial of an MCED, and the best time for HTN meds
Join Mark, Kate, Henry and Gary as they discuss 4 new POEMs: a new and very hard to pronounce antibiotic for uncomplicated UTI, the best drugs for relieving pain in adults with fibromyalgia, a clinical trial of a multicancer detection test in asymptomatic persons, and bedtime vs morning administration of antihypertensives.Gepotidacin for uncomplicated UTI: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38342126/ Drugs for fibromyalgia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39705187Multicancer detection test trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39948555/ TIming of antihypertensives: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40354045/
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Episode 183: triple inhaler for COPD, managing pain in kids, and suzetrigine for pain
This week, join Kate, Mark and Henry as they discuss all in one triple inhalers for COPD, the best medication for pain management in children and suzetrigine, a new medicine for acute pain in adults. Gary is off this week, working on his French lessons. And we add intro music! Yay!
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Episode 182: atrial appendage occlusion for AF, oral semaglutide, and epidural steroidsand
Join Mark, Henry, and Gary (we are Kate-less unfortunately this week) for discussion of epidural steroid injections for adults with radicular back pain, post a fib ablation management, and oral semaglutide for high-risk patients with Type 2 DM
Four healthily skeptical primary care physicians discuss the latest in primary care medicine. Join Essential Evidence Editor Mark Ebell MD, Rush University's Kate Rowland MD, MSU Professor of Medicine Gary Ferenchick MD, and POEMs co-founder Henry Barry MD, MS for this fast-paced weekly update on evidence-based primary care.
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