Primary Care Update Mark Ebell

Join Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry (who went to the eclipse!) as they discuss SGLT2 inhibitors for older adults and frail adults with heart failure, the long term outcomes of bariatric surgery in adults with T2DM, the best duration of antibiotics for febrile UTI in kids, and real world outcomes of lung cancer screening.

Join us today as Gary, Kate, Mark and Henry discuss risks of SSRIs provoking mania in adolescents, real world effectiveness of HPV vaccination for preventing cervical cancer, whether tamiflu reduces hospitalization in adults with flu, and the effects of exercise on BP.

This week, Gary, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss a newly approved medication for major depression in adults, initiation of abortive therapy using ubrogepant during migraine prodrome, the value of PCI for patients with stable angina, and a simple intervention to improve communication with hospitalized patients. And a quiz!

This week join us as Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary discuss clinical prediction tool for patients using DOACs for atrial fibrillation, the benefits of cognitively enhanced tai chi, whether high dose recombinant flu vaccine is useful in adults 50-64, and watching patients with symptomatic gallstone disease. 

This week, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder, using opioids in adults with cancer pain who also use non-medical stimulants, and brexpiprazole for agitation in patients with Alzheimer's dementia.

Join Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary as they talk about: TENS for pain after cesarean delivery, cholinesterase inhibitors and risk of falls, a meta-analysis of the new Alzheimer’s drugs, and telephone delivery of bad news