Episode 210 -- July 2024 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

Vitamin B12 in pregnancy (1:30), genital herpes (4:40), dequalinium in bacterial vaginosis (8:40), prostate cancer (11:50), fruit and vegetable intake and depression (17:10), and AFP Clinical Answers lightning round (19:30).

Management of late- and postterm pregnancy (1:30), pet therapy for anxiety (5:20), high-sensitivity troponin (7:10), injections of the hand and wrist (10:00), atopic dermatitis (15:10), pediatric umbilical hernias (17:40), and rapid-fire AFP Clinical Answers (19:40).

Melanoma (1:30), doxcycline for sexually transmitted infection postexposure prophylaxis (5:00), uncontrolled asthma (6:30), injections of the hand and wrist (part 1) (9:00), older patients with depression (12:40), meniscal tears (14:20), and spooky season ICD-10 codes (17:40).

Palpitations (1:40), carpal tunnel syndrome (7:10), coronary computed tomography angiography (10:40), Alzheimer disease (14:50), acute diverticulitis (21:00), and decision aids (22:10)

AFP Podcast co-creator and editor Steven R. Brown, MD, speaks with Ali Block, MD, family physician, abortion provider, and host of the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast series. Steve and Ali talk about abortion care in family medicine and changes since the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. Dr. Block shares ways in which reproductive health care has changed in different areas of the United States since the Dobbs decision, how her team created the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast, her journey to communicate her own story, the culture of silence around abortion care, advocacy for abortion care, and ways in which the Dobbs decision affects medical education. The Nocturnists: Post-Roe America seven-part podcast series is available on the Nocturnists website or wherever you get your podcasts.

The PREVENT calculator (1:30), hair loss (5:20), resmetirom (9:50), continuous vs. intermittent glucose monitoring (15:10), Cushing’s syndrome (17:10), and screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents (23:10).

Management of obesity (1:45), diagnosing dementia (6:10), mastitis (9:10), the G2211 code (13:30), alcohol use in adolescents (16:10), and imaging guidelines for mild traumatic brain injury (18:20).

Conjunctivitis (1:40), measles (6:10), perioperative glycemic control (8:20), chronic cough (11:20), HPV vaccine preventing cervical cancer (15:10), and tirzepatide for treatment of obesity (18:10).

Cognitive enhancers and Mini-Mental State Examination (1:40), primary care of adult cancer survivors (4:00), bupropion for depression in adolescents (8:50), acute and chronic prostatitis (10:50), antibiotics in uncomplicated but febrile urinary tract infections (14:10), and top 20 research studies of 2023 (15:30).

Obstructive sleep apnea in adults (1:40), e-cigarettes (5:30), breastfeeding support for healthy mothers and infants (7:40), hematologic emergencies (10:20), midodrine for recurrent vasovagal syncope (15:30), and cranberry products for preventing urinary tract infections (17:20).