Corticosteroids are often prescribed for short-term use for conditions such as asthma exacerbation, contact dermatitis, gout, and Bell’s palsy. Adverse effects from chronic use of corticosteroids is well known,...

Is Alternate day fasting the future of weight loss?  Maybe not… Learning Objectives Understand how Alternate day fasting is practiced Appreciate why Alternate day fasting might make physiologic sense...

When patients present with symptoms of a sore throat, an option for managing the pain  that is sometimes used is corticosteroids. A randomized trial of a 1-time dose of...

Sensitive and important conversations with your adolescent population include contraceptive options.  How do long acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC’s) fit into your conversation?  Let’s discuss a recent review and...

Based upon CDC data of death, narcotic prescription length of less than 5 days provided the best outcomes and the lowest risk of continued narcotic use. Learning Objectives: Understand...

Oxygen is frequently  given to patients routinely during the initial treatment of a myocardial infarction, but there is a lack of data to support or refute this. A recent...

What are your evidence-based strategies for managing acute, subacute and chronic low back pain?  A review of the current American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline can renew your...

Most patients who suffer an acute gout attack should be started on urate lowering therapy. It is known that starting urate lowering therapy can itself precipitate a gout attack...

In this week’s podcast episode, we will review recent literature on ineffectiveness of laxatives and learn about indications for newer agents.