Twice a month, faculty and residents of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Family Medicine Residency discuss key clinical points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). AFP publishes clinical reviews that help keep physicians current with advances in diagnosis and treatment. Contributing editor: Dr. Steven Brown.
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...
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...
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),...
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).