In the Clinic Episode #31: Urinary tract infection
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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Jennifer Young. The team discusses Sissy Hayes, a 38 year old patient who thinks she has a urinary tract infection.
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In the Clinic Episode #30: Osteoporosis
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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Émélie Braschi. The team discusses Dixie Brittle, an elderly patient who is worried about fractures.
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BS Medicine Episode #590: 3 publications with possibly surprising results
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In episode 590, Mike and James talk in a PREMIUM way about a new trial that looked at the question, does depression screening provide any benefit in primary care? We also go over a case-finding publication on screening for asthma/COPD. At the end we look at, does implementing guideline care improve outcomes for CKD?
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BS Medicine Episode #589: Vitamin D and Fracture Prevention: Not what it’s cracked up to be?
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In episode 589, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast again to talk about a topic that Mike absolutely loves – Vitamin D for everyone. Tune in to hear about all the latest, and the older, evidence. Do you agree we should remove the question mark from the podcast title? Show notes 1) Tools for Practice
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BS Medicine Episode #588: Strategies for initiating insulin in type 2 diabetes
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In episode 588, Mike and James invite Émélie Braschi back to the podcast to discuss another tricky area – insulin in type 2 diabetes and how to use it. Do we need to give it once a day, twice a day or maybe no times a day? Tune in to hear about all the evidence. Show notes 1) Tools for Practice
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In the Clinic Episode #29: Stomach problems
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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess are joined by Mike Kolber, family physician from Peace River, Alberta. The team discusses Michelle Reblok - a 25 year old patient who presents with stomach problems - and works through the differential diagnosis. To claim Mainpro+ credits, click here:
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In the Clinic Episode #28: Heavy menstrual bleeding
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Mike, Jess and Jennifer follow up with Farrah Lo, a 27 year old patient, who was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia in an earlier podcast. Today, the team discusses the management of heavy menstrual bleeding. Did you miss Farrah's original visit? Tune into episode #13: To claim your Mainpro+ credit, click here:
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BS Medicine Episode #587: Mission Slimpossible – Oral GLP-1 agonists for weight loss
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In episode 587, Mike and James invite Adrienne Lindblad back to the podcast to go over all the evidence we have for the oral GLP-1 weight loss medications. You know you are going to get lots of questions about these medications so tune in to find out all the numbers around the benefit and potential harms – and cost. Show notes 1) Tools for Practice
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BS Medicine Episode #586: It’s time to challenge penicillin allergy labels
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In episode 585, Mike and James invite Émélie Braschi back to the podcast to talk about the tricky issue of how to deal with a potential penicillin allergy. Believe it or not there are a couple of RCTs looking at this issue. These two trials compared oral challenge alone to skin testing followed (if negative) by oral challenge. The results may allow you to change your practice in a good way. Tune in and find out why. Show notes Tools for Practice
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BS Medicine Episode #585: PREMIUM – Beta-blockers after an MI and respiratory specialists for COPD
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In episode 585, Mike and James finally get back to being PREMIUM. We review the REDUCE-AMI trial which tried to answer the question – do you need to use a beta-blocker after an MI if there is preserved ejection fraction? We also review a COPD trial that shows integrating respiratory specialists in primary care improves guideline adherence. However, the interesting finding is what happens to the quality-of-life change and hospitalizations. The results of both of these trials may surprise you. Show notes 1) REDUCE-AMI- Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction ...
info_outlinen episode 576, James, Mike, and Jamie continue to review the evidence for acne treatments. In this podcast, we examine if antibiotics work and we find they do have an effect. Check out the podcast for all the numbers.
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Facing the Evidence in Acne, Part II: Oral Antibiotics
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Is less more with isotretinoin and acne?