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PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND DEVICE-BASED THERAPY
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 48
December 28, 2008

Pulmonary hypertension and the primary care physician – William E. Hopkins, MD
Device–based therapy in prevention of sudden death and treatment of CHF – Daniel L. Lustgarten, MD, PhD



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From The 34th Annual Family Medicine Review Course, Presented June 10-13, 2008, By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine



ASTHMA UPDATE
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 47
December 21, 2008

Asthma concepts and diagnosis – John B. Hagan, MD
Asthma guidelines – William W. Busse, MD



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From The 66th Annual Course, Allergy And Clinical Immunology, Presented By University Of Minnesota Medical School



OFFICE URGENCIES AND EMERGENCIES
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 46
December 14, 2008

Management of psychiatric emergencies – David Naimark, MD
Endocrinologic urgencies: diagnosis and management – Michael W. Lee, MD



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From 25th Annual Primary Care Summer Conference: Office Urgencies And Emergencies, Presented By Scripps Clinic



WOMEN AND MIGRAINE: A FOCUSED VIEW
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 45
December 7, 2008

Migraine: a gynecologic overview – Philip M. Wakefield, MD
Menstrual migraines – Lisa K. Mannix, MD
Migraines during puberty and pregnancy – Merle L. Diamond, MD



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From Headache Update 2008, Sponsored By The Diamond Headache Clinic Research And Educational Foundation, Chicago, IL



OPTIMIZING HEALTH AND HEARING IN AGING PATIENTS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 44
November 28, 2008

The science of anti–aging and human performance – Ron Rothenberg, MD
The aging ear – David A. Geddes, AuD, CCC–A



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ISSUES FOR WOMEN
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 43
November 21, 2008

Osteoporosis – Michael Bruderly, MD
Chronic pelvic pain – Anita L. Nelson, MD



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MIGRAINE HEADACHE: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 42
November 14, 2008

Epidemiology of migraine; Environmental factors; Pathophysiology; Limbic influences; Migraine with aura; Migraine patients ; Treatment – Roger K. Cady, MD


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From Headache Update 2008, Presented And Jointly Sponsored By Diamond Headache Clinic Research And Educational Foundation, Diamond Inpatient Headache Unit At Saint Joseph Hospital, And Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine And Science



CONTRACEPTION UPDATE
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 41
November 7, 2008

Diabetic patients ; Contraception efficacy; Intrauterine devices; Medroxyprogesterone (Depo–Provera); Oral contraceptives; Transdermal systems; Vaginal ring; Condoms; Female barrier methods; Emergency contraception – Anita L. Nelson, MD


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From The 35th Annual Irving M. Rasgon, MD, Family Medicine Symposium, Presented June 2008 By Kaiser Permanente



MODERN EPIDEMICS OF CHILDHOOD
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 40
October 28, 2008

Childhood obesity: a practical approach from a busy clinician; Impact on society; Family fitness 8–wk plan; Recommendations – Walter L. Larimore, MD
Autism: early diagnosis and treatment; Markers; Treatment; Questions and answers – Stephen M. Camarata, PhD



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FOOD: PROCEED WITH CAUTION
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 39
October 21, 2008

Food as medicine: an anti–inflammatory diet; Questions and answers – David C. Leopold, MD
Is "natural" always safe? Interactions between dietary supplements, drugs, and disease states; Interactions with pharmacotherapeutic agents; Interactions with disease states; Managing and mitigating interactions – Lawrence R. Borgsdorf, PharmD



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INFECTION PREVENTION IN CHILDREN
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 38
October 14, 2008

Vaccines 2008: new guidelines; Rotavirus; Meningococcal vaccine; Human papillomavirus; Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis; Questions and answer – Margaret M. McNamara, MD
Germ–proof your patients: beyond antibiotics and vaccines; Hand hygiene; Nutrition; Sleep, stress, and exercise – Harley A. Rotbart, MD



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A PRIMER IN PRIMARY OB-GYN
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 37
October 7, 2008

Office gynecology for primary care physicians; Abnormal uterine bleeding; Chronic pelvic pain; Fibroids – Clara K. Paik, MD
OB update; Immunizations; Preterm labor; Complications and future health risks – Vanessa A. Diaz, MD



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OPTIONS FOR A BAD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 36
September 28, 2008

Insomnia: pathophysiology and diagnosis – Wilfred R. Pigeon, PhD
Management of insomnia – Richard D. Simon, Jr, MD



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From Sleep Disorders 2008, Sponsored By The Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, In Conjunction With The National Sleep Foundation And World Class CME



DIZZINESS, SYNCOPE, AND PRESYNCOPE
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 35
September 21, 2008

Vertigo; Meniere's disease ; Syncope; Psychiatric disorders; Neurally mediated syncope; Recommendations for echocardiography; Exertional syncope – Mary Elizabeth Roth, MD


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From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ Scientific Assembly, Presented October 2007



TOBACCO SMOKING CESSATION AND OBESITY
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 34
September 14, 2008

Tobacco smoking cessation – Robert Mallin, MD
Management of obesity in women: Exercise; Drugs; Surgery – Alka M. Kanaya, MD



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HIV: WHERE DO WE STAND?
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 33
September 7, 2008

HIV and AIDS update – Mark H. Katz, MD
Neurologic and psychiatric comorbidities in HIV patients – David W. Smith, MD



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CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 32
August 28, 2008

Risk–factor assessment for heart disease – Matthew D. Gibb, MD
Bedside cardiac pearls – Peter C. Gazes, MD



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CURBING INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 31
August 21, 2008

Antibiotics update: Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media; Community–acquired pneumonia (CAP) and streptococcal pharyngitis; Role of macrolides in CAP; Telithromycin, doxycycline, and fluoroquinolones; Questions and answers – B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD
More on pneumonia – Bradley A. Sharpe, MD



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From The 29th Annual Advances In Infectious Diseases: New Directions In Primary Care, Sponsored By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine



TASTE AND SMELL DISORDERS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 30
August 14, 2008

Olfactory organ and taste system; Evaluation ; Causes of smell loss; Causes of taste loss; Prognosis; Treatment – Ronald Devere, MD


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SLEEP CONCERNS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 29
August 7, 2008

Sleep issues in the elderly – Michael V. Vitiello, PhD
Restless leg syndrome – William M. Simpson Jr, MD



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GERIATRIC MEDICINE: CHANGES IN MENTAL STATUS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 28
July 28, 2008

Grief and depression management pearls – Robert Roca, MD, MPH
Delirium and Alzheimer's disease – Joel D. Posner, MD



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ISSUES IN THE "NOT SO GOLDEN YEARS"
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 27
July 21, 2008

Advance directives: ethical issues – Daniel Pound, MD
Medication problems in the elderly – William M. Simpson Jr, MD



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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 26
July 14, 2008

Sexually transmitted diseases – Sharon Adler, MD, MPH
New challenges in tuberculosis –David Asmuth, MD



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EYE PROBLEMS, COUGH, AND PAIN
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 25
July 7, 2008

Eye problems in the elderly – Scott A. Uttley, MD
Chronic cough – Pramod Kelkar, MD
Acute vs chronic pain – Miles Belgrade, MD



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From the 33rd annual Family Medicine Update, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis



ISSUES OF THE HEART
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 24
June 28, 2008

Atrial fibrillation – Joseph E. Marine, MD
Heart failure – Brian E. Jaski, MD
Revascularization surgery vs medical therapy for cardiac patients – David E. Bush, MD



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AGE-OLD PROBLEMS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 23
June 21, 2008

Venous thromboembolism – David B. Pearse, MD
Delirium – Bruce A. Leff, MD
Vitamin–D deficiency – Uzma Jalal Haque, MD



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From "Current Topics In Geriatrics," Sponsored By The Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD



PAINFUL AND INFLAMED JOINTS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 22
June 14, 2008

Rheumatoid arthritis – Alan N. Brown, MD
Spectrum of rheumatic disorders – Kenneth E. Sack, MD



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PEDIATRIC CONCERNS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 21
June 7, 2008

Issues during first year of life – James R. Roberts, MD, MPH
The troubling teens – Janice D. Key, MD
Toxic drug exposures among adolescents – John P. Lamb, PharmD



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ADVANCES IN DIABETES CARE
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 20
May 28, 2008

Approach to managing type 2 diabetes – John L. Leahy, MD
Drugs for treating diabetes – Pamela T. Prescott, MD



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TRAVEL MEDICINE/SEPSIS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 19
May 21, 2008

Have drugs, will travel – Robert W. Derlet, MD
Management of sepsis – Timothy E. Albertson, MD, PhD



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From "Clinical Pharmacology 2007: Drug Therapy Management," Sponsored By The University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine, Sacramento



NEUROLOGIC PEARLS AND NUGGETS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 18
May 14, 2008

Headaches and peripheral neuropathy; Dementia, Parkinson's disease, and essential tremor; Strokes and seizures; Multiple sclerosis, syncope, and chronic fatigue; Additional thoughts on headaches; More on strokes, TIAs, and dementia – Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD


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From The Medical Masters Class, Sponsored By The North Staffordshire (England) Postgraduate Education Association



BREAST-FEEDING/ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 17
May 7, 2008

Helping patients succeed with breast–feeding – Anya S. Koutras, MD
Ultrasonography for diagnosing gynecologic problems – Elisabeth K. Wegner, MD



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From The 33rd Annual Family Medicine Review Course, Sponsored By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, Burlington



BITES, STINGS, AND TOXIC EXPOSURES
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 16
April 28, 2008

Infections due to insect bites and animal exposures – Richard H. Glew, MD
Problems related to pet bites and shellfish – Dr. Glew
Spiders, stingrays, and rattlesnakes – Aaron Schneir, MD



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Points of Caredog bites10% become infected; common on face; dogs tend to rip and tear ..; bacterial flora include Staphylococcus aureus and Pasteurella species; cat bites33% become infected; lancinating; .. Pasteurella multocida has short incubation period ..; in patients with local inflammatory findings (redness, swelling, warmth, tenderness, pain, immobilization), consider whether orthopedic structures affected; if no resolution after 24 hr of antibiotic therapy and elevation, deep orthopedic soiling likely;.. Necrotizing soft tissue infections: systemically fatal and locally necrotizing; must be detected promptly; patient must be placed in intensive care unit (ICU) for adequate pressor and fluid support and debridement by surgeon;.. Brown recluse spiders: nocturnal; bites painless; diagnosis highly suspect outside of endemic areas (misdiagnosis common); necrotic wounds may require skin grafting ... dapsone suggested beneficial; rule out other causes; wait for wound margins to demarcate and consider skin grafting .. Black widow spiders: easy to identify (black with red hourglass shape); venom– α-latrotoxin can cause massive exocytosis of neurotransmitters; release of acetylcholine leads to pain in localized muscle groups, systemic pain, and localized or diffuse diaphoresis; release of norepinephrine causes tachycardia and hypertension; envenomations occur during various times of day; bites painful; presentation–punctate lesion surrounded by blanching of skin and erythema seen 30% of time; pain can be intermittent; pain treated with medication may return and last for few days;

Dr. Glew spoke in Providence, RI, at Pets, People, and Pathogens: Be a Victor, Not a Vector, December 4, 2007, by the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association and Coastal Medical, Inc. Dr. Schneir in San Diego, CA, at the 50th Annual Postgraduate Symposium Family Medicine Update 2007, August 3-5, 2007, by the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians.




THE DOWNSIDE OF FEELING GOOD
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 15
April 21, 2008

Bipolar disorder – Elliott Richelson, MD
Antipsychotic drugs, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome – Dr. Richelson
Other issues in psychopharmacology – Andrea Wessell, PharmD



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ONCOLOGIC CONCERNS IN WOMEN
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 14
April 14, 2008

Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer – Anita L. Nelson, MD
Breast lumps and masses – Armando E. Giuliano, MD



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PEDIATRIC DILEMMAS
Audio-Digest Family Practice
Volume 56, Issue 13
April 7, 2008

Clinical problems in children and adolescents: Growth and development; Childhood deaths and sudden infant death syndrome; Colic, iron deficiency anemia, and breath–holding spells; Enuresis, acute scrotum, and intussusception; Rotavirus vaccine and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Henoch Schönlein purpura and febrile seizures; Acute life–threatening events and asthma – Shannon M. Thyne, MD
Additional thoughts on childhood asthma – James R. Roberts, MD, MPH



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