#333 Prescribing pearls, Periop Medicine, PMR, Gout, OSA, Nocturia, Food as Medicine, a new Obesity paradigm, and rethinking Afib! ACP #IM2022 Highlights

We recap the top pearls from ACP #IM2022 including important drug interactions/intolerance (acetaminophen, tramadol, ticagrelor, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir), perioperative medicine (bridging, DOAC reversal agents, dental procedures, MINS), recognizing PMR, when to initiate urate-lowering therapy in gout, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, food as medicine, dietary potassium, OSA, nocturia, telemedicine and health equity, a new obesity medicine paradigm, advances in HIV/PrEP, and rethinking atrial fibrillation!

• Intro
• Tapering long-term opioids
• Physician Wellbeing
• Common drug interactions (acetaminophen, ticagrelor, tramadol, Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir)
• Perioperative medicine (bridging, DOAC reversal agents, dental procedures, MINS)
• Nocturia and OSA
• Food as Medicine
• Rheumatology (how to diagnose PMR, when to initiate ULT for gout and steroid-induced osteoporosis)
• Avi’s pearls on (diversity, telemedicine, telehealth, burnout)
• Obesity medicine (a new paradigm and a new medication)
• HIV in primary care (PrEP, long-acting injectable antiviral therapy)
• Atrial fibrillation
• Outro

• Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Nora Taranto MD; Molly Heublein MD; Chris Chiu MD, FACP, FAAP; Avital O’Glasser MD, FACP; Alan Dow MD, FACP; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP  
• Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
• Cover Art: Chris Chiu MD, FACP, FAAP
• Production team: Pod Paste