The Journal of family practice
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At the end of the activity, participants will be able to: • Identify the risks of kidney disease and their consequences in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). • Appropriately screen for the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with T2D. • Initiate evidence-based therapy to slow the progression of kidney disease in patients with T2D and CKD. • Describe the benefits and limitations of the steroidal and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in the treatment of patients with DKD.
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At the end of the activity, participants will be able to: • Identify how heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated cardiovascular (CV) risks are interconnected. • Initiate guideline-recommended therapy to reduce CV risk in patients with HF, CKD, and/or T2DM. • Apply evidence for sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2 inhibitors) to clinical practice, based on recent and emerging trials. • Review evidence suggesting increased incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection in patients with diabetes.
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Practice Guideline
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program 2020 Guidelines: What's Important for Primary Care.
• The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group provides updated recommendations for 6 topics related to the management of individuals with asthma. • The classification of asthma severity and asthma control, as well as the concept of utilizing a stepwise approach to pharmacologic treatment, were not updated from the Expert Panel Report 3, released in 2007. • However, important updates in preferred therapies for intermittent and persistent asthma at treatment steps 1 through 5 were suggested. • Recommendations regarding biologic therapy were not included in the 2020 update, as only evidence and US Food and Drug Administration approvals through October 2018 were considered. • The most recent 2021 Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines are not included in this review but can be used in a complementary manner to assist primary care clinicians to optimize decisions regarding the care of patients with asthma.
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Can family physicians accurately screen for AAA with point-of-care ultrasound?
Likely yes. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by nonradiologist physicians is 98% sensitive and 99% specific, compared with imaging performed by radiologists (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies mostly involving emergency medicine physicians). European family physicians demonstrated 100% concordance with radiologist readings (SOR: C, very small subsequent diagnostic accuracy studies).
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• Collaborate with patients to inform treatment decision-making that addresses their symptoms, goals, and concerns • Individualize guideline-recommended therapy to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, improve lung function, manage daily symptoms such as breathlessness, and help achieve the patient's goals • Select an inhaler and an optimal dose of medication to best meet a patient's needs and capabilities.