The Texas Tech Medcast
Summary: The Texas Tech MedCast is a podcast for medical residents, medical students, practicing physicians, and others involved in medical education and high quality, patient-centered primary care. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store
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- Artist: Family Medicine, Texas Tech University HSC
- Copyright: © 2006 The Department of Family & Community Medicine and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Podcasts:
In this episode, we eavesdrop on a patient visit between a family physician and a new patient who has Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
This episode defines the Metabolic Syndrome and discusses helping the patient to make therapeutic lifestyle changes, including improved nutritional choices and exercise.
This episode is the second of a 2-part podcast that addresses why it's important for your patients to achieve glycemic control and 5 more ways to help them do it.
This episode is the first of a 2-part podcast that addresses why it's important for your patients to achieve glycemic control and 5 ways to help them do it.
This episode outlines the link between DM and CVD, focusing on means for reducing the risk of further cardiovascular complications.
This episode outlines the stages of behavior change and discusses the importance of assessing patients' readiness for change, as is often required by a diagnosis of diabetes.
This episode describes the foot problems that diabetic patients face and reviews guidelines for examining the feet of patients with diabetes and helping patients care for their feet.
This episode describes the natural history of diabetic nephropathy and includes a review of screening for diabetic nephropathy, prescribing treatment to reverse early kidney disease, and recommending dietary and supplemental therapy.
