Timely consultations relevant for family medicine, primary care, and general internal medicine topics for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and residents. Offering CME credit for most episodes at https://ce.mayo.edu/podcast. Produced by @MayoMedEd.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
This week we’re talking about constipation. What are some of the causes of chronic idiopathic constipation? Are there any medications which can cause constipation or make constipation worse? When would a patient’s complaint of constipation raise your suspicion of something ominous causing the symptoms? Do prunes actually help? Today we’re joined by Dr. Amy Foxx-Orenstein, a Mayo Clinic Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.