About this episode
- Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
- Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*
- Case from Kashlak
- History and Exam
- Workup for suspected myositis
- Cancer screening
- Safety of statin use and exercise
- Our role in primary care
- Audience Questions
- Outro
Credits
- Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
- Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
- Cover Art and Infographic: Andréa Perdigão
- Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
- Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD
- Technical Production: Pod Paste
- Guest: Lisa Christopher-Stine MD, MPH
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