PodMed – Week of September 1, 2014

This week's topics include treating adolescent depression, self management of hypertension, transmissibility of MERS, and cardiovascular events around the world.

Program notes:

0:31 Self management of high blood pressure

1:30 Increase or decrease medications themselves

2:30 Estimated 20% of people eligible

3:07 Cardiovascular events around the world

4:07 High income countries more meds and interventions

5:08 MERS transmission

6:08 Looked for virus or antibodies

7:08 Low transmission rate but contact screening needed

7:26 Treating depression in adolescents

8:26 Offered CBT, medications, or both

9:26 Subsequent depression may be worse

10:40 End

Related blog:http://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2014/08/29/teenagers-and-depression/