The Dr Synonymous Show

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

 After greeting and commenting on the new issue of Family Medicine from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), Dr Jonas introduces Nicholas Hirth, MSIII at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Nick speaks of his background including undergraduate studies at Ohio State and home town of Grove City, OH.  He discusses the WSU strengths and some aspects of the curriculum.  ...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

 A Blog, Tweet and literature review by Dr Synonymous.  Please listen in for Family Medicine stories that give voice to the role of the Family Doctor. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dr-synonymous-show--6530014/support .

Dr Synonymous interacts with the kind patrons of the BellHOP Cafe in Bellbrook, Ohio on Saturday Morning November 10,2010. General Health and prevention as well as heart and bone health will be discusses along with concerns of the patrons about health of themselves and their families. This is a new format for the show and should be fun, but may not record as well as intended. There may even be a p...

 Dr Synonymous discusses the 5-5-5, meaning a recommendation to eat five colors of food daily (not counting M & M's), five servings of fruits and vegetables and to control four health issues (weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and stress) and to exercise.  He elaborates on each of these issues and introduces listeners to the Center for Disease Control Nutrition site, which gives each individu...

 Dr Synonymous aka, A. Patrick Jonas, MD starts with comments about tweets on Twitter, then "Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Depression" from the American Family Physician Sept 1, 2012 issue by Clark, Jansen and Cloy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  The risk factors and diagnostic criteria are well reviewed along with screening tools.  Helpful comments about therapies are...

 Starting with information about the issues in the upcoming Presidential election, Dr Synonymous then reviews some information from JAMA about Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and correlation with risk factors for CAD. Then comments on a JAMA article reflecting on small studies showing large effects being exagerated due to sample size.  A  study about parachute jumps with and without a parachute th...

Dr Synonymous reviews clinical decision making in the Human Centered Health Home.  An appointment includes human centered greeting comments, then use of SPIT, a model for considering Serious, Probable, Interesting and Treatable causes of the patients chief complaint. Next is Identifying Information that personalizes/humanizes the patient, including a Living, Learning, Working model with  physical,...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs including Dr Fatty, Medical Mojave, Brass and Ivory:  Life with MS and RA and Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior.  Resident physician blog post in The Future of Family Medicine.  Tweets from Molly Tally of PAFP and Mike Sevilla, MD.  Lastly, Dr. Synonymous blog posts:  Family Medicine:  Superhero Needed and Healthcare...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with an introduction and disclaimer, Dr Synonymous (A. Patrick Jonas, MD) notes an exception to usual show format.  Sea Spray patient blog about POOP is the only patient blog tonight.  Medical articles from American Family Physician and The Journal of Family Practice are the main focus, starting with an AFP overview of the "Adult...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Presenter:  Pat Jonas, MD a.      What is Family Medicine? b.      How does a Christian Family Physician mix faith with patient care? c.      What is the Human Centered Health Home?  d.      What is the 5-5-5? e.      How might prayer affect heart health?   Honoring God’s Creation, Validating Human Worth and Uniqueness, Sharing Uncertainty, Celebrating Successes   Practice five health behaviors: E...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, starting with patient blogs/tweets, medical student blogs, physician blogs/tweets, health care non-physician blogs/tweets and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues and system changes.  Human centering in health care and patient-physician relationships will be a component of revi...

Health Care blog, tweet and medical review and discussion, with special emphasis on Direct Primary Care and Direct Family Medicine.  Wright State University second year medical student Sonia Bennett, MPH is the special guest of host Dr Pat Jonas.  She has studied some aspects of DPC and DFM and will offer insights about several existing DPC practices.  She will also discuss her background and thou...

Health Care blog  medical review and discussion, starting with Lyme Disease article review from The American Family Physician.  Diacussion of screening Boomers for Hepatitis C, PSA test use, and Dr Synonymous blog.  Discussion includes comments about past, present and future health care issues via AMA News including the SGR, physician payment and use of electronic medical records.  My Father's Day...

 June 5, 1968 was graduation day for the West Point Class of 1968 whose numbers include Dr Synonymous (A. Patrick Jonas, MD).  In this show Dr Jonas plays some music to have time to answer a page from a patient and get his dog away from eating his magazines and papers, then reflects on June 5, 1968 and Graduation Day at West Point. He then reads written comments from several of his classmates from...