Episode 193: Medical Update 193- Early afib conversion. iPhone batteries, H. Pylori, Our words have meaning!

Episode 193: Medical Update 193- Early afib conversion. iPhone batteries, H. Pylori, Our words have meaning!

Gibbons RC et al. Ultrasound-versus landmark-guided medium-sized joint arthrocentesis: A randomized clinical trial. Acad Emerg Med 2022 Feb; 29:159. (https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14396. opens in new tab)

Use a ultrasound for arthrocentesis when possible


Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2022 Mar; 15:e010646. (https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010646)

Apple AirPods Pro and their wireless charging case, the Microsoft Surface Pen, and the Apple Pencil second generation — also have strong enough magnetic fields to affect current-generation CIEDs.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34862940/

first of all empiric therapy with clarithromycin is no longer effective for treating Helicobacter. You have two choices. The choices are thus: 14-day bismuth quadruple therapy or rifabutin triple therapy,


Andreadis K, Chan E, Park M, et al. Imprecision and preferences in interpretation of verbal probabilities in health: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med 2021;36(12):3820-3829.
. The interpretation of "common" which means- accepted definition of 1% to 10%.

But people thought it meant 59% (on average) --------59% is basically all the time that is great odds and would bankrupt vegas

TAKE HOME!!

In studies asking for preference, a majority of patients prefer numbers rather than word-based estimates of risk.


Risks and Benefits of Early Rhythm Control in Patients With Acute Strokes and Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Study (the RAFAS Trial) | Journal of the American Heart Association (ahajournals.org)


The main findings were that early rhythm control led to a lower risk of stroke at 12 months (3 [1.7%] vs 6 [6.3%]; HR, 0.251; P = .034). There was no difference in risk of recurrent stroke at 3 months.

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Episode 426: 433. Salt, Statins, and Stents

Episode 426: 433. Salt, Statins, and Stents

Donato J, et al. Things We Do For No Reason™: Low salt diets for patients with acute heart failure. J Hosp Med 2026 Feb 4; [e-pub]. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70278.Some guidelines now recommend "normal sodium ...

21 Huhti 16min

Episode 425: 432.  CME LECTURE-  Under Pressure, Blood Pressure

Episode 425: 432. CME LECTURE- Under Pressure, Blood Pressure

432.  CME LECTURE-  Under Pressure, Blood Pressure

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Episode 424: 431. Gout should we treat to a number? Is Co-testing needed?

Episode 424: 431. Gout should we treat to a number? Is Co-testing needed?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2665991326000342?via%3Dihublancet rheumatology A treat-to-target strategy versus symptom-driven management of gout in the Netherlands (GO TEST Ov...

14 Huhti 18min

Episode 423: 430. Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Black Box Warning

Episode 423: 430. Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Black Box Warning

Let’s rewind to the early 2000s. Flip phones were cool, low-rise jeans were a crime, and the Women’s Health Initiative—WHI—dropped what became the medical equivalent of a headline: “Hormone Therapy In...

24 Maalis 12min

Episode 422: 429. Rivaroxaban vs Apixaban = The Battle of the Blood Thinners!

Episode 422: 429. Rivaroxaban vs Apixaban = The Battle of the Blood Thinners!

— rivaroxaban versus apixaban.Yes, folks, this is The Battle of the Blood Thinners!And spoiler alert — one of them came out looking like the overachiever in a safety class... while the other probably ...

20 Maalis 9min

Episode 421: 428. Asthma and Stroke --- A breathless combination

Episode 421: 428. Asthma and Stroke --- A breathless combination

Minocycline in Acute Ischemic Stroke (EMPHASIS trial)A multicenter, double-blind RCT in China studied 1,724 patients with acute ischemic stroke treated within 72 hours of onset. Patients received eith...

13 Maalis 16min

Episode 420: 427. Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company

Episode 420: 427. Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company

Today, we're talking about Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company, though sometimes treating it does feel like trying to ride one at full speed through uncertainty.For decades, high-dose aspi...

11 Maalis 7min

Episode 419: 426. Go Big or Go Partial? The Knee Replacement Showdown

Episode 419: 426. Go Big or Go Partial? The Knee Replacement Showdown

Setting the stagePicture this: your knee is like a three-room apartment. You've got a medial room, a lateral room, and a patellofemoral room. In isolated anteromedial osteoarthritis, just one room is ...

10 Maalis 11min

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