Bugs and Drugs

Bugs and Drugs

Learning which antibiotics treat which bacteria and how to dose those antibiotics is like trying to learn a foreign language. Words sound weird and are difficult to pronounce. At first, nothing really makes any sense and what we all need is more practice. In this episode, we'll start talking about some of the basics. Just like in previous episodes we'll use concrete examples to support the points that we make. One 16 minute podcast wont make you an expert at bugs and drugs but we can begin to lay an important foundation that we can build upon in future episodes. So join me as we work on the foreign language that we call "Bugs and Drugs."

Episoder(15)

Vitamania, Part 2

Vitamania, Part 2

In this second part of the 2-part episode "Vitamania," we dig in to the clinical trial data behind vitamins as dietary supplements. In Part 1 of this episode, we met a patient with Scurvy....and said ...

12 Mai 202222min

Vitamania, Part 1

Vitamania, Part 1

Vitamins are widely used in the U.S., to the tune of between $15-20 billion dollars per year. But what are vitamins and what do they do? How are they regulated by the FDA and does the clinical trial d...

10 Mai 202216min

Drugs (Sometimes) Work: "Do ACE inhibitors treat Diabetes?"

Drugs (Sometimes) Work: "Do ACE inhibitors treat Diabetes?"

Before we ask a patient to take any drug we should be confident that the benefits outweigh the risks. This involves considerations like duration of therapy and whether the drug is being used to treat ...

2 Jun 202117min

Medicating the Failing Heart, Part 3 of 3: The finale

Medicating the Failing Heart, Part 3 of 3: The finale

As we finish up we focus on the contemporary management of systolic heart failure or so called heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Our focus in this episode is on RAAS blockade which include...

18 Mai 202122min

Medicating the Failing Heart; Part 2: The difference between a drug and not a drug is dose

Medicating the Failing Heart; Part 2: The difference between a drug and not a drug is dose

In this continuation of "Medicating the Failing Heart" we pick up the theme of systolic heart failure and how good beta blockers are or aren't compared to our newest agent for systolic heart failure -...

12 Mai 202116min

Episode 9, Medicating the failing heart, Part 1

Episode 9, Medicating the failing heart, Part 1

When it comes to treating symptomatic heart failure, many things have changed but many have not. Some things that haven't changed maybe should change - that depends on who you listen to. In this multi...

7 Mai 202114min

"Ceph-a-Something" Part 2: pesky PK

"Ceph-a-Something" Part 2: pesky PK

The cephalosporin antibiotics are a confusing class of medications. We talk about them in "generations" like a pharmacologic family tree. And while there is a general rule regarding which bugs are cov...

23 Apr 202114min

"Ceph-a-Something" Part 1: Genealogy

"Ceph-a-Something" Part 1: Genealogy

The cephalosporin antibiotics are a confusing class of medications. We talk about them in "generations" like a pharmacologic family tree. And while there is a general rule regarding which bugs are cov...

23 Apr 202111min

Populært innen Helse

lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
fastlegen
hvordan-har-du-det-mann
rss-gukild-johaug
psykodrama
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
leger-om-livet
rss-garne-damer
foreldreradet
morten-ramm-lar-kakla-ga-til-du-sovner
bak-fasaden-en-reise-i-livet-med-sykepleier-ine
rss-lopedrommen
hormonelle-frida
rss-sunn-okonomi
klimaks
hjernesterk
g-punktet
sinnsyn
helsetipspodden
rss-kunsten-a-leve