Questioning Medicine

Questioning Medicine

Join Andrew on a medical rollercoaster as we ask a medical question and answer it based on recent published papers.

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Episode 289: 288. An RCT for Time Restricted Eating!

Episode 289: 288. An RCT for Time Restricted Eating!

41 adults (mean age, 59) with obesity (mean weight, 99 kg) and prediabetes or diet-controlled diabetes – everyone got the same diet. Same  micro- and macronutrient composition; same calorie amounts Fo...

17 Mai 20245min

Episode 288: 287. A New FDA Approved Drug for Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Episode 288: 287. A New FDA Approved Drug for Chronic Rhinosinusitis

recipients were more likely than placebo recipients to report much or very much improvement (55% vs. 25%) which isn’t shocking because half of the people were not getting medicinethey also report that...

16 Mai 20248min

Episode 287: 286. Does Hypokalemia cause Heart Badness?

Episode 287: 286. Does Hypokalemia cause Heart Badness?

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.13757ECG abnormalities were present in 40% of hypokalemic patients and included t-wave flattening/inversion, ST-segment depression, QTc prolongation, l...

15 Mai 20245min

Episode 286: 285. Does Exercise Improve Hip OA?

Episode 286: 285. Does Exercise Improve Hip OA?

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-3225researchers randomized 160 patients with mostly unilateral hip OA to two 60-minute sessions weekly for 12 weeks,you were randomized to receive either ne...

14 Mai 20245min

Episode 285: 284. Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Smoking Cessation?

Episode 285: 284. Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Smoking Cessation?

adult smokers who are given e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to be abstinent at 6 months from a target quit date with a  (NNT = 8) but those individuals were not more likely to be abstinent ...

13 Mai 20247min

Episode 284: 283. New Guidelines from American College of Cardiology on Atrial Fibrillation

Episode 284: 283. New Guidelines from American College of Cardiology on Atrial Fibrillation

However, screening is not recommended because it has not been shown to improve patient outcomes.. Lifestyle recommendations include moderating alcohol use, quitting smoking, exercising, and losing wei...

9 Mai 20248min

Episode 283: 282. New Guidelines For Management of Acute Pancreatitis

Episode 283: 282. New Guidelines For Management of Acute Pancreatitis

https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2024/03000/american_college_of_gastroenterology_guidelines_.14.aspx2 of the 3 following criteria: (i) abdominal pain consistent with the disease, (ii) serum amyla...

3 Mai 20247min

Episode 282: 281. What Do You Do With Elevated Childhood Cholesterol?

Episode 282: 281. What Do You Do With Elevated Childhood Cholesterol?

Bottom line-Elevated cholesterol as a child into an adult is bad but we still don’t know if treating children with medication improves this badness but we can say if you have elevated cholesterol as a...

2 Mai 20246min

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