Episode 238: 238. What to do With Low Risk Pulmonary Embolism?
Use the PE Severity Index. If low risk and that is the only reason for admission, then the patient is safe for dischargehttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60824-6/abstr...
12 Feb 20245min
Episode 237: 237. Big Take Away from ACP Update to Colon Cancer Screening
american college of physicians says- No need to start colon cancer screening prior to 50. stop at age 75 or with 10 yrs of life left and FIT testing can be every other year and Cologuard is not recomm...
9 Feb 20245min
Episode 236: 236. Is Weight Loss Beneficial For Hip Osteoarthritis?
While weight loss may be beneficial for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, it does not see to have a protective or beneficial effect for those with hip osteoarthritis. https://agsjournals.onlinelib...
8 Feb 20244min
Episode 235: 235. When Should A Patient With HIV Be Started On Statin Therapy?
In patients with HIV and cv risk score of 4.5% there was a NNT of 106 at 5 yrs of follow up to prevent 1 MACEhttps://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M22-2643?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossre...
7 Feb 20244min
Episode 234: 234. Does Size Matter...BP Cuff Size
A cuff 1-2 sizes too large underestimated bp by 4-9mm Hg BUT a cuff 1-2 sizes too small overestimated the BP 4-20mm Hghttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2807853
6 Feb 20245min
Episode 233: 233. Do GLP1 agonist actually delay gastric emptying?
GLP1 agonist likely lead to retained gastric products but this effect is larger for once weekly injections than once daily pills.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204182/
5 Feb 20246min
Episode 232: 232. Is the HPV vaccine that good?
During 28 months of follow-up, absolute risks for progression from CIN2 to CIN3 (or worse) were as follows: 23% among women vaccinated before age 15 32% among women vaccinated between ages 15 and 20 3...
2 Feb 20248min
Episode 231: 231. Is Cancer Actually Associated with Weight Loss?
>10% unintentional weight loss is most likely associated with gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic, and biliary cancers (relative risks, 3.1–7.4); Leukemia (RR, 4.2) Breast, prostate, and gynecologic ...
1 Feb 20245min
