Episode 298: 297. Which one of the CHADVASC is worse?
In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), how do CHA2DS2-VASc 1 subgroups compare with one another 64 141 patients with a first AF diagnosis Patients were categorized as CHA2DS2-VASc 1 if they ha...
5 Juni 20244min
Episode 297: FIXED! 296. Is There a Drug That Will Keep Alcoholics Out of the Hospital?
Bottom line Do I think if you stop drinking alcohol in the next thirty days you are less likely to come to the hospital for a heart attack? A stroke? Pneumonia? copd exacerbations or CHF exacerbations...
30 Maj 202418min
Episode 296: 295. What is the Best Blood Pressure In the Nursing Home?
In a retrospective cohort study of Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing home residents during 2006 to 2019, researchers identified 13,000 residents who initiated a first or additional antihypertensive medica...
29 Maj 20247min
Episode 295: 294. SGLT2 Inhibitors and Stage 5 CKD
SGLT-2 inhibitors have not been evaluated in patients with stage 5 CKD (CKD 5; eGFR, ≤15 mL/minute/1.73 m2). Investigators in Taiwan retrospectively assessed 5 years of outcome data for nearly 48,000 ...
28 Maj 20245min
Episode 294: 293. Should GLP-1 Agonist be Held Prior to Procedure or Surgery?
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists can delay gastric emptying, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) say For patients on daily dosing consider holding GLP-1 agonists on the da...
24 Maj 20245min
Episode 293: 292. An Antibiotic RCT for Community Acquired Pneumonia
But now we have RCT data—278 adults with moderate CAP who were hospitalized (but not in intensive care) to receive either a β-lactam antimicrobial plus clarithromycin or a β-lactam alone. (all patient...
23 Maj 20244min
Episode 292: 291. Does CHATGPT Have a Career In Pathology?
AI technology was highly accurate at identifying malignancies and tumor origins — as accurate as senior pathologists, and significantly more accurate than junior pathologists. Patients with cancer o...
22 Maj 20245min
Episode 291: 290. When Should You Use IV Albumin?
HERE IS WHEN IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE ALBUMIN In patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, to substantially limit kidney impairment and mortality (low-certainty evidence) THIS IS ...
21 Maj 20246min
