TKR patellar resurfacing, CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid, and patient messaging
This week's topics include patellar resurfacing with TKR, long-term outcome for CAR-Ts, tranexamic acid in routine surgery, and patient messaging trends.
PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers
This week's topics include a name change for PCOS, whole blood for trauma, antibiotics for wheezing in kids, and blood markers to direct lung cancer screening.
Digoxin, thrombectomy, maternal occupation during pregnancy, and exercise
This week's topics include digoxin for heart failure, thrombectomy for strokes in medium sized vessels, maternal occupation during pregnancy and ASD in offspring, and exercise and 24 hr ambulatory blood pressure.
Polypill, bloodstream infections, Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis
This week's topics include a polypill for HTN following stroke, clinical impact of rapid tests for gram negative bloodstream infections, is there any remaining role for Paxlovid, and treating acute sinusitis.
PPIs, kidney function equations, DVT, and timing of exercise
This week's topics include deprescribing PPIs, kidney function equations, stenting for DVT, and timing of exercise according to chronotrope type.
Levothyroxine, drug coupons, low cholesterol and heart disease, and hypertension
This week's topics include deprescribing levothyroxine, drug manufacturer coupon use, how low should cholesterol be targeted in those with heart disease, and hypertension in low-income patients.
Cooking and dementia, asymptomatic aortic stenosis, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines
This week's topics include cooking and dementia risk, replacing the aortic valve in asymptomatic people, pediatric sepsis, and high-dose versus standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults.
COVID-19 vax and preeclampsia, HIV injections, monkeypox, and HPV testing
This week's topics include COVID-19 vaccination and preeclampsia, HIV injection medicines, monkeypox treatment, and menstrual blood for HPV testing.
Removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, and using the EHR to deprescribe risky medicines
This week's topics include an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, knee braces, removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, and using the EHR to deprescribe risky medicines in older adults.
Stress and race, tobacco companies and social media, statins and pregnancy, and parents’ firearm injuries impact on kids
This week's topics include lifetime stress and racial disparities in mortality, tobacco companies’ adherence to regulations, statin discontinuation during pregnancy, and impact on kids of parental injury due to firearms.