High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR
This week's topics include a genetic treatment for hypercholesterolemia, cannabis and hyperemesis, reducing the risk of dementia, and a newer anti-inflammatory for PMR.
Alzheimer’s, acute pain, alcohol consumption and pregnancy, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
This week's topics include circular RNA to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a new agent for acute pain, trends in alcohol consumption in pregnant women, and diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE
This week's topics include continuing dual antiplatelet therapy after stenting, amyloid depletion in Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE in people with cancer.
Hip prosthesis, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory viruses, and GLP-1s
This week's topics include a dual-action prosthesis for hip replacement, a new inhaled agent for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, testing nursing home residents for respiratory viruses, and online GLP-1 prescribing.
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.