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This episode features Dr. Brent Egan discussing the target blood pressure in older adults, and Dr. Mark Aronson discussing the use of dexamethasone for acute pharyngitis pain in adults. Dr. Nancy Sokol hosts.
Dr. Joseph Wolfsdorf discusses complications related to type 1 and type 2 diabetes in pediatric patients, and Dr. Michael DeBaun discusses a report of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Dr. Nancy Sokol hosts.
This episode features Dr. Richard Larson discussing the long-term outcomes of imatinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, and Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano discussing the use of ocrelizumab for treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Dr. Jennifer Mitty hosts.
In this episode, Dr. Stephen Brecker discusses transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis in patients with intermediate surgical risk, and Dr. David McCulloch discusses outcomes of bariatric surgery for patients with diabetes mellitus.
This episode features Dr. Christopher Fanta, discussing the role of spirometry in the diagnosis of asthma; and Dr. James O’Dell, discussing baricitinib, a promising oral agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Helen Hollingsworth hosts.
This episode features Dr. Hope Rugo, discussing the use of a scalp-cooling device to prevent hair loss after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients; and Dr. David Golden, discussing the joint practice parameter on immunotherapy for stinging insect hypersensitivity. Dr. Nancy Sokol hosts.
This podcast features Dr. Martin Hirsch, discussing persistence of Zika virus in body fluids; and Dr. Mark Crowther, discussing underdosing of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Dr. Jennifer Tirnauer hosts.
This podcast features Dr. Sheldon Kaplan, discussing the duration of antibiotic treatment in young children with acute otitis media; and Dr. Anna Lok, discussing the use of tenofovir alafenamide for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Dr. Jennifer Mitty hosts.
This episode features Dr. David Nathan, discussing clinical outcomes of metformin use in populations with chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or chronic liver disease; and Dr. Chyke Doubeni, discussing the effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer using flexible sigmoidoscopy in men and women at different age groups. Dr. Nancy Sokol hosts.
In this episode, Dr. Charles Pozner discusses criteria for determining futility for resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and potential implications for organ donation; and Dr. Robert Brown discusses management of hepatitis C infection in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Dr. Nancy Sokol hosts.
