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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Peanut oral immunotherapy in children and young adults
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Robert Wood discussing the results of a trial of oral immunotherapy with a manufactured peanut protein product for peanut de...
Digoxin levels and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Leonard Ganz discusses pharmacologic rate control of atrial fibrillation (AF) and findings of a recent study published in the Journal of the Ameri...
PERC criteria for ruling out pulmonary embolism
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Kabrhel discusses the PERC rule for evaluating patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and a trial exploring the effects of impleme...
Under-recognition of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Carol Weitzman discussing a recent study showing a higher incidence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children than pre...
Time window for mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Jose Biller discussing two recent studies showing that intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy improves neurologic outcomes w...
Indications for surgery after a first episode of acute diverticulitis
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Pemberton discusses a cohort study of patients with acute diverticulitis followed for 4 years for recurrence rates and need for surgery follo...
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation with heart failure
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Olshansky discusses a paper in the February 2018 New England Journal of Medicine regarding a trial of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillat...
Vaccination to prevent herpes zoster
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Kenneth Schmader discussing new guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the herpes zoster...
Partially closed loop glucose monitoring in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Joseph Wolfsdorf discussing advances in devices to manage children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Sadhna Vora hos...
Third dose of MMR vaccine for prevention of mumps in an outbreak setting
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Sheldon Kaplan discussing the use of a third dose of the MMR vaccine for the prevention of mumps in an outbreak setting. Dr....
Naltrexone versus buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Andrew Saxon discussing treatments for opioid use disorder. Dr. Jennifer Mitty hosts. Dr. Saxon is a Professor in the Depar...