SCCM Pod-482 PCCM: The Cost of Compliance: Restrictive Practices in the PICU
Guidelines recommend against red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in hemodynamically stable children without cardiac disease who meet certain criteria. Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Katherine Steffen, MD, MHS, to discuss the clinical and economic impacts of compliance with RBC transfusion guidelines, as discussed in "The Impact of Restrictive Transfusion Practices on Hemodynamically Stable Critically Ill Children Without Heart Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the Age of Blood in Children in the PICU Trial" published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Steffen K et al. Pedi...
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - June 15, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Group-Based Intervention for Reducing Opioid Use for Chronic Pain, Community Health Worker Intervention for Well-Child Care, Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Polygenic Risk Score for the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Events, and more
Editor’s Summary by Mary McGrae McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the May 23/30, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - May 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 972: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave, virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants, antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants, comparative effectiveness of third doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in US veterans, time to negative PCR conversion among high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 COVID-19 treated by Sotrovimab or Nirmatrelvir, COVID drug Paxlovid was hailed as a game-changer,...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 7, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Interview with Xingxing S. Cheng, MD, MS, author of Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Hosted by Rita Redberg, MD. Related Content: Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-467 PCCM: AHA Guidelines Address Calcium During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest
The American Heart Association's (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines recommend against the routine administration of IV calcium during pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest because of its association with worse outcomes. However, IV calcium is routinely used in children with heart disease who have cardiopulmonary arrest. Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Gurpreet S. Dhillon, MD, to discuss the article, Calcium Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Heart Disease is Associated With Worse Survival - A Report From the American Heart...
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - December 21, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old ecosystem
In this episode:00:45 World’s oldest DNA shows that mastodons roamed ancient GreenlandDNA recovered from ancient permafrost has been used to reconstruct what an ecosystem might have looked like two million years ago. Their work suggests that Northern Greenland was much warmer than the frozen desert it is today, with a rich ecosystem of plants and animals.Research Article: Kjær et al.Nature Video: The world's oldest DNA: Extinct beasts of ancient Greenland08:21 Research HighlightsWhy low levels of ‘good’ cholesterol don’t predict heart disease risk in Black people, and how firework displays affect the flights of ge...
Source: Nature Podcast - December 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Studies show increased risk of heart rhythm problems with seizure and mental health medicine lamotrigine (Lamictal) in patients with heart disease
Listen to an audio podcast of the March 31, 2021 FDA Drug Safety Communication that FDA review of studies show a potential increased risk of heart rhythm problems, in patients with heart disease taking lamotrigine (Lamictal). FDA requiring studies to evaluate heart risk across the drug class. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - April 2, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Cardiology : Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren
Interview with Thomas Pilgrim, MD, author of Effectiveness of Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial, and Kumar Narayanan, MD, author of Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease—Quo Vadis? (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Influenza and Diabetes Part 3 – December 2020
In this third episode of the three-part series “Influenza and Diabetes,” Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss frequently asked questions about diabetes, heart disease, the effects of influenza and the impact of influenza vaccination. They also discuss the details of currently available vaccine choices and strategies to enhance vaccination rates. This special three-part series is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi Pasteur. For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Co...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - December 17, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) For Stable Coronary Artery Disease - Reducing Inappropriate Use
Interview with David H Howard, PhD, author of US False Claims Act Investigations of Unnecessary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, and Paul S. Chan, MD, author of Potential Association of the ISCHEMIA Trial With the Appropriate Use Criteria Ratings for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Talking about obesity with Stephanie deGiorgio and Naveed Sattar
Fatphobia has been described as society ’s last ‘ism’. Whilst our understanding of weight and health has changed over time, there is still a stigma towards people who are overweight or obese, and an assumption that they must be unhealthy, and unhealthy by choice. However, the correlation between weight and health may not be as clear cut as our societal biases would lead us to believe, and, therefore, the challenge for GPs is to make a conscious efforts to overcome our preconceptions so that they may provide the best support for our obese patients. This week, we discuss the need for a zero tolerance towards fat shamin...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking about obesity with Stephanie DiGirogio and Naveen Sattar
Fatphobia has been described as society ’s last ‘ism’. Whilst our understanding of weight and health has changed over time, there is still a stigma towards people who are overweight or obese, and an assumption that they must be unhealthy, and unhealthy by choice. However, the correlation between weight and health may not be as clear cut as our societal biases would lead us to believe, and, therefore, the challenge for GPs is to make a conscious efforts to overcome our preconceptions so that they may provide the best support for our obese patients. This week, we discuss the need for a zero tolerance towards fat shamin...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking about obesity with Stephanie deGiorgio and Naveed Sattar
Fatphobia has been described as society ’s last ‘ism’. Whilst our understanding of weight and health has changed over time, there is still a stigma towards people who are overweight or obese, and an assumption that they must be unhealthy, and unhealthy by choice. However, the correlation between weight and health may not be as clear cut as our societal biases would lead us to believe, and, therefore, the challenge for GPs is to make a conscious efforts to overcome our preconceptions so that they may provide the best support for our obese patients. This week, we discuss the need for a zero tolerance towards fat shamin...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking about obesity with Stephanie deGiorgio and Naveed Sattar
Fatphobia has been described as society’s last ‘ism’. Whilst our understanding of weight and health has changed over time, there is still a stigma towards people who are overweight or obese, and an assumption that they must be unhealthy, and unhealthy by choice. However, the correlation between weight and health may not be as clear cut as our societal biases would lead us to believe, and, therefore, the challenge for GPs is to make a conscious efforts to overcome our preconceptions so that they may provide the best support for our obese patients. This week, we discuss the need for a zero tolerance towards fat shaming...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update – August 2020
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatmen...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - August 10, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
