Chlorhexidine bathing in the ICU, protocolized sedation for children with respiratory failure, MRI for prostate biopsies, C difficile review, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 27, 2015 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 27, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
CT Screening for Lung Cancer: A Study in Cost-Effectiveness
Dr Andrew Shorr encourages his colleagues to consider new research that analyzes the cost-effectiveness of CT screening patients at risk for lung cancer. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - January 22, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Lung Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services will reimburse counseling on the pros and cons of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients. So what should we tell them? (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - January 16, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Biomarkers as point-of-care tests to guide prescription of antibiotics in patients with acute respiratory infections in primary care
Antibiotic resistance is a rising concern for many health systems and one solution would be to find ways to identify which of the patients who present to primary care with respiratory tract infections don’t need antibiotics. Rune Aabenhus from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, describes a new Cochrane Review from November 2014, which looks at the possible role of point-of-care biomarkers. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Protocol-Based Approach to Sepsis Still Necessary?
Dr Andy Shorr reviews the recently published ARISE study. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - December 22, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
January 2015: Transient Severe Motion at Gadoxetate Disodium-enhanced MR
Imaging
ARTICLE DISCUSSED: Respiratory Motion Artifact Affecting Hepatic Arterial Phase
MR Imaging with Gadoxetate Disodium Is More Common in Patients with a Prior Episode of Arterial Phase Motion Associated with
Gadoxetate Disodium. Radiology 2015;274(1):141-148. (Source: Radiology Podcasts)
Source: Radiology Podcasts - December 22, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: The Radiological Society of North America Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
January 2015: Transient Severe Motion at Gadoxetate Disodium-enhanced MR Imaging
ARTICLE DISCUSSED: Respiratory Motion Artifact Affecting Hepatic Arterial Phase MR Imaging with Gadoxetate Disodium Is More Common in Patients with a Prior Episode of Arterial Phase Motion Associated with Gadoxetate Disodium. Radiology 2015;274(1):141-148. (Source: Radiology Podcasts)
Source: Radiology Podcasts - December 19, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: The Radiological Society of North America Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
FDA's Hamburg on Balancing the Risks, Benefits for 310M Patients
Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol, MD, talks with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg about the biggest drug-related issues in medicine today. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - November 12, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
MetaPlus Shows That Less Is More in Critical Care Nutrition
Results of the MetaPlus immunonutrition trial show why we need to focus on the basics in critical care medicine. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - November 3, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS - Expert Perspectives in COPD: A Practical Assessment of the Evidence for Combination Bronchodilator Therapy
Expert Perspectives in COPD: A Practical Assessment of the Evidence for Combination Bronchodilator Therapy (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Pulmonology)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Pulmonology - September 24, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Respiratory Illness and Enterovirus D68: Clinical Guidance
What do we know about enterovirus D68? Where did it come from, and what can be done about it? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - September 19, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 302: The sky is falling
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVers discuss the growing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, and an epidemic of respiratory disease in the US caused by enterovirus D68.
Links for this episode
Cancer patient saved by measles virus
Ebola virus genome sequences (Science)
Robert Garry on Ebola outbreak
Aerosol transmission
WHO Ebola outbreak summary
CDC Ebola outbreak page
Ebola outbreak epi curve
CED Ebola outbreak info graphic
Ebola response roadmap (CDC)
Ebola outbreak discussion...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 14, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Treating Sleep Apnea: FDA Approves New Device
Alternative treatment options for people with moderate to severe sleep apnea have expanded with the FDA ' s recent approval of upper airway stimulation therapy. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - August 29, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Paul W. Noble, MD - New Developments in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Updates From the 2014 American Thoracic Society and Implications for Clinical Practice
New Developments in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Updates From the 2014 American Thoracic Society and Implications for Clinical Practice (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Pulmonology)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Pulmonology - August 8, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
