Episode Chapters
- Introduction: How Hard is Your Mattress?10:25Ears, Aussie StyleFree Chapter25:18Paper Chase 1: Prescription Strategies for Respiratory Infections6:47Why Cancer Screening Has Never Been Shown to Save Lives21:11Depression in Dementia: Dx and Tx12:45Paper Chase 2: Thyroid Function and Sudden Cardiac Death6:05CRP and Coronary Calcium Scoring7:01Depression in Dementia: Advanced Tx19:05Paper Chase 3: Physicians, the FDA and the "Breakthrough Therapy" Designation5:50Exercise Induced Hyponatremia26:03Paper Chase 4: Early Introduction to Eggs and Egg Allergy in Infants7:02What Do I Do Next? 41 Year Old Woman with Headache and Visual Change16:07Paper Chase 5: Falls, Treadmill Training and Virtual Reality5:48The Summary13:47
Delayed prescriptions were associated with slightly greater but clinically similar symptom burden and duration. Compared to an immediate prosecution strategy, delayed prescriptions had substantially reduced antibiotic use.
Ear Pain is but a Memory Full episode audio for MD edition 183:12 min - 86 MB - M4AHippo Primary Care RAP December 2016 Summary 305 KB - PDF
Ian L., Dr - December 10, 2016 7:34 PM
Well the patients were young and well educated .
How many were smoking drank a lot of alcohol or were obese .
Certainly in 55 year old plus if smokers and with a temperature and coloured sputum my keyboard prescribing fingers would be restless .
aaron e. - April 9, 2017 11:27 AM
My threshold to Rx in smokers is lower, but this isn't evidence based. Seems to be no difference in smokers vs non-smokers for benefit with abx
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1495016/
Heidi J., MD - April 9, 2017 5:35 PM
Interesting, Aaron. I think many of us share your lower prescribing threshold for smokers. Thanks for sharing the article!