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#38 Journal Round Up
Summer Review ft. Dr. Dave Mcreary
Jon & Barney are joined by Dr. Dave McCreary all the way from Australia. Dave runs the RCEM podcast and joins JournalSpotting to bridge the chasm between A&E and medics and share some evidence-based pearls.
We cover:
π Why COVID is still *****
π How does the delta variant present and does my microchip work?
π Have we figured out how to anticoagulate in COVID-19?
π More evidence for age-adjusted D-dimers?
π Do you use D-Dimers in Pregnancy?
π Do we still need to create arbitrary bridging protocols for surgery?
π Is that double shot espresso really causing your patients AF?
π How effective is smoking cessation at improving lung cancer survival?
π Does smoking cessation improve mental health symptoms?
π Can an app save my back pain?
π Which central line is safest for chemo?
π Kiwis for constipation
π Is this podcast making me any smarter?
#36 Journal Round Up
May 2021
In this bumper episode, Jon and Barney are joined by the RCP podcast superstar Dr Amie Burbridge as we digest the key practice changing articles from the last month or so.
Listen to the end to change how you view ventilation, and bums, forever.
πTo LP or not when suspecting SAH with a normal CT?
πGood news with new Malaria vaccine.
πCOVID Zone:
Recovery - Tocilizumab and Convalescent Plasma.
Methlypred vs Dexamethasone.
πRisk of malignancy with CT abdomen.
πFinally a shorter TB course?
πNursing ratios reducing mortality.
πHaemoglobin levels vs position .
πSleep and risk of depression.
πAnal oxygen delivery (yes, really).
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#34 Journal Round Up
April 2021
Trying to keep up with the medical literature but apparently JournalSpotting HQ has a team of actual beavers𦫠who chew and digest all the articles then present them in a light-hearted podcast.
So why bother?
We cover:
π What BP is optimum based on the latest meta-analysis?
π What to give for generalised epilepsy - Valporate or Keppra?
π How Mushrooms really could reduce the risk of cancer
π Magic mushrooms vs Escitalopram in Depression
π Sleep duration and Dementia risk
π Teeth number and Dementia risk (?!)
π Burnout risk
+ More
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20th April 2021
#32 Journal Round Up
March 2021
Trying to keep up with the medical literature but the πΊ are open, π is out and youβre not sure how long it will last?
Youβre ears are in the right place.
We cover:
- When should we use albumin & terlipressin in cirrhosis?
- Who gets clots with COVID-19 Vaccines?
- Contrast-induced nephropathy: fact or fiction?
- Does High flow Oxygen make suspected ACS worse?
- Will we be using Inhalers for COVID-19?
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15th March 2032
#30 Journal Round Up February 2021
Semaglutide + O2 sats + ANCA Vasculitis + More
The JournalSpotters meet on International Womens Day to round up the latest medical literature.
We cover:
- Semaglutide in Obesity
- The cost of liberal oxygen in COPD
- Avacopan in ANCA associated vasculitis
- Haemoglobin targets after myocardial infarction
- Chronic UTIβs and antibiotics
- AF screening
- + Much more
And chat about women that have inspried us: Dr. Marlies Ostermann, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Anna Jones, and mothers everywhere
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