In episode 467, Mike and James finish off talking with Jamie Falk about COPD/inhalers. We go over the some of the latest trials for the triple therapies and then wrap up all the evidence into a nice package and put a bow on it.
At the end we finally get to the issue of eosinophils and let you know if you need to know this number.
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In episode 466, Mike and James continue talking with Jamie Falk about everything COPD/inhalers. We go over the evidence for the steroid component of inhalers and then we start going over the triple therapies. But all Mike really wants to talk about are eosinophils – but that is PART III.
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In episode 465, Mike and James invite Jamie Falk to go over all the data we have for the plethora of inhalers and COPD. We start with what we know about single puffers, how we decide whom to treat, and then when to try dual inhalers.
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1) COPD handout
2) Should the number of acute exacerbations in the previous year be used to guide treatments in COPD?
European Respiratory Journal 2020; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02122-2020
In episode 464, Mike and James and talk about 4 recent publications that should likely impact you practice if not today, then tomorrow. We talk about how long to give narcotics for acute MSK injuries, how to treat dyslipidemias, a non-steroid cream for psoriasis and a single dose of antibiotics for operative vaginal delivery.
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1) Predictors of Prolonged Opioid Use After Initial Prescription for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M19-3600
2) Management of Dyslipidemia for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: Synopsis of the 2020 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline
Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M20-4648
3) Trial of Roflumilast Cream for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
4) Prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of infection after operative vaginal delivery (ANODE): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
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