POEM of the Week Podcast

167 Episodes

1. Episode 615: All-cause mortality is comparable in patients with left main coronary artery disease treated with PCI or CABG

   Published: 30/05/2022
2. Episode 614: MA: Several drugs are effective for weight loss in obese or overweight adults; it's unclear whether they improve health outcomes

   Published: 23/05/2022
3. Episode 613: Large increases in the risk of cardiovascular events following COVID-19 infection that required hospitalization

   Published: 16/05/2022
4. Episode 612: Thromboprophylaxis after discharge improves clinical outcomes for certain high-risk patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (MICHELLE)

   Published: 9/05/2022
5. Episode 611: Ibuprofen, ketorolac, and diclofenac are equivalent for the treatment of acute nonradicular low back pain

   Published: 2/05/2022
6. Episode 610: Proton pump inhibitor use associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer

   Published: 25/04/2022
7. Episode 609: British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome

   Published: 18/04/2022
8. Episode 608: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) reduces risk of hospitalization in at-risk outpatients (EPIC-HR)

   Published: 11/04/2022
9. Episode 607: No improved patient-oriented outcomes with sacubitril/valsartan in adults with heart failure and preserved EF (PARALLAX)

   Published: 4/04/2022
10. Episode 606: Amoxicillin for children with CAP: low-dose for 3 days is noninferior to high-dose for 7 days (CAP-IT)

    Published: 28/03/2022
11. Episode 605: Lowering blood pressure does not decrease the risk of T2DM in persons with hypertension; ACEIs/ARBs do

    Published: 21/03/2022
12. Episode 604: DAPT with aspirin plus clopidogrel for 30 days is the best option after minor stroke or TIA

    Published: 14/03/2022
13. Episode 603: For mild/moderate acne, adapalene + BPO, clindamycin + BPO, and adapalene alone are most effective, in that order

    Published: 7/03/2022
14. Episode 602: Platelet-rich plasma injections are not superior to placebo injections for ankle osteoarthritis

    Published: 28/02/2022
15. Episode 601: Midodrine is worth a trial in people with frequent episodes of vasovagal syncope

    Published: 21/02/2022
16. Episode 600: In-office procalcitonin testing can lead to less antibiotic prescribing

    Published: 14/02/2022
17. Episode 599: Empagliflozin reduces hospitalization for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (NNT = 59 per year), but not mortality outcomes (EMPEROR-Preserved)

    Published: 7/02/2022
18. Episode 598: Relapse of depression more likely after discontinuation of medication (number needed to treat to harm = 6).

    Published: 31/01/2022
19. Episode 597: Amoxicillin does not improve outcomes for nonpneumonia lower respiratory tract infection in children (ARTIC PC)

    Published: 24/01/2022
20. Episode 596: Predictive values for 6 common abdominal symptoms

    Published: 17/01/2022