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Send us Fan Mail Factor XI Antisense Oligonucleotides for Post-operative VTE and Intra-arterial Treatment for Stroke Nathan and Amol want you to understand the following: 1. Factor XI is a promising treatment target for preventing VTE, with a recent study showing that an antisense oligonucleotide was more effective in reducing VTE and had less associated bleeding than enoxaparin. 2. Intra-arterial...

Send us Fan Mail Eosinophilic esophagitis Samir and Amol want you to understand the following: 1. Eosinophilic esophagitis is an important and under-recognized clinical condition that causes significant symptoms and is very treatable. 2. Endoscopy, and particularly duodenoscopy, is an important potential source of infection transmission. 3. The rise of outpatient endoscopy clinics requires the dev...

Send us Fan Mail Neighbourhood Disadvantage and 30-day Rehospitalization; Teixobactin – a Novel Antibiotic Reena and Amol want you to understand the following: 1. Neighbourhood disadvantage was associated with an increased risk of readmission similar to the presence of chronic diseases like COPD. 2. Teixobactin is a new antibiotic with activity against gram positive organisms that was discovered u...

Send us Fan Mail Originally Aired October 1, 2014: Blood Transfusions in Upper GI Bleeding, Aspirin in DVT prophylaxis, Vasopression and Steroids in Cardiac Arrest, MRSA Decolonization, Fluid and Sodium Restriction in Heart Failure Fahad and Amol want you to gain familiarity with a number of major new studies in hospital medicine published in 2013. Continuing Medical Education Internists can ... T...

Send us Fan Mail Originally Aired September 24, 2014: Fecal Transplantation & Probiotics for C. difficile; Prone Positioning in ARDS; Steroids in COPD; Hospital Management of Diabetes. Fahad and Amol want you to gain familiarity with a number of major studies in hospital medicine published in 2013. 1. Fecal transplantation is effective for recurrent C. difficile infection. 2. Probiotics are .....

Send us Fan Mail This week, Travis and Amol want you to recognize that: 1. Recognize whole exome sequencing is an important new method of identifying genetic mutations associated with disease. 2. Understand that the 4-year follow-up of the PROTECT AF study showed that left atrial appendage closure devices may be superior to warfarin in preventing strokes in patients with atrial ... The post Value...

Send us Fan Mail This Week: Baseline cardiovascular risk calculators and hypertension treatment, and dual antiplatelet treatment after coronary stenting This week, Fahad and Amol want you to understand that: 1. A cardiovascular risk calculator can predict the degree of treatment benefit that patients may derive  from blood pressure treatment. 2. There is limited evidence to recommend continuing du...

Send us Fan Mail Implementation of a Handoff Program in Pediatric Hospitals and Treating Depression in Cancer Patients Nathan and Amol want you to: 1.Recognize that a standardized handoff program reduced medical errors in academic pediatric hospitals. 2. Appreciate that a targeted program to treat depression in cancer patients was more effective than usual care. Continuing Medical Education Intern...

Send us Fan Mail Originally Aired September 10, 2014: Simvastatin in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Communicating With Patients About Risk Rebecca and Amol want you to: 1. Recognize that simvastatin reduces the rate of whole brain atrophy in secondary progressive MS, which may be a promising new use for statins. 2. Understand that effective strategies to communicate risk include: Usi...

Send us Fan Mail This Week: Travis and Amol want you to: 1. Recognize IL-25 levels are good predictors of steroid-responsiveness in asthma. 2. Understand that the majority of patients who undergo elective percutaneous coronary intervention for stable angina are misinformed about its benefits. Continuing Medical Education Internists can receive 0.5 hours of Continuing Medical Education credit for e...