The Rounds Table

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers exploring the role of semaglutide in patients with obesity without diabetes and the clinical implications of the decline in glomerular filtration rate after starting dapagliflozin in patients with heart ... The post Episode 75...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss the use of CT in the management of stable angina and the efficacy of tirzepatide in attaining glycemic control in T2DM. Check it out below! CT or Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain (0:00 – 8:58). Effect of Subcutaneous Tirzepatide ... The post TBT – Chest Pain and Dia...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest, Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast, discuss two recent papers exploring the role of video versus direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation and blood pressure management post-endovascular thrombectomy after acute ... The...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers exploring the role of oral semaglutide in patients with obesity and the efficacy of enoxaparin in preventing symptomatic venous thromboembolism in hospitalized older adults. Two papers, here we go! ... The post Episode 73 – Ora...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Mike and John discuss two papers exploring pharmacotherapy-based interventions for agitation experienced by individuals with dementia and when to start or restart antiplatelet therapy after stroke caused by intracerebral hemorrhage. Check it out below! Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy After Stroke Caused by Intracerebr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers exploring the role of early metformin in Gestational Diabetes and the efficacy of tirzepatide versus short-acting insulin when added to basal insulin regimens in patients with Type II Diabetes. ... The post Episode 72 – Early M...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike Fralick and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers exploring the role of intravenous iron infusions in heart failure with iron deficiency and preventing blood transfusion requirements in patients with hip fracture. Two papers, here we go! ... The post Episode 71 – Intra...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers exploring ablation in end-stage heart failure with atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation in frail older adults with atrial fibrillation. Two papers, here we go! Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure ... The post Episod...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Emily Hughes and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers exploring a novel agent, Zilebesiran, in the management of hypertension and the use of Semaglutide in patients that have obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Two ... The post Episode 69 – Hyperten...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Mike and John discuss recent papers exploring interventions for metabolic syndrome. Check it out below: Does semaglutide help patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)? (0:00 – 8:53) Can semaglutide achieve weight loss in people who are overweight or obese? (8:53 – 18:02) And for the Good Stuff: An Ottawa ......

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers exploring once-weekly insulin in diabetes management and the effect of dapagliflozin on the on the prevention and correction of anemia in chronic kidney disease. Two papers, here we go! ... The post Episode 68 – CKD and Diabete...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. John Fralick and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers exploring early versus late anticoagulation after stroke with atrial fibrillation and the role of dual antiplatelet therapy versus alteplase in minor ischemic stroke. Two papers, here we go! ... The post Episode 67 – St...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Mike and John explore two papers exploring the use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in heart failure. Check it out below! Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin According to Frailty in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (0:00 – 7:20). SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a comprehensive meta-analysis ... The...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike Fralick and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers about the use of dupulimab in the treatment of COPD and the role of transcatheter repair in tricuspid regurgitation. Two papers, here we go! Dupilumab for COPD with ... The post Episode 66 – Biologics in COPD and Repair...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike Fralick and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers about the use of hydrocortisone for severe pneumonia and interventions to improve communication in goals of care conversations. Two papers, here we go! Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia ... The post...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Mike and John discuss recent papers exploring cardiovascular disease risk. Check it out below: Should a lower systolic blood pressure be targeted in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease? (0:00 – 10:00) Can a polypill consisting of statins, multiple blood-pressure lowering drugs, and aspirin potentially reduce t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Emily Hughes and Justin Boyle discuss two recent papers about strategies to improve acute heart failure outcomes and use of psilocybin for treatment resistant depression. Two papers, here we go! Trial of an Intervention to Improve Acute ... The post Episode 64 – Improving He...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with the second episode in a special two part series. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Yatin Chadha, a Radiologist at North York General Hospital and founder of the “beyond MD” podcast, to chat about physician financial literacy! Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to ... The post Episode 63 – Finances 101 (Part Tw...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table listeners! In this throwback episode, John is joined by a special guest, Dr. Jason Zou – an Internal Medicine resident from the University of Calgary to do a rapid fire episode on 4 ID papers. Check it out below: Is CRP helpful in guiding duration of antibiotics for uncomplicated gram negative ... The post TBT – Infectious Disease Rapid Fire! appeared fir...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with the first episode in a special two part series. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Yatin Chadha, a Radiologist at North York General Hospital and founder of the “beyond MD” podcast, to chat about physician financial literacy! Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to ... The post Episode 62 – Finances 101 (Part One...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. John and Mike Fralick discuss two recent papers about RSV vaccination in the elderly and utilizing electronic nudges to increase influenza vaccination uptake. Two papers, here we go! Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older ... The post Episode 61 – V...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table listeners! We are returning with a throwback! In this repeat episode, Mike and John do a Rapid Fire session on recent papers exploring the addition of LAMAs in asthma management and treatment durations for UTIs in men. Here we go! Does adding a long-acting muscarinic antagonist to inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting ... The post TBT – Asthma and Urina...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with a special podcast episode! Dr. Justin Boyle sits down with Dr. Tony Bai, an Infectious Disease physician at Queen’s University, to chat about high-yield tips in treating S. aureus bacteremia and some exciting upcoming research in this area! Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to ... The post Episode 60 – Staphylo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special episode! This week, Dr. John Fralick sits down with Dr. Mike Fralick to chat about a project he recently published in NEJM Evidence entitled, “Detection of Covid-19 Outbreaks Using Built Environment Testing for SARS-CoV-2” – a study designed to explore how to best ... The post Episode 59 – The Floor is COVID-19...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are returning with an oldie but a goodie! In this repeat episode, Mike and John do a Rapid Fire session to discuss recent papers on various topics relating to hematology. Here we go! Is an incidental lymphopenia associated with increased mortality? (00:00 – 07:40)  Does tranexamic acid increase risk ... The post TBT – Hematology Rapid Fire!...