Episode 190: Medical Update 190 (GERD, Diabetes, Carpal Tunnel, VTE)
Looked at just over 100 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and randomized them to injection of 80 mg methylprednisolone, 40 mg methylprednisolone, or saline and there was no difference except for an extra 60 days delaying surgery but still surgery.
Associations Between Sleep Position and Nocturnal Gastroesop... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG (lww.com)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of spontaneous sleep positions on the occurrence of nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux and in the end stay on your left side.
Lee CG et al. Effect of metformin and lifestyle interventions on mortality in the diabetes prevention program and diabetes prevention program outcomes study. Diabetes Care 2021 Dec; 44:2775. (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc21-1046. opens in new tab)
DONT TREAT PRE-DM
Effect of Anticoagulant Therapy for 6 Weeks vs 3 Months on Recurrence and Bleeding Events in Patients Younger Than 21 Years of Age With Provoked Venous Thromboembolism: The Kids-DOTT Randomized Clinical Trial | Pediatrics | JAMA | JAMA Network
BIG TIME ARTICLE—FINALLY WE HAVE EVIDENCE cause nothing worse than saying—we have no evidence for that
advances the field by bringing uniformity and consensus to the issue of length of anti-thrombotic therapy for a first-episode of provoked VTE in children.