Last Week in Medicine

Weekly Semaglutide for Weight Loss (STEP 1, 2 and 3 Trials), 4PEPS Rule for Pulmonary Embolism, Nafcillin vs Cefazolin for Epidural Abscess, Ferritin/Procalcitonin Ratio for COVID19, Intermediate Thromboprophylaxis for COVID19

March 23, 2021 Stephen Jenkins, MD; Austin Rupp, MD Season 2 Episode 13
Last Week in Medicine
Weekly Semaglutide for Weight Loss (STEP 1, 2 and 3 Trials), 4PEPS Rule for Pulmonary Embolism, Nafcillin vs Cefazolin for Epidural Abscess, Ferritin/Procalcitonin Ratio for COVID19, Intermediate Thromboprophylaxis for COVID19
Show Notes

Today we are doing double duty: podcasting and parenting.  Fortunately our babies were well-behaved.  We talk about three trials for semaglutide and weight loss and a new 4 level pre-test probability rule for diagnosing PE.  We also talk about a retrospective study of cefazolin vs nafcillin for epidural abscess, a ferritin/procalcitonin ratio for differentiating bacterial from COVID pneumonia, and a new randomized controlled trial of intermediate thromboprophylaxis for ICU patients with COVID19.  Check it out!


Semaglutide for Weight Loss (STEP 1)
Semaglutide for Weight Loss in Diabetics (STEP 2)
Semaglutide + Intensive Calorie Restriction for Weight Loss (STEP 3)

4PEPS for Pulmonary Embolism
Nafcillin vs Cefazolin for Epidural Abscess
Ferritin/Procalcitonin Ratio for COVID-19 vs Bacterial Pneumonia
Intermediate Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19 (INSPIRATION)








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Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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