PodMed – Week of October 16, 2017

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This week’s topics include predicting mortality in those with congestive heart failure, bystander CPR impact, best management of stable COPD, and NOACs and bleeding risk.

Program notes:

0:50 NOACs and bleeding risk
1:51 Also taking other medicines increased risk
2:49 Physicians need to know
3:18 Managing people with COPD
4:21 So many more people with the condition
4:43 Bystander initiated CPR
5:43 2/3 at home, 1/3 in public setting
6:44 Increased survivorship
7:00 How can we predict mortality in patients with heart failure
8:01 Easily obtained variables
9:04 Admission afterward?
10:26 End

Related blog: https://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2017/10/13/bystander-cpr/