Podcast 822: Meralgia Paresthetica

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: D-dimer: fibrin degradation product used to evaluate for clot formation and breakdown Threshold: <500ng/mL rules out venous thromboembolism in low risk patients Elevated D-dimer indicates recent or ongoing intravascular coagulat ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Educational Pearls: Melatonin is an endogenous hormone released primarily by the pineal gland Also released by extrapineal regions in the retina, the GI tract, and some immune cells Peak secretion occurs at night and is suppressed during the day Secre ...  Show more

The safety of very low LDL-C, the win-ratio analytic method, sacubitril/valsartan, SGLT2 inhibitors, and percutaneous left atrial appendage closure are discussed in this week's podcast.

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The AMAZE trial of left atrial appendage isolation, non-statin oral lipid lowering drugs, EHR alerts, non-MD care, and obesity are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic</ ...

Dr. Joshua Heerey chats on this podcast to BJSM’s Dr. Liam West about hip joint imaging. Josh gives us a sneak peek into the findings from the “Femoroacetabular impingement & hip OsteoathRitis Cohort (FORCe) study & how they may help clinicians manage their patients with hip and ...  Show more

Andrea is a 45-year-old patient presents to physical therapy with complaints of fluctuating muscle weakness, notably worsening toward the evening. The patient reports difficulty maintaining upward gaze and a history of transient diplopia. No sensory deficits were reported. Whi ...