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/