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January is Alzheimer Awareness Month in Canada! To bring this to light, Amol and Nathan discuss three recent papers: The first is a systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for post-operative delirium. Among other findings, the study identified two nutritional-related variables, low BMI and low albumin, as delirium risk factors. Nathan relates this study to a ...

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This week, we debut our new “Two Truths, One Lie” segment! Join us and put your knowledge to the test. As always, Amol, general internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, and Reena, staff physician at St. Michael’s hospital, discuss 2 recent papers: A multi-centred cross over trial conducted in the UK tried to ...

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Amol, general internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, and Reena, staff physician in internal medicine at St. Michael’s hospital, discuss 2 recent papers: Opioid prescription is an increasing public health crisis. A retrospective cohort study found that patients who experience non-fatal opioid overdose almost always get re-prescribed opioids at large doses a month ...

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Happy new year! In our first episode of 2016, Amol, general internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, talk about his 10 favourite papers of 2015. Rate us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter @roundstable. The Papers 1. Teixobactin, a new antibiotic:  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v517/n7535/full/nature14098.html 2. Modified Valsalva manoeuvre: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2961485-4/abstract 3. Prednisolone or pentoxifylline for alcoholic ...

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This week, Amol, general internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, and Fahad, general internist at St. Michael’s hospital in Toronto, discuss two recent papers: Fahad and colleagues recently published a study in JAMA that looks at severe adult undernutrition in low and middle income countries. Using 20-year health survey data collected by USAID, ...

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This week we are replaying our first episode of the season. Originally aired on September 18, 2015, Amol and Fahad discuss: 1. A randomized controlled trial shows that a new approach to vagal maneuvers for supraventricular tachyarrhythmia was shown to be significantly more effective than traditional maneuvers. 2. A survey in California adolescents shows that there is ...

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This week, Amol, resident in General Internal Medicine at University of Toronto, and Mike Fralick, chief medical resident at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, talk about 2 blood pressure studies: A meta-analysis and systematic review found that more intensive blood pressure lowering was associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes and albuminuria. Amol discusses the trade-offs of ...

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Amol, general internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto, and Nathan, general surgery resident at the University of Toronto, discuss 2 recent studies: Does it matter which hospital patients return to after surgery? A large retrospective cohort study showed that when post-operative patients are re-admitted to the same hospital where they had their surgery, ...

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This week, Amol, general internal resident at the University of Toronto, and Reena, General Internist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, discuss two papers: Reena shares a large registry-based study that found adult patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Sweden had a 15% higher mortality rate than the general population. Amol and Reena wonder why this ...

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This week we are replaying one of our favourite episodes from earlier this season: Originally aired on October 3, 2015, Amol, general internal resident at the University of Toronto, and Fahad, Staff Internist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, discuss two papers. It’s phototherapy without the need for electricity. Fahad discusses how filtered sunlight is found to ...

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