Episode 41

Bell’s Roids | WATEFALL RCT

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 24-28, 2022.

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Bell’s Roids Spoon Feed

There was no statistical difference in 1, 3, or 6 month facial recovery with prednisolone vs placebo for children with Bell's palsy in this underpowered RCT. However, with a possible signal of long term benefit, I will keep prescribing steroids in these patients.


WATEFALL RCT Spoon Feed

Conservative fluid administration in patients with acute pancreatitis can achieve similar clinical outcomes compared with aggressive resuscitation, with less risk of volume overload.


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Nicholas Zelt

The voice behind the mic! I'm an emergency medicine resident with a real nerdy love for podcasts and evidence based medicine. Joined the JournalFeed team way back in the before times (pre-COVID).
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Clay Smith

Hi! I've been practicing emergency medicine for over 20 years and started JournalFeed. I'm the Chief Spoon-Feeder, which means I either write or edit everything that's posted on the JournalFeed blog. But Nick totally runs the show with the podcast!