Episode 3

Medical Appendicitis | Rx: Coca-Cola

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 15-19, 2024.

These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.


Monday Spoon Feed:

This expert opinion piece recommends consideration of nonoperative antibiotic treatment for select cases of uncomplicated acute appendicitis. 


Friday Spoon Feed:

Ever tried having your patient drink Coca-Cola to relieve an esophageal food bolus? This interesting and well-designed multicenter RCT suggests limited efficacy of this off-label approach. 

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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!