Episode 11

Yes Flu, No Abx | Robot Assisted Reductions

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 27-30, 2023.

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.

Yes Flu, No Abx Spoon Feed

Patients at two separate urgent care locations—one with rapid influenza diagnostic testing (RIDT) and one without—were compared on several parameters. Importantly, antibiotic prescribing was significantly lower, and antiviral prescribing was significantly higher in the group with RIDT testing.


Robot Assisted Reductions Spoon Feed

The authors describe a novel reduction method for posterior hip dislocations using a hydraulic lift to apply longitudinal traction on the upper leg.  

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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!