#102: Hotcakes: Asthma, Smoking Cessation, PCP Prophylaxis, Procalcitonin

Curbsiders’ Journal Club features rapid summary and critical appraisal of recent articles and news stories in internal medicine by The Curbsiders. This month’s topics include: asthma, maintenance versus as needed inhaler use, procalcitonin, Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis, colon cancer screening, smoking cessation, cannabis and cognitive impairment, LDL cholesterol and mortality, plus some medical podcast recommendations. Over the last month, we have developed a list of more than 40 interesting articles and news stories that we have been feeding our own brain holes. From this list we have plucked a select few that we really wanted to highlight and share with you. Join our mailing list to receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday! And hey, while you’re here, consider rating us on iTunes and leaving a review. The Curbsiders thank you! We are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thecurbsiders . Credits: Written by: Christopher J Chiu MD, Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH Producers: Christopher J Chiu MD, Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH Hosts: Christopher J Chiu MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, and Matthew Watto MD Editor: Matthew Watto MD Time Stamps: 00:00 Announcements 00:20 Disclaimer 01:00 Intro to Curbsiders Journal Club 03:07 Mild asthma and as needed versus maintenance inhaler use 09:50 Smoking cessation, e-cigarettes, and financial incentives 17:23 Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis 22:18 Cannabis and cognitive impairment 26:15 Colorectal cancer screening update by American Cancer Society 30:37 Procalcitonin for lower respiratory tract infections in the ED 37:29 Cholesterol, baseline LDL-C, mortality and cardiovascular events 41:01 Incorrect symbology and some podcast recommendations 46:22 Outro Tags: asthma, maintenance, inhaler, procalcitonin, Pneumocystis, pcp, pneumonia, prophylaxis, colon, cancer, screening, crc, smoking, cessation, marijuana, cannabis, cognitive impairment, LDL, cholesterol, mortality, cardiovascular, podcast, assistant, care, doctor, education, family, FOAM, FOAMim, FOAMed