#160 Hotcakes: E-cigarettes, UTIs, Heart Failure

Confession: we have been holding out on you. Specifically, we’ve been sitting on a special episode of Hotcakes and Hot Takes that we recorded this March, with featured guest Armand Gottlieb, MD of the online publication The Scope . But here it is! We hope you’ll enjoy our discussion of topics like the ever-controversial e-cigarettes for smoking cessation question, outcomes related to antibiotic treatment of UTIs among elderly adults, and the role of sacubitril-valsartan for acute decompensated heart failure in inpatient settings (the PIONEER-HF study). Special guest is Dr. Armand Gottlieb @ArmandGottlieb , who was a third year internal medicine resident at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City at the time of recording. He is a co-Editor of the The Scope , a free and brief weekly roundup of the most recent and relevant medical literature. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast . Rate us on iTunes , recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits Written and Produced by: Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH, Christopher Chiu MD Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, and Christopher Chiu MD Guest Presenter and Content Planning: Armand Gottlieb, MD Editor: Christopher Chiu MD Cover-Art: Christopher Chiu MD Pick of the Week The SCOPE. The week’s best in evidence-based medicine , written in plain language and delivered to your inbox. Sign-up for weekly emails or download the app .