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Stroke and atrial fibrillation
Dr Mike Sharma and Dr Roman Jaeschke discuss the principles of anticoagulation following stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Opioid use disorder: How to reduce mortality?
Dr Leslie Martin joins Dr James Douketis to review and analyze the latest randomized trial results concerning evidence-based practices aimed at reducing opioid overdose mortality.

Overweight and obesity treatment in the management of hypertension
What is the role of overweight and obesity treatment in the current management of hypertension? With Dr Konstantinos Tsioufis.
FUO and negative blood culture results: Is transthoracic echocardiography sufficient to exclude infective endocarditis?
Is transthoracic echocardiography sufficient to exclude infective endocarditis in a patient with FUO and negative blood culture results? Can a patient with infective endocarditis have normal echocardiography results? With Dr Margarita Brida.

How to manage moderate SIAD?
What management is recommended in moderate syndrome of inappropriate diuresis? With Dr Ally Prebtani.
Management of severe hyponatremia with SIAD
How to manage patients with acute signs and symptoms of syndrome of inappropriate diuresis, including rapidly progressing hyponatremia? With Dr Ally Prebtani.

Oral pancreatic enzyme supplementation in chronic pancreatitis
How to monitor the effectiveness of oral pancreatic enzyme supplementation in patients with chronic pancreatitis? When to increase the dose? Can pancreatic enzymes be overdosed? If yes, what are the signs and symptoms? Does the overdosing pose a risk to the patient? With Dr Marianna Arvanitakis.
Cannabinoids in IBD
What is the role of cannabinoids in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management?

Do novel drugs allow us to discontinue glucocorticoids in HES?
Do novel drugs allow us to discontinue glucocorticoids in HES? With Dr Florence Roufosse.
How to differentiate between HES and EGPA?
How to differentiate between hypereosinophilic syndrome and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)? With Dr Florence Roufosse.

Fluid and vasopressor titration during resuscitation in septic shock
How to titrate fluids and vasopressors during resuscitation in septic shock? With Dr Bram Rochwerg.
Nasal high-flow therapy in ARDS
What is the role of nasal high-flow therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?

Long COVID and pain
What type of pain is most prevalent in long COVID and how to manage it?
Important recent reports in infectious diseases
Have there been any breakthrough reports or any new important guidelines in the field of infectious diseases?

Administration of fluid therapy depending on kidney function
How to manage fluid therapy depending on the patient’s renal function? With Dr Jürgen Floege.
CKD and obesity
How big a problem is the coexistence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity? In a person starting renal replacement therapy, is obesity or malnutrition a greater risk?

Management of patients with epilepsy
Could you please summarize the key advice for neurologists treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy?
Cannabinoids in patients with epilepsy
What is the current place of cannabidiol and other cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy? How often are OTC cannabinoid preparations used by patients with epilepsy in North America? How does it affect the clinical management of epilepsy?

The 3 most important recent advances in treating cancer pain with opioids
Dr Per Sjøgren from University of Copenhagen, Denmark, shares his views on the 3 most important recent advances in treating cancer pain with opioids.
CA 19-9 in pancreatic cancer screening
What is the role of cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 in screening for pancreatic cancer?

Diagnostic workup of eosinophilic bronchitis
Can an increased level of eosinophils in the nasal cytology of a person with chronic cough indicate eosinophilic bronchitis as its cause?
ACEI treatment and chronic cough
What is the typical time between starting the ACEI treatment and the occurrence of cough? How long should we wait for suspected ACEI-induced cough to resolve?

PRP injections in osteoarthritis and in sports medicine
What’s the evidence on the efficacy of intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma? With Dr Sharon Kolasinski.
Vitamin D supplementation in osteoarthritis
What’s the role of vitamin D supplementation in osteoarthritis? With Dr Sharon Kolasinski.

Medical cannabis and abuse of psychoactive cannabinoids
Is there a risk that the legal use of medical cannabis will affect the abuse of psychoactive cannabinoids?
Medical cannabis and alcohol or drug addiction
Can we use medical cannabis in patients with alcohol or drug addiction?

Thromboprophylaxis in elderly patients with frailty syndrome
How to prevent thrombosis in an elderly patient with frailty syndrome in the ICU?
Thromboprophylaxis in individuals with obesity in the ICU
How to prevent thrombosis in a patient with obesity in the intensive care unit?

The challenges of competency-based medical education
CBME puts a number of new demands on teachers. Do you recognize this phenomenon in your own practice? With Dr Reinold Gans.
Practical approach to deprescribing
How to achieve deprescribing in everyday practice? With Dr Jan Václavík.