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Blood pressure management after stroke
Dr Mike Sharma meets with Dr Roman Jaeschke to provide insights on blood pressure management in patients after stroke.
Sleep health in children
Dr Anya McLaren-Barnett from McMaster University, pediatric respirologist and sleep medicine physician, explains the role of restorative sleep in children, signs and symptoms of poor sleep, and ways to improve sleep quality.

Blood pressure monitoring: Which method to use?
Which method of blood pressure monitoring is the best? With Dr Konstantinos Tsioufis.
Antihypertensive drugs in AF
Which antihypertensive drugs should be recommended to patients with AF or other arrhythmias? With Dr Konstantinos Tsioufis.

Indications for the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes
In which clinical settings are there indications to initiate the treatment of type 2 diabetes with a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist? With Dr Leszek Czupryniak.
Indications for the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes
In which clinical settings are there indications to initiate the treatment of type 2 diabetes with SGLT-2 inhibitors? With Dr Leszek Czupryniak.

Management in diagnosed Barret esophagus without GERD symptoms
How to manage patients without signs or symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and with diagnosed Barret esophagus (without dysplasia)? Should proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) be used long term? At what dose? With Dr Paul Moayyedi.
The use of prokinetic agents in GERD
Should prokinetic agents be used in GERD? If so, in all or selected patients? With Dr Paul Moayyedi.

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.

Composition of default fluid replacement solutions
What is the default fluid replacement solution that you use? Do you include potassium in your default IV fluid treatment? With Dr Simon Oczkowski.
The choice of IV fluids in hospital settings
How do you decide which IV fluid to use in hospitalized patients requiring IV fluid resuscitation? With Dr Simon Oczkowski.

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?

Hyperkalemia: The known and the unknown
What is the efficacy of novel drugs used for the treatment of hyperkalemia? With Dr Jürgen Floege.
Finerenone and flozins in CKD
Would you say that finerenone has a comparable position as flozins in the treatment of patients with CKD? With Dr Jürgen Floege.

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?

Biosimilar drugs and burden of severe asthma
To what degree does the introduction of biosimilar drugs into the asthma treatment regimens reduce the burden of severe asthma? With Dr Paul O'Byrne.
Biologics and remission of asthma
Can the biologic treatment used in asthma promote permanent remission of the disease? With Dr Paul O'Byrne.

Osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fractures in patients treated with denosumab
How would you assess the risk of ONJ and atypical femur fractures during the treatment with denosumab? With Dr Alexandra Papaioannou.
Assessment of the risk of falls
How to assess the risk of falls in everyday practice? With Dr Jyotirmoy Pal.

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?

Recent advances in bleeding management
What are the recent advances in the management of bleeding in 2024? With Dr James Douketis.
Clinical scenarios for reduced-dose anticoagulants
Can you think of any clinical scenarios when we should consider using a reduced dose of an anticoagulant? With Dr James Douketis.

POCUS as a means to reduce the need for CT/MRI
Could point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) decrease the pressure on computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? With Dr Julian Dobranowski.
Point-of-care ultrasound versus radiography
What are the advantages of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) over x-ray? With Dr Julian Dobranowski.