#255 Hotcakes: Colchicine for CAD, and Gout flares, PT versus Steroids for Knee OA

Feb 08, 2021, 08:00 AM

Fresh hotcakes! Practice changing articles that you need to know: low dose colchicine for stable CAD; colchicine vs naproxen for acute gout flares; and physical therapy vs glucocorticoid injection for chronic Knee osteoarthritis. We’re joined by Michael Sternberg (Chief resident, VCU Internal Medicine Residency) and our fearless leader of critical appraisal, internist/epidemiologist, Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH, @rbganatra (VA Boston). 



Credits

  • Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Hosts: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Michael Sternberg MD; Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
  • Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com


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Time Stamps
  • Intro, disclaimer
  • 01:45 Fun animal fact; Picks of the Week*
  • 06:33 PT vs steroid injection for chronic knee OA
  • 21:00 Colchicine for stable CAD
  • 33:00 Low dose colchicine vs naproxen for acute gout flares