This week’s topics include Medicare spending on frail elderly, resorbable stents, men with HPV, and procalcitonin to assess antibiotic need.<br /> <br /> Program notes:<br /> <br /> 0:41 Looking at procalcitonin to determine antibiotic use<br /> 1:42 Improve or worsen survival<br /> 2:40 Point of care testing<br /> 2:54 Stents that resorb<br /> 3:52 First approved in Europe in 2011<br /> 4:50 Post marketing surveillance helpful<br /> 5:16 Men infected with HPV<br /> 6:17 Infection rate 11.5% in men<br /> 7:17 Should men self-identify?<br /> 7:35 Preventable spending in the Medicare population<br /> 8:35 Account for 50% of preventable cost<br /> 9:34 Things can be managed as outpatient<br /> 10:51 End<br /> <br /> Related blog:<br />

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PodMed – Week of October 20, 2017

OCT 20, 201710 MIN
PodMed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

PodMed – Week of October 20, 2017

OCT 20, 201710 MIN

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This week’s topics include Medicare spending on frail elderly, resorbable stents, men with HPV, and procalcitonin to assess antibiotic need. Program notes: 0:41 Looking at procalcitonin to determine antibiotic use 1:42 Improve or worsen survival 2:40 Point of care testing &#8230;<p class="read-more"> <a class="more-link" href="https://podcasts.hopkinsmedicine.org/podmed-week-of-october-20-2017/"> <span class="screen-reader-text">PodMed &#8211; Week of October 20, 2017</span> Read More &#187;</a></p>