Episode 176: bright lights, fever in kids, new anticoagulant for AF, and antibiotics for appendicitis

Join Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry as they discuss 4 new POEMs relevant to primary care: bright light therapy for non-seasonal depression, fever control in children, abelacimab for atrial fibrillation, antibiotics vs surgery in children with nonperforated appendicitis. Get all of the POEMs (a new one every day) by going to Essential Evidence Plus and subscribing.

Links from today's podcast:

Bright lights for non-seasonal depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39356500/

Controlling fever in children: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39318339/

Abelacimab for anticoagulation in atrial fib: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39842011/ 

Antibiotics vs surgery for appendicitis in kids: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39826968

Independent predictors of suicidal ideation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7966924/

Here is the probability of suicidal ideation by # of risk factors:

0: 0.5%

1: 3.0%

2: 7.4%

3: 23%

4: 46%