This week’s topics include base of thumb splinting, quantity versus quality for bypass surgery, how quickly interventions need to be done when heart problems appear, and a common prostate medicine and cataract surgery.

Program notes:
0:40 Thumb splinting
1:49 Osteoarthritis of base of the thumb
2:23 About 90% of individuals wore them
3:06 Quality vs. quantity in bypass surgery
4:06 Even in low volume centers high quality brought results
5:03 Treatment of acute coronary syndromes
6:05 Can have procedure done when convenient instead
7:07 Go to the emergency department
7:54 Cataract surgery and Flomax
8:57 Both common conditions
10:21 End

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