This week's topics include: when to take blood pressure, use of implantable defibrillators, CT vs. traditional colonscopy, and use of flu vaccine in elderly.

Program notes:
0:25 Men get defibrillators more often than women
1:18 Disproportion between men and women
2:24 Differences in patient acceptance
3:25 Not only limited to defibrillators
4:18 Blood pressure rise in doctor's office
5:18 Home blood pressure monitoring
6:20 Contradictory studies on flu vaccine in elderly
7:24 Vaccinate contacts of elderlyl
8:20 Virtual colonoscopy
9:10 Risk of perforation small
10:50 Insurance pays?
11:40 End

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