Dr. Barry Dworkin

Sunday House Call #642,  February 18, 2018: Systematic review gives straight dope on medical use of cannabis. Let the Backfire-Effect-Games begin.

Sunday House Call #642,  February 18, 2018: Systematic review gives straight dope on medical use of cannabis. Let the Backfire Effect games begin.

Topics today include:

A systematic review published in this week’s Canadian Family Physician and reported here evaluated the medical conditions for its use. My weekly editorial reviews this new information.

Your calls about:

  • What increasing creatinine levels and a reduction in eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate) means in the context of kidney function.
  • An 80-year-old man was told he has to do a colonoscopy at the hospital instead of at a stand-alone center because has has a pacemaker. He wants to know why.
  • Loss of hearing in one ear. What does this mean with respect to possible causes?
  • How to properly diagnose high blood pressure to reduce the risk of over-treatment.

Related posts:

  1. Sunday House Call, #666,  September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk.
  2. Sunday House Call, #664,  August 26, 2018: Bartender! A shot of vodka with a coconut oil chaser.
  3. Sunday House Call, #665,  September 2, 2018: Cannabis Marketing Crusades: Some journalists and many companies promoting the hype without evidence
  4. Sunday House Call, #671,  October 14, 2018: Cannabidiol: Mainstream companies will market the hype, ignore the evidence, and the fail to acknowledge the unknown. Just look at the supplement industry.