HI PEITHO | Bic for HypoNa

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 4-8th, 2026.

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Monday’s Spoon Feed:

This trial randomized patients with intermediate-high risk PE to anticoagulation or catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and found an improvement in composite primary outcome, driven by improvement in vital signs.

Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:

In this retrospective cohort study, a single 50 mL dose of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate (HTB) was more likely than 100 mL of 3% hypertonic saline (HTS) to achieve a ≥4 mEq/L increase in serum sodium in patients with severe hyponatremia.