Episode 154: triptans and CV risk, urate levels and flares, tests

Episode 154: triptans and CV risk, urate levels and flares, tests for acute diverticulitis, and APOE4

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Quite a diversity of topics this week, as Gary, Henry, Kate and Mark talk about: CV risk with triptans, baseline urate levels and risk of acute flairs in adults with gout, primary care feasible tests for acute diverticulitis, and how APOE4 homozygosity represents a distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease.

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