Tue November 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Nov, 2019 | 10:35h | UTC
News Release: New clinical guideline for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis – American Thoracic Society (free)
Related: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free guideline and commentary) AND Randomized Trial: 9-month Treatment for Multi-drug Resistant TB is as Effective as 24-month Treatment (free article and commentaries) AND The Lancet Commission: Management of Multidrug-resistant and Incurable Tuberculosis (free registration required)
News Release: Screening for thyroid dysfunction in people without symptoms: Don’t routinely check that box – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
See also: Asymptomatic Thyroid Dysfunction (2019): Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free resources) AND Infographic (free PDF)
3 – Difficult Airway Society guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults – Anaesthesia (free)
4 – This Week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week! – See Practical Resources
– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Primary Care – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Long-Term Care – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Hospitals – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions)
– NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
5 – A Comparison of Two LDL Cholesterol Targets after Ischemic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treat Stroke to Target Finds Lower Risk of CV Events With Lower LDL-C Levels – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Treat Stroke to Target – Treat Stroke to Target – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Lower Cholesterol Cuts CV Events: Treat Stroke to Target Trial – TCTMD (free)
#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting
6 – Results of the Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal (FUEL) Trial – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Teens with Heart Disease Improve Exercise Capacity in Large Clinical Trial – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (free) AND Pediatric drug trial finds benefit in teens with heart defect – NIH News Releases (free)
#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting
7 – Association of Premature Natural and Surgical Menopause With Incident Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
8 – Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Guideline: Preoperative Evaluation of Adult Patients Before Elective, Noncardiothoracic Surgery (free guidelines on the subject)
9 – Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Causing Cardiac Ischemia in Women – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Prognosis and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Suffering Myocardial Infarction With Non‐Obstructive Coronary Arteries (study, guidelines and reviews on the subject)
10 – HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis—The Role of Primary Care Clinicians in Ending the HIV Epidemic – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related: USPSTF Statement: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection (free) AND British Guidelines on the Use of HIV Pre–exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) (several guidelines on the subject)