Daily Archives: May 2, 2017
Effect of Using the HEART Score in Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
2 May, 2017 | 17:20h | UTCEffect of Using the HEART Score in Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events – MdCalc (free)
Commentaries: HEART Score for Chest Pain in ED Found to Be Safe, Cost-Effective – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND HEART Score Safely Informs Chest Pain Decisions in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND HEART score to risk stratify patients with chest pain is safe but underutilized in the ED – ScienceDaily (free)
Prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among nursing home residents
2 May, 2017 | 17:14h | UTCSources: Study: Resistant gram-negative bacteria common in nursing homes – CIDRAP (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet) AND A quarter of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria – EurekAlert (free)
CPAP Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know
2 May, 2017 | 17:17h | UTCReview: CPAP Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology(free)
Essentials of Global Health – Free Online Course
2 May, 2017 | 17:20h | UTCJust started. Essentials of Global Health – Free Online Course from the Yale University and Coursera (RT @glassmanamanda)
Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion
2 May, 2017 | 17:21h | UTCUse of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (RT @CMAJ see Tweet)
Commentary: Use of Certain Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Spontaneous Abortion – Physician’s First Watch (free)
In this nested case-control study, use of common antibiotics such as macrolides (excluding erythromycin), quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole during early pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.
Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure
2 May, 2017 | 17:18h | UTCExpert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Women with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture
2 May, 2017 | 17:15h | UTCWomen with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture: PCR-based quantification of Escherichia coli suggests infection in most cases – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (link to abstract – Free and legal PDF here – via @unpaywall)
Sources: The most reliable test and predictive entity for uncomplicated UTI is the patient’s symptoms – Emergency Literature of Note Blog(free) AND Negative Urine Culture + Symptoms = UTI in Most Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
This study suggests that women with symptoms of uncomplicated cystitis and a negative urinary culture should be treated nonetheless.
Tue, May 2 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
2 May, 2017 | 00:38h | UTC
1 – Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (RT @CMAJ see Tweet)
Commentary: Use of Certain Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Spontaneous Abortion – Physician’s First Watch (free)
In this nested case-control study, use of common antibiotics such as macrolides (excluding erythromycin), quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole during early pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.
2 – Effect of Using the HEART Score in Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events – MdCalc (free)
Commentaries: HEART Score for Chest Pain in ED Found to Be Safe, Cost-Effective – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND HEART Score Safely Informs Chest Pain Decisions in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND HEART score to risk stratify patients with chest pain is safe but underutilized in the ED – ScienceDaily (free)
3 – Just started. Essentials of Global Health – Free Online Course from the Yale University and Coursera (RT @glassmanamanda)
4 – Expert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
5 – Short review: CPAP Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
6 – Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
7 – Women with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture: PCR-based quantification of Escherichia coli suggests infection in most cases – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (link to abstract – Free and legal PDF here – via @unpaywall)
Sources: The most reliable test and predictive entity for uncomplicated UTI is the patient’s symptoms – Emergency Literature of Note Blog (free) AND Negative Urine Culture + Symptoms = UTI in Most Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
This study suggests that women with symptoms of uncomplicated cystitis and a negative urinary culture should be treated nonetheless.
Sources: Study: Resistant gram-negative bacteria common in nursing homes – CIDRAP (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet) AND A quarter of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria – EurekAlert (free)
9 – For Pregnant Women, Getting Serious About Whooping Cough – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis – Pediatrics (free) AND Study: Pertussis shot in pregnant moms protects newborns – CIDRAP (free) AND Get the Whooping Cough Vaccine While You Are Pregnant – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)
Original article abstract ($ for full-text): Achieved blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients: results from ONTARGET and TRANSCEND trials – The Lancet
See more about this article in our April 11 issue, see #8.
Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2 May, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCReview: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
For Pregnant Women, Getting Serious About Whooping Cough
2 May, 2017 | 17:13h | UTCFor Pregnant Women, Getting Serious About Whooping Cough – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis – Pediatrics (free) AND Study: Pertussis shot in pregnant moms protects newborns – CIDRAP (free) AND Get the Whooping Cough Vaccine While You Are Pregnant – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)