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Daily Archives: July 25, 2017

Early Orthostatic Hypotension and Orthostatic Intolerance

25 Jul, 2017 | 14:59h | UTC

Association of History of Dizziness and Long-term Adverse Outcomes With Early vs Later Orthostatic Hypotension Assessment Times in Middle-aged Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Invited commentary: Early Orthostatic Hypotension and Orthostatic Intolerance—More Than an Observation or Annoyance (free)

Practice Changing – Orthostatic hypotension within 1 min of standing (rather than at 3 minutes) has greater relation to falls, fracture, syncope, motor vehicle crash, and mortality.

 


Clinical Impact of Baseline RBBB in Patients Undergoing TARV

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Clinical Impact of Baseline Right Bundle Branch Block in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: RBBB in TAVR Recipients (free)

“Pre-existing RBBB was found in 10% of TAVR recipients and was associated with poorer clinical outcomes”

 


Abuse of online games

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:59h | UTC

Put cult online games to the test: There are now vast opportunities to study the effects on young minds – Nature News (free)

See related articles and guidelines on recommended screen time for kids in our April 10th issue (see #6)

“Abuse of online games does not have to rot the brain to be a disorder worth investigating” (RT @NatureNews see Tweet)

 


Early vs Later Orthostatic Hypotension Assessment Times

25 Jul, 2017 | 20:53h | UTC

Association of History of Dizziness and Long-term Adverse Outcomes With Early vs Later Orthostatic Hypotension Assessment Times in Middle-aged Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Invited commentary: Early Orthostatic Hypotension and Orthostatic Intolerance—More Than an Observation or Annoyance (free)

Practice Changing – Orthostatic hypotension within 1 min of standing (rather than at 3 minutes) has greater relation to falls, fracture, syncope, motor vehicle crash, and mortality.

 


Guideline: Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC

Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (free)

See also: Guideline Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

 


Inconsistent Guideline Recommendations for Cardiovascular Prevention

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC

Viewpoint: Inconsistent Guideline Recommendations for Cardiovascular Prevention and the Debate About Zeroing in on and Zeroing LDL-C Levels With PCSK9 Inhibitors – JAMA (free)

 


Guideline: Approach to Syncope in the Pediatric Patient

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC

Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association Position Statement on the Approach to Syncope in the Pediatric Patient (free)

See also: Guidelines Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

 


Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (free)

See also: Guideline Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

 


The Continued Search for Physiological Pacing: Where Are We Now?

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC

The Continued Search for Physiological Pacing: Where Are We Now? – Journal of The American College of Cardiology, via Medscape (free registration required)

 


Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016 – MMWR / CDC (free)

Commentaries: A new CDC report could reignite the debate over Hollywood’s influence on teen tobacco use – VOX (free) AND Health Experts Are Worried About a Huge Rise in Smoking in Movies – TIME (free) AND Tobacco gets more screen shots in blockbuster movies, study shows – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

source: Medscape

 


Sharing Knowledge for Health Care

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:49h | UTC

Viewpoint: Sharing Knowledge for Health Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Related: Editorial: Sharing Medicine – A JAMA Internal Medicine Series (free) AND

Other “Sharing Medicine” articles: Sharing as the Future of Medicine – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) AND Shared Decision Making: The Importance of Diagnosing Preferences – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

 


Viewpoint: Treatment of Cholesterol in 2017

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:50h | UTC

Viewpoint: Treatment of Cholesterol in 2017 – JAMA (free)

 


Parkinson Disease and Melanoma

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:51h | UTC

Parkinson Disease and Melanoma – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Commentary: Melanoma, Parkinson’s: See One, Be Aware of the Other – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Policy Statement: Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTC

Policy Statement: Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: AAP issues guidelines for ideal pediatric care teams – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 


Norovirus and Clostridium Difficile Outbreaks

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTC

Review: Norovirus and Clostridium Difficile Outbreaks: Squelching the Wildfire – Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, via Medscape (free registration required)

 


Witch Metrics in Hospital Quality Should Patients Pay Attention To?

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:45h | UTC

Witch Metrics in Hospital Quality Should Patients Pay Attention To? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 


Guideline: Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:48h | UTC

Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (free)

See also: Guideline Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

 


Experimental HIV Vaccine Regimen Is Well-Tolerated, Elicits Immune Responses

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:48h | UTC

Experimental HIV Vaccine Regimen Is Well-Tolerated, Elicits Immune Responses – NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free)

Related: There’s a promising new HIV vaccine candidate in the pipeline – VOX (free)

 


Health, SDGs, and public policy – the role of policy research institutions

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTC

Health, SDGs, and public policy: the role of policy research institutions – Peter Taylor, via The BMJ Opinion (free)

 


First Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:45h | UTC

First Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing – Physician’s First Watch (free)

FDA News Release: FDA clears first neonatal magnetic resonance imaging device (free)

 


Climate services for health: cooperation for climate informed dengue surveillance

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTC

Climate services for health: predicting the evolution of the 2016 dengue season in Machala, Ecuador – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)

Invited commentary: Climate services for health: cooperation for climate informed dengue surveillance (free)

Commentaries: Scientists Can See Zika Coming by Tracking the Climate – Scientific American (free) AND One step closer to halting the spread of Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya – SUNY Upstate Medical University, via Science Daily (free)

“A mathematical model can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, due to climate conditions, scientists report” (from Science Daily)

 


Updates in Management of Hyperkalemia

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:43h | UTC

Practical Review: Updates in Management of Hyperkalemia – emDocs Cases (free)

 


Long-term morbidity and mortality in patients without early complications after stroke or transient ischemic attack

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:39h | UTC

Long-term morbidity and mortality in patients without early complications after stroke or transient ischemic attack – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Stroke survivors without early complications at long-term risk of death, stroke – Canadian Medical Association Journal, via EurekAlert (free)

 


Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC

Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles in the United States – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: Small decline in MMR vaccination rates could have dramatic effect, experts warn – The Guardian (free)

“A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations could cause a threefold increase of measles cases, costing the public sector millions, US study shows” (from The Guardian)

 


The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis

25 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTC

Review: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


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