Daily Archives: March 6, 2018

Tue, March 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!

6 Mar, 2018 | 00:47h | UTC

 

1 – Hemoglobin A_1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Nonpregnant Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Guidance Statement Update From the American College of Physicians (free)

Commentary: Major Medical Associations Feud Over Diabetes Guidelines – NPR (free)

“Clinicians should aim to achieve an HbA1c level between 7% and 8% in most patients with type 2 diabetes”

 

2 – Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: report of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Healthcare Infection Society/British Infection Association Joint Working Party – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free) (via @ABsteward)

 

3 – Highlights of the 2017 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines for the treatment of adult HIV-positive persons version 9.0 (free)

See original EACS Guidelines in 7 languages (all free)

 

4 – Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (via @DavidJuurlink see Tweet)

 

5 – Drug treatment effects on outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart (free)

Editorial: Pharmacological strategies in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: time for an individualised treatment strategy? (free)

Commentary: Heartbeat: Is there any effective therapy for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? (free)

In this meta-analysis of RCT testing treatments for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, only beta-blockers demonstrated reductions in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

 

6 – Relation of Dietary Sodium (Salt) to Blood Pressure and Its Possible Modulation by Other Dietary Factors: The INTERMAP Study – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Healthy diet may not offset high salt intake – Imperial College London (free) AND Dietary sodium’s impact may not be offset by other aspects of a diet – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free)

 

7 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 5 March 2018 – The BMJ (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

 

8 – Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly – NPR (free)

 

9 – Summary for ED-relevant care: 2018 AHA/ASA Ischemic Stroke Updates – emDocs (free)

Original guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (free PDF)

 

10 – Outcomes, experiences and palliative care in major stroke: a multicentre, mixed-method, longitudinal study – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

““Palliative care” had connotations of treatment withdrawal and imminent death… practicing the principles of palliative care is needed, but the term “palliative care” should be avoided or reframed”.

See related articles on this subject: Palliative care: renaming as supportive care and integration into comprehensive cancer care – CMAJ (free) AND Perceptions of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers (free)

 

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