Daily Archives: September 2, 2018
American Epilepsy Society: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAmerican Epilepsy Society: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free)
Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Practices to Question When Treating Epilepsy – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Guideline: Kawasaki Disease
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCPart II: Treatment of resistant forms and cardiovascular complications, follow-up, lifestyle and prevention of cardiovascular risks (free)
Related guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association (free)
Related reviews: Dissecting Kawasaki disease: a state-of-the-art review – European Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease – American Family Physician (free) AND Controversies in diagnosis and management of Kawasaki disease – World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (free)
Study: The Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCThe impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance – Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Air pollution could be making us less intelligent – Science Magazine (free) AND Air Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says – BBC (free) AND Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study in China Suggests – New York Times (10 articles per month are (free) AND Air pollution is making you less intelligent, according to a new study – World Economic Forum (free)
Perspective: Changing the Way We Communicate About Patients
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAbraar Karan: Changing the way we communicate about patients – The BMJ Opinion (free) (via @NUNESDOC)
“Father of 2, retired car salesman and keen on football NOT the colon cancer in Bed 4 – social history brings humanity back to the bedside” (via @hospicedoctor see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Antidepressants for Treating Depression in Dementia
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAntidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Antidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free)
“On the only measure of efficacy for which we had high-quality evidence (depression rating scale scores), antidepressants showed little or no effect.”
Government Proposes Energy Drinks Ban for Children
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCGovernment proposes energy drinks ban for children – BBC (free)
Related: England Proposes Ban on Selling Energy Drinks to Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: Use of Blood Cultures in the ED
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:28h | UTC“So, Blood Cultures… or No?” – Use of Blood Cultures in the ED – emDocs (free)
Related Review: How to Optimize the Use of Blood Cultures for the Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections? A State-of-the Art – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome Revisited
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCCardiorenal Syndrome Revisited – Circulation (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
Study: Performance of Electronic Prediction Rules for Prevalent Delirium at Hospital Admission
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCCommentary: New prediction rule may help detect delirium at hospital admission – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Guideline: Early Palliative Care
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCRelated Video: Early Palliative Care: a video for health and care professionals – University of Edinburgh (free)
Related Systematic Review: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Podcast: Complementary Medicine in Cancer, Dosing Aspirin by Body Weight, Marijuana & Respiratory Symptoms, Penicillin Allergies and More!
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCPodcast: #111: Hotcakes – Complementary Medicine in Cancer, Dosing Aspirin by Body Weight, Marijuana & Respiratory Symptoms, Penicillin Allergies and More! – The Curbsiders (free audio and summary)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Preventing Depression in Pregnant Women, New Moms
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCPanel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms – NPR (free)
See USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions (free)
Perspective: Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’?
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCDid Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“…will it be possible to get people who are addicted to cigarettes to switch to e-cigarettes, which are less harmful, without enticing a new generation or non-smokers to try them?” (via @CaulfieldTim see Tweet)
Perspective: New Questions About the $3B/year Robotic Surgery Business
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCNew questions about the $3B/year robotic surgery business – HealthNewsReview (free)
Study: Variability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCVariability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction – JAMA Network Open (free) (via @LuisCLCorreia)
“There is substantial variability in LVEF assessment between modalities, which should be considered in trial design and clinical management.”
Review: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): An Overview – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Review: Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (INOCA): What Is the Risk
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:17h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Clinical Diagnosis of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
Review: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Maternal Cardiovascular Risk
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:17h | UTC
Study: Hospice Utilization in Heart Failure
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCTrends in Hospice Discharge and Relative Outcomes Among Medicare Patients in the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Registry – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hospice Underutilized in Heart Failure – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Why, When and How to Investigate Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Adult Patients with Bronchiectasis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTC
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Infection
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Palliative Care in Intensive Care Units: Why, Where, What, Who, When, How
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCPalliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free)
Review: When and How Ruling out Cystic Fibrosis in Adult Patients with Bronchiectasis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC
Guideline: Periprocedural Antithrombotic Management for Lumbar Puncture
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC