Daily Archives: October 3, 2018
Wed, October 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Oct, 2018 | 00:35h | UTC
1 – Ten Principles for More Conservative, Care-Full Diagnosis – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol)
Related Guideline: ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
3 – Effect of Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears: The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: PT an Alternative to Surgery for Some Meniscal Tears – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: Adverse Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy (free study, commentary and guideline on the subject)
“Our Dutch multi center RCT demonstrates noninferiority of physical therapy compared with early surgery with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for improving self-reported knee function in patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears.” (via @RudolfPoolman see Tweet)
4 – Association of Thyroid Hormone Therapy With Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism May Not Require Thyroid Medication – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Hormone Tx May Not Benefit Subclinical Hypothyroidism – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism Is of Little Benefit – Medscape (free registration required)
5 – A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based? – Addictive Behaviours (free PDF)
Commentaries: Antidepressant withdrawal ‘hits millions’ – BBC (free) AND Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms severe, says new report – The Guardian (free)
Related: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome (free review and NYT article)
Editorial: A Not-So-New Treatment for Old Bones (free)
Commentary: Study Suggests More Older Women May Benefit From Bone Drugs – The Associated Press (free)
8 – Review: Neuro-Ophthalmology at the bedside: A clinical guide – Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice (free)
9 – Efficacy of Low-Dose Amitriptyline for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-dose antidepressants ease back pain – Australian Hospital + Healthcare Bulletin (free) AND Antidepressant Amitriptyline Might Help Ease Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related Research: 6-month versus 12-month or longer dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)
In this study, DAPT for 6 months was non-inferior to DAPT for 12 months after drug-eluting stent implantation in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.