Daily Archives: November 5, 2018
Perspective: Impact of the Discordance Between Blood Pressure Guidelines
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCCommentary: Disagreements in Blood Pressure Guidelines Lead to Physician, Patient Confusion – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Competing hypertension guidelines: what’s a clinician to do? – Univadis (free registration required)
Deprescribing: The Fightback Against Polypharmacy Has Begun
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:11h | UTCDeprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free) (via @Deprescribing)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Deprescribing recommendations: An essential consideration for clinical guideline developers – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (free)
Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCRandomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer – HematologyTimes (free)
Case Report: Fatal Measles Case Highlights Importance of Herd Immunity in Protecting the Vulnerable
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:09h | UTCCase Report: Fatal Measles Virus Infection After Rituximab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Previously Vaccinated Patient – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free)
Commentary: Fatal measles case highlights importance of herd immunity in protecting the vulnerable – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Perspective: Establishing the Effectiveness of Procedural Interventions
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCEstablishing the Effectiveness of Procedural Interventions: The Limited Role of Randomized Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Accreditation, Quality, and Making Hospital Care Better
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCAccreditation, Quality, and Making Hospital Care Better – JAMA Forum (free)
Related: Questioning One of Healthcare’s Sacred Cows – Op-Med (free)
See Original Study: Hospital Accreditation not Associated with Better Outcomes in Observational Study (free study and commentaries)
Things We Do for No Reason: Acute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:08h | UTCAcute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:05h | UTCFull Report: Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review Update (free PDF)
Review: Practical Approach to Diastolic Dysfunction in the Operating Room and the ICU
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:06h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:04h | UTCEffect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Health, Psychological Well-being, and Sleep-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: E-therapy may help ease insomnia – Reuters (free) AND Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep – NPR (free) AND Insomnia symptoms, overall health improve with online insomnia program – Northwestern University (free)
Guide to Management of Core and Psychiatric Symptoms in Youth with Autism
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:55h | UTC
Update on Treatment of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:54h | UTCUpdate on treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy – Nephrology (free)
Review: Management of Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:56h | UTCManagement of acute-on-chronic liver failure: an algorithmic approach – Hepatology International (free)
Carcinoid Syndrome: Update on the Pathophysiology and Treatment
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:53h | UTCCarcinoid syndrome: update on the pathophysiology and treatment – Clinics (free)
Review: Magnesium Sulfate and Fetal Neuroprotection
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:53h | UTC
Gerontodermatology: The Fragility of the Epidermis in Older Adults
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:50h | UTC
Review: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:51h | UTCCancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview of Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Treatment – Cancers (free)
Acute Kidney Injury and Disease: Long‐Term Consequences and Management
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCAcute kidney injury and disease: Long‐term consequences and management – Nephrology (free)
Review: Non‐Invasive Imaging in Extramammary Paget’s disease
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:51h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Inhaled Medications for COPD
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:48h | UTC
Review: Echocardiography and Cardiac Arrhythmias
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCEchocardiography and cardiac arrhythmias – Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (free)
Review: The Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:46h | UTCThe Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Systematic Review: Epidemiology, Presentation, and Management of Meckel’s Diverticulum
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:47h | UTC
Review: Assessment and Management of Cognitive and Psychosocial Dysfunctions in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:45h | UTC
Systematic Review: Stress Fractures of the Elbow in the Throwing Athlete
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:44h | UTC