Daily Archives: February 25, 2019
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCRelated: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)
Mon, February 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:32h | UTC
Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)
Related Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease – NHS (free) AND How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? It May Be a Good Predictor of Heart Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: FDA Adds Boxed Warning About CV Risks to Gout Drug Febuxostat – TCTMD (free) AND FDA: Gout Drug Raises Death Risk – MedPage Today (free)
Related Research: Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout (free study and commentaries)
6 – Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related Research: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentary)
7 – Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pharmacotherapy for Generalized Anxiety: An Update – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
News Release: New WHO strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite – The University of Melbourne (free)
Related: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming (free study and commentaries) AND Why Are So Many People Still Dying from Snake Bites? (free) AND Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities (free) AND Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ (free)
9 – Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer – Circulation (free)
Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology (several guidelines on the subject)
Commentary: Breast Calcifications May Hold Important Clues for CV Risk Stratification – TCTMD (free)
Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents in the Emergency Department
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:18h | UTCRelated Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies – Pediatrics (free)
Consensus Statement: Physical Activity and Ageing
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:19h | UTC
Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCUpdates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related Research: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentary)
Cohort Study: Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCCommentaries: Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease – NHS (free) AND How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? It May Be a Good Predictor of Heart Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Increased Risk of Death with Gout Medicine Febuxostat
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCCommentaries: FDA Adds Boxed Warning About CV Risks to Gout Drug Febuxostat – TCTMD (free) AND FDA: Gout Drug Raises Death Risk – MedPage Today (free)
Related Research: Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacological Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCPharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pharmacotherapy for Generalized Anxiety: An Update – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCManagement of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer – Circulation (free)
Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology (several guidelines on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Learn about a team-based approach to #CV assessment & management of patients with #BreastCancer from diagnosis through treatment & in survivorship. #GoRedForWomen https://t.co/Kwj4YPeq2B pic.twitter.com/BZNydizyaz
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 19, 2019
New WHO Strategy Aims to Halve the Global Impact of Snakebite
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:10h | UTCNews Release: New WHO strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite – The University of Melbourne (free)
Related: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming (free study and commentaries) AND Why Are So Many People Still Dying from Snake Bites? (free) AND Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities (free) AND Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ (free)
Review: Role of Breast Arterial Calcification for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Women
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCCommentary: Breast Calcifications May Hold Important Clues for CV Risk Stratification – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#InDepth: Breast arterial calcifications via #mammography potentially offers a personalized, non-invasive approach to risk stratification for #CVD Learn about what is currently known & how this modality may play a role counseling on modifiable risk factors https://t.co/S7HgYBpRF0 pic.twitter.com/4SXMWPIlrL
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 21, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Increasing the Dose Intensity of Chemotherapy in Early Breast Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCCommentaries: Dose intensification of chemotherapy for early breast cancer in the age of de-escalation – The Lancet (free) AND Meta-analysis of Outcomes With Dose-Intense Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Early Breast Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Study: Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Examination for Estimating Cardiac Index in Critically Ill Patients
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:03h | UTCNote: if the link above is paywalled, try this one
Editorial: Clinical examination: a trigger but not a substitute for hemodynamic evaluation (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Clinical examination: a trigger but not a substitute for haemodynamic assessment
Free article https://t.co/KFXns8qs79 @Dr_Cit @ESICM @ClinMedJournals @chiara_robba pic.twitter.com/WS7pnHSz3A— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) February 22, 2019
Review: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-induced Endocrinopathies in Cancer Patients
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free)
German Guidelines on the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCPart 2: Triage, Treatment and Follow-up
Study: The Effect of Publishing Peer Review Reports on Referee Behavior in Five Scholarly Journals
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCCommentary: Rare trial of open peer review allays common concerns – Nature (free)
Cricoid Pressure not Helpful During Endotracheal Intubation in Large Trial
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCricoid pressure no help during endotracheal intubation in large trial – PulmCCM (free)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Cricoid Pressure vs. Sham Procedure in Elective Intubation (link to abstract)
Related Commentary: The Case of the Inferior Superiority – EMNerd (free)
Review: Timing of Decompressive Craniectomy for Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:52h | UTC
Consensus Statement on Ashy Dermatosis, Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans, Lichen Planus Pigmentosus, Idiopathic Eruptive Macular Pigmentation, and Riehl’s Melanosis
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:59h | UTC
Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:49h | UTC
Meta‐analysis of Peritoneal Lavage in Appendicectomy
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:53h | UTCMeta‐analysis of peritoneal lavage in appendicectomy – BJS Open (free)
Review: Fatigue and its Management in the Workplace
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCFatigue and its management in the workplace – Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (free)
Randomized Trial: Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy vs Open Distal Gastrectomy in Patients With Stage I Gastric Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCEffect of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy vs Open Distal Gastrectomy on Long-term Survival Among Patients With Stage I Gastric Cancer: The KLASS-01 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy safe alternative to open surgery – MDedge Hematology & Oncology (free)
Study: Is Superficial Radiation Therapy An Option for Treating Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lower Extremities?
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:46h | UTCSuperficial Radiation Therapy: A Viable Nonsurgical Option for Treating Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lower Extremities – Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Superficial Radiation Therapy For Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in the Elderly – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCAcute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress – Hepatology Communications (free)