Daily Archives: September 24, 2019
High-altitude Illness: Management Approach
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:43h | UTCHigh-altitude illness: Management approach – Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)
Related Guideline: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2014 Update (free)
Tue September 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Sep, 2019 | 10:30h | UTC
News Release: Report guides pediatricians in evaluating children with academic problems – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance for Supporting Children who Struggle in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Reviews: Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Review – American Journal of Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International (free)
Commentaries: Youngest children in school year could be at higher risk of mental health problems – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Expert reaction to relative age in school year, and diagnosis of intellectual disability, depression and ADHD – Science Media Centre (free)
Related: Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
6 – Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to screen media use and academic performance – Science Media Centre (free) AND Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says – CNN (free)
7 – #174 Dominate Perioperative Medication Management – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Related Episode: #135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk (free)
See also: Episode List
8 – Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
9 – Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs safe and effective for treating heavy menstrual bleeding? – Cochrane Library (free)
10 – Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients With Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Benefits of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Patients Presenting With Low-risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Deficits (free)
Commentaries: MRI can help clinicians diagnose minor stroke – HealthImaging (free) AND Study highlights importance of MRI in helping diagnose minor strokes – News Medical (free)
Author Interview: Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events (free)
AAP Report Guides Pediatricians in Evaluating Children with Academic Problems
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCNews Release: Report guides pediatricians in evaluating children with academic problems – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance for Supporting Children who Struggle in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Recommendations for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCRelated Reviews: Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Review – American Journal of Medicine (free)
KDIGO Controversies Conference: Chronic Kidney Disease and Valvular Heart Disease
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTC
Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCOriginal Guideline: KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International (free)
Study: Young Relative Age Within the School Year is Associated with an Increased Risk of Diagnosis of ADHD, Intellectual Disability, and Depression
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCCommentaries: Youngest children in school year could be at higher risk of mental health problems – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Expert reaction to relative age in school year, and diagnosis of intellectual disability, depression and ADHD – Science Media Centre (free)
Related: Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to screen media use and academic performance – Science Media Centre (free) AND Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Perioperative Beta‐blockers in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCPerioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
Podcast: Dominate Perioperative Medication Management
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC#174 Dominate Perioperative Medication Management – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Related Episode: #135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk (free)
See also: Episode List
Systematic Review: Non‐steroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCNon‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs safe and effective for treating heavy menstrual bleeding? – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Importance of MRI for the Diagnosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients with Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCRate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients With Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Benefits of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Patients Presenting With Low-risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Deficits (free)
Commentaries: MRI can help clinicians diagnose minor stroke – HealthImaging (free) AND Study highlights importance of MRI in helping diagnose minor strokes – News Medical (free)
Author Interview: Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events (free)
Position Paper: Physical Activity for Patients with heart failure
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:53h | UTC
Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Strategies
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Study: Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:51h | UTCPolymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases – mBio (free)
Commentaries: More than Lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases – Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (free) AND Single Tick Bite Can Transmit More Than Just Lyme Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Prevalence of Hemophilia is Higher than Previously Estimated
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCEstablishing the Prevalence and Prevalence at Birth of Hemophilia in Males: A Meta-analytic Approach Using National Registries – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hemophilia three times more prevalent than thought – McMaster University (free) AND 1,125,000 Men/Boys Expected to Have Hemophilia Worldwide – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Prevalence of Hemophilia Worldwide Is Triple That of Previous Estimates, New Study Says – AJMC (free)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Helicobacter pylori Infection Compared
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:47h | UTC
‘Value’ of Care Was a Big Goal. How Did It Work Out?
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:48h | UTC‘Value’ of Care Was a Big Goal. How Did It Work Out? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
I’ve Noticed a Change in My Colleague’s Behavior. What Should I Do?
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:46h | UTCI’ve noticed a change in my colleague’s behaviour. What should I do? – The BMJ (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Related Commentary on Twitter
ask. ask. ask. | I've noticed a change in my colleague's behaviour. What should I do? – BMJ https://t.co/99M8OOxBOD @medpedshosp
— Phil Boucher, MD (@DrPhilBoucher) September 17, 2019
Analysis: Climate Change Threatens the Achievement of Effective Universal Healthcare
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCClimate change threatens the achievement of effective universal healthcare – The BMJ (free)
Current Concepts in Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Implications for the Clinician
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC