Daily Archives: October 16, 2019
Position Paper: Sarcopenia
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper – Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (free)
Related: Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Wed October 16 – 10 Stories of The Day!
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:50h | UTC
Related: Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Commentaries: Effect of Coronary CT Angiography on Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Believing SCOT-HEART: New Analysis Probes Plausible Mechanisms of Benefit – TCTMD (free)
4 – Fluoxetine for adults who are overweight or obese – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Fluoxetine for overweight or obese adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Early Mobilization of Patients in Intensive Care: Organization, Communication and Safety Factors that Influence Translation into Clinical Practice – Critical Care (free) AND Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit – Cochrane Library (free)
6 – Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free) AND Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization (link to abstract) AND Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) AND IDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free)
Commentaries: Gait Speed Reveals Clues to Lifelong Health – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Slow Gait Speed at Midlife May Be Predictor of Accelerated Aging – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Slow walking speed in midlife linked with faster aging – Medical News Today (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Commentary: Mixed outcomes from surgical evacuation of cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
10 – Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care UseThe Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Phone support tied to better outcomes for dementia patients, caregivers – Reuters (free) AND Dementia Outcomes Improved With Supportive Care – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Audio Interview: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use (free)
CSACI Position Statement: Newer Generation H1-Antihistamines are Safer than First-generation H1-Antihistamines
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:32h | UTC
Systematic Review: Fluoxetine for Adults who are Overweight or Obese
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:30h | UTCFluoxetine for adults who are overweight or obese – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Fluoxetine for overweight or obese adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Effects of Guiding Therapy by Coronary CT Angiography on Outcomes in Patients With Stable Chest Pain
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCCommentaries: Effect of Coronary CT Angiography on Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Believing SCOT-HEART: New Analysis Probes Plausible Mechanisms of Benefit – TCTMD (free)
Study: Association of Neurocognitive and Physical Function With Gait Speed in Midlife
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:26h | UTCAssociation of Neurocognitive and Physical Function With Gait Speed in Midlife – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Gait Speed Reveals Clues to Lifelong Health – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Slow Gait Speed at Midlife May Be Predictor of Accelerated Aging – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Slow walking speed in midlife linked with faster aging – Medical News Today (free)
Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCRx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free) AND Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization (link to abstract) AND Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) ANDIDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free)
Meta-analysis: Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:28h | UTCRelated: Early Mobilization of Patients in Intensive Care: Organization, Communication and Safety Factors that Influence Translation into Clinical Practice – Critical Care (free) AND Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Central Pontine Myelinosis and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCCentral Pontine Myelinosis and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment in Patients with Cerebellar Intracerebral Hemorrhage
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:24h | UTCCommentary: Mixed outcomes from surgical evacuation of cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Surgical hematoma evacuation of cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage did not improve functional outcome compared to conservative treatment. @SCCM https://t.co/yWJpuTgKHY
— Heatherlee Bailey (@SCCMPresident) October 9, 2019
Supplement: Vascular Imaging
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCSupplement: Vascular Imaging – Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy (free articles)
– Ultrasound imaging of the arterial system
– Vascular computed tomography angiography technique and indications
– Vascular magnetic resonance angiography techniques
– Pulmonary arteries: imaging of pulmonary embolism and beyond
– Non-aortic vascular findings on chest CT angiogram: including arch vessels and bronchial arteries
– Mesenteric ischemia: what the radiologist needs to know
– The role of imaging in gastrointestinal bleed
– Pre-hepatic and pre-pancreatic transplant donor evaluation
– Vascular imaging in renal donors
– Role of imaging in the diagnosis of vascular malformations vascular malformations
– CT and MR imaging of the upper extremity vasculature: pearls, pitfalls, and challenges
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCEffect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care UseThe Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Phone support tied to better outcomes for dementia patients, caregivers – Reuters (free) AND Dementia Outcomes Improved With Supportive Care – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Audio Interview: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use (free)
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis – Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCRelated: Treatment consensus for management of polymyositis and dermatomyositis among rheumatologists, neurologists and dermatologists – The Journal of Dermatology (free) AND 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) – European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Criteria for Minimal, Moderate and Major Clinical Response for Adult Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis (free) AND EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and their Major Subgroups (free)
Case Report: Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Fulminant Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCRelated Reviews: Cardiotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors – ESMO Open (free) AND Cardiotoxicity from immune checkpoint inhibitors – IJC Heart & Vasculature (free) AND Cardiovascular toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients: A review when cardiology meets immuno-oncology – Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (free)
See also: Related: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Treating Chronic Disease Proactively with Telehealth/Remote Monitoring
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCSurvey Snapshot: Treating Chronic Disease Proactively – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related: Proactively Catching the Declining Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Meta-analysis: Local Management of Anogenital Warts in Non-immunocompromised Adults
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTC
Observational Study: The Risk of Heart Failure-related Hospitalizations is Increased in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis when Compared to Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCCommentary: Heart failure risk higher with hemodialysis vs peritoneal dialysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Guideline: Endoscopic Management of Lynch Syndrome and Familial Risk of Colorectal Cancer
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTC
Review: Metabolic and Endocrine Consequences of Bariatric Surgery
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMetabolic and Endocrine Consequences of Bariatric Surgery – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)