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Study: Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality
26 Jun, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCDiscriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD – NIH News Releases (free)
“These results support the use of FEV1:FVC less than 0.70 to identify individuals at risk of clinically significant COPD.”
Randomized Trials: Shorter Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May be an Option for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
26 Jun, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCEffect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI: The STOPDAPT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The SMART-CHOICE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Is It Time to Cut the Cord With Aspirin? (free for a limited period)
Audio Summary: Reducing the Intensity of Antithrombotic Therapy Following Coronary Stent Procedures (free)
Commentaries: Shorter Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May Be an Option for Patients Undergoing PCI – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Short and Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Everolimus-Eluting Cobalt-Chromium Stent-2 – STOPDAPT-2 – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among patients undergoing PCI, aspirin and clopidogrel therapy (DAPT) for 1 vs 12 months resulted in a lower rate of CV and bleeding events, meeting criteria for both noninferiority and superiority https://t.co/OJ76qrEGiq
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 25, 2019
Choosing Wisely – Case Studies from the Top 10 Recommendations Across Campaigns
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCChoosing Wisely: Case Studies from the Top 10 Recommendations Across Campaigns – The Commonwealth Fund (free case studies)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Related Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI – the @commonwealthfnd released a series on #choosingwisely featuring 10 case studies of implementation of campaign recommendations in Canada, USA, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand and Brazil ! Read all 10 cases here: https://t.co/nWj1EnSczd pic.twitter.com/c9IFgSEEzp
— Choosing Wisely Canada (@ChooseWiselyCA) June 25, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Incidence of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:07h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Kidney Donors with Hypertension Have a Higher Risk of Kidney Failure
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:39h | UTCRisk of ESKD in Older Live Kidney Donors with Hypertension – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher Risk of Kidney Failure in Older Donors With Hypertension – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#Hypertension linked to a 3-6X higher risk of older living #kidneydonors developing #kidneyfailure. New study in @CJASN by @fawazalammary et al. https://t.co/zuzQJKY0Fi https://t.co/RG2yMP0bqS@HopkinsMedicine @ASNKidney pic.twitter.com/oCm0C9S6B5
— Hopkins Med News (@HopkinsMedNews) June 25, 2019
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews – 25 June 2019
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:42h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 25 June 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-care Interventions for Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
25 Jun, 2019 | 07:21h | UTCNews release: Expanding access to health services with self-care interventions – World Health Organization (free)
Related BMJ Supplement: Self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights (free articles)
Cohort Study: Cognitive Decline After Coronary Events
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:23h | UTCCommentaries: Cognitive decline may accelerate after heart attack, angina – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Ischemic Events Worsen Long-term Cognitive Decline – TCTMD (free) AND Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline – Reuters (free)
Tue June 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Jun, 2019 | 07:23h | UTC
News release: Expanding access to health services with self-care interventions – World Health Organization (free)
Related BMJ Supplement: Self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights (free articles)
2 – Alcohol Use by Youth – Pediatrics (free)
Technical Report: Alcohol Use by Youth – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics Emphasizes Dangers of Alcohol to Children, Teens and Young Adults – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Preventing Alzheimer Disease by Deprescribing Anticholinergic Medications – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Commonly prescribed anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia risk – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to anticholinergic drug exposure and risk of dementia – Science Media Centre (free) Commonly prescribed drugs are tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk in older adults, study says – CNN (free)
4 – Coagulation Testing in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Teachable Moment – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
5 – Natural History of Adrenal Incidentalomas With and Without Mild Autonomous Cortisol Excess: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Incidentally discovered adrenal tumors rarely grow or affect hormonal function, review finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Healthcare guidelines should be updated for patients with certain adrenal tumors – University of Birmingham (free)
Related Guideline: Management of adrenal incidentalomas: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Related Study: Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT (free) AND Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why – HIV and ID Observations, Journal Watch Blog (free)
Infectious illness presenteeism (working while sick) prevalence ranged from 35 to 97%.
10 – The geriatric patient: special aspects of peri-operative management – Effort Open Reviews (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
AAP Policy Statement: Alcohol Use by Youth
25 Jun, 2019 | 07:09h | UTCAlcohol Use by Youth – Pediatrics (free)
Technical Report: Alcohol Use by Youth – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics Emphasizes Dangers of Alcohol to Children, Teens and Young Adults – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Study: Anticholinergic Drug Exposure and the Risk of Dementia
25 Jun, 2019 | 07:03h | UTCCommentaries: Preventing Alzheimer Disease by Deprescribing Anticholinergic Medications – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Commonly prescribed anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia risk – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to anticholinergic drug exposure and risk of dementia – Science Media Centre (free) Commonly prescribed drugs are tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk in older adults, study says – CNN (free)
Teachable Moment: Avoid Routine Testing for PT and/or INR, as Well as aPTT, in Patients Taking DOACs
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:54h | UTCCoagulation Testing in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Teachable Moment – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Potassium Homeostasis
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:31h | UTC
Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:25h | UTCRelated Study: Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT (free) AND Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why – HIV and ID Observations, Journal Watch Blog (free)
Infectious illness presenteeism (working while sick) prevalence ranged from 35 to 97%.
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Natural History of Adrenal Incidentalomas With and Without Mild Autonomous Cortisol Excess
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:33h | UTCNatural History of Adrenal Incidentalomas With and Without Mild Autonomous Cortisol Excess: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Incidentally discovered adrenal tumors rarely grow or affect hormonal function, review finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Healthcare guidelines should be updated for patients with certain adrenal tumors – University of Birmingham (free)
Related Guideline: Management of adrenal incidentalomas: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: Expiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:03h | UTC
Heart Failure and Sepsis: Practical Recommendations for the Optimal Management
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:07h | UTC
The Geriatric Patient: Special Aspects of Peri-operative Management
25 Jun, 2019 | 05:59h | UTCThe geriatric patient: special aspects of peri-operative management – Effort Open Reviews (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
Recommendations for Measurement and Management of an Elite Athlete
24 Jun, 2019 | 02:03h | UTCRecommendations for Measurement and Management of an Elite Athlete – Sports (free)
ESMO Guideline: Early Breast Cancer
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:49h | UTC
Mon June 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:21h | UTC
News Releases: 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO (free) AND Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out – United Nations (free)
See also: JMP Website (free resources)
2 – Epilepsy: a public health imperative – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Releases: WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries – World Health Organization (free) AND First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries – United Nations (free)
3 – Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology practical guidance on the use of natriuretic peptide concentrations – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) (via @paomorejon)
Commentary: A Clinician’s Guide to Sexual Devices: What We Didn’t Learn in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
5 – Practical guide to the management of chronic pancreatitis – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)
Related guidelines: Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (free) AND Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Related: Sodium Bicarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis Slows CKD Progression – Renal & Urology News (free)
7 – Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
8 – Band ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)
10 – Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors – University of British Columbia (free) AND Home Based Physical Therapy Can Help Prevent Falls in the Elderly – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Randomized Trial: Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen and Severe Bleeding Risk After Pediatric Tonsillectomy
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCComparison of Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen and Severe Bleeding Risk After Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)
Guideline: Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:38h | UTC
WHO Report: Epilepsy: A Public Health Imperative
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCEpilepsy: a public health imperative – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Releases: WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries – World Health Organization (free) AND First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries – United Nations (free)
WHO / UNICEF Report: Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: 2000-2017
24 Jun, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCNews Releases: 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO (free) AND Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out – United Nations (free)
See also: JMP Website (free resources)