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Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Work-related Mental Health Conditions in General Practice
27 Mar, 2019 | 06:19h | UTCClinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of work-related mental health conditions in general practice – National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Government (NHMRC) (free PDF)
See also: Short Form Guideline (free PDF) AND GP Summary (free PDF)
Commentary: Managing work-related mental health conditions in family medicine – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New guidance aims to support family physicians to help patients whose mental illness arises in the workplace: https://t.co/LomlqKC61J#familymedicine #primarycare #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/sFN6ji2EHg
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) March 26, 2019
Pregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
27 Mar, 2019 | 06:14h | UTCPregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: YEARS algorithm adaptation for pregnant women helped avoid CT scans for suspected PE – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Pregnancy-adapted algorithm avoids diagnostic imaging for PE – MedicalXpress (free) AND PE in Pregnancy & YEARS Protocol – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Randomized Trial: Antithrombotic Strategies Compared after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
27 Mar, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCAntithrombotic Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI in Atrial Fibrillation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Atrial Fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Antithrombotic Regimens Evaluated in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation After ACS or PCI – MPR (free)
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews, 26 March 2019
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:53h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s research reviews, 26 March 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Evidence Review: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds?
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:56h | UTCTranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds? – REBEL EM (free)
Related: Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time? (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized Controlled Trial: Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage (free) AND Systematic Review: Tranexamic Acid for Patients with Epistaxis (free) AND Systematic Review: Antifibrinolytic drugs for treating primary postpartum haemorrhage (free) AND WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (free) AND Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (free) AND Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (landmark trial on the subject)
Meta-Analysis: Lipid-lowering Agents in Older Individuals
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:52h | UTC
Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:47h | UTCEvaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Safety-Net Health System – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Cataract Surgery: QI Initiative Markedly Reduced Low-Value Preoperative Care – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery (free)
Cohort Study: Night Work and Risk of Miscarriage
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:37h | UTCCommentaries: Link Between Night Shift Work and Miscarriage – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Miscarriage risk linked with night shift work – OnMedica (free) AND Night shift work linked to a higher risk of miscarriage – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to night shifts and miscarriage – Science Media Centre (free)
AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:05h | UTCPublic Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association endorse suite of policies to reduce kids’ consumption of sugary drinks (free)
Commentaries: Tax on sugary drinks recommended by health organizations – UPI (free) AND AHA, AAP recommend policies to limit kids’ sugary drink consumption – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND To Curb Kids’ Sugary Drink Habits, Pediatricians Now Call For Soda Taxes – NPR (free) AND Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids’ access to sugary drinks – CNN (free)
Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject)
Tue, March 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:16h | UTC
1 – Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association endorse suite of policies to reduce kids’ consumption of sugary drinks (free)
Commentaries: Tax on sugary drinks recommended by health organizations – UPI (free) AND AHA, AAP recommend policies to limit kids’ sugary drink consumption – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND To Curb Kids’ Sugary Drink Habits, Pediatricians Now Call For Soda Taxes – NPR (free) AND Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids’ access to sugary drinks – CNN (free)
Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject)
2 – Policy Statement: Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics (free PDF)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children (free)
Related: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
News Release: Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis (free)
Commentary: Managing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
See also: Point of Care Algorithm (free)
5 – Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
6 – Thyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Thyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective (free study and commentary)
7 – A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
“Clinicians who prescribe gabapentinoids off-label for pain should be aware of the limited evidence and should acknowledge to patients that potential benefits are uncertain for most off-label uses.”
8 – Health and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
10 – Differences in Parent-Toddler Interactions with Electronic Versus Print Books – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Does story time with an e-book change how parents and toddlers interact? – University of Michigan (free) AND Print Books Better Than E-Books for Parent-Toddler Interaction – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Reading to Your Toddler? Print Books Are Better Than Digital Ones – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Things We Do for No Reason: Failing to Question a Penicillin Allergy History
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:41h | UTCSee Complete Series: Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:03h | UTCPolicy Statement: Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics (free PDF)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children (free)
Related: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:59h | UTCNews Release: Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis (free)
Commentary: Managing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
See also: Point of Care Algorithm (free)
State of the Art Review: Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:56h | UTCManagement of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Clinical review summarizes evidence for risk assessment, resuscitation, blood transfusion, medical and endoscopic therapy, and early post-endoscopic management https://t.co/Cd6G8CzVN9 #BMJEducation #MedEd
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 25, 2019
Thyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:43h | UTCThyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Thyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective (free study and commentary)
2018 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:57h | UTC
Perspective: Health and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCHealth and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study: Joint Association of Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion with Cardiovascular Events and Mortality
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:38h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our new #PURE paper just out in BMJ: 1) Virtually nobody meets the simultaneous target of low sodium (<2 g/d) with high potassium (>3.5 g/d); 2) Combined MODERATE sodium (3-5 g/d) with HIGH potassium intake is assoc w the LOWEST risk of mortality & CVD. https://t.co/WcfklDEunq
— Andrew Mente (@ToYourHealth101) March 16, 2019
Less is More: A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCA Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Meta-Analysis: Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Radicular Pain (free study and commentaries)
“Clinicians who prescribe gabapentinoids off-label for pain should be aware of the limited evidence and should acknowledge to patients that potential benefits are uncertain for most off-label uses.”
Mon, March 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Mar, 2019 | 01:00h | UTC
1 – World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: Cochrane Library releases Special Collection on diagnosing tuberculosis for World Tuberculosis Day (free collection) AND Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets — 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Building a Tuberculosis-free World: The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis (free report – registration required) AND WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free)
News Release: Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets – The Endocrine Society (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
5 – Perspective: Why you should be a “medical conservative” – Lown Institute (free)
Original Article: Perspective: The Case for Being a Medical Conservative (free article and twitter thread)
“being a medical conservative means being skeptical about new medical advances until unbiased and high-quality evidence shows a clear benefit”
6 – Physicians’ Trust in One Another – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Article: Why Physicians Should Trust in Patients – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: JAMA viewpoint: Physicians’ trust in one another is a care safety and quality issue – Regenstrief Institute (free)
7 – Are the Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown? – NPR (free)
Related: Meta-analysis: Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Reviews: Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury (free) AND Review: Does contrast cause kidney injury? (free)
8 – Opinion: Things We Do for No Reason: Neuroimaging for Hospitalized Patients with Delirium – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
See Complete Series: Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
9 – Opinion: Things We Do For No Reason: Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Patients with Delirium – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
See Complete Series: Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
Related: Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free)
Study: Electronic Versus Print Books in Parent-Toddler Interactions
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:35h | UTCDifferences in Parent-Toddler Interactions with Electronic Versus Print Books – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Does story time with an e-book change how parents and toddlers interact? – University of Michigan (free) AND Print Books Better Than E-Books for Parent-Toddler Interaction – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Reading to Your Toddler? Print Books Are Better Than Digital Ones – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019
24 Mar, 2019 | 12:59h | UTCWorld Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: Cochrane Library releases Special Collection on diagnosing tuberculosis for World Tuberculosis Day (free collection) AND Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets — 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Building a Tuberculosis-free World: The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis (free report – registration required) AND WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free)
Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCNews Release: Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets – The Endocrine Society (free)
Randomized Trial: Oral vs. Enteral Feeding for Patients with Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:44h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
🆕 #VisualAbstract 🖼️ from the February BJS:
🍽️ Randomized trial of oral versus enteral feeding for patients with postoperative pancreatic fistula after #pancreatoduodenectomy
🔗 https://t.co/ofBiHTvUOl#surgicalresearch #SoMe4Surgery #HPB pic.twitter.com/wyQU7cUVYr
— BJS (@BJSurgery) February 11, 2019
ASCRS Guidelines for the Management of Pilonidal Disease
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:55h | UTC