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Study: Simple Risk Score Predicts Mortality in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTCThe 3A3B score: The simple risk score for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – A report from the CHART-2 Study – International Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: HFpEF: simple 3A3B risk score predicts mortality – Univadis (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Diagnostic Value of Signs, Symptoms and Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosing Pneumonia in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTC
Systematic Review: High‐Intensity Interval Training for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease—Is It Safe?
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:09h | UTC
Study: Online Program Helps in Teen Depression
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:08h | UTCCommentary: Online program helps prevent teen depression – University of Illinois at Chicago (free)
For a Child’s Cough, the Best Medicine Is No Medicine
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:06h | UTCFor a Child’s Cough, the Best Medicine Is No Medicine – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See Original Article: What Treatments are Effective for Common Cold in Adults and Children? (link to abstract and commentaries)
Review: Non-Invasive Imaging of the Coronary Arteries
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:05h | UTCNon-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries – European Heart Journal (free)
Perspective: Impact of the Discordance Between Blood Pressure Guidelines
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCCommentary: Disagreements in Blood Pressure Guidelines Lead to Physician, Patient Confusion – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Competing hypertension guidelines: what’s a clinician to do? – Univadis (free registration required)
Deprescribing: The Fightback Against Polypharmacy Has Begun
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:11h | UTCDeprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free) (via @Deprescribing)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Deprescribing recommendations: An essential consideration for clinical guideline developers – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (free)
Review: Acute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:04h | UTCAcute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis: A Narrative Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Tue, November 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Nov, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – 2018 American Heart Association Focused Update on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs During and Immediately After Cardiac Arrest: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (free PDF) (via @gonzaeperez)
3 – A patient-level pooled analysis of treatment-shortening regimens for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pulmonary TB can be cured with shorter treatment, study finds – University of California – San Francisco (free)
4 – Policy Statement: Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: AAP policy opposes corporal punishment, draws on recent evidence – AAP News (free) AND Discipline vs. punishment: What works best for children? – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids – CNN (free) AND Spanking Is Ineffective and Harmful to Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
5 – Ann Robinson’s weekly research reviews, 5 November 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
6 – Podcast: #123 Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
7 – Guideline Summary: Updated clinical practice guidelines on pregnancy care – Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
See full guidelines: Pregnancy Care Guidelines and related documents – Australian Government Department of Health (free)
Related: 800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We do? (free Guidelines and commentary) AND Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk (free Guideline and commentary) AND Preventing Teen Suicide: What Does the Evidence Shows (free Guideline and commentary) AND AAP Clinical Report: Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents (free)
10 – Pedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween in the United States – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children – University of British Columbia (free) AND High risk of child pedestrian deaths at Halloween – OnMedica (free) AND Really Scary! Pediatric Pedestrian Fatalities 10x Higher on Halloween – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCRandomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer – HematologyTimes (free)
Case Report: Fatal Measles Case Highlights Importance of Herd Immunity in Protecting the Vulnerable
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:09h | UTCCase Report: Fatal Measles Virus Infection After Rituximab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Previously Vaccinated Patient – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free)
Commentary: Fatal measles case highlights importance of herd immunity in protecting the vulnerable – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Perspective: Establishing the Effectiveness of Procedural Interventions
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCEstablishing the Effectiveness of Procedural Interventions: The Limited Role of Randomized Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Accreditation, Quality, and Making Hospital Care Better
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCAccreditation, Quality, and Making Hospital Care Better – JAMA Forum (free)
Related: Questioning One of Healthcare’s Sacred Cows – Op-Med (free)
See Original Study: Hospital Accreditation not Associated with Better Outcomes in Observational Study (free study and commentaries)
Things We Do for No Reason: Acute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:08h | UTCAcute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:05h | UTCFull Report: Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review Update (free PDF)
Review: Practical Approach to Diastolic Dysfunction in the Operating Room and the ICU
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:06h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:04h | UTCEffect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Health, Psychological Well-being, and Sleep-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: E-therapy may help ease insomnia – Reuters (free) AND Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep – NPR (free) AND Insomnia symptoms, overall health improve with online insomnia program – Northwestern University (free)
Guide to Management of Core and Psychiatric Symptoms in Youth with Autism
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:55h | UTC
Update on Treatment of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:54h | UTCUpdate on treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy – Nephrology (free)
Review: Management of Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:56h | UTCManagement of acute-on-chronic liver failure: an algorithmic approach – Hepatology International (free)
Carcinoid Syndrome: Update on the Pathophysiology and Treatment
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:53h | UTCCarcinoid syndrome: update on the pathophysiology and treatment – Clinics (free)
Review: Magnesium Sulfate and Fetal Neuroprotection
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:53h | UTC
Gerontodermatology: The Fragility of the Epidermis in Older Adults
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:50h | UTC
Review: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:51h | UTCCancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview of Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Treatment – Cancers (free)