Tue February 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – The Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Synopsis of the 2019 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: New VA/DoD guidelines address sleep-related issues in military personnel, veterans – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (free)

2 – Effect of salt substitution on community-wide blood pressure and hypertension incidence – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries Before Publication at #ESCCongress: Community-based salt substitution programme lowers blood pressure – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Community-Level Salt-Swapping Strategy Pays Dividends in Peru – TCTMD (free)

3 – Nonsedation or Light Sedation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: No Sedation: An Option in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)

4 – #195 TWDFNR 3: Potassium, Oxygen, and Antipsychotics – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

Related Podcasts: #109: Things We Do For No Reason: A High Value Episode (free) AND #165 Things We Do For No Reason™ Part 2 (free)

See also: Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free articles)

5 – Effect of No Prehydration vs Sodium Bicarbonate Prehydration Prior to Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Prevention of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The Kompas Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Related: ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated” (free statement and commentary) AND Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)

6 – Comparison of Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes of Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide to Treat Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Hypertension Treatments with Chlorthalidone vs HCTZ: Cardiac and Safety Outcomes – MedicalResearch.com (free)

7 – Empirical Anti-MRSA vs Standard Antibiotic Therapy and Risk of 30-Day Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Pneumonia – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Overuse of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for Pneumonia (free for a limited period)

8 – Intermittent fasting and weight loss: Systematic review – Canadian Family Physician (free)

Related: The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Podcast – Intermittent fasting – NEJM Journal Watch (free audio) AND Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease – New England Journal of Medicine ($)

9 – Cannabis use during pregnancy and postpartum – Canadian Family Physician (free)

Related: AAP Clinical Report: Implications of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (free report and commentaries)

“There is no known safe level of cannabis use during pregnancy or lactation”

10 – Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 18 February 2020 Edition

18 February 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)