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Guideline: Clinical Imaging for Hemoptysis
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Perspective: Experts Brace for More Super-Resistant Gonorrhea
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCExperts brace for more super-resistant gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Good Documentation
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCGood Documentation – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“In this narrative medicine essay, the author, who transitioned from paper and pen to computer-generated electronic health record keeping wonders whether the self-select menu items ultimately dehumanizes both the patient and the physician.” (via @JAMA_current see Tweet)
Policy Statement: Child Passenger Safety
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCChild Passenger Safety – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations on Car Seats for Children (free)
Commentary: Children Should Remain in Rear-Facing Car Seats as Long as Possible – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Margaret McCartney: A Summary of Four and a Half Years of Columns in one Column
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCMargaret McCartney: A summary of four and a half years of columns in one column – The BMJ (free) (via @oncology_bg)
Report: Worldwide Trends in Insufficient Physical Activity from 2001 to 2016
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCCommentaries: Quarter of world’s population ‘not active enough to stay healthy’ – The Guardian (free) AND A quarter of adults are too inactive, putting health at risk – Reuters (free)
WHO Guideline: Medicines for the Treatment of Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Guidelines on second-and third-line medicines and type of insulin for the control of blood glucose levels in non-pregnant adults with diabetes mellitus – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Guideline: Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Latin American Group for the Study of Lupus (GLADEL, Grupo Latino Americano de Estudio del Lupus)–Pan-American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR) – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Perspective: Five of the Scariest Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Past Five Years
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCFive of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years – The Conversation (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCAssociation Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Physician Burnout Poses Risks to Patient Safety – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Burnout in doctors doubles risk of patient safety incidents, study finds – Pulse (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium Difficile
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC
Review: Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (INOCA)
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:33h | UTC
Review: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Maternal Cardiovascular Risk
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:34h | UTC
Ann Robinson’s Research Reviews – 3 September 2018
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 3 September 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Study: Prediction Rules to Detect Delirium at Hospital Admission
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCCommentary: New prediction rule may help detect delirium at hospital admission – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Systematic Review: Antifungal Prophylaxis for Cryptococcal Disease in HIV‐positive People
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCPrimary antifungal prophylaxis for cryptococcal disease in HIV‐positive people – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Preventing cryptococcal disease in HIV-positive people – Cochrane Library (free)
“Antifungal prophylaxis reduced the risk of developing and dying from cryptococcal disease. Therefore, where CrAG screening is not available, antifungal prophylaxis may be used in patients with low CD4 counts at diagnosis and who are at risk of developing cryptococcal disease.”
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
American Epilepsy Society: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAmerican Epilepsy Society: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free)
Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Practices to Question When Treating Epilepsy – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Guideline: Kawasaki Disease
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCPart II: Treatment of resistant forms and cardiovascular complications, follow-up, lifestyle and prevention of cardiovascular risks (free)
Related guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association (free)
Related reviews: Dissecting Kawasaki disease: a state-of-the-art review – European Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease – American Family Physician (free) AND Controversies in diagnosis and management of Kawasaki disease – World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (free)
Study: The Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCThe impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance – Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Air pollution could be making us less intelligent – Science Magazine (free) AND Air Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says – BBC (free) AND Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study in China Suggests – New York Times (10 articles per month are (free) AND Air pollution is making you less intelligent, according to a new study – World Economic Forum (free)
Perspective: Changing the Way We Communicate About Patients
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAbraar Karan: Changing the way we communicate about patients – The BMJ Opinion (free) (via @NUNESDOC)
“Father of 2, retired car salesman and keen on football NOT the colon cancer in Bed 4 – social history brings humanity back to the bedside” (via @hospicedoctor see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Antidepressants for Treating Depression in Dementia
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAntidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Antidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free)
“On the only measure of efficacy for which we had high-quality evidence (depression rating scale scores), antidepressants showed little or no effect.”
Government Proposes Energy Drinks Ban for Children
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCGovernment proposes energy drinks ban for children – BBC (free)
Related: England Proposes Ban on Selling Energy Drinks to Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: Use of Blood Cultures in the ED
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:28h | UTC“So, Blood Cultures… or No?” – Use of Blood Cultures in the ED – emDocs (free)
Related Review: How to Optimize the Use of Blood Cultures for the Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections? A State-of-the Art – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome Revisited
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCCardiorenal Syndrome Revisited – Circulation (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)