Endocrinology (all articles)
Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome
6 Apr, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCInhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome – NewsWise (free)
See also: Inhaled Corticosteroid Use May Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk – MPR (free)
This study was presented at #ENDO2017 and hasn’t been published yet.
The wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association
5 Apr, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCThe wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association (all guidelines are free)
Wounds in general / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for pressure ulcers / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for diabetic ulcer/gangrene / Guidelines for the management of skin ulcers associated with connective tissue disease/vasculitis / Guidelines for the management of lower leg ulcers/varicose veins / Guidelines for the management of burns
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics
4 Apr, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCACR Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics, Covers More Clinical Variants Than Ever Before (free)
Browse Appropriateness Criteria Topics (free)
Source: Newswise
This comprehensive guide from American College of Radiology (ACR) covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications and has just been updated. It is a very useful resource for doctors in all specialties to guide which exam is most appropriate in each clinical situation.
Cardiometabolic Abnormalities Among Normal-Weight Persons From Five Racial/Ethnic Groups
5 Apr, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCCardiometabolic Abnormalities Among Normal-Weight Persons From Five Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Two Cohort Studies – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Sources: Certain Racial/Ethnic Groups More Likely to Have Cardiometabolic Abnormalities at Normal Weight – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Cardiovascular Risk High Among Some Normal Weight Minorities – Medscape (free registration required)
Compared with whites, all racial/ethnic minority groups had higher prevalence of metabolic abnormalities, with a high prevalence even in persons with normal weight. The prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in whites with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 corresponded to the prevalence in BMI values of 22.9 kg/m2 in African Americans, 21.5 kg/m2 in Hispanics, 20.9 kg/m2 in Chinese Americans, and 19.6 kg/m2 in South Asians.
Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
5 Apr, 2017 | 15:02h | UTCSource: Levothyroxine Shows No Benefit in Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Management of Inpatient Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Older Adults
4 Apr, 2017 | 21:18h | UTCManagement of Inpatient Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Older Adults – Diabetes Care (free)
Source: Management of Hyperglycemia in Elderly, Hospitalized Adults – PracticeUpdates (free registration required)
Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults With Diabetes
3 Apr, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCCognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults With Diabetes: What a Clinician Needs to Know – Diabetes Care (free)
Source: Management of Older Adults With Diabetes and Cognitive Dysfunction – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
“Recommendations include the need for simplified medication regimens, avoidance of glucose-lowering drugs with a high risk of hypoglycemia, periodic reassessment of glycemic goals, and repeated education of the patient and caregiver” (from PracticeUpdate commentary above)
Intensive glucose control and microvascular outcomes
3 Apr, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCEffects of intensive glucose control on microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (RT @EricTopol see Tweet with interest discussion) (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Contradicting the analysis above, a recent report found no significant impact of tight glycemic control on the risk of dialysis / transplantation / renal death, blindness, or neuropathy: Glycemic Control for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Our Evolving Faith in the Face of Evidence – Circulation (free)
Benefits of intensive glucose control on microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes remains controversial.
Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Guideline
3 Apr, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCFunctional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (free PDF)
Source: Endocrine Society Issues Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Guideline – Medscape (free registration required)
Dairy consumption and risk of hypertension
23 Mar, 2017 | 16:56h | UTCContradicting evidence from previous observational studies, dairy consumption was not associated with lower blood pressure.