Internal Medicine
AAN Position Statement: Clinical guidance in neuropalliative care.
9 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCClinical Guidance in Neuropalliative Care: An AAN Position Statement – Neurology
IDSA Guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-Negative infections – A focus on extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales, Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with difficult-to-treat resistance.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCRelated:
IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.
Guideline for perioperative care for people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC
Position Paper: Mental health-related risk factors and interventions in patients with heart failure.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
?#EAPC_ESC Position paper in #EJPC#MentalHealth & #HeartFailure – overview of the scientific evidence of #psychosocial aspects of #HF https://t.co/5Xr6500zWW#MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness @frank_doyle4 @ma_hamer @HendrikSager @m_piepoli @SilCastelletti pic.twitter.com/DQyAob9y4s
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) February 20, 2022
Recent updates to clinical practice guidelines for diabetes mellitus.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCRecent Updates to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Mellitus – Endocrinology and Metabolism
RCT: Combination treatment with Varenicline and Nicotine patch may increase smoking cessation rates among smokers who drink heavily.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, the combination of varenicline + nicotine patch was superior to placebo + nicotine patch in increasing smoking quit rates in smokers who drink heavily. https://t.co/UbekBdEjyA
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 4, 2022
Pictorial Review | Extrapulmonary tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCExtrapulmonary tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem – Insights into Imaging
Bisphosphonate nephropathy: A case series and review of the literature.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Review: Perioperative management of a patient with Cushing disease.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCPerioperative Management of a Patient With Cushing Disease – Journal of the Endocrine Society
Review: Perioperative management of pheochromocytomas and sympathetic paragangliomas.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC
Cross-sectional study: Objectively measured physical activity is inversely associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In the ?#RedJournal:
Objectively Measured Physical Activity Is Inversely Associated with NAFLD: The Rotterdam Study
van Kleef, et al.? https://t.co/Yk4o7Chj1q#gastroenterology #hepatology @trudyvoortman pic.twitter.com/BzPN7Et6jY
— AJG – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (@AmJGastro) February 26, 2022
Doing more can be worse: ten common errors in the ICU.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCDoing More Can Be Worse: Ten Common Errors in the ICU – ICU Management & Practice
Study shows the number of covid-19 infections missed by lateral flow tests “substantial enough to be of clinical importance”.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:57h | UTCOriginal Study: SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow tests for detecting infectious people: linked data analysis – The BMJ
Commentaries:
RCT: Screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults using a single-lead ECG did not increase detection rates at one year.
8 Mar, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCScreening for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults at Primary Care Visits: the VITAL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related:
Clinical Review: Screening and management of atrial fibrillation in primary care
Guidelines on management of persons with multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC
Guideline for perioperative management of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC
Case report: Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism secondary to cyanoacrylate embolization of gastric varices.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC
RCT: Little long-term benefit from a small change approach to prevent weight gain in adults with overweight and obesity.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
RCT: Role of thoracic ultrasonography in pleurodesis pathways for malignant pleural effusions.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCRole of thoracic ultrasonography in pleurodesis pathways for malignant pleural effusions (SIMPLE): an open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Thoracic ultrasonography-guided pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions results in shorter hospital stay without reducing the success rate of the procedure at 3 monthshttps://t.co/hof4Rd2nUt
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) March 2, 2022
Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCCommentaries:
Just one drink per day can shrink your brain, study says – CNN
Study suggests switching among different generic levothyroxine products is not associated with clinically significant changes in TSH level.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCAssociation Between Generic-to-Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels – American College of Cardiology
Process evaluation of implementation strategies to reduce potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in older population: A scoping review.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A scoping review of implementation strategies to reduce #PIMs in older adults finds multifaceted interventions were the most studied implementation strategies and knowledge gaps exist around sustainability and implementation costs #deprescribinghttps://t.co/vfUtizxmrn
— Deprescribing (@Deprescribing) March 3, 2022
Review: Primary lymphedema.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCPrimary lymphoedema – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Primary Lymphoedema (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Primary #lymphoedema can be classified into a hypoplastic form (in which lymphatic growth is impaired) and a hyperplastic form (in which the number or size of the lymphatic vessels is increased).#LymphoedemaAwarenesshttps://t.co/TDRhMQg7Aj pic.twitter.com/W2duCpKT7H
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) March 7, 2022
RCT: Anterior–lateral electrode position is more effective compared to anterior–posterior electrode position for cardioverting atrial fibrillation.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:45h | UTCCommentary: Anterior-Lateral or Anterior-Posterior Pads for A-fib Cardioversion? – JournalFeed
Commentary on Twitter
#OriginalResearch In this multicenter RCT of 468 patients, anterior-lateral electrode position was more effective than anterior-posterior electrode position for ⚡cardioversion of #Afib #AHAJournalshttps://t.co/XJlxe7e7Ed pic.twitter.com/hA4wGb6Pak
— Circulation (@CircAHA) November 24, 2021
Systematic Review: Anticoagulants for people hospitalized with COVID‐19.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:48h | UTCAnticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Related: Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: JACC Review Topic of the Week.