Internal Medicine
AHA/ASA Scientific Statement | Cognitive impairment after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
5 May, 2023 | 15:36h | UTCNews Release: Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, and early diagnosis and treatment needed – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
Cognitive Impairment After Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association https://t.co/YWNHZVaXnl@nsanar @ST_Pendlebury @hugoapariciomd @gottesman_lab @VCI_EricSmith @AHAScience pic.twitter.com/HdeoC0bNdm
— Stroke AHA/ASA (@StrokeAHA_ASA) May 1, 2023
Brief Review | Management of latent tuberculosis infection
5 May, 2023 | 15:32h | UTCManagement of Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study | Long-term beta-blocker use in MI patients without heart failure or LVSD not linked to better cardiovascular outcomes
5 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTCEditorial: Should beta-blockers be recommended after myocardial infarction when left ventricular ejection fraction is normal? – Heart (free for a limited period)
News Release: Study questions long term beta blocker use for heart attack patients – BMJ Newsroom
Related Systematic Review: Beta‐blockers in patients without heart failure after myocardial infarction – Cochrane Library.
Review | Approach to treating older adults with chronic kidney disease
5 May, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC
Review | Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis
5 May, 2023 | 15:18h | UTCTransforming tuberculosis diagnosis – Nature Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Diagnosis is the weakest aspect of tuberculosis care and control. A Comment article in @NatureMicrobiol describes seven critical transitions that can close the diagnostic gap and enable TB programmes worldwide to recover from the pandemic setbacks. ? https://t.co/hZyBmVJfRR pic.twitter.com/NDgXF8O9W5
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) May 2, 2023
Cohort Study | Skin biopsy yields 88% sensitivity in detecting meningococcal Purpura Fulminans
5 May, 2023 | 15:15h | UTC
Review | Prone positioning for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS
5 May, 2023 | 15:09h | UTCA Review Prone Positioning for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and ARDS: A Review – Chest
Commentary on Twitter
"Belly down, sats up!" Read this CHEST Review to learn more about #PronePositioning. Read the full research in the February @journal_CHEST issue: https://t.co/3DGBeKhnMG#MedTwitter #CritCare #MedEd pic.twitter.com/KUY2TYYCx6
— CHEST (@accpchest) February 21, 2023
Review | Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
5 May, 2023 | 15:01h | UTCHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopaenia – ICU Management & Practice
International consensus on standardized clinic blood pressure measurement – a call to action
4 May, 2023 | 14:03h | UTCNews Release: KDIGO Announces Publication of International Consensus Statement on Standardized Blood Pressure Measurement
Commentary on Twitter
KDIGO is pleased to announce the publication of "International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement − A Call to Action" in The American Journal of Medicine. Read the News Release: https://t.co/OJbN0Lp8Et
Read the full statement: https://t.co/AmlVAVVcDD…
— KDIGO (@goKDIGO) May 1, 2023
Position Statement | Telehealth policy, practice, and education
4 May, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC
Diagnostic Stewardship | A continuum of antibiotic stewardship in combating antimicrobial resistance
4 May, 2023 | 13:58h | UTC
RCT | Prolonged higher dose methylprednisolone vs. conventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia
4 May, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC
Cohort Study | Comparison of propylthiouracil vs. methimazole for thyroid storm in critically ill patients
4 May, 2023 | 13:47h | UTCNews Release: Study: No significant differences in mortality, adverse events in patients taking thyroid medications – Boston University
Treating long-lasting low back pain without surgery: the latest evidence
4 May, 2023 | 13:40h | UTCTreating long-lasting low back pain without surgery: the latest evidence – Evidently Cochrane
Cohort Study | Risk factors for mortality from aortic aneurysm and dissection
4 May, 2023 | 13:41h | UTCCommentary: Aortic Disease Deaths Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors, Japanese Data Confirm – TCTMD
Review | Carvedilol as the new non-selective beta-blocker of choice in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension
4 May, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC
Review | A practical guide to hidradenitis suppurativa
4 May, 2023 | 13:29h | UTCA practical guide to hidradenitis suppurativa – Family Practice
SR | In people with prediabetes, Vitamin D may have a small benefit in decreasing the risk of diabetes
4 May, 2023 | 13:28h | UTCVitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data From 3 Randomized Clinical Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
How Helpful Is Vitamin D in Prediabetes? – ConscienHealth
RCT | Best endovascular treatment first strategy yields better outcomes for chronic limb ischemia vs. vein bypass first strategy
3 May, 2023 | 15:39h | UTCCommentary: BASIL-2 Supports Endo-First Strategy for CLTI With Infrapopliteal Disease – TCTMD
M-A | Efficacy of osteoporosis interventions on fracture prevention in postmenopausal women
3 May, 2023 | 15:37h | UTC
M-A | Direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin across the spectrum of kidney function in patients with AF
3 May, 2023 | 15:32h | UTCDirect Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function: Patient-Level Network Meta-Analyses From COMBINE AF – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function: Patient-Level Network Meta-Analyses from COMBINE AF @jlharrington_md #AHAJournals https://t.co/6Rzlt09m9W pic.twitter.com/2oknvnken8
— Circulation (@CircAHA) April 18, 2023
Differential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): a review for dermatologists
3 May, 2023 | 15:27h | UTC
SR | Fecal microbiota transplantation effective in recurrent C. difficile treatment
3 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTCCommentaries:
Fecal microbiota transplant: Effective solution for recurrent C. difficile infections – News Medical
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
? Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection
? #SystematicReview looked at the evidence from 6 clinical trials
? 'More effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections' https://t.co/NHSZYWccoN pic.twitter.com/q8kRVExvMg— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) April 28, 2023
Supportive care management recommendations for mucocutaneous manifestations of monkeypox infection
3 May, 2023 | 15:26h | UTC
Scientific Statement | Iron deficiency in heart failure
3 May, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC