Internal Medicine
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Monotherapy with a P2Y12 Inhibitor vs. Aspirin for Secondary Prevention in Patients with Established Atherosclerosis
8 May, 2020 | 10:07h | UTCMonotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with established atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
AHA Policy Statement: Call to Action to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients
8 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCNews Release: American Heart Association issues call to action to prevent venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients
Podcast: Managing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal
8 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTC#212 Sober Talk: Managing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal – The Curbsiders
See also: Episode List
IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCInfectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19
Related IDSA Coronavirus Guidelines: Part 1: Treatment and Management AND Part 2: Infection Prevention
IDSA Recommendations: Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
7 May, 2020 | 09:32h | UTC
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
7 May, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCInterpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
NICE COVID-19 Guideline: Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital
7 May, 2020 | 09:30h | UTC
Autopsies Find High Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Covid-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCRelated Study: Pathological evidence of pulmonary thrombotic phenomena in severe COVID-19 – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Observational Study: Anticoagulation Linked to Increased Survival Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:16h | UTCCommentaries: Giving blood thinners to severely ill Covid-19 patients is gaining ground – STAT AND Blood thinners may improve survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients – Mount Sinai Hospital AND Anticoagulation Associated With Improved Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients – American College of Cardiology AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood thinners in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Case Reports: Acute Limb Ischemia in Two Young Patients with COVID-19
7 May, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCAcute limb ischaemia in two young, non-atherosclerotic patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet
Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load
7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCReducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home—the role of viral load – The BMJ
Commentaries: Can we do more to protect people at home when a family member has coronavirus? – University of Bristol AND Coronavirus: Exposure to higher ‘viral load’ when infected could make victims more severely ill – Yahoo News
2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines
7 May, 2020 | 09:00h | UTC2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines – Hypertension
New COVID-19 Guidance for Gastroenterologists
6 May, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCNews Release: New COVID-19 guidance for gastroenterologists
COVID-19: AMA Step-by-step Guide for Physicians Planning to Reopen Medical Practices
6 May, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCCOVID-19: A physician practice guide to reopening – American Medical Association
News Release: AMA launches physician guide for reopening medical practices
Tests in Recovered Patients Found to be False Positives, Not Reinfections
6 May, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCTests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say – The Korea Herald
See also: Recovered patients who tested positive for COVID-19 likely not reinfected – Live Science AND South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up ‘dead virus fragments’ – Business Insider
Systematic Review: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine as a Treatment for COVID‐19
6 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC“Pending further results from more extensive studies with more stringent study parameters, clinicians should defer from routine use of HCQ and CQ.”
Despite Anticoagulation, Patients with Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection are at Increased Risk of Developing Thrombosis
6 May, 2020 | 03:40h | UTC
Perspective: Treatments Can Harm
6 May, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCTreatments can harm – Evidently Cochrane
Related: Treatments can harm – Students 4 Best Evidence (commentary and EBM resource) AND Patients’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine AND If Patients Only Knew How Often Treatments Could Harm Them – The New York Times
COVID-19: Out-of-control Science and Bypassing Science-based Medicine
5 May, 2020 | 05:04h | UTCCOVID-19: Out-of-control science and bypassing science-based medicine – Science Based Medicine
Related: Covid-19 — A Reminder to Reason – New England Journal of Medicine AND Pandemic Science Out of Control – Issues in Science and Technology AND Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out – Mother Jones AND Against pandemic research exceptionalism – Science AND In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS – Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Obesity Could Shift Severe COVID-19 Disease to Younger Ages
5 May, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCObesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages – The Lancet
NEW Correspondence—D Kass et al examined the correlation between BMI & age in 265 #COVID19 patients admitted to ICU at 6 hospitals & found a significant inverse correlation between age & BMI, in which younger individuals were more likely to be obese https://t.co/SrNSp2W7JQ pic.twitter.com/ozpBug5Mv9
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 1, 2020
Critical Conversations: Say This, Not That
5 May, 2020 | 04:32h | UTCCritical Conversations: Say This, Not That – CHEST
White Paper: Current Perspectives on COVID‐19 and Cardiovascular Disease
5 May, 2020 | 04:25h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: No Benefit from L-thyroxine Among Elderly Patients with Symptomatic Subclinical Hypothyroidism
5 May, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCL-Thyroxine Therapy for Older Adults With Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroid Symptoms: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: L-thyroxine did not improve symptoms or tiredness in older patients with subclinical hypothyroidism – ACP Internist AND More Evidence Against L-Thyroxine for Subclinical Hypothyroidism – NEJM Journal Watch
Related Articles: Association Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism – JAMA AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism – New England Journal of Medicine
Recommendations for the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women
5 May, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC