Internal Medicine
Study Commentary: Taking Blood Pressure Medications at Night Seems Best
9 Jan, 2020 | 23:24h | UTCTaking blood pressure medications at night seems best – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Practice Changing? – Bedtime Hypertension Treatment Improves Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Randomized Trial – European Heart Journal (free study and commentaries)
Study Commentary: ‘As-needed’ Combination Asthma Inhalers Can be More Effective than Regular Inhaled Steroids
9 Jan, 2020 | 23:12h | UTCOriginal Study: Randomized Trial: In Adults with Mild to Moderate Asthma, As-Needed Long-acting Beta-agonist Plus an Inhaled Corticosteroid is as Effective as Maintenance Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Plus As-needed Short-acting Beta-agonist – The Lancet (link to abstract and commentary)
5 Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection with Patients in the Clinical Encounter
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:26h | UTCPractices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorials: Can an Evidence-Based Approach Improve the Patient-Physician Relationship? (free for a limited period) AND Connecting With Patients—The Missing Links (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection with Patients in the Clinical Encounter (free)
Video: Connecting With Patients in Medicine (free)
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Management of Pancreatic Necrosis
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:27h | UTCRelated Reviews: Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature – Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (free) AND Management of severe acute pancreatitis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
ACR Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:29h | UTCNews Release: ACR and Arthritis foundation release updated treatment guideline for OA – American College of Rheumatology (free)
Review – Beyond Depression: Other Uses for Tricyclic Antidepressants
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:21h | UTCBeyond depression: Other uses for tricyclic antidepressants – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—8 January 2020
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:23h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly review, 8 January 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
AHA Science Advisory: Dietary Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk
8 Jan, 2020 | 22:23h | UTCCommentaries: Heart-healthy diets are naturally low in dietary cholesterol and can help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke – American Heart Association (free) AND AHA Recommends a Focus on Healthy Dietary Choices Over Cholesterol Cutoffs – Clinical Advisor (free) AND AHA Plugs ‘Dietary Patterns’ Over Dietary Cholesterol Targets – TCTMD (free)
Can Risk be Predicted? An Umbrella Systematic Review of Current Risk Prediction Models for Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes and Hypertension
8 Jan, 2020 | 22:10h | UTC
Diagnosing Fracture-Related Infection: Current Concepts and Recommendations
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:55h | UTC
Study: Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm Benefit from the Use of Beta-blockers Even with Moderate or Moderately Severe Renal Dysfunction
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:57h | UTC
Update on Management of Pleural Disease
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:52h | UTCUpdate on Management of Pleural Disease – Current Pulmonology Reports (free)
Related: Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment (free guideline and reviews)
ACP Guideline: Testosterone Treatment in Adult Men With Age-Related Low Testosterone
8 Jan, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCCommentaries: ACP issues guideline on testosterone treatment for age-related low testosterone levels – ACP Internist (free) AND Most older men don’t need testosterone replacement, new guidelines say – Reuters (free)
ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation
8 Jan, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC
Guideline: Transfusion Strategies in Non-bleeding Critically Ill Adults
8 Jan, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCEditorial: Transfusion thresholds: the dangers of guidelines based on randomized controlled trials (free)
Collection: The Year in Cardiology 2019
8 Jan, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCCollection Homepage: The Year in Cardiology 2019 – European Heart Journal (free articles)
– The Year in Cardiology: Acute Coronary Syndromes
– The Year in Cardiology: Aorta and Peripheral Circulation
– The Year in Cardiology: Arrhythmias and Pacing
– The Year in Cardiology: Imaging
– The Year in Cardiology: Cardiovascular Prevention
– The Year in Cardiology: Interventional Cardiology
– The Year in Cardiology: Valvular Heart Disease
– The Year in Cardiology: Heart Failure
Thyroid Nodules: Diagnostic Evaluation Based on Thyroid Cancer Risk Assessment
8 Jan, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCThyroid nodules: diagnostic evaluation based on thyroid cancer risk assessment – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Maintaining Low-dose Prednisone in SLE Patients with Inactive Disease Prevents Relapse
8 Jan, 2020 | 01:21h | UTCWithdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomised clinical trial – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fewer Lupus Flares on Low Dose Steroids – RheumNow (free)
FDA Safety Communication: Gabapentinoids may Cause Serious Respiratory Problems in Predisposed Patients
8 Jan, 2020 | 01:10h | UTCCommentaries: Gabapentinoids Linked to Respiratory Problems in Certain Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND FDA warns gabapentin, pregabalin may cause serious breathing problems – The Hospitalist (free)
Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: Diagnosis and Management of Measles
8 Jan, 2020 | 01:00h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles (Rubeola): For Healthcare Professionals. 2019 (free)
Consensus Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Brain Health Supplements
8 Jan, 2020 | 00:57h | UTCCommentary: AARP report: Insufficient evidence that dietary supplements benefit brain health – Science-Based Medicine (free)
Guideline: Endocrine Work-up in Obesity
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:52h | UTC
The BMJ Guideline: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis for Critically Ill Patients
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCSee also: Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients: systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
Randomized Trial: Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:40h | UTCRelated Articles: Faecal microbiota transplantation versus placebo for moderate-to-severe irritable bowel syndrome: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-centre trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND The effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on IBS related quality of life and fatigue in moderate to severe non-constipated irritable bowel: Secondary endpoints of a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial – EbioMedicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Early vs. Elective Colonoscopy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Colonoscopy for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding—Time Is Not of the Essence – Gastroenterology (free)