Internal Medicine
Opinion: “Abolish the Tilt Table Test for the Workup of Syncope!”
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:41h | UTCAbolish the Tilt Table Test for the Workup of Syncope! – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:42h | UTCPotential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications (free audio)
Psychopharmacological Treatment in Older People: Avoiding Drug Interactions and Polypharmacy
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:21h | UTC
Review: Drugs for Some Common Eye Disorders
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:15h | UTCDrugs for Some Common Eye Disorders – JAMA (free for a limited period)
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Related Commentary on Twitter
Many artificial tear preparations are available OTC. There is no data that they are any worse at relieving symptoms than the much more expensive prescription cyclosporine emulsion (Restatis) or lifitegrast solution (Xiidra) https://t.co/qEL4IyDfrn
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 7, 2020
Review: How I Treat Cancer-associated Thrombosis
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:18h | UTCHow I treat cancer-associated thrombosis – ESMO Open (free)
Related: ASCO Guideline: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer (free)
Mini-Review: Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCCorticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2015 Update – Scientific Reports (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia? (free)
Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Treatment Algorithm (free)
Original Article: ATS/IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (free resources)
Related Guideline: NICE Guideline: Management of Pneumonia in Adults (free resources)
Meta-Analysis Confirms Increased Cardiovascular Risk with Rosiglitazone
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:13h | UTCCommentaries: The power of shared data to better understand drug safety – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND New study adds to evidence of diabetes drug link to heart problems – BMJ (free) AND Largest ever evaluation of the cardiovascular risk of rosiglitazone published – OnMedica (free) AND Individual patient data analysis firms up rosiglitazone safety verdict – medwire News (free)
Sex Differences in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Epidemiology, Clinical Considerations, and Disease Pathogenesis
7 Feb, 2020 | 07:53h | UTC
ACG Clinical Guideline: Chronic Pancreatitis
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:13h | UTCACG Clinical Guideline: Chronic Pancreatitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Lifestyle Changes in Relation to Initiation of Antihypertensive and Lipid‐Lowering Medication
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCCommentaries: Healthy habits still vital after starting blood pressure, cholesterol medications – American Heart Association (free) AND People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip – UPI (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation with Clinical Outcomes in COPD
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:20h | UTCAssociation of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD – News Medical (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Glucocorticoids During the Peri‐operative Period for Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:23h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
🔐Patients with adrenal insufficiency can be better identified and supplemented with glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period.
This is the first national guidance on this topic and of relevant to all.@AAGBI @RCPLondon @Soc_Endo
🔗https://t.co/eSg158Hjlh pic.twitter.com/1hdYjlJBYk
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) February 4, 2020
Review: Pathophysiological and Clinical Considerations in the Perioperative Care of Patients with a Previous Ischemic Stroke
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)
See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:02h | UTCRecommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Commentary: ACIP releases updated vaccination schedule with several changes – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just out in @AnnalsofIM
New Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP) Adult #Immunization Schedule recommends changes to several vaccineshttps://t.co/wa31QMpWct
Nice simplified tables, too. 👇#vaccines pic.twitter.com/u2EoD1gNbe
— Chris Hendel (@chrishendel) February 3, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Aspirin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:55h | UTC
Critical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:50h | UTCCritical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Viewpoint: Clarifying the Language of Clinician Distress
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:03h | UTCClarifying the Language of Clinician Distress – JAMA (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Electrical vs. Pharmacological Cardioversion for Emergency Department Patients with Acute Atrial Fibrillation
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:11h | UTCElectrical versus pharmacological cardioversion for emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF2): a partial factorial randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Electrical vs Chemical Cardioversion in ED Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (RAFF2) – EMOttawa (free)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: Early vs. Delayed Cardioversion in Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation – New England Journal of Medicine (free study and commentaries)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Published in @TheLancet today, @EMO_Daddy et al. are at it again with the RAFF2 trial; showing immediate rhythm control in patients with acute atrial fibrillation is safe and effective.
Visual infographic below.
Summary: https://t.co/OyFeKjIyjc
Article: https://t.co/y983EWDOaK pic.twitter.com/22EofQFgnH— EM Ottawa (@emergmedottawa) January 31, 2020
Study Commentary: PEPTIC
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:47h | UTCPEPTIC – The Bottom Line (free)
Original Study: Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis With Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers on In-Hospital Mortality Among ICU Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: The PEPTIC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract, commentaries and study presentation)
Perspective: CPR, by Default
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:45h | UTCCPR, by Default – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30 Jan, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCSituation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany – New England Journal of Medicine (free) Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Conservative vs. Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCConservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Hands Off approach’ best to treat a collapsed lung – study – Voxy (free) AND Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There (Watching Spontaneous Pneumothoraces) – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
More than 250 patients with uncomplicated, primary spontaneous pneumothorax were treated conservatively or by pleural intervention. https://t.co/p13HeYt3os
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020
Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:49h | UTCSee also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 29 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND WHO Reconsiders Public Health Emergency Declaration Over Wuhan Coronavirus – As Cases Skyrocket – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO praises China’s response to coronavirus, will reconvene expert committee to assess global threat – STAT (free) AND WHO experts to again weigh nCoV emergency status as more nations affected – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Authors provide an epidemiologic analysis of first 425 confirmed cases of infection with #2019nCoV in Wuhan, China. This analysis provides estimates of the epidemic doubling time and the basic reproductive number and shows clear evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020