Internal Medicine
Consensus Conference on Acute Diverticulitis Management: Evidence-based Recommendations for Clinical Practice
3 Jul, 2019 | 05:54h | UTCRelated Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology(free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery(free) AND The Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)
Report: Consumers Should Not Take any Supplements for Brain Health
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:24h | UTCCommentaries: On supplements preventing cognitive decline, ‘science says that doesn’t work’ – University of Pennsylvania (free) AND Supplements for Brain Health Panned – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Supplements for Preventing Cognitive Decline in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Weight Loss Interventions in Biomarkers of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:08h | UTCAuthor Interview: Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in NAFLD Biomarkers (free audio)
Commentaries: Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease—Time to Implement Common Sense Measures – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – University of Oxford (free)
Randomized Trial: CPAP May Ease Symptoms of Depression in Patients with Sleep Apnea
2 Jul, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCCommentaries: Mood After CPAP: Fewer Patients With Depression, but not Fewer With Anxiety – EClinicalMedicine (free) AND CPAP provides relief from depression – Flinders University (free)
Related Studies: CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Association of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free)
Review: Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:56h | UTCGastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)
Study: Distribution of Regional Body Fat and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Postmenopausal Women with Normal BMI
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Pear shaped women are healthier than apple shaped women, study finds – CNN (free)
Summary of EULAR Recommendations for the use of Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCOriginal Guideline: EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Primary Care Implications of the BTS Guidelines for Bronchiectasis in Adults
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCOriginal Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults – Thorax (free)
Related: Bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis), acute exacerbation: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis (free) AND Cochrane Review: macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis (free)
2019 European Guideline on the Management of Lymphogranuloma Venereum
30 Jun, 2019 | 18:07h | UTC
Clinical Update: Syphilis
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:53h | UTCSyphilis – The BMJ (free)
Related: WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) – World Health Organization (free)
Meta-Analysis: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-eluting Stent
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:52h | UTCRelated Randomized Trials: Shorter Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May be an Option for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (free studies and commentaries)
IDSA Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:48h | UTCIDSA/AAN/ACR Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free PDF)
Commentary: New Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines Issued – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
A Practical Approach to Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:49h | UTCA Practical Approach to Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention – JAMA (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: High Sodium Intake Increases the Risk of Bloating
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:45h | UTCEffects of the DASH Diet and Sodium Intake on Bloating: Results From the DASH–Sodium Trial – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher salt intake can cause gastrointestinal bloating – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (free)
Review: The Use of Activated Charcoal to Treat Intoxications
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:46h | UTCThe Use of Activated Charcoal to Treat Intoxications – Deutsches Arzteblatt International (free)
Update on Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:27h | UTCUpdate on eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis – Allergology International (free)
Related Guidelines: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss) (EGPA) Consensus Task Force recommendations for evaluation and management – European Journal of Internal Medicine (free) AND EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free)
Related Reviews: ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Pathogenetic and Clinical Aspects of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitides – Frontiers in Immunology (free)
Guidelines for the Periprocedural Management of Thrombotic and Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Image-Guided Interventions
30 Jun, 2019 | 17:15h | UTCPart II: Recommendations (free)
Serial High-Sensitivity Troponin Measurements to Estimate the Probability of Myocardial Infarction
28 Jun, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCApplication of High-Sensitivity Troponin in Suspected Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-Sensitivity Troponin in Suspected MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Risk Stratification Using Serial High-Sensitivity Troponin Measurements – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See also: Compass MI Calculator
Perspective: Challenging the Resistance to Palliative Care
28 Jun, 2019 | 07:42h | UTCSurvey Snapshot: Challenging the Resistance to “Palliative” – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Study Review: Antiretroviral Treatment can Reduce the Risk of HIV Transmission Between Male Partners to ‘Zero’
28 Jun, 2019 | 07:40h | UTCOriginal Study: Undetectable = Untransmittable: Risk of HIV Transmission in Serodifferent Gay Couples (free study and commentaries)
Related: Systematic Review: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentaries) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free)
Study: Inpatient Physician Continuity Associated with Speedier Patient Discharge
28 Jun, 2019 | 07:38h | UTCCommentary: Inpatient physician continuity associated with speedier discharge at one hospital – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Randomized Trial: Amisulpride for the Rescue Treatment of Postoperative Nausea or Vomiting
27 Jun, 2019 | 09:25h | UTCRelated Study: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Intravenous Amisulpride as Treatment of Established Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Who Have Had No Prior Prophylaxis (link to abstract)
Study: Antidepressants May Increase Suicide Risk
27 Jun, 2019 | 09:14h | UTCCommentary: New study: antidepressants significantly raise the risk of suicide in the treatment of depression for adults (free)
Observational Study Points to an Increased Risk of Diabetes Among Patients Using Statins
27 Jun, 2019 | 08:54h | UTCCommentaries: Statins may double the risk of type 2 diabetes – Medical News Today (free) AND Cholesterol Medication Could Invite Diabetes, Study Suggests – Ohio State University (free)
Related Studies: Another Observational Study Showing Association of Statin Use with Risk of New‐Onset Diabetes Mellitus (free study and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Statin Use Associated with a 38% Higher Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries)
Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:48h | UTCDid This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope – European Heart Journal (free) AND 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope (free)