Internal Medicine
Perspective: White Coats Should no Longer be Worn by Physicians
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCWhite coats should no longer be worn by physicians – KevinMD (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
See also: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free) AND Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
2019 EULAR/ACR Diagnostic Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSee also: Video Abstract (free)
Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCDysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: 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) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
Study: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
ASCO Guideline: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCSee also: Summary of Recommendations (free PDF) AND Visual Abstract (free PDF)
[Abstract Only] Study: Metformin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for Cardiovascular Death and All-cause Mortality
7 Aug, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCMetformin Use and Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes with or without Heart Failure or Kidney Dysfunction: Observations from the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin Use and CV Outcomes Among Diabetes Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Support for metformin cardioprotective effect – Medicine Matters (free) AND Metformin Use Associated With Lower Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Renal & Urology News (free)
Cohort Study: Perioperative Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCPerioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study Sheds Light on Stopping and Resuming DOACs in Afib Patients Undergoing Surgery – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
“The DOAC regimens were omitted for 1 day before a low–bleeding-risk procedure and 2 days before a high–bleeding-risk procedure. The DOAC regimens were resumed 1 day after a low–bleeding-risk procedure and 2 to 3 days after a high–bleeding-risk procedure.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
PAUSE is the largest trial to date that addresses perioperative DOAC timing and demonstrates safe management with the ability to influence guidelines https://t.co/WDM3yWt9nA
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) August 5, 2019
AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC
Potential Savings from Generic Substitution and Therapeutic Interchange of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blockers
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCPotential Medicare Savings From Generic Substitution and Therapeutic Interchange of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blockers – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
“By maximizing generic substitution and therapeutic interchange, Medicare could have saved approximately $676 million (89.6%) in 2016 and 2017 of the total $754 million spent on these brand-name ACEIs and ARBs during those 2 years”.
Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sarcoidosis
6 Aug, 2019 | 07:58h | UTC
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—5 August 2019
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal review, 5 August 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Celiac Disease: A Comprehensive Current Review
5 Aug, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCCeliac disease: a comprehensive current review – BMC Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free)
Short Review: Pulmonary Complications in Liver Disease
5 Aug, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCPulmonary complications in liver disease – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related Reviews: Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension: recent knowledge in pathogenesis and overview of clinical assessment – Liver International (free) AND Pulmonary complications of hepatic diseases – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free)
ATS Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: ATS Publishes Clinical Guideline on Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – American Thoracic Society (free)
Guideline: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and T2DM in Patients at Metabolic Risk
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:03h | UTCCommentaries: Older adults should be regularly screened for heart disease, diabetes risk – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Why older adults need regular metabolic risk screening – Medical News Today (free)
Pharmacotherapy Approaches in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCPharmacotherapy Approaches in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: British Thoracic Society Guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Current State and New Insights – Chest (free) AND Update on pulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) AND Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease: The top ten essentials – Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria – Respiration (free)
Assessing and Counseling the Older Driver: A Concise Review for the Generalist Clinician
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:53h | UTC
Just Released. 2020 Edition of CDC Traveler’s Health Yellow Book
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:54h | UTCYellow Book 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free chapters)
See also: CDC Travelers’ Health Website (free resources) AND Table of Contents (free Chapters)
Guideline Synopsis: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Part 1, Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:51h | UTC2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Part 1, Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and related resources)
Related Summaries: The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Key Points From the 2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Consensus on Non-cardiac Chest Pain
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:52h | UTCThe Mexican consensus on non-cardiac chest pain – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)
Related Reviews: Non-Cardiac Chest Pain – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Review article: the current treatment of non‐cardiac chest pain – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Digoxin Discontinuation After Heart Failure Exacerbation Linked to Poor Outcomes
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:50h | UTCDigoxin Discontinuation and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stopping digoxin after a heart failure exacerbation associated with risk of readmission – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Digoxin Swings Toward Benefit in HFrEF, But Lack of Clarity Remains – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Stop digoxin? #JACC paper reports discontinuation has worse outcomes among hospitalized patients with #HFrEF receiving contemporary guideline-directed medical therapies. https://t.co/8oGnNSbfH5 @DCVAMC @gcfmd pic.twitter.com/VntWsVsvLv
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) July 31, 2019
Observational Study Suggests Use of Acid-Suppressing Drugs May Increase the Risk of Allergies
1 Aug, 2019 | 07:37h | UTCCommentaries: Stomach-protecting medicines can trigger allergies – Medical University of Vienna (free) AND Acid-Suppressing Drugs Tied to Later Use of Anti-Allergy Drugs – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Your heartburn drugs may be giving you allergies, study suggests – CNN (free)