Internal Medicine
Review: Choice of Fluids in Critically Ill Patients
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTCChoice of fluids in critically ill patients – BMC Anesthesiology (free)
Position Statement: The Use of Diuretics in Heart Failure with Congestion
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
💊Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure vía ➡️The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of @escardio @secardiologia @IcaSemes 📎 https://t.co/rsyYtnYJza pic.twitter.com/ZnAdudtpVO
— Alfonso Valle (@ValleAlfonso) January 2, 2019
Meta-analysis: Association of Long-term Exercise Training With Risk of Falls, Fractures, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Older Adults
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:12h | UTCAssociation of Long-term Exercise Training With Risk of Falls, Fractures, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-analysis: long-term exercise cuts fall, injury risk in elders – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Study: Follow-up efficacy of physical exercise interventions on fall incidence and fall risk in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Sports Medicine Open (free)
Related Commentary in Twitter
Meta-analysis of long-term (>1yr) trials (RCTs) in older (≥60 yrs; total >21k) participants, finds that regular #exercise decreases the risk of falls and injurious falls, with a trend for reduced fractures @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/9724SM3VS4
— Jonathan Cedernaes (@JCedernaes) December 30, 2018
2018 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations
5 Jan, 2019 | 15:57h | UTC
Systematic Review: Associations Between Multimorbidity, All-cause Mortality and Glycaemia in People with Type 2 Diabetes
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:51h | UTC
Meta‐analysis: Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:50h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Temporal Artery Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:24h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Glycemic Control on Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals with Type 2 diabetes with Pre‐existing Cardiovascular Disease
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:21h | UTC
Review: Clinical Management of Appendicitis
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:18h | UTCClinical Management of Appendicitis – Visceral Medicine (free)
Review: Scleroderma Renal Crisis
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:33h | UTCScleroderma Renal Crisis: Not so easy to diagnose and manage… – emDocs (free)
Meta-Analysis: Benzodiazepines May Increase Length of Stay and Chance of Delirium in Intensive Care
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:12h | UTCBenzodiazepines may increase length of stay and chance of delirium in intensive care – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Sedative drugs used for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Current Medical Research and Opinion (free)
Review: Guidelines and Controversies in the Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:54h | UTC
Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation: Low-dose Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Populations
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:43h | UTC
Rethinking How Antibiotics are Prescribed: Incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making into Clinical Practice
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:41h | UTCViewpoint: Rethinking How Antibiotics Are Prescribed: Incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Into Clinical Practice – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Aspirin Did Not Prevent Deaths or Disability in Healthy Older Adults
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:31h | UTCAspirin did not prevent deaths or disability in healthy older adults – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly (link to abstract and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Antidepressants vs. Placebo for the Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:48h | UTC
IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenza
22 Dec, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews Release: Flu is Serious for Pregnant Women and Others at High Risk: Testing and Treatment are Key, Say IDSA Guidelines (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID: Updated guidelines for seasonal #flu recommend that individuals at high-risk for complications from the flu, including pregnant women and the severely obese, should receive antiviral treatment ASAP @IDSAInfo #ClinInfectDishttps://t.co/XmkgwaNiYv pic.twitter.com/IFHztVX6SW
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 19, 2018
Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke
22 Dec, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCCommentary: Guidelines Recommend Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Immediately After TIA or Minor Stroke NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/RSiemieniuk/status/1075053957448376321
Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
22 Dec, 2018 | 12:35h | UTCJust Out! Guideline: ADA 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free guideline and topics)
ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)
News Release: Patient-centered Care is the Focus and Priority of the 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, Published Today by the American Diabetes Association (free)
Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019 (free)
See also: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019 Abridged for Primary Care Providers (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
ADA releases annual clinical practice guidelines: with more treatment algorithms to provide decision support for individualized care, the 2019 Standards create a roadmap for individualized therapeutic approaches and medication selection. https://t.co/r5eWD92WhY pic.twitter.com/h3VqkLCf0w
— ADA Professional Publications (@ADA_Pubs) December 19, 2018
Systematic Review: Liberal vs. Conservative Fluid Therapy in Sepsis or Septic Shock
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:00h | UTCLiberal versus conservative fluid therapy in adults and children with sepsis or septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Different fluid therapy strategies for sepsis and septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
GOLD Reports 2019 on the Management of COPD
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:58h | UTC2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2019 (free PDF)
Related Guidelines: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Randomized Trial: Seven vs. Fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCCommentary: Study supports shorter antibiotic treatment for bacteremia – CIDRAP (free)
Guideline: Driving with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:54h | UTCCommentary: When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians – Newcastle University (free)
Guideline: Clinically-assisted Nutrition and Hydration
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCClinically-assisted nutrition and hydration – British Medical Association (free guideline and other resources)
Commentary: Decisions about clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration: guiding doctors, helping patients – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“just because we can keep someone alive indefinitely, should we?”
Cohort Study: Regular Flu Shots Linked to Heart Failure Survival
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:46h | UTCCommentaries: Regular flu shots may save heart failure patients’ lives – American Heart Association (free) AND Flu Shot Tied to Heart Failure Survival – MedPage Today (free registration required)