Internal Medicine
Geriatrics Update 2018: Challenges in Mental Health, Mobility, and Postdischarge Care
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:56h | UTC
New Canadian Recommendations on Screening for Breast Cancer
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:53h | UTCSummary: Breast Cancer Update (2018) – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free)
News Release: Breast cancer screening: New emphasis on shared decision-making between women and their doctors (free)
See Also: Infographics for Shared Decision-Making (free)
Guideline: Obesity Surgery and the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:54h | UTCObesity Surgery and the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Study: Assessment of Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Not Using Insulin
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:55h | UTCAssessment of Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Not Using Insulin – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Millions of low-risk people with diabetes may be testing their blood sugar too often – University of Michigan (free) AND Many diabetics needlessly test blood sugar at home – Reuters (free)
Review: Management Options for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:52h | UTCManagement Options for Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Cohort Study: Incretin Based Drugs and Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:47h | UTCCommentary: Do incretin-based drugs cause cholangiocarcinoma? – Univadis (free registration required)
Consensus Statement: Clinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:43h | UTCClinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology – Global Heart (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Study: Patient Safety After Implementation of a Coproduced Family Centered Communication Programme
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:42h | UTCCommentaries: Ensure that the family’s voice is heard first and last, and in their own words – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Improving patient safety? Ask the patient – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND A new way to curb harmful medical errors: talk more to patients and families – STAT (free)
Special Issue: Comorbidities, Deprescribing, and the Healthcare of Older People
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCComorbidities, Deprescribing, and the Healthcare of Older People – Public Policy & Aging Report (free articles)
Commentary: Deprescribing can be valuable tool in managing polypharmacy, experts say – The Gerontological Society of America (free)
Related: Deprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free) AND Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
NICE Guideline: Acute Exacerbation of COPD
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCCommentary: GPs should consider restricting antibiotics for COPD – OnMedica (free)
Position Statement: Micronutrient Supplementation Not Recommended for Prevention
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCCommentary: Dietary Supplements Don’t Prevent Chronic Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
“The routine and indiscriminate use of micronutrient supplements for the prevention of chronic disease is not recommended”
Stool Test is Useful Before GPs Refer for Possible Inflammatory Bowel Disease
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:23h | UTCStool test is useful before GPs refer for possible inflammatory bowel disease – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Faecal calprotectin effectively excludes inflammatory bowel disease in 789 symptomatic young adults with/without alarm symptoms: a prospective UK primary care cohort study – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)
NICE Guideline: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Over 16s
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:21h | UTC
Japanese Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:20h | UTC
Study: Quantifying the Benefits and Harms of Various Preventive Health Activities
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCQuantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities – Australian Journal of General Practice (free) (via @PaulGlasziou)
Study: Patients Nondisclosure of Medically Relevant Information to Clinicians
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:17h | UTCCommentaries: Threats to the Validity of the Clinical Interview: Can Anything Be Done? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Patients often withhold relevant information from doctors – Reuters (free) AND Most Patients Have Held Back the Truth From Doctors, JAMA Results Show – AJMC (free) AND Why patients lie to their doctors – University of Utah Health (free) AND Majority of Patients Withhold Important Information From Their Health Care Providers – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Review: Management of Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycaemia
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:18h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effects of Fluoxetine on Functional Outcomes After Acute Stroke
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:16h | UTCCommentaries: Fluoxetine and recovery after stroke – The Lancet (free) AND Fluoxetine (Prozac) Did Not Reduce Risk of Depression After Stroke, But Did Raise Risk of Fractures – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Common antidepressant does not aid stroke recovery, study finds – University of Edinburgh (free)
Review: Health Care-associated Infections
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCHealth care-associated infections – an overview – Infection and Drug Resistance (free)
Review: Immune-related Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:02h | UTCImmune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a brief review – Current Oncology (free)
Related: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Review: White-Coat Hypertension
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:59h | UTCWhite-Coat Hypertension: the Neglected Subgroup in Hypertension – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Hypophysitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:58h | UTCHypophysitis: diagnosis and treatment – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: Physical Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:00h | UTCPhysical Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Low Back Pain – Pain and Therapy (free)
Complexity of Syncope in Elderly People: A Comprehensive Geriatric Approach
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:52h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Long-term Macrolide Treatment for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations in COPD
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCRelated Cochrane Review: Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy for COPD (free)