Internal Medicine
WHO Guideline: Hepatitis C Virus Infection
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCSee also: World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2018) – World Health Organization (free manuals, guidelines and campaign resources)
ESMO guideline: Management of Cancer Pain in Adult Patients
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCManagement of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Study: Benefit, Harms, and Cost-effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Treating Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCEffect of Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression on Long-term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treating Depression May Improve Cardiac Outcomes, Research Finds – AJMC (free) AND Treating depression may prevent repeat heart attack, study says – UPI (free)
Study: Protease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCProtease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – OnMedica (free) AND Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – Massachusetts General Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Randomized Trial: Esomeprazole and Aspirin in Barrett’s Esophagus
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCEsomeprazole and aspirin in Barrett’s oesophagus (AspECT): a randomised factorial trial – The Lancet (free)
Invited Commentary: Should aspirin and PPIs be recommended for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus? – The Lancet (free)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia
3 Aug, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCAlcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to long term abstinence and heavy drinking associated with dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Middle-aged non-drinkers may have ‘higher risk’ of dementia – The Guardian (free)
Study: Medications that Reduce Emergency Hospital Admissions
27 Jul, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCMedications that reduce emergency hospital admissions: an overview of systematic reviews and prioritisation of treatments – BMC Medicine (free) (via @OxPrimaryCare)
Commentary: The eleven best medications for reducing pressure on emergency care services – University of Oxford (free)
Review: Fluid Therapy in the Emergency Department
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:26h | UTCFluid therapy in the emergency department: an expert practice review – Emergency Medicine Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Intravascular volume therapy in adults: Guidelines from the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related reviews: Principles of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND A rational approach to fluid therapy in sepsis – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
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Review: Timing of Intervention in Aortic Stenosis
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCTiming of intervention in aortic stenosis: a review of current and future strategies – Heart (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:25h | UTCCommentary: Latin American Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lupus – RheumNow (free)
Related Guideline: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND Executive Summary (free)
Opinion: Intensive Blood pressure Control and ‘Dementia’
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:23h | UTCSee also: No, A Big NIH Trial Did Not Show That Lowering Blood Pressure Will Prevent Dementia – Cardiobrief (free)
UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCUNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression – UNAIDS Explainer (free PDF)
News Release: Undetectable = Untransmittable – UNAIDS (free)
Related: Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free) AND The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” message goes global: I=I, N=N and B=B – Aidsmap (free)
Guideline: PFO closure vs. Antiplatelet Therapy vs. Anticoagulation for Management of Cryptogenic stroke
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Patent foramen ovale closure, antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation therapy alone for management of cryptogenic stroke? A clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Study: Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:37h | UTCCommentaries: Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture: Bad News and Getting Worse – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Rate of Osteoporosis Drug Treatment to Prevent Recurrent Fractures Dropping – AJMC (free) AND Osteoporosis treatment often not started after hip fracture in elderly patients, study finds – ACP Internist (free)
Meta-analysis: Fast Food Consumption Linked to Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCIs the consumption of fast foods associated with asthma or other allergic diseases? – Respirology (free)
Commentary: Consumption of Fast Food Linked with Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases – Wiley (free) AND Study Links Fast Food Consumption to Severe Asthma – AJMC (free)
Systematic Review: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
EASL Guideline: Management of Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Clinician’s Guide for Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:21h | UTCRelated – Part I: Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)
Commentary: Chew on This: Review Tackles Controversies in Nutrition for CV Health – TCTMD (free) AND Separating health from hype for a diet that’s kind on your heart – ABC News (free)
Review: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:18h | UTCAntidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related Perspective: Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Antidepressants should be added to the list of drugs associated with tolerance, dependence and a withdrawal syndrome.”
“Withdrawal symptoms occur in at least one-third of patients who stop.”
Study: Development and Validation of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Prediction Model
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:17h | UTCSee also: Heart Attack & Stroke Calculator (free tool)
Commentaries: New health calculator can help predict heart disease risk, estimate heart age – CMAJ, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Calculator can predict heart age, risk for heart disease – UPI (free) AND Algorithm Allows Patients To Calculate Their Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Calculators: ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator (free) AND QRISK3-2017 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator (free)
Guideline: Acute Stroke Management
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:09h | UTC
Guideline: Acute Stroke Management During Pregnancy
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:08h | UTC
Tropical Diseases in the ICU: A Syndromic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:08h | UTC
Reviews: Tropical Diseases in the ICU
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:07h | UTCReports from the task force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine:
Intensive care in severe malaria
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