Internal Medicine
Review: Medical Management of Aortic Disease in Marfan Syndrome
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:01h | UTCMedical management of aortic disease in Marfan syndrome – Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (free)
Consensus Report: Ultrasound in the Critically Ill
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:58h | UTCRelated: Lung ultrasound in the critically ill (LUCI): A translational discipline – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Position Statement: Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship in the ICU
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:59h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: High-Fow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:57h | UTCHigh-flow nasal oxygen therapy in intensive care and anaesthesia – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free for a period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of Arrhythmia in Sepsis and Septic Shock
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCManagement of arrhythmia in sepsis and septic shock – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Managing Mental Health Emergencies in the ED
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:52h | UTCManaging Mental Health Emergencies in the ED – American Nurse Today, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Neoplastic Meningitis
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:53h | UTCClinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Radiological Findings of Neoplastic Meningitis – Cancer Control, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Investigation and Management of Renal Stone Disease
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:51h | UTCInvestigation and Management of Renal Stone Disease – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review – Evolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:49h | UTCEvolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Reviews: No Interventions Proven to Prevent Late-Life Dementia
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:31h | UTCNo interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia, systematic reviews find – ACP Internist (free)
Other commentaries: No Magic Bullet for Preventing Late-Life Dementia – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND No interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia – MedicalXpress (free)
Original Articles:
– Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Pharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Does Cognitive Training Prevent Cognitive Decline?: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Over-the-Counter Supplement Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Overdiagnosis Across Medical Disciplines
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCOverdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) (via @brooke_nickel)
“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTC“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – by Paul Marik, in EMCrit (free)
Opinion: Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCToo Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guideline: Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:21h | UTC
Guideline: Administration of Influenza Vaccines to Egg Allergic Recipients
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCCommentaries: Flu vaccine safe for individuals with egg allergy – Clinical Advisor (free) And Egg Allergy No Bar to Flu Vax, Experts Say – MedPage Today (free)
Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:20h | UTCMandrola’s Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017 – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Factors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:18h | UTCFactors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Factors to predict Barrett’s esophagus progression identified in a meta-analysis – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Review: Pharmacotherapy for Obesity
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCPharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis of Culprit-Only vs Multivessel PCI in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Disease
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:14h | UTCMeta-Analysis of Culprit-Only Versus Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Coronary Disease – American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: STEMI Patients With Multivessel Disease Best Served by a Single, Complete Procedure: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free)
Related Systematic Review: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Top Nephrology-Related Stories of 2017
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCTop nephrology-related stories of 2017 – NephJC (free)
Research: Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCAssociation of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the Hospitalized Medicare Population – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mortality Higher for Inpatients Seen by First-Year Hospitalists – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Direct Factor X Inhibitor vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Cancer-Associated VTE
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCSee original article in the NEJM (free)
Concurrent Palliative Care: Recommendations From the ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:06h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Alternative Drug May Prevent Atrial Fibrillation Following Heart Surgery
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:04h | UTCAlternative drug may prevent atrial fibrillation following heart surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Opinion: Why New Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Lead to Harm
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:01h | UTCWhy New Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Lead to Harm – The New York Times (free)