Internal Medicine
Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:39h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults – JAMA (free)
Editorial: The New 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines “Up the Pressure” on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (free)
Related Viewpoint: The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for High Blood Pressure (free)
See original AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13th issue (see #1)
Review: Current and new challenges in occupational lung diseases
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:35h | UTCCurrent and new challenges in occupational lung diseases – European Respiratory Review (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:34h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017 – The BMJ (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Review: Practical Considerations for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Older Adults
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:33h | UTC
Guideline: Pharmacologic management of chronic neuropathic pain
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:32h | UTCRelated article: Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Guideline: Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCRelated document: Guidelines for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosain health care facilities – World Health Organization (free)
Research: The association between paternal and adolescent depressive symptoms
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:12h | UTCEditorial: The effect of paternal depression on depressive symptoms in adolescent offspring (free)
Commentaries: Dads’ Depression Tied to Increased Depression Risk in Teenage Children – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Teenage depression linked to father’s depression – University College London, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Dog ownership and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:09h | UTCCommentaries: Dog ownership linked to lower mortality – Uppsala University, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Owning A Dog May Help Your Heart, Study Shows – Forbes (free)
Taking Care of the Physician
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCTaking Care of the Physician – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: Pearls and pitfalls in comprehensive critical care echocardiography
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCPearls and pitfalls in comprehensive critical care echocardiography – Critical Care (free)
Exploring Attributes of High-Value Primary Care
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:06h | UTCExploring Attributes of High-Value Primary Care – Annals of Family Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Lower cost, higher quality primary care practices are distinguished by six attributes – American Academy of Family Physicians, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Identifying ‘high-value’ practices in primary care; a Stanford study pinpoints key attributes – Stanford Medicine (free)
Research: Validation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule in patients with acute headache
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:07h | UTCCommentaries: Thunderclap Headache: Ottawa Rule To Exclude Subarachnoid Bleeding – Medical Research (free) AND New tool identifies headache patients at risk of aneurysms in emergency department – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Timing of Angiography and Outcomes in High-Risk Patients With Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC“High risk NSTEMI undergoing cath within 12 hours had lower risk of death and MI at 180 days” (RT @CircAHA see Tweet)
Review: Diabetic foot
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:01h | UTCDiabetic foot – The BMJ (free for 2 weeks)
Infographic: A visual overview of the primary care assessment and monitoring of a diabetic foot (free PDF)
Review: Simple steps help prevent ICU delirium
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCSimple steps help prevent ICU delirium – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Guideline – Periodic preventive health visits: a more appropriate approach to delivering preventive services
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCSummary: Periodic preventive health visits: A more appropriate approach to delivering preventive services (free)
News release: Annual checkups do not result in better health outcomes, national task force reaffirms (free)
Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCReview of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Research: Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCSudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rare During Competitive Sports – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Cardiac arrest study in young athletes raises heart screening questions – Reuters (free) AND Cardiac Arrest Rare in Young Athletes But Tough to Predict – Health (free) AND Screening programs unlikely to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in competitive athletes – St. Michael’s Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Endovascular strategy versus open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:54h | UTCEditorial: Endovascular or open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm? (free)
Commentary: Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:56h | UTC“We develop an algorithm that can detect pneumonia from chest X-rays at a level exceeding practicing radiologists”
The Patients vs. Paperwork Problem for Doctors
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCThe Patients vs. Paperwork Problem for Doctors – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related guideline: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Review: Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCCommentaries: Serious health risks associated with energy drinks – ScienceDaily (free)
“To curb this growing public health issue, policy makers should regulate sales and marketing towards children and adolescents and set upper limits on caffeine” (from ScienceDaily)
Research: Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Hypertension
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCCommentary: Bariatric Surgery Can Lead to HTN ‘Remission’ in Obese: GATEWAY – Medscape (free) AND Gastric Bypass to Treat Obese Patients With Steady Hypertension – GATEWAY – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Noninvasive Cardiac Testing vs Clinical Evaluation Alone in Acute Chest Pain
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCEditorial: Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department (free)
Commentaries: Does Clinical Evaluation Plus Noninvasive Cardiac Testing Improve Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain? – The JAMA Network (free) AND Noninvasive Cardiac Testing No Better Than Clinical Eval for Low-Risk Acute Chest Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“Non-invasive testing of chest pain patients in the ED – longer stay; more testing, radiation and cost; no benefit”. (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Blood Pressure Lowering With Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Across Blood Pressure Levels
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Blood Pressure Lowering With Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Across Blood Pressure Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treating modestly high blood pressure may not boost survival odds – Reuters (free) AND No cardiovascular disease reduction with intensive blood pressure lowering treatment – Umea University, via EurekAlert (free)
See also new AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13th issue (see #1)
“”Primary preventive BP lowering is associated with reduced risk for death and CVD if baseline SBP is 140 mm Hg or higher.” published same day as @ACCinTouch guideline w/SBP goals <130 mm Hg. Cognitive dissonance?” (RT @kennylinafp see Tweet)