Internal Medicine
Guideline: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCInflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th Edition – Australian Guidelines for General Practitioners and Physicians (free PDF)
Source: Gastroenterology Research Review Australia
Research: Symptomatic treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in the ambulatory setting
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:20h | UTCEditorial: Antibiotics or NSAIDs for uncomplicated urinary tract infection? (free)
Commentary: NSAID Compared to Antibiotic for Symptomatic Treatment of UTI – MPR (free)
Research: Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Long-term Risk Classification in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCCommentaries: Risk Classification by CAC Score in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND CAC Score Aids in CVD Risk Prediction in Diabetes – MedPage Today (free)
Meta-Analysis: Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCCommentaries: Dry mouth symptoms can be side effect of certain medications for older adults – American Geriatrics Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND Certain medication use associated with dry mouth in older adults – Clinical Advisor (free)
European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCEuropean guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):
– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding
– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
– Surgery in the obese patient
– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period
– Day surgery and fast-track surgery
– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents
– Aspirin
Viewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCViewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart – The Atlantic (free)
Related viewpoints: 12 Seconds of Placebo – An Outsider’s View of ORBITA – The HealthCare Blog (free) AND ORBITA Trial Puts Interventional Cardiologists On The Defensive – Cardiobrief (free) AND ORBITA: Another clinical trial demonstrating the need for sham controls in surgical trials – Science-Based Medicine (free) AND Coronary Stents Humbled Yet Again in Stable CAD – Medscape (free)
See original ORBITA trial and commentaries in our November 3rd issue (see #1)
Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:11h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:09h | UTCVancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam associated with higher AKI risk – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related article: Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Concomitant Vancomycin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam Treatment Among Hospitalized Children – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative persons with partners living with HIV
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:17h | UTC
Guideline: Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:07h | UTC
Clinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:08h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association (free articles):
– Antihyperglycemic Agent Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2017
– Insulin Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
– Monotherapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
– Combination Therapy of Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Research: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:56h | UTCCommentaries: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects – ACP Internist (free)
2017 American Heart Association Focused Updates on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCNews Release and Summary: More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children (free)
See Guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)
Top Ten Things to Know: AHA Focused Update on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (free PDF)
Being overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCBeing overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease: a pan-European case-cohort analysis – European Heart Journal (free)
Draft Recommendation: Screening Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCCommentary: New USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time?
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:14h | UTCCommentaries: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? – The Lancet (free) Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Oral Opioid vs Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Pain
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCEffect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No Significant Difference in Pain Relief for Opioids vs Non-Opioid Analgesics for Treating Arm or Leg Pain – The JAMA Network (free) AND Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen Noninferior to Low-Dose Oral Opioids for Acute Extremity Pain – Journal Watch (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: GOLD 2017 Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD (free PDF)
Related Guidelines: Final Recommendation Statement: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society (free)
Meta-analysis: Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCComparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Exercise, Vision Testing and Osteoporosis Evaluation Are Keys To Fall Prevention – Medical Research (free) AND Exercise may be best intervention to prevent falls among elderly, according to new study – MedicalXpress (free) AND Adding other therapy to exercise may be best for fall prevention – Reuters (free) AND How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults – Consumer Reports (free)
Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCCommentaries: Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers: experts – Reuters (free) ASCO links alcohol to cancer, calls for reduced consumption – eCancer News (free)
Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCPosition Paper: Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting – American College of Physicians (free PDF)
Commentaries: ACP says patient safety must be improved in office-based practice setting – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND ACP: Recommendations for Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings – MPR (free)
Blog Post: Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 6 November 2017
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 6 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Debate: the case for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCDebate: the case for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography
The case for mammography: Routine mammograms do save lives: The Science – The Conversation (free)
The case against mammography: Routine mammograms do not save lives: The research is clear – The Conversation (free)
Related: Make Screening Mammography Personal, Say the French – Medscape (free registration required)
“The debate over breast cancer screening continues, with disagreements about the start age, frequency, mortality effect, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment” (from Medscape)
Viewpoint – Advance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCAdvance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge – JAMA (free)
Research: Association of Warfarin Use With Lower Overall Cancer Incidence
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:56h | UTC“In this population-based cohort study of 1.256.725 persons, there was a significantly lower age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate ratio of cancer among warfarin users vs nonusers”.