Internal Medicine
Systematic Review: Mefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:55h | UTCMefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas – Cochrane Library (free)
News release: Can mefloquine prevent malaria during travel to areas where the disease is widespread? (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review provides clarity about safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travelers – News Medical (free)
Joint statement for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:56h | UTC
Research: Economic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCEconomic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients – presented at: 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium (free abstract)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Associated With Decreased Costs For Patients With Advanced Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Early Palliative Care Is Key Driver in Reducing Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related study: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCSee also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold – CHEST Expert Panel Report (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)
Research: Enjoyment of Spicy Flavor Enhances Central Salty
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:46h | UTCCommentary: Can spicy foods curb salt cravings or lower blood pressure? – Reuters (free) AND Need to cut down on salt? Try something spicy instead – Medical News Today (free)
Research: PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCEditorial: Back to the Future in Cardiogenic Shock — Initial PCI of the Culprit Lesion Only (free)
Commentaries: CULPRIT-SHOCK Disputes Benefit of Immediate Multivessel PCI in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock – TCTMD (free) AND CULPRIT-SHOCK: Culprit Lesion Only PCI Vs. Immediate Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guideline for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCNews release: Societies Detail Treatment for Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias (free)
See also: Executive summary (free PDF) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF) AND Slide Set (free PDF)
Review – So you think it is sepsis: considerations beyond lung and urine in the sick patient without a source
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:27h | UTC
Guideline: Cystic fibrosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:23h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cystic fibrosis: diagnosis and management (free)
News release: People with cystic fibrosis could be monitored through phone or video messaging, says NICE (free)
Guideline: Acute Sinusitis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:24h | UTCNICE Guideline: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
News release: Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says (free)
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCSee also: Summary of KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors (free)
News release: KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift (free)
Research: Influence of pharmaceutical marketing on prescriptions
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:20h | UTCCommentaries: The More Lavish the Gifts to Doctors, the Costlier the Drugs They Prescribe – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study finds even small gifts from pharma companies change prescribing habits – FierceHealthcare (free) AND Pharma gifts to providers result in more branded, expensive prescriptions – Georgetown University Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Viewpoint: The Evolution of Patient Diagnosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCThe Evolution of Patient Diagnosis: From Art to Digital Data-Driven Science – JAMA (free)
Review: Acute Management of Pulmonary Embolism
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCAcute Management of Pulmonary Embolism – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:32h | UTCNews release: American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017 (free)
Terbinafine is probably first choice oral drug for fungal toenail infection
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:31h | UTCTerbinafine is probably first choice oral drug for fungal toenail infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Guidelines on the management and treatment of portal hypertension
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:27h | UTC
Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:29h | UTC
Research: Less dementia with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:25h | UTCLess dementia with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation – European Heart Journal (free)
Commentaries: Blood-thinning drugs appear to protect against dementia in AF patients – OnMedica (free) AND Blood-thinning drugs ‘can reduce risk of dementia by up to 48%’ – The Guardian (free) AND Oral Anticoagulants Tied to Less Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Depression and mortality in a longitudinal study
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:10h | UTCDepression and mortality in a longitudinal study: 1952–2011 – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentaries: Depression strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women, men – ScienceDaily (free) AND Depression raises risk of early death – Medical News Today (free) AND Depression tied to shorter lifespan – Reuters (free)
Review: The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:21h | UTCRelated JAMA Video: Finding Fluid With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (free)
Guideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:22h | UTCGuideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
News release: LARC and Reproductive Choice (free)
Commentary: New Guidelines on LARC Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic review: Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCAerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Guideline: Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCRelated 2017 Guidelines: Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Pharmacologic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2017 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free) AND Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Research: Statin use and risk of developing diabetes
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCCommentaries: Statins increase the risk of developing diabetes in at-risk people – Medical News Today (free) AND Statin use link to heightened type 2 diabetes risk in some people – OnMedica (free)