Internal Medicine
Review: Low Back Pain Management in Primary Care
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:04h | UTCAn Updated Overview of Low Back Pain Management in Primary Care – Asian Spine Journal (free)
Review: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:07h | UTCPrimary sclerosing cholangitis – a comprehensive review – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in chronic pancreatitis
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCSource: Medscape
Review: The Role of Nutritional Aspects in Food Allergy
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:07h | UTCThe Role of Nutritional Aspects in Food Allergy: Prevention and Management – Nutrients (free)
Cohort Study: Risk of gastrointestinal perforation in patients taking fluoroquinolones
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:48h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotic Class Linked to Increased Risk of GI Perforation – MPR (free)
Review: Cystic Fibrosis – Diagnosis and Treatment
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:45h | UTCCystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Related guidelines: Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free) AND Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis: Consensus Guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – The Journal of Pediatrics (free)
Review: Using Best Evidence for the Management of Hypertension
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:46h | UTCUsing Best Evidence for the Management of Hypertension – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Guideline: standardised procedures for ultrasound imaging in rheumatology
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:38h | UTCCommentary: New EULAR Guidance for Ultrasonography in Rheumatology – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: New Approaches to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCNew Approaches to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
Guideline: A Treatment Algorithm for Emergent Invasive Cardiac Procedures in the Resuscitated Comatose Patient
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:38h | UTCCommentary: Cardiac Arrest: A Treatment Algorithm for Emergent Invasive Cardiac Procedures in the Resuscitated Comatose Patient – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:25h | UTC
Systematic review: Exercise for people with cancer
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:23h | UTCExercise for people with cancer: a systematic review – Current Oncology (free)
Guideline: Treating tobacco dependence
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:19h | UTC
Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:18h | UTCEuropean guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia – European Sleep Research Society (free)
Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of Raynaud’s phenomenon
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:14h | UTCESVM guidelines: the diagnosis and management of Raynaud’s phenomenon (free PDF)
Review: A Test in Context: Lipid Profile, Fasting Versus Nonfasting
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:06h | UTCA Test in Context: Lipid Profile, Fasting Versus Nonfasting – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract and free infographic – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Is fasting before a lipid panel necessary? – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related guideline: Fasting is not routinely required for determination of a lipid profile: clinical and laboratory implications including flagging at desirable concentration cut-points—a joint consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (free) AND Commentary: New guidelines simplify cholesterol tests: no fasting needed – STAT (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:07h | UTCCommentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Falls and Fracture Prevention – Medscape (free registration required) AND USPSTF Draft Statement: Vitamin D Supplements No Longer Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related guidelines: Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention – NICE (free) AND Evidence-based guidelines for fall prevention in Korea (free) AND Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons (free PDF) AND Management of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Guidance Statement From the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association (free) AND Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline (free)
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of recommended drugs against soil transmitted helminths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: Reduced Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drugs – MyScience (free)
Cohort Study: Childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease and risk of cancer
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCEditorial: Increased risk of cancer in children with inflammatory bowel disease (free)
Commentaries: Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Childhood Tied to Higher Cancer Risk Later – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND IBD in Childhood Raises Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Pregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCPregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise – NPR (free)
Statement: It is Safe to Receive Flu Shot During Pregnancy – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
See original study showing a possible association between flu vaccine and miscarriage in our September 21st issue (see #6)
Clinical Report: Infectious Diseases Associated With Organized Sports and Outbreak Control
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCNews release: AAP Offers New Guidance on Preventing Spread of Infectious Diseases Associated with Organized Sports (free)
Commentary: When Athletes Share Infections – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Controled Trial: Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:02h | UTCEffect of Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The GIFT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Genotyping Reduces Adverse Events with Warfarin – Cardiobrief (free) AND Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing Reduces Adverse Events After Hip, Knee Arthroplasty – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Meta-analysis: Diagnostic Accuracy of Tests for Influenza
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCDiagnostic Accuracy of Novel and Traditional Rapid Tests for Influenza Infection Compared With Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Newer influenza diagnostic tests more accurate than traditional tests – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Rapid tests linked to quicker and more accurate results for influenza diagnosis than traditional tests – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Draft Guideline: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:28h | UTCNews release: Draft Guideline: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, says NICE (free)
Commentaries: Common ear infections don’t need antibiotics, health watchdog says – The Guardian (free) AND Antibiotics not recommended for acute otitis, says NICE (free)
Cohort Study: Low-Dose Aspirin Discontinuation and Risk of Cardiovascular Events
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCLow-Dose Aspirin Discontinuation and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Swedish Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stopping Aspirin Hikes CV risk – Cardiobrief (free) AND Aspirin Discontinuation Tied to Increased Risk for CV Events – Physician’s First Watch (free)