Internal Medicine
Study: Differential blood pressure effects of ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib in patients with arthritis
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:16h | UTCCommentaries: Under Pressure: PRECISION Substudy Shows Adverse BP Effects of Ibuprofen – TCTMD (free) AND Increases in BP, Hypertension Incidence Linked to Certain NSAIDs – MPR (free) AND Ibuprofen Ups Systolic BP, New-Onset Hypertension Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:46h | UTCA meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications – Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Most Melanomas Not Malignant Transformation of Moles – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of diabetes
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCDevelopment and risk factors of type 2 diabetes in a nationwide population of women with polycystic ovary syndrome – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Type 2 diabetes risk four times higher in women with PCOS – Medical News Today (free) AND Researchers reveal link between PCOS, type 2 diabetes – The Endocrine Society, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Recent insights into clinical decision-making in severe alcoholic hepatitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:25h | UTCRelated review: Treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis: past, present and future – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free)
Systematic Review: Efficacy of dietary and physical activity intervention in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
9 Sep, 2017 | 18:44h | UTCSource: Medscape
Stop smoking services can work for people in treatment or recovery from substance misuse disorders
9 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCStop smoking services can work for people in treatment or recovery from substance misuse disorders – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Interventions for tobacco use cessation in people in treatment for or recovery from substance use disorders – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis – Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology (free)
Meta-analysis: FDG PET/CT in Patients with Suspected Paraneoplastic Syndrome
9 Sep, 2017 | 14:34h | UTCCommentary: FDG PET/CT Helps Identify Malignancy Source in Paraneoplastic Syndrome – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Use of supplemental long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk for cardiac death
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Intake Reduces Cardiac Death Risk – Pharmacy Practice Reviews (free registration required)
Related guideline and commentaries: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF) AND Commentary: Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements – Taking Stock and Awaiting Vital New Studies (free) AND AHA News: Fish oil supplements provide some benefit after heart attack, heart failure (free) AND News Release: Fish oil supplements may help prevent death after a heart attack but lack evidence of cardiovascular benefit for the general population – American Heart Association Science Advisory (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Cardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer
9 Sep, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCCardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with localised prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study – British Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Prostate cancer treatment associated with higher risk of heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Tied to Heart Risks – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Impact of early in-hospital medication review by clinical pharmacists on health services utilization
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:16h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Endovascular or Open Surgical Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
Humidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:10h | UTCHumidified oxygen linked to increased chest infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Is humidified better than non-humidified low-flow oxygen therapy? A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Advanced Nursing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-analysisis: vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:55h | UTCEffect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Clinical Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces Pain Scores in Chronic Widespread Pain – Practice Update (free registration required)
Study: patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCUnderstanding patient outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome: identifying subtypes of physical, cognitive and mental health outcomes – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ICU patients who survive ARDS may suffer from prolonged post-intensive care syndrome – Intermountain Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Guideline: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:13h | UTCCommentaries: AGA releases recommendations on therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND New Guideline for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Journal Watch (free)
Meta-analysis: Intravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures
8 Sep, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCIntravenous Versus Nonintravenous Benzodiazepines for the Cessation of Seizures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
“Should you give your preferred benzo by the fastest means possible? Or establish an IV and administer via that route? The short answer provided by this study, is to give your benzo IM or IN. While seizures stopped sooner after IV administration, the additional time needed to establish an IV resulted in overall longer seizure time when administered via that method” (by Jeremy Fried in Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 182).
Cohort study: Mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
7 Sep, 2017 | 23:38h | UTCMortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: results from a Swedish nationwide population-based cohort study – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Quadruples Death Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Inflammatory Myopathy Mortality Highest in First Year – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Anticoagulation Bridge Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Sep, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free)
Study: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:20h | UTCSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence – Journal of The American College or Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-Term Outcomes of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Spontaneous Coronary Dissection Often Followed By MACE Long Term – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Beta-blockers were associated with less recurrence in this observational study.
New tool identifies diabetes patients at risk for hypoglycemia-related Emergency emergencies
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:37h | UTCDevelopment and Validation of a Tool to Identify Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Hypoglycemia-Related Emergency Department or Hospital Use – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New tool identifies diabetes patients at risk for low blood sugar emergencies – Kaiser Permanente, via EurekAlert (free) AND Simple Tool Identifies Hypoglycemia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Identifying T2D Patients at Risk for Hypoglycemia Hospitalization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Dietary approach may be as effective as medications for laryngopharyngeal reflux
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:46h | UTCCommentaries: Dietary Approach Found as Effective as Medications for Treating Type of Reflux Disease – The JAMA Network (free) AND Treating Reflux With Diet – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
A small retrospective cohort study suggests a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet may be as effective as medication.
Guideline – Endometriosis: diagnosis and management
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:21h | UTCEndometriosis: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
News release: Suspect endometriosis in women with chronic pelvic pain, says NICE (free)
Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:17h | UTC
Cohort Study: Antidepressant use during pregnancy and psychiatric disorders in offspring
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:19h | UTCEditorial: Prenatal exposure to antidepressants and increased risk of psychiatric disorders (free)
Commentary: Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Linked to Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free)