Internal Medicine
USPSTF Draft Statement | Screening for anxiety and depression in adults is recommended.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCScreening for Anxiety in Adults – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Series | Sleep and sleep disorders.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCHomepage: Sleep and sleep disorders (free registration required for all articles)
Editorial: Waking up to the importance of sleep
Series:
Understanding and approaching excessive daytime sleepiness
Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep
Sleep function: an evolutionary perspective
Commentaries:
How and why do human beings sleep?
Social determinants and health disparities affecting sleep
Guideline | Anemia management in surgical patients.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:11h | UTC
Long covid—an update for primary care.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:10h | UTCLong covid—an update for primary care – The BMJ
Cohort Study | Modifiable risk factors may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in patients with a history of gestational diabetes.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:08h | UTCNews Release: Healthy lifestyle linked to 90% lower risk of diabetes in susceptible women – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter
Women with a history of diabetes in pregnancy can still reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes by adopting a healthy lifestyle, such as eating healthy, stopping smoking, exercising regularly, and not being overweight, finds new studyhttps://t.co/UkArl7ZyBS
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 22, 2022
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for cancer: clinical applications and practical considerations.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:07h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells have revolutionised the treatment of hematological malignancies.
What practical aspects of a patient’s journey through this treatment should clinicians know about and what are current best practices to manage toxicities?https://t.co/idlA2Lv9uR
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 4, 2022
RCT | Insulin Glargine vs. Glimepiride vs. Sitagliptin vs. Liraglutide resulted in similar microvascular outcomes and death rates in patients with Type 2 diabetes not controlled with metformin.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:20h | UTCGlycemia Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes — Microvascular and Cardiovascular Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Glycemia Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes — Glycemic Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine
News Release: Two popular diabetes drugs outperformed others in large clinical trial – National Institutes of Health
M-A of the association between new hypoglycemic agents and digestive diseases.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTCMeta-analysis of the association between new hypoglycemic agents and digestive diseases – Medicine
Commentary: Spotlight on digestive risks of newer diabetes drugs – ACP Gastroenterology
A quality improvement study showed that a clinic–based aspirin deimplementation intervention can reduce inappropriate aspirin prescribing and bleeding in patients receiving warfarin for anticoagulation.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:14h | UTCNews Release: Stopping aspirin when on a blood thinner lowers risk of bleeding, study finds – Michigan Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
An anticoagulation clinic–based #aspirin deimplementation intervention was associated with improved guideline-concordant aspirin use and fewer bleeding complications. https://t.co/kxKFZOdhae #Research
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 19, 2022
Understanding post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease: a new fibroinflammatory disease entity.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Post #COVID19 interstitial lung disease?
🦠 PC-ILD fibroinflammatory disease
🦠 etiopathogenesis
Identifying risk factors & understanding immunopathomechanisms critical to facilitate early intervention to prevent, slow or arrest lung damage progression.
📎https://t.co/OEM2W9bAEd pic.twitter.com/m4w4qUXl9r— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) September 8, 2022
Study shows that the leading causes of hospitalization of adults with diabetes are changing.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:08h | UTCCommentaries:
The changing character of diabetes complications – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free registration required)
Reasons for hospital admissions in people with type 2 diabetes are changing – MedicalXpress
RCT | Effect of Tocilizumab on disease activity in patients with active polymyalgia rheumatica receiving glucocorticoid therapy.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:06h | UTCEffect of Tocilizumab on Disease Activity in Patients With Active Polymyalgia Rheumatica Receiving Glucocorticoid Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Tocilizumab as a Novel Therapy for Steroid-Dependent Polymyalgia Rheumatica – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Editor’s Note: Tocilizumab and Disease Activity in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica Receiving Glucocorticoid Therapy – JAMA
M-A | Optimal pharmacologic treatment of heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:05h | UTCRelated M-A: SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a comprehensive meta-analysis of five randomised controlled trials – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Pulmonary artery denervation for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a sham-controlled randomized trial.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:21h | UTCCommentaries:
Pulmonary Artery Denervation in Idiopathic PAH Ups 6-Minute Walk Test – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
#TCT2022 #JACCINT LBCT SimPub: PADN-CFDA trial included 128 pts w/ #cvPAH. At 6-month follow-up, PADN assoc. w/ a ⬆️ improvement in 6MWD, PVR, RV function, & ⬇️ NT-proBNP. Clinical worsening was ⬇️ & satisfactory clinical response was ⬆️ in the PADN group. https://t.co/3IVaUwCgOT pic.twitter.com/bylhcA4GrQ
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) September 18, 2022
Guideline Synopsis | Management of major depressive disorder.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:23h | UTC
ASCO Guideline | Integrative medicine for pain management in oncology.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:22h | UTC
Observational study suggests an increased risk of adverse events with the use of perioperative Gabapentin for pain management.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:20h | UTCPerioperative Gabapentin Use and In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events Among Older Adults After Major Surgery – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older Adults: Revisiting Multimodal Pain Management – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests that careful risk-benefit assessment is needed before prescribing #gabapentin for perioperative #PainManagement to older patients. https://t.co/GDxupdEjeT #Research
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 19, 2022
RCT | Effects of an exercise program on brain health outcomes for children with overweight or obesity.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:17h | UTCNews Release: Study finds schoolchildren who exercise perform better academically – University of Granada
Commentary: Exercise Improves Brain Health in Overweight, Obese Youth – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Intelligence, cognitive flexibility and academic performance improved following a 20-week RCT based on aerobic + resistance training among children with overweight or obesity. @ortegaporcel @profithugr @canalUGR and collaborators. #OpenAccess #Research https://t.co/XYddOoO7e7 pic.twitter.com/rZpjJxe3tr
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 30, 2022
Brief Review | Everything you need to know about deresuscitation.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:19h | UTCEverything you need to know about deresuscitation – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Fluid administration among most common interventions in #ICU… but high potential for harm! Here everything you need to know about deresuscitation
☔️ Why deresuscitation?
☔️ What is it?
☔️ When to start/stop?
☔️ How to deresuscitate?
☔️ So what's next?
🖇️ https://t.co/Qmvm3aOQPA pic.twitter.com/u3ZfNMa2W7— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 7, 2022
ISHLT consensus statement | Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure undergoing surgery.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTC
Sodium and water perturbations in patients who had an acute stroke: clinical relevance and management strategies for the neurologist.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:06h | UTC
Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Long-term follow-up of a RCT | Outcomes after catheter-based renal artery denervation for resistant hypertension.
20 Sep, 2022 | 13:33h | UTCLong-term outcomes after catheter-based renal artery denervation for resistant hypertension: final follow-up of the randomised SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary: SYMPLICITY HTN-3’s Late Surprise: Sustained BP Drop at 3 Years Despite Earlier Miss – TCTMD
Original Study: A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine
Brief Review | Source control in the management of sepsis and septic shock.
20 Sep, 2022 | 13:32h | UTCSource control in the management of sepsis and septic shock – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Source control to eliminate origin of infection, control contamination, restore premorbid anatomy/function in #sepsis & septic shock
🧫 think outside (abdominal) box
🧫 have multidisciplinary approach
🧫 first do NO (additional) harm#FOAMcc on @yourICM
🖇 https://t.co/GrA0oR5lf0 pic.twitter.com/ZyPaFF3qFH— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) September 15, 2022
Network M-A | Associations between statins and adverse events in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
20 Sep, 2022 | 13:30h | UTC