Daily Archives: March 9, 2017

Thu, Mar 9 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

9 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Adult (free)

 

2 – Screening for Gynecologic Conditions with Pelvic Examination: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Is It Time to Abandon the Routine Pelvic Examination in Asymptomatic Nonpregnant Women? (free)

See also: Are Routine Pelvic Exams A Must? Evidence Is Lacking, Task Force Says – NPR (free)

 

3 – Prophylactic platelet transfusion plus supportive care versus supportive care alone in adults with dengue and thrombocytopenia: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, superiority trial – The Lancet (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text) (RT @Onisillos)

In adults with dengue and thrombocytopenia (≤20.000 platelets per mcl), prophylactic platelet transfusion did not prevent bleeding complications and was associated with more frequent adverse events.

 

4 – Doxycycline versus prednisolone as an initial treatment strategy for bullous pemphigoid: a pragmatic, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Related commentary: Doxycycline: a first-line treatment for bullous pemphigoid? – The Lancet (free)

 

5 – Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Chemistries – American College of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Source: PracticalReviews ($ resource to find articles of interest)

 

6 – The International College of Neuro-Psychopharmacology Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder in Adults (free)

See also: Editorial and related reviews (free)

 

7 – Low carbohydrate diets should be considered for diabetes management – ScienceDaily (free)

See also: Should a Low Carbohydrate Diet be Recommended for Diabetes Management? – Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (free)

Controversial, but interesting point of view. “A carbohydrate restricted diet can provide a safe and effective solution for improving diabetes management and should have a place within the diabetic guidelines”.

 

8 – First Opinion: Few people actually benefit from ‘breakthrough’ cancer immunotherapy – STAT News (free)

 

9 – Carcinoid Heart Disease Guidelines (American College of Cardiology summary with key points to remember) (free)

Original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Diagnosing and Managing Carcinoid Heart Disease in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Expert Statement – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

 

10 – 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Management of Adults With Aortic Stenosis: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents (free)

 

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