Daily Archives: July 7, 2017
Pictograms, Units and Dosing Tools, and Parent Medication Errors
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCPictograms, Units and Dosing Tools, and Parent Medication Errors: A Randomized Study – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Parents Give Kids Wrong Doses – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Proper tools may help prevent medicine errors at home – Reuters (free)
Guideline – Management of Crohn’s disease
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:06h | UTC
Guideline – Management of ulcerative colitis
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:06h | UTC
Free online course – Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:09h | UTCFree online course, starts July 17: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – University of Sidney and Coursera
Guidelines for the investigation and management sepsis in pregnancy
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:07h | UTC
Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are increasing
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentaries: Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Multiply Recurrent C difficile Infection Rates Sharply Rise – Medscape (free registration required) AND Demand for FMT likely to increase with rise in multiply recurrent C. difficile cases – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Marked increase seen in multiply recurrent C diff – CIDRAP (free)
Lithium Reduces Suicide Risk in Bipolar Patients
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCSuicidal Behavior During Lithium and Valproate Treatment: A Within-Individual 8-Year Prospective Study of 50,000 Patients With Bipolar Disorder – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lithium Found to Decrease Suicide Risk in Bipolar Patients – Psychiatry News (free) AND Lithium protects against suicide – Karolinska Institutet News (free)
“Lithium, Not Valproate, Significantly Reduced Suicidal Behavior Among People With BD (an 8 y. Study)” (RT @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
Cancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCCancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China, 2013 – Annals of Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nearly half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors – American Cancer Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND One million annual cancer deaths in China attributable to lifestyle factors – treehugger (free)
Effect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCEffect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma (AMAZES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Add-On Azithromycin Associated with Fewer Asthma Exacerbations – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:01h | UTCLong-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @karimbrohi see Tweet – “Trauma is a chronic disease”)
“The prevalence of reporting problems at 36-months postinjury was 37% for mobility, 21% for self-care, 47% for usual activities, 50% for pain/discomfort, and 41% for anxiety/depression… the prevalence of ongoing problems at 3-years postinjury is high, confirming that serious injury is frequently a chronic disorder”
Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:57h | UTCDiabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines – Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (free)
Rivastigmine reviewed: doubts about dementia drug
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:56h | UTCRivastigmine reviewed: doubts about dementia drug – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Related review: Rivastigmine for people with Alzheimer’s disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“”Sadly, “small” and “of uncertain clinical importance” are the words chosen by the Cochrane reviewers to describe…” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Benefits and Risks of Antithrombotic Therapy in Essential Thrombocythemia
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:59h | UTCBenefits and Risks of Antithrombotic Therapy in Essential Thrombocythemia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Review Questions Antithrombotic Tx in Essential Thrombocythemia – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCGuidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Better diagnostics for fungal infections are badly needed
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:53h | UTCBetter diagnostics for fungal infections are badly needed – here’s why – The Conversation (free)
Displaying Lab Test Costs in Electronic Health Records Doesn’t Deter Doctors from Ordering Them
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:55h | UTCHow Not To Lower Healthcare Costs – Forbes (free)
Related article: Effect of a Price Transparency Intervention in the Electronic Health Record on Clinician Ordering of Inpatient Laboratory Tests: The PRICE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Displaying Lab Test Costs in Electronic Health Records Doesn’t Deter Doctors from Ordering Them – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via NewsWise (free)
Screening for atrial fibrillation
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:52h | UTC
Sarcopenia: Neurological Point of View
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:50h | UTCReview: Sarcopenia: Neurological Point of View – Journal of Bone and Metabolism (free)
Master Protocols to Study Multiple Therapies, Multiple Diseases, or Both
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:54h | UTCSee also: The Changing Face of Clinical Trials Series (free)
Health Care Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:49h | UTCReview: Health Care Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: A Literature Review – Cureus (free)
Pelvic Girdle Pain in the Antepartum Population: Physical Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:51h | UTC
Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:52h | UTCRevised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis – Journal of The Neurological Sciences (free)
Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:50h | UTCReview: Human African trypanosomiasis control: Achievements and challenges – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
Cardiac involvement in DRESS syndrome
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:48h | UTCReview: Cardiac involvement in DRESS syndrome – Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology (free PDF)
Current status of lupus nephritis
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:49h | UTCReview: Current status of lupus nephritis – Indian Journal of Medical Research (free)