Daily Archives: February 6, 2019
Wed, February 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:20h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Evidence-based guideline update: Pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society (free) AND Pharmacological management of migraine – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free)
Related: The interstitial lung disease multidisciplinary meeting: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Lung Foundation Australia (free) AND Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Practical Approach for General Medicine Physicians with Focus on the Medical History – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free) AND Pharmacological management of progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: a review of the current evidence – European Respiratory Review(free)
Related Guidelines: Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports: a joint position statement from 11 national and international sports organisations – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND Clinical Report: Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
4 – Early Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Teens with Concussion, Moderate Aerobic Activity Can Shorten the Time to Recovery – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Concussion treatment: Adolescent athletes ‘prescribed’ aerobic exercise recovered faster – University at Buffalo (free)
5 – Comparing Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings With Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients With Possible Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Automated BP Readings More Accurate Than Manual Measurements – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Automated office BP readings best routine measures – MDedge Cardiology (free)
6 – Podcast: #137 Hyperkalemia Master Class with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Commentary: AI algorithm IDs wrist fractures with 98% sensitivity – AI in Healthcare (free)
8 – Reviewing inhaler technique for older people with COPD can improve disease control – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Inhaler Technique Education and Exacerbation Risk in Older Adults with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)
9 – Report: Health systems respond to noncommunicable diseases: time for ambition (2018) – World Health Organization Europe (free PDF)
Commentaries: How feasible is the global elimination of HCV infection? – The Lancet (free) AND HCV Elimination Is Possible, First Estimates Suggest – Medscape (free registration required) AND Major progress against hep C by 2030 is possible, but will need vast improvements in screening, prevention, treatment – MedicalXpress (free) AND Big Gains Against Hep C Possible With Big Investment – U.S. News (free)
Position Statement: Comprehensive Management of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCRelated: The interstitial lung disease multidisciplinary meeting: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Lung Foundation Australia (free) AND Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Practical Approach for General Medicine Physicians with Focus on the Medical History – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free) AND Pharmacological management of progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: a review of the current evidence – European Respiratory Review(free)
Position Statement: Management of Concussion in Sport
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports: a joint position statement from 11 national and international sports organisations – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND Clinical Report: Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
German Guidelines for the Treatment of Migraine Attacks and Prevention of Migraine
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Evidence-based guideline update: Pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society (free) AND Pharmacological management of migraine – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCEarly Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Teens with Concussion, Moderate Aerobic Activity Can Shorten the Time to Recovery – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Concussion treatment: Adolescent athletes ‘prescribed’ aerobic exercise recovered faster – University at Buffalo (free)
Sports-related concussions are bad, but kids who participate in appropriate aerobic exercise after them recover faster than those who do not! New research in @JAMAPediatrics https://t.co/EPHdqWqbbg #kids #concussions #headinjury #pediatrics #trauma pic.twitter.com/f3m1ApeNPH
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) February 5, 2019
Podcast: Hyperkalemia Master Class
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:52h | UTC#137 Hyperkalemia Master Class with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Meta-Analysis: Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings vs. Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients with Possible Hypertension
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCComparing Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings With Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients With Possible Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Automated BP Readings More Accurate Than Manual Measurements – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Automated office BP readings best routine measures – MDedge Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Automated office blood pressure readings, when recorded properly with the patient sitting alone in a quiet place, are more accurate than office BP readings in routine clinical practice and are similar to awake ambulatory BP readings @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/iY5v4my94d
— Joseph Ross (@jsross119) February 4, 2019
Study: AI for Automated Fracture Detection and Localization on Wrist Radiographs
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCCommentary: AI algorithm IDs wrist fractures with 98% sensitivity – AI in Healthcare (free)
Report: Health Systems Respond to Noncommunicable Diseases
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:43h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
How can health systems adopt a comprehensive and aligned response to #beatNCDs? WHO/Europe’s report explores integrated multidisciplinary #PrimaryHealthCare, people-centred approaches, public health services for NCDs and more ? https://t.co/QOuBpRjc5h #PMAC2019 pic.twitter.com/PEGVX9EKoq
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) January 29, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Reviewing Inhaler Technique for Older People with COPD Can Improve Disease Control
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:46h | UTCReviewing inhaler technique for older people with COPD can improve disease control – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Inhaler Technique Education and Exacerbation Risk in Older Adults with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)
Study: Scaling Up Prevention and Treatment Towards the Elimination of Hepatitis C
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:40h | UTCCommentaries: How feasible is the global elimination of HCV infection? – The Lancet (free) AND HCV Elimination Is Possible, First Estimates Suggest – Medscape (free registration required) AND Major progress against hep C by 2030 is possible, but will need vast improvements in screening, prevention, treatment – MedicalXpress (free) AND Big Gains Against Hep C Possible With Big Investment – U.S. News (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Major progress against #hepatitisC by 2030 is possible, but will need vast improvements in screening, prevention and treatment: finding from a global mathematical model https://t.co/aMUS2hard1 pic.twitter.com/ZNhhbwJDr1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 28, 2019