Daily Archives: May 20, 2019
Observational Study Suggests Opioids, SSRIs and Steroids May Increase Fracture Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
20 May, 2019 | 22:42h | UTCMedications associated with fracture risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Opioids, SSRIs and Steroids Increase Fracture Risk in RA – RheumNow (free)
Final Overall Survival Analysis of the LATITUDE Trial in Newly Diagnosed, High-Risk, Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
20 May, 2019 | 22:47h | UTCOriginal Article: Abiraterone acetate plus prednisone in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (LATITUDE): final overall survival analysis of a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – 4 for full-text)
Blood Pressure and the New ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines
20 May, 2019 | 17:09h | UTCBlood Pressure and the New ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)
Related: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND What’s New in the ESC 2018 Guidelines for Arterial hypertension: The Ten Most Important Messages (free) AND AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Synopsis of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Vitamin C Does Not Improve Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients
20 May, 2019 | 22:26h | UTCThe Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Podcast: Best Practices Update and the Future of Heart Failure with Preserved EF
20 May, 2019 | 22:22h | UTCBest practices update and the future of heart failure with preserved EF – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Review: Pediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures
20 May, 2019 | 15:23h | UTCPediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Review: Hand Infections
20 May, 2019 | 15:24h | UTCHand Infections – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Review: Managing Mutilating Hand Injuries
20 May, 2019 | 15:21h | UTCManaging Mutilating Hand Injuries – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Review: Injuries Around the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint
20 May, 2019 | 15:22h | UTCInjuries Around the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Review: Approach to Fingertip Injuries
20 May, 2019 | 15:20h | UTCApproach to Fingertip Injuries – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Treatment of Carpal Instability and Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability
20 May, 2019 | 15:19h | UTCTreatment of Carpal Instability and Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Management of Keratinocyte Carcinoma – Special Considerations in the Elderly
20 May, 2019 | 14:50h | UTC
Review: Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity
20 May, 2019 | 15:16h | UTCNerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Considerations in Flap Selection for Soft Tissue Defects of the Hand
20 May, 2019 | 15:18h | UTCConsiderations in Flap Selection for Soft Tissue Defects of the Hand – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon
20 May, 2019 | 14:42h | UTCRelated Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology(free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery(free)
Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders
20 May, 2019 | 12:17h | UTCFighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: DRC Ebola cases top 1,800 amid burial team attacks – CIDRAP (free)
“An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo — the second-largest in history — is escalating in part because locals don’t trust health workers and government officials.”
Review: Nerve Compression in the Upper Limb
20 May, 2019 | 15:15h | UTCNerve Compression in the Upper Limb – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Mon May 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 May, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC
Related: Diagnosing and treating antiphospholipid syndrome: a consensus paper – The Netherlands Journal of Medicine (free PDF) AND Guidelines on the investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome – British Journal of Haematology (free)
2 – ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free articles)
News Release: ACSM Publishes Science Behind the Updated Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)
3 – New-onset atrial fibrillation in adult critically ill patients: a scoping review – Intensive Care Medicine (free) (via @AndersPerner)
4 – Management of Hepatitis C in 2019 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
5 – Digital Medicine: A Primer on Measurement – Digital Biomarkers (free)
6 – Hospitals look to computers to predict patient emergencies before they happen – STAT (free)
7 – Optimizing cancer pain management in resource-limited settings – Supportive Care in Cancer (free)
8 – Evaluation of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Related: Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images: From the Fleischner Society 2017 – Radiology (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND British Thoracic Society guidelines for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules (free) AND Management pathways for solitary pulmonary nodules – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
9 – Dabigatran for Prevention of Stroke after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Rivaroxaban for Stroke Prevention after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: Dabigatran After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source – American College of Cardiology (free)
Commentaries: Are Fruit Juices Just as Unhealthy as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Fruit juice may increase death risk as much as sugary drinks – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at sugary drinks, fruit juice and risk of premature death in US adults – Science Media Centre (free)
Author Interview: Association of Sugary Beverage Consumption With Mortality Risk in US Adults; Trends in Suicide Among US Youth Aged 10 to 19 Years, 1975 to 2016 (free audio)