April 2018

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April Highlights:

Cancer & Survivors: #1, 19, 22, 30, 42
Cannabinoids: #12, 32, 38
Cardiovascular: #2, 10, 25, 34, 36, 40, 44
Mental Health: #3, 9, 15, 17, 26
Pain / Opioids: #4, 9, 16, 21, 35, 39, 52
Palliative / End of Life: #14, 33, 50

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

  • Review Articles

    • 6. Practical strategies for engaging individuals with obesity in primary care
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2018;93(3):351-9.
    • 7. Primary Sjögren’s syndrome
      - NEJM 2018;378(10):931-9.
    • 8. Asthma
      - Lancet 2018;391(10122):783-800.
    • 9. Buprenorphine therapy for opioid use disorder
      - Am Fam Physician 2018;97(5):313-20.
    • 10. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management
      - BMJ 2018;360:j5492.
    • 11. Causes, pathophysiology, and treatment of pruritus in the mature patient
      - Clin Dermatol 2018;36(2):140-51.
    • 12. Practical considerations in medical cannabis administration and dosing
      - Eur J Int Med 2018;49:12-9.
    • 13. Common weight loss procedures and their complications
      - Am J Emerg Med 2018;36(3):475-9.
    • 14. Palliative care
      - Ann Int Med 2018;168(5):ITC33-47.
    • 15. Evaluation of suspected dementia
      - Am Fam Physician 2018;97(6):398-405.
    • 16. A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids, and paracetamol in the treatment of acute renal colic
      - Eur Urol 2018;73(4):583-95.
    • 17. Assessment of digital media use in the adolescent psychiatric evaluation
      - Child Adolesc Psychiatric Clin NA 2018;27(2):133-43.
    • 18. Aspirin for the prevention of preterm and term preeclampsia: systematic review and metaanalysis
      - AJOG 2018;218(3):287-93.
    • 19. Management of postradical prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a review.
      - Urology 2018;113:13-9.
    • 20. Tick-borne diseases and autoimmunity: a comprehensive review
      - J Autoimmunity 2018;88:21-42.
    • 21. Heel pain: diagnosis and management
      - Am Fam Physician 2018;97(2):86-93.
    • 22. Hereditary cancers in gynecology: what physicians should know about genetic testing, screening, and risk reduction
      - Obstet Gynecol Clin NA 2018;45(1):155-73.
    • 23. Globus pallidus interna or subthalmic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: a review
      - JAMA Neurol 2018;75(3):367-72.
    • 24. The impact of antidepressant dose and class on treatment response in pediatric anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis
      - J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018;57(4):235-44.
    • 25. Sex differences in atrial fibrillation (25.1) and and Gender/sex as a social determination of cardiovascular risk (25.2)
      - Can J Cardiology 2018;34(4):429-36 (25.1) and Circulation 2018;137(8):854-64 (25.2).
    • 26. Posttraumatic stress disorder in the elderly
      - Psychiatr Clin NA 2018;41(1):165-75.
    • 27. “I’d recommend…” how to incorporate your recommendation into shared decision making for patients with serious illness
      - J Pain Sympt Manage 2018;55(4):1224-30.
    • 28. Otorhinolaryngology and diving, part 2: otorhinolaryngological fitness for compressed gas scuba diving, a review
      - JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 2018;144(3):259-63.
    • 29. Managing morbidity and treatment-related toxicity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
      - Rheumatology 2018;57(3):419-28.

  • From the Specialties

    • 30. Hodgkin lymphoma: a review and update on recent progress
      - CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68(2):116-32.
    • 31. Management of posterior cruciate ligament tibial avulsion injuries: a systematic review
      - Am J Sports Med 2018;46(3):734-42.
    • 32. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: pathophysiology and treatment in the emergency department
      - J Emerg Med 2018;54(3):354-63.
    • 33. Voluntary stopping eating and drinking
      - J Am Geriatr Soc 2018;66(3):441-5.
    • 34. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: in-hospital intervention strategies
      - Lancet 2018;391(10124):989-98.

  • Research Studies

    • 35. Effect of opioid vs nonopioid medications on pain-related function in patients with chronic back pain or hip or knee osteoarthritis pain: the SPACE randomized clinical trial
      - JAMA 2018;319(9):872-82.31-9.
    • 36. Sustained physical activity, not weight loss, associated with improved survival in coronary heart disease
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2018;71(10):1094-101.
    • 37. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease among patients with type 2 diabetes: population based cohort study
      - BMJ 2018;360:k872.
    • 38. Cannabidiol (CBD) as an adjunctive therapy in schizophrenia: a multicenter randomized controlled tria
      - Am J Psychiatry 2018;175(3):225-31 and Ed.
    • 39. Empowering post-surgical patients to improved opioid disposal: a before and after quality improvement study
      - J Am Coll Surg 2018;226(3):235-40.
    • 40. Digoxin and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2018;71(10):1063-74.
    • 41. Comparative effectiveness of rituximab and other initial treatment choices for multiple sclerosis
      - JAMA Neurol 2018;75(3):320-7.
    • 42. MRI-targeted or standard biopsy for prostate-cancer diagnosis
      - NEJM 2018 Mar 18.
    • 43. Protection of the human gut microbiome from antibiotics
      - J Infect Dis 2018;217(4):628-636.
    • 44. Efficacy of self-monitored blood pressure, with or without telemonitoring, for titration of antihypertensive medication (TASMINH4): an unmasked randomized controlled trial
      - Lancet 2018;391(10124):949-59.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 45. Current management of pelvic organ prolapse in aging women: EMAS clinical guide
      - Maturitas 2018;110:118-23.
    • 46. EAU guidelines on assessment and nonsurgical management of urinary incontinence
      - Eur Urol 2018;73(4):596-609.
    • 47. ACG clinical guideline: management of Crohn’s disease
      - Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113(4):481-517.
    • 48. Management of invasive candidiasis and candidaemia in critically ill adults: expert opinion of the European Society of Anaesthesia Intensive Care Scientific Subcommittee
      - J Hosp Infect 2018;98(4):382-90.
    • 49. No. 356: egg freezing for age-related fertility decline
      - JOGC 2018;40(3):356-68.

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    • Pediatric emergencies
      - Emergency Medicine Vol 35, Issue 05
    • Inflammatory bowel disease / Hypertension and hyperlipidemia in diabetes
      - Family Practice Volume 66, Issue 8
    • Urinary tract infections / Sleep-related movement disorders
      - Family Practice Volume 66, Issue 11
    • Update on liver disease
      - Gastroenterology Vol 32, Issue 7
    • Incontinence therapy / Antiplatelet drugs
      - Internal Medicine Volume 65, Issue 11
    • Diabetes and heart failure / Definitions of and approaches to diabetes
      - Internal Medicine Volume 65, Issue 14
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome
      - Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 65, Issue 7
    • Tinnitus / Pituitary disorders
      - Otolaryngology Volume 51, Issue 4
    • Anaphylaxis / Cardiology guidelines
      - Pediatrics Volume 64, Issue 8
    • Foodborne illness / Animal bites
      - Pediatrics Volume 64, Issue 13
    • Myths in psychiatry / Suicide risk assessment
      - Psychiatry Volume 47, Issue 6

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  • A delicate balance

    • 50. Which physicians’ behaviors on death pronouncement affect family-perceived physician compassion?...(50.1) and Communication disparity between the bereaved and others...(50.2)
      - J Pain Symptom Manage 2018;55(2):189-97 (50.1) and J Pain Symptom Manage 2018;55(4):1061-7 (50.2).
    • 51. I’m talking to you-Mab: how to pronounce the new, unpronounceable pharmaceuticals
      - JAMA Intern Med 2018;178(3):319-320.
    • 52. How good intentions contributed to bad outcomes: the opioid crisis
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2018;93(3):344-50.

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