December 2019

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December Highlights

Cardiovascular: 2, 6, 9, 12, 25, 28, 33, 35, 37, 40, 43
Emergency: 3, 5, 21, 25, 28, 32, 37
Mental Health: 8, 11, 13, 17, 20, 24, 36, 39, 44
Pain: 1, 3, 15, 23, 38, eBooks
Pediatrics: 13, 18 20, 22, 24, 31, 44
Respiratory: 21, 28, 31, 41
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

  • Review Articles

    • 7. Vaccines for international travel
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2019;94(11):2314-39.
    • 8. Comparative efficacy of interventions for aggressive and agitated behaviors in dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
      - Ann Intern Med 2019;171(9):633-42.
    • 9. Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (9.1) and A review of cardiovascular outcomes trials of glucose-lowering therapies and their effects on heart failure outcomes (9.2)
      - BMJ 2019;367:l5887 (9.1) and Am J Cardiol 2019;124(Suppl 1):S12-9 (9.2).
    • 10. Approach to patients with stinging insect allergy
      - Med Clin NA 2020;104(1):129-43.
    • 11. Stuttering: understanding and treating a common disability
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;100(9):556-60.
    • 12. Acute severe hypertension
      - NEJM 2019;381(19):1843-52.
    • 13. Prescription stimulants: from cognitive enhancement to misuse
      - Pediatr Clin NA 2019;66(6):1109-20.
    • 14. Failure of anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the pros and cons of the early use of alternative biological agents
      - Autoimmun Rev 2019;18(12):102398.
    • 15. Gynecologic ultrasound evaluation of the nongravid woman with pelvic pain
      - Obstet Gynecol Clin NA 219;46(4):581-594.
    • 16. Comparative efficacy and safety of new surgical treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: systematic review and network meta-analysis
      - BMJ 2019;367:l5919.
    • 17. Schizophrenia (17.1) and Optimizing treatment choices to improve adherence and outcomes in schizophrenia (17.2)
      - NEJM 2019;381(18):1753-61 (17.1) and J Clin Psychiatry 2019;80(5):IN18031AH1C (17.2).
    • 18. Toilet training: common questions and answers
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;100(8):468-74.
    • 19. Efficacy and safety of oral vs vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2019;243:111-9.
    • 20. Substance-induced psychosis in youth
      - Child Adolesc Psychiatric Clin NA 2020;29(1):131-43.
    • 21. Acute upper airway obstruction
      - NEJM 2019;381(20):1940-9.
    • 22. Optimized protein intakes in term infants support physiological growth and promote long-term health
      - Semin Perinatol 2019;43(7):151153.
    • 23. Exercise-induced hypoalgesia in pain-free and chronic pain populations: state of the art and future directions
      - J Pain 2019;20(11):1249-66.
    • 24. Dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis
      - Pediatrics 2019;144(5):e20183218.
    • 25. Avoiding misdiagnosis in patients with posterior circulation ischemia: a narrative review
      - Acad Emerg Med 2019;26(11):1273-84.
    • 26. Assessing and addressing social determinants of health: a key competency for succeeding in value-based care
      - Prim Care Clin Office Pract 2019;46(4):561-74.
    • 27. Frailty: implications for clinical practice and public health (27.1), Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions (27.2), and Timing and methods of frailty assessments in generic trauma patients: a systematic review (27.3)
      - Lancet 2019;394(10206):1367-75 (27.1) and Lancet 2019:394(10206):1376-86 and Ed (27.2) and Injury 2019;50(11):1795-1808 (27.3).

  • From the Specialties

    • 28. Systematic review: the role of thrombolysis in intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism
      - J Emerg Med 2019:57(4):517-22.
    • 29. An update on autoimmune inner ear disease: a systematic review of pharmacotherapy
      - Am J Otolaryngol 2020;41(1):102310.
    • 30. MRI in traumatic spinal cord injury: from clinical assessment to neuroimaging biomarkers
      - Lancet Neurol 2019;18(12):1123-35.
    • 31. Clinical, histopathological, and molecular diagnostics in lethal lung development disorders
      - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;200(9):1093-1101.
    • 32. Oncologic emergencies: the fever with too few neutrophils
      - J Emerg Med 2019;57(5):689-700.

  • Research Studies

    • 33. Comprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis
      - Lancet 2019;394(10211):1816-26.
    • 34. Early targeted combination treatment with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: ten-year follow-up results of randomized clinical trial
      - Arthritis Care Res 2019;71(11):1450-8.
    • 35. Early surgery or conservative care for asymptomatic aortic stenosis
      - NEJM 2020;382(2) and Ed.
    • 36. Efficacy and safety of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
      - Am J Psychiatry 2019;176(11):931-8.
    • 37. A randomized trial of a 1-hour troponin T protocol in suspected acute coronary syndromes: the rapid assessment of possible acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department with high-sensitivity troponin T study (RAPID-TnT)
      - Circulation 2019;140(19):1543-56.
    • 38. Safety and efficacy of sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for chronic cluster headache: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial
      - Lancet Neurol 2019;18(12):1081-90.
    • 39. Clinical and biological effects of long-term lithium treatment in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: randomised clinical trial
      - Br J Psychiatry 2019;215(5):668-74.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 40. 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk
      - Atherosclerosis 2019;290:140-205.
    • 41. Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: an official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA clinical practice guideline
      - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;200(10):e93-142.
    • 42. 2019 update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network recommendations for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis
      - Arthritis Rheumatol 2019;71(10):1599-1613.
    • 43. 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement for transcatheter aortic value implantation
      - Can J Cardiol 2019;35(11):1437-48.
    • 44. Early detection for autism spectrum disorder in young children
      - Paediatr Child Health 2019;24(7):424-32.

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