November 2018

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November Highlights
Cardiovascular: 7, 11, 20, 25, 32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, Books
Dermatology: 5, 12, 16, 34
Gastrointestinal: 4, 14, 18, 28, 30, 36
Mental Health: 2, 3, 19, 23, 27, 45, Books
Pain/Opioids: 2, 6, 9, 31, Books
Obstetrics: 15, 23, 39, 41
Rheumatology: 13, 22, 24, 33, 43
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

    • 1. Management of hoarseness
      - JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018;144(9):838-839.
    • 2. What interventions are effective to taper opioids in patients with chronic pain? (2.1) and Depression in chronic pain: might opioids be responsible? (2.2)
      - BMJ 2018;362:k2990 (2.1) and Pain 2018;159(11):2142-5 (2.2).
    • 3. Toward cultural assessment of grief and grief-related psychopathology
      - Psychiatr Serv 2018;69(10):1050-2 and Suppl.
    • 4. Refocusing IBD patient management: personalized, proactive, and patient-centered care
      - Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113(10):1440-3.
    • 5. Management of chronic wounds, 2018
      - JAMA 2018;320(14):1481-2.

  • Review Articles

  • From the Specialties

    • 30. Bowel preparations administered the morning of colonoscopy provide similar efficacy to a split dose regimen: a meta-analysis
      - J Clin Gastroenterol 2018;52(10):859-68.
    • 31. A systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine as an alternative to opioids for acute pain in the emergency department
      - Acad Emerg Med 2018;25(10):1086-1097.
    • 32. American College of Surgeons’ guidelines for the perioperative management of antithrombotic medication
      - J Am Coll Surgeons 2018;227(5):521-36.e1.
    • 33. The eyes have it: a rheumatologist’s view of uveitis
      - Arthritis Rheumatol 2018;70(10):1533-1543.
    • 34. Hair regrowth outcomes of contact immunotherapy for patients with alopecia areata: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - JAMA Dermatol 2018;154(10):1145-51.

  • Research Studies

    • 35. Effect of aspirin on cardiovascular events and bleeding in the healthy elderly
      - NEJM 2018;379(16):1509-18.
    • 36. Carbon dioxide insufflation increases colonoscopic adenoma detection rate compared with air insufflation
      - J Clin Gastroenterol 2018;52(10):e92-6.
    • 37. Effectiveness of a therapeutic Tai Ji Quan intervention vs a multimodal exercise intervention to prevent falls among older adults at high risk of falling: a randomized clinical trial
      - JAMA Intern Med 2018;178(10):1301-10.
    • 38. Effect of intranasal vasoconstrictors on blood pressure: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
      - J Emerg Med 2018;55(4):455-64.
    • 39. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage
      - AJOG 2018;219(3):275e1-8.
    • 40. Association between albumin administration and survival in cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study
      - Can J Anesth 2018;65(11):1218-27.
    • 41. Effect of immediate vs delayed pushing on rates of spontaneous vaginal delivery among nulliparous women receiving neuraxial analgesia: a randomized clinical trial
      - JAMA 2018;320(14):1444-54 and Ed.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 42. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: executive summary
      - Circulation 2018;138(13):e210-71.
    • 43. Canadian Rheumatology Association recommendations for the assessment and monitoring of systematic lupus erythematosus
      - J Rheumatol 2018;45(10):1426-39.
    • 44. ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/AphA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA 2017 guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: executive summary
      - Circulation 2018;138(17):e426-83.
    • 45. ADHD in children and youth: part 2, treatment
      - Paed Child Health 2018;23(7):462-72.
    • 46. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients with suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
      - Ann Emerg Med 2018;72(5):e65-106.

  • Audio Lectures

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    • The pediatric abdomen
      - Emergency Medicine Volume 35, Issue 22.
    • Trauma wound care
      - Emergency Medicine Volume 35, Issue 23.
    • Female reproductive health / Urologic disorders
      - Family Practice Volume 66, Issue 43.
    • Atrial fibrillation / Urticaria and urticarial vasculitis
      - Family Practice Volume 66, Issue 46.
    • IBD: stress / Microbiome
      - Gastroenterology Volume 32, Issue 16.
    • Sarcoidosis / Guidelines update
      - Gastroenterology Volume 32, Issue 20.
    • Secondary stroke prevention / Debilitating pounding headache
      - Internal Medicine Volume 65, Issue 42.
    • Highlights from Thyroid 2018: The 40th Anniversary Symposium
      - Internal Medicine Volume 65, Issue 43.
    • Management of postpartum hemorrhage / Environmental exposures
      - Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 65, Issue 20.
    • Nonpharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis
      - Orthopaedics Volume 41, Issue 15.
    • Debates and updates from the 18th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium
      - Orthopaedics Volume 41, Issue 17.
    • Neonatal sepsis / Abnormalities of alignment
      - Pediatrics Volume 64, Issue 40.
    • Postural orthostatic tachycardia / Concussion
      - Pediatrics Volume 64, Issue 41.
    • Update on bipolar disorder
      - Psychiatry Volume 47, Issue 21.
    • When a patient commits suicide
      - Psychiatry Volume 47, Issue 23.

  • Perks and bonuses...

    • 47. Should this woman with dense breasts receive supplemental breast cancer screening?
      - Ann Emerg Med 2018;169(7):474-84.
    • 48. Meals: a particularly influential gift
      - Prescr Intl 2018;27(197):246-51.

  • New Books

    • Chronic coronary artery disease: a companion to Braunwald’s heart disease
      - de Lemos, J. Elsevier, 2018.
    • Cognitive therapy techniques: a practitioner’s guide
      - Leahy, R. Guilford Press, 2017.
    • Handbook of assessment and treatment of eating disorders
      - Walsh, BT. American Psychiatric Association, 2016.
    • Neuro-geriatrics: a clinical manual
      - Tousi, B. Springer, 2017.
    • Urological and gynaecological chronic pelvic pain
      - Moldwin, R. Springer, 2017.

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