June 2019

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June Highlights
Cardiovascular: 4, 9, 23, 26, 35, 48, 52, ebook
Emergency: 2, 8, 34, 37, 51
Mental Health: 7, 17, 21, 34, 46, 49, ebook
Obs/Gyn: 7, 14, 17, 28, 40, 44, 53
Orthopedics: 15, 36, 41, 43, 47
Pain & Opioids: 7, 15, 34, 45, 49
Pediatrics: 5, 10, 15, 21, 27, 42
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

    • 1. Cancer screening: ACS releases annual summary of recommendations
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;99(11):719-22.
    • 2. How to diagnose and treat acute asthma
      - CJEM 2019;21(3):339-42.
    • 3. Diagnosis and management of Crohn disease
      - JAMA 2019;321(18):1822-3.
    • 4. Heart failure guideline update: a guide for general practice
      - Br J Gen Pract 2019;69(683):313-4.
    • 5. Raccoon roundworm infection: what a child health care practitioner in Canada needs to know about a rare but important zoonotic helminth infection
      - Paediatr Child Health 2019;24(3):135-6.

  • Review Articles

    • 6. Heat-related illnesses
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;99(8):482-9.
    • 7. Pharmacological treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy
      - Semin Perinatol 2019;43(3):141-8.
    • 8. Review of emergency preparedness in the office setting
      - Can Fam Physician 2019;65(4):253-9.
    • 9. Deprescribing in older adults with cardiovascular disease
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;73(20):2584-95.
    • 10. Nocturnal enuresis
      - Prim Care 2019;46(2):243-8.
    • 11. Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions in primary care
      - Am Fam Physician; 2019;99(9):558-64.
    • 12. Management of inflammatory rheumatic conditions in the elderly
      - Rheumatology 2019;58(5):748-64.
    • 13. Office patient safety
      - Obstet Gynecol Clin NA 2019;46(2):339-51.
    • 14. Management of preexisting diabetes in pregnancy: a review
      - JAMA 2019;321(18):1811-9.
    • 15. Apophysitis and osteochondrosis: common causes of pain in growing bones
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;99(10):610-8.
    • 16. Drug-induced retinal disorders
      - Prescrire Int 2019;28(204):124-7.
    • 17. Depression and menopause: an update on current knowledge and clinical management for this critical window
      - Med Clin NA 2019;103(4):651-667.
    • 18. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis
      - Eur J Intern Med 2019;63:9-14.
    • 19. How to go with lipid-lowering therapies in a cost-effective and prudent manner
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2019;94(4):660-9.
    • 20. Muco-obstructive lung diseases
      - NEJM 2019;380(20):1941-53.
    • 21. Risk versus resiliency: addressing depression in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth
      - Child Adolesc Psychiatry Clin N Am 2019;28(3):509-21.
    • 22. Undiagnosing to prevent overprescribing
      - Maturitas 2019;123:67-72.
    • 23. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;73(22):2872-91.
    • 24. Hypoparathyroidism
      - NEJM 2019;380(18):1738-47.
    • 25. Refractive surgery
      - Lancet 2019;393(10185):2085-98.
    • 26. Varicose veins: diagnosis and treatment
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;99(11):682-8.
    • 27. 2018 update on pediatric medical overuse: a review
      - JAMA Pediatr 2019;173(4):379-84.
    • 28. Obstetric venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: what obstetricians should know about anesthesia guidelines
      - Semin Perinatol 2019;43(4):229-33.
    • 29. Stem cells in the treatment of disease
      - NEJM 2019;380(18):1748-60.
    • 30. Therapeutic interventions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness
      - Lancet Neurol 2019;18(6):600-14.
    • 31. Immigrant and refugee health: a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention perspective on protecting the health and health security of individuals and communities during planned migration
      - Pediatr Clin NA 2019;66:549-60.
    • 32. Diagnosis and management of sensory polyneuropathy
      - BMJ 2019;365:l1108.
    • 33. Contrast-associated acute kidney injury
      - NEJM 2019;380:2146-55.

  • From the Specialties

    • 34. Managing opioid withdrawal in the emergency department with buprenorphine
      - Ann Emerg Med 2019;73(5):481-7.
    • 35. How to perform and report a cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with chronic heart failure
      - Int J Cardiol 2019;288:107-13.
    • 36. Wrist denervation: techniques and outcomes
      - Orthop Clin NA 2019;50(3):345-56.
    • 37. Esophageal foreign bodies and obstruction in the emergency department setting: an evidence-based review
      - J Emerg Med 2019;56(5):499-511.
    • 38. Facial nerve trauma: clinical evaluation and management strategies
      - Plast Reconstr Surg 2019;143(5):1498-1512.

  • Research Studies

    • 39. Early subthreshold aerobic exercise for sport-related concussion: a randomized clinical trial
      - JAMA Pediatr 2019;173(4):319-25 and Ed.
    • 40. Vaginoscopy against standard treatment: a randomised controlled trial
      - BJOG 2019;126(7):891-9.
    • 41. Is it safe to inject corticosteroids into the glenohumeral joint after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
      - Am J Sports Med 2019;47(7):1694-1700.
    • 42. Pulsed dye laser treatment of port-wine stains in infancy without the need for general anesthesia
      - JAMA Dermatol 2019;155(4):435-41 and Ed.
    • 43. Treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction with hypertonic dextrose injection (prolotherapy): a randomized controlled trial with long-term partial crossover
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2019;94(5):820-32.
    • 44. Delayed clamping vs milking of umbilical cord in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;220(5):482.e1-8.
    • 45. Prehospital analgesia with intranasal ketamine (PAIN-K): a randomized double-blind trial in adults
      - Ann Emerg Med 2019. [Epub ahead of print]
    • 46. Association between postoperative delirium and long-term cognitive function after major nonemergent surgery
      - JAMA Surg 2019;154(4):328-34.
    • 47. Non-operative functional treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: the Leicester Achilles Management Protocol (LAMP)
      - Injury 2019;50(4):995-9.
    • 48. Association of daytime napping with incident cardiovascular disease in a community-based population
      - Sleep Med 2019;57:128-34.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 49. Managing opioid use disorder in primary care: PEER simplified guideline
      - Can Fam Physician 2019;65(6):321-30.
    • 50. Screening for breast cancer in average-risk women: a guidance statement from the American College of Physicians
      - Ann Intern Med 2019;170(8):547-60 and Ed.
    • 51. Unscheduled procedural sedation: a multidisciplinary consensus practice guideline
      - Ann Emerg Med 2019;73(5):e51-65.
    • 52. Contemporary diagnosis and management of patients with myocardial infraction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
      - Circulation 2019;139(18):e891-908.
    • 53. No. 381-assisted vaginal birth
      - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2019;41(6):870-82.

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  • Communication is key...

    • 54. Vaccine hesitancy: understanding it better, to provide better support
      - Prescrire Int 219;28(204):133-7.
    • 55. Cases in precision medicine: when patients present with direct-to-consumer genetic test results
      - Ann Intern Med 2019;170(9):643-50 and Ed.
    • 56. Digital oncology: artificial intelligence, chatbots, and the future of medicine
      - Lancet Oncol 2019;20(4):481-2.

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