August 2020

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Race and Health Equity Resources

College librarians have curated a list of resources discussing the interplay between race and health, including pragmatic and philosophical works. The Race and Health Equity Resources list can be found under the Quick Links on the library homepage.

August Highlights

Cardiovascular: 5, 12, 22, 29, 39, 46, 49, 51
Infectious Diseases: 1, 3, 9, 18, 34, 35, 41, 50
Mental Health: 11, 13, 21, 26, 33, 47, ebook
Obs/Gyn: 14, 19, 23, 31, 38, 45
Musculoskeletal: 4, 16, 30, 36, 48
Pediatrics: 7, 21, 28, 33, 43
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

  • Review Articles

    • 8. Chronic cough in adults
      - Eur J Intern Med 2020;78:8-16.
    • 9. Communicating about immunizations
      - Prim Care 2020;47(3):419-30.
    • 10. Neck pain: initial evaluation and management (10.1) and Degenerative cervical spondylosis (10.2)
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;102(3):150-6 (10.1) and NEJM 2020;383(2):159-68 (10.2).
    • 11. Non-pharmacological interventions for methamphetamine use disorder: a systematic review
      - Drug Alcohol Depend 2020;212:108060.
    • 12. Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the management of older patients with cardiovascular disease
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2020;95(6):1231-52.
    • 13. Bipolar disorder
      - NEJM 2020;383(1):58-66.
    • 14. The competing risk approach for prediction of preeclampsia
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;223(1):12-23.e7.
    • 15. Foreign bodies in the skin: evaluation and management
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;101(12):740-7.
    • 16. Meta-analysis of noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy
      - Foot Ankle Int 2020;41(6):744-54.
    • 17. Anorectal disorders: an update
      - J Clin Gastroenterol 2020;54(7):606-13.
    • 18. Immunization strategies to span the spectrum of immunocompromised adults
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2020;95(7):1530-48.
    • 19. Micronized vaginal progesterone to prevent miscarriage: a critical evaluation of randomized evidence (19.1) and Effect of progestogen for women with threatened miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis (19.2)
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;223(2):167-76 (19.1) and BJOG 2020;127(9):1055-63 (19.2).
    • 20. Association of noninvasive oxygenation strategies with all-cause mortality in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - JAMA 2020;324(1):57-67 and Ed.
    • 21. [Psychosis:] can intervening early help at-risk youth?
      - Children’s Ment Health Res Q 2020;14(3):5-13.
    • 22. The current debate over treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism to prevent cardiovascular complications
      - Int J Clin Pract 2020;74(7):e13499.
    • 23. Shoulder dystocia: managing and obstetric emergency
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;102(2):84-90.
    • 24. Stroke
      - Lancet 2020;396(10244):129-42.
    • 25. Coffee, caffeine, and health
      - NEJM 2020;383(4):369-78.
    • 26. Efficacy, effect on mood symptoms, and safety of deep brain stimulation in refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - J Clin Psychiatry 2020;81(3):19r12821.
    • 27. Pancreatic cancer
      - Lancet 2020;395(10242):2008-20.
    • 28. Parenting interventions in pediatric primary care: a systematic review
      - Pediatrics 2020;146(1):e20193548.
    • 29. Perioperative cardiovascular risk assessment and management for noncardiac surgery: a review
      - JAMA 2020;324(3):279-90.
    • 30. Conservative management of de Quervain stenosing tenosynovitis: review and presentation of treatment algorithm
      - Plast Reconstr Surg 2020;146(1):105-26.
    • 31. Prenatal regenerative fetoscopic interventions for congenital anomalies
      - BMJ 2020;370:m1624.
    • 32. Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
      - NEJM 2020;383(5):460-73.
    • 33. Down syndrome disintegrative disorder: a clinical regression syndrome of increasing importance
      - Pediatrics 2020;145(6):e20192939.

  • From the Specialties

    • 34. Personal protective equipment (PPE) for both anesthesiologists and other airway managers: principles and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
      - Can J Anaesth 2020;67(8):1005-15.
    • 35. Preparing your healthcare facility for the new fungus among us: an infection preventionist’s guide to Candida auris
      - Am J Infect Control 2020;48(7):825-7.
    • 36. Articular reductions – how close is close enough? A narrative review
      - Injury 2020;51(S2):S77-82.
    • 37. An emergency medicine-focused review of malignant otitis externa
      - Am J Emerg Med 2020;38(8):1671-8.
    • 38. Lasers in gynaecology
      - Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020;251:146-55.

  • Research Studies

    • 39. Role of combination antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy in diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease: insights from the COMPASS trial
      - Circulation 2020;141(23):1841-54 and Ed.
    • 40. Empowering older adults to discuss advance care planning during clinical visits: the PREPARE randomized trial
      - J Am Geriatr Soc 2020;68(6):1210-7.
    • 41. Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
      - J Infect 2020;81(1):179-82.
    • 42. Comparison of intradermal mesotherapy with systematic therapy in the treatment of low back pain: a prospective randomized study
      - Am J Emerg Med 2020;38(7):1431-5.
    • 43. Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy vs watchful waiting in young children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized clinical trial
      - JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020;146(7):647-54.
    • 44. Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for detecting large-vessel giant cell arteritis using FDG PET/CT as the reference
      - Rheumatology 2020;59(8):2062-73.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 45. Guideline no. 402: diagnosis and management of placenta previa
      - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020;42(7):906-17.
    • 46. 2020 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on management of bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants: a report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2020;76(5): 594-622.
    • 47. Initiating pharmacologic treatment in tobacco-dependent adults: an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline
      - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;202(2):e5-31.
    • 48. Role of peripheral nerve block in pain control for the management of acute traumatic orthopaedic injuries in the emergency department: diagnosis-based treatment guidelines
      - Injury 2020;51(7):1422-5.
    • 49. Canadian Cardiovascular Society / Canadian Thoracic Society position statement on pulmonary hypertension
      - Can J Cardiol 2020;36(7):977-92.

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