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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: General Internal Medicine

General Internal Medicine current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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April 2024

Antibiotic prophylaxis for leptospirosis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014959.pub2

Antibiotics for treatment of leptospirosis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014960.pub2

Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation. A large real-world update 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.010

Association of depression with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries 10.55729/2000-9666.1296

Clinical presentation, course, and prognosis of patients with mixed connective tissue disease 10.1111/joim.13752  

COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with rheumatoid arthritis: insights from the National Inpatient Sample 10.55729/2000-9666.1288

First trimester use of buprenorphine or methadone and the risk of congenital malformations 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6986

Lung cancer: diagnosis and management (updated NICE guideline NG122)

Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (new NICE guideline NG240)

Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment (updated NICE guideline NG195)

Non‐clotting factor therapies for preventing bleeds in people with congenital hemophilia A or B (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014544.pub2

Non-conventional immunomodulation in the management of sepsis 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.032

Nosocomial COVID-19 infection in the era of vaccination and antiviral therapy 10.1111/imj.16298

Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk (new NICE guideline NG241)

Prebiotics for induction and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015084.pub2

Prevalence and prognostic value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in hypokalemia 10.1111/joim.13757  

Risk factors for malignancy and serious infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease 10.1111/imj.16141  

Smells like a variant: How the association between COVID-19 and olfactory dysfunction changed between 2019 and 2022 10.1111/joim.13760

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and nephrolithiasis risk in patients with type 2 diabetes 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7660

Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (updated NICE guideline NG51)

Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16s: diagnosis and management (new NICE guideline NG239)

Whipple's disease: A rare disease that can be spotted by many doctors 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.12.009

Sources

Cochrane Library (Mar); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Mar); Internal Medicine Journal (Mar); JAMA Internal Medicine (Mar); Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (Jan); Journal of Internal Medicine (Apr); NICE website (Mar)

February 2024

11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and the brain: Not (yet) lost in translation 10.1111/joim.13741 

Audiovisual gamma stimulation for the treatment of neurodegeneration 10.1111/joim.13755 

The current best drug treatment for hypertensive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.008

Diagnostic errors in hospitalized adults who died or were transferred to intensive care 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7347

Early and locally advanced breast cancer (updated NICE guideline NG101)

Efficacy and safety of prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome 10.1111/imj.16227 

Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0699

Health disinformation use case highlighting the urgent need for artificial intelligence vigilance: weapons of mass disinformation 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5947

Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in organisms causing nosocomial infection among COVID-19 critically ill adults 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.009

Intravenous iron: an update 10.1111/imj.16184 

The lingering symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition (long-COVID)  10.1111/imj.16251 

The Long-COVID autonomic syndrome in hospitalized patients 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.018

Long-term glucocorticoids in relation to the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease 10.1111/joim.13739 

One-year outcomes following a hypertensive urgency or emergency 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.020

Optoelectronic control of cardiac rhythm: Toward shock-free ambulatory cardioversion of atrial fibrillation 10.1111/joim.13744 

Pathogenesis and management of immune dysfunction secondary to B cell haematological malignancies 10.1111/imj.16279 

Residual cardiovascular risk: When should we treat it? 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.013

The role of adherence in patients with chronic diseases 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.07.008

Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (updated NICE guideline NG51)

Targeting the FGF19–FGFR4 pathway for cholestatic, metabolic, and cancerous diseases 10.1111/joim.13767 

Thrombo-inflammatory response in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 10.1111/imj.16285 

Tracheobronchial stents: an expanding prospect 10.1111/imj.16304 

Tuberculosis (updated NICE guideline NG33)

Sources used: European Journal of Internal Medicine (Jan-Feb); Internal Medicine Journal (Jan-Feb); JAMA Internal Medicine (Jan-Feb); Journal of Internal Medicine (Jan-Mar); NICE website (Jan-Feb)

December 2023

Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre‐eclampsia and eclampsia (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007388.pub3

Assessing the clinical utility of liquid biopsies across 5 potential indications from therapy selection to population screening: a review DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3603

Diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.07.032

Effects of cuff size on the accuracy of blood pressure readings: the Cuff(SZ) randomized crossover trial DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3264

Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management (updated NICE guideline NG98)

Immediate versus delayed versus no antibiotics for respiratory infections (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004417.pub6

Immunomodulatory interventions for focal epilepsy (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009945.pub3

Immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013774.pub2

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008165.pub5

Multiple autoimmune syndrome: Clinical, immunological and genotypic characterization DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.06.020

A new strategy for anticoagulation: The factor XI inhibitors DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.001

Ovarian cancer: recognition and initial management (updated NICE guideline NG122)

Prebiotics for people with cystic fibrosis (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015236.pub2

Recurrence rates and risk factors for recurrence after first episode of acute pancreatitis DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.06.006

Stroke rehabilitation in adults (new NICE guideline NG236)

Suspected cancer: recognition and referral (updated NICE guideline NG12)

Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (updated NICE guideline NG127)

Synbiotics, prebiotics and probiotics for people with chronic kidney disease (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013631.pub2

Thyroid disease: assessment and management (updated NICE guideline NG145)

Vitamin D for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011806.pub2

Sources used: Cochrane Library (Sep-Oct); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Oct); JAMA Internal Medicine (Oct); Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Oct); NICE (Sep, Oct)