Guidelines
Guidelines
ACC/AHA issue updated atrial fibrillation guideline
The updated guideline recognizes lifestyle and risk factor modification as a “pillar” of AF management and offers “more prescriptive”...
Guidelines
Conditional recommendations rule in new SARD-associated interstitial lung disease guidelines
“Clinicians must retain the latitude to prescribe medications based on individual patient factors and preferences.”
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First referral guide issued for axial spondyloarthritis
The draft recommendations are a “good first step,” but more awareness around axial spondyloarthritis in the nonrheumatology community is also...
News
New guidelines for determining brain death released
For the first time, the guidance clarifies that clinicians don’t need to obtain consent before performing a brain death evaluation, unless...
Guidelines
AHA updates CPR guidelines on cardiac arrest after poisoning
The update reflects treatment advances and new knowledge, including the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for...
Conference Coverage
ESC backs SGLT2 inhibitor plus GLP-1 in diabetes with high CVD risk
Another major change in the new ESC guideline revision is introduction of a CVD risk calculator intended to estimate the risk among people with...
From the Journals
AAP’s hearing test clinical update is the first since 2009
Guidance updates developmental milestones and screening recommendations and changes terminology to eliminate references such as “failed” and “...
Guidelines
First guidelines developed for childhood eosinophilic GI disorders beyond eosinophilic esophagitis
“Our ability to say: ‘Here are the established treatments,’ is lacking, though. We need research studies to verify that our recommended approaches...
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ACP sticks with 50 as age to start CRC screening
The guidance notes that, although the rate of CRC has increased in younger adults, the incidence is 35.1 cases per 100,000 people, much lower than...
Commentary
Conflicting blood pressure targets: Déjà vu all over again
Arguing about 140/90 mm Hg or 130/80 mm Hg is less important than acknowledging that we should be aggressive in screening for and treating...
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What’s new in the new jaundice guidelines?
The neurotoxic risk factors and corresponding thresholds are important.