EE+ POEM Archive
- Antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment effective for acute exacerbations of COPD
- 3% nebulized hypertonic saline equals standard supportive care in children with moderate or severe bronchiolitis
- Limited evidence on the long-term prescribing of opioids in elders
- Flu vaccine does not increase fever frequency when added to the 12- to 16-month vaccine line-up
- AAN guideline for treating insomnia in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
- Increased daily steps associated with reduced all-cause mortality
- Medication, hypnosis, therapeutic suggestion, and CBT can decrease pain and opioid use
- USPSTF 2020 recommends screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adolescents and adults aged 18 to 79 (B recommendation)
- Mortality rate in patients with recent ACS and endoscopy is similar to that in patients with ACS and no endoscopy
- C-reactive protein is the most useful biomarker for diagnosis of outpatient community-acquired pneumonia
- Clinical assessment of signs and symptoms still guides cellulitis diagnosis
- Lower costs and healthcare utilization with hospital care at home
- Watch-and-wait strategy is an option for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
- For mild to severe COPD exacerbations, antibiotics and steroids remain the mainstay of treatment
- No mortality benefit, increased risk of acute kidney injury with addition of beta-lactam to usual therapy for MRSA bacteremia
- COVID research briefs: 44% of secondary infections of COVID-19 occur when the index case is presymptomatic
- COVID-19 research briefs: a damp washcloth may reduce the number of aerosolized droplets generated by speech
- COVID-19 research briefs: useful tools to support telehealth during COVID-19 lockdown
- COVID-19 research briefs: case series shows early promise for remdesivir
- COVID-19 research briefs: SR shows consistent benefit of quarantine measures to reduce the spread of an epidemic
- COVID-19 research briefs: very small prospective study shows no benefit of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin