EE+ POEM Archive
- Surgery or lasers preferred to foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins
- Vaginal misoprostol superior to buccal route for cervical ripening at term pregnancy
- Ursodeoxycholic acid does not improve outcomes for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Fewer severe exacerbations in pts with mild-mod asthma txed with prn budesonide + formoterol than maintenance budesonide
- Pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery associated with more neonatal morbidity and mortality
- AAN Guidelines on medications for acute treatment and prevention of migraine in children and adolescents
- Atorvastatin=placebo for primary prevention in pts with rheumatoid arthritis
- New ACR and EULAR criteria for diagnosing SLE
- USPSTF 2019 recommends screening pregnant persons for asymptomatic bacteriuria (B recommendation)
- Linagliptin and glimepiride equally effective for adults with type 2 diabetes
- Low-intensity warfarin may be inferior to standard-intensity warfarin for preventing VTE after joint arthroplasty
- USPSTF 2019 recommends offering risk-reducing medication to women at increased risk of breast cancer (B recommendation)
- Further evidence no difference between N95 respirator and medical mask for influenza prevention
- Continuing olanzapine plus sertraline compared with sertraline alone reduces risk of relapse with psychotic depression
- USPSTF 2019 recommends referring women at increased risk of BRCA-related cancer for genetic counseling (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults (D recommendation)
- Increased use of echocardiography in patients with acute MI associated with longer LOS, higher costs but no mortality benefit
- No benefit to routine antipsychotic use for treatment or prevention of delirium in hospitalized patients
- Guidelines for decreasing the risk of suicide
- Iron supplementation may be beneficial in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency
- H. pylori treatment, vitamins prevent gastric cancer in high risk patients