EE+ POEM Archive
- Wrong blood pressure cuff size can falsely increase or decrease readings
- Proton pump inhibitor use in children is associated with an increased risk of serious infections
- Early BP treatment for acute ischemic stroke has no impact on mortality or functional outcomes (CATIS-2)
- The risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis is high for older women
- Ig Nobel Prize winner: Nasal hairs are symmetrically distributed — in cadavers!
- Statins best for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality prevention overall and for primary prevention (PEER umbrella review)
- Vestibular rehabilitation is beneficial for patients who have balance problems after stroke
- Elagolix once-daily is associated with a reduction in heavy bleeding for women with leiomyomas
- Signs and symptoms of successfully treated lower limb cellulitis can last
- Bell palsy is associated with COVID-19 infection to a greater degree than with vaccination
- No difference in acute kidney injury but more delirium with cefepime instead of piperacillin-tazobactam (ACORN)
- Selenium not helpful for patients with bladder cancer; vitamin E may be harmful
- Esketamine is superior to quetiapine for remission of treatment-resistant depression (ESCAPE-TRD)
- Immediate multivessel PCI is as effective as later staged revascularization for STEMI (MULTISTARS AMI)
- Twenty percent of adults with chronic migraines need more than 12 weeks to respond to monoclonal antibodies against CGRP
- Sarilumab increases remission, decreases steroid dose in polymyalgia rheumatica taper, but at a high cost (SAPHYR)
- Majority of nudge interventions are associated with reductions in antibiotic prescribing
- Conservative vs liberal oxygenation targets in mechanically ventilated patients: No impact on death (ICONIC)
- Nonprescription hearing aid can improve hearing without fitting by an audiologist
- Once-weekly topical DMT310 is effective for acne vulgaris
- Acetaminophen and ketorolac are more effective than morphine in alleviating pain in adults with renal colic