EE+ POEM Archive
- The benefit of early (< 20 weeks) detection and treatment of gestational diabetes is unproven
- Supplementing potassium for patients with implantable cardiac defibrillator and low-normal potassium improves cardiovascular outcomes (POTCAST)
- Noninvasive blood pressure monitoring is an option for the management of critically ill patients with shock
- Aerobic exercise is the better exercise modality for knee osteoarthritis
- Semaglutide is safe and effective for adults with schizophrenia treated by an antipsychotic (HISTORI)
- American Thoracic Society guideline for community-acquired pneumonia: lung ultrasound, shorter treatment duration, and steroids for severe disease
- A direct-to-patient digital health intervention increases lung cancer screening completion rate
- Consuming caffeinated coffee after cardioversion is associated with a lower risk of recurrent AFib compared with no caffeine (DECAF)
- Simple algorithm plus selective use of C-reactive protein can safely reduce antibiotic use in acutely ill children (ARON)
- GLP-1 agonists are associated with a lower risk of obesity-related cancer than other glucose-lowering drugs
- American Thoracic Society guideline on treating nicotine use in adolescents
- Not opting for initial breast cancer screening is associated with increased overall mortality
- Tirzepatide improves glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes
- mRNA flu vaccine somewhat more effective at preventing influenza than standard vaccine in adults 18 to 64 years (NNI = 300)
- Slightly higher risk of kidney failure associated with ARBs vs ACE inhibitors in patients with heart failure
- Alternative treatments to selected medications on the Beers Criteria®
- Cefazolin is an alternative to cloxacillin for the treatment of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
- For adults and children with moderate to severe eczema, the frequency of bathing has no impact on symptoms
- For patients with acute myocardial infarction and normal ejection fraction, beta-blockers did not improve cardiovascular outcomes (REBOOT-CNIC)
- High-dose flu shots are more effective than standard-dose flu shots in preventing hospitalizations in older adults
- Medication abortion without ultrasonography or pelvic examination is relatively safe and effective
- Tirzepatide causes significant weight loss in people with or without diabetes