Internal Medicine Residency Readings: July - December 2022

Sahin L, Nallani SC, Tassinari MS. Medication use in pregnancy and the pregnancy and lactation labeling rule. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2016 Jul;100(1):23-5. doi: 10.1002/cpt.380. Epub 2016 May 9.

Fu J, Tomlinson G, Feig DS. Increased risk of major congenital malformations in early pregnancy use of angiotensin‐converting‐enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin‐receptor‐blockers: a meta‐analysis. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews. 2021;37(8):e3453-n/a. doi:10.1002/dmrr.3453

Qaseem A, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Mustafa RA, Kansagara D, Fitterman N, Wilt TJ. Appropriate use of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute dyspnea in emergency department or inpatient settings: A clinical guideline from the American college of physicians. Annals of internal medicine. 2021;174(7):985-993. doi:10.7326/M20-7844

Laursen CB, Sloth E, Lassen AT, Christensen Rd, Lambrechtsen J, Madsen PH, Henriksen DP, Davidsen JR, Rasmussen F. Point-of-care ultrasonography in patients admitted with respiratory symptoms: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Aug;2(8):638-46. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70135-3. Epub 2014 Jul 3. PMID: 24998674.

Dipti A, Soucy Z, Surana A, Chandra S. Role of inferior vena cava diameter in assessment of volume status: a meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;30(8):1414-1419.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.10.017. Epub 2012 Jan 4. PMID: 22221934.

Zhang Z, Xu X, Ye S, Xu L. Ultrasonographic measurement of the respiratory variation in the inferior vena cava diameter is predictive of fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2014 May;40(5):845-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.12.010. Epub 2014 Feb 2. PMID: 24495437.

Goldflam K, et al. Focus on: Inferior vena cava ultrasound. ACEP News. June 2011.

Zeiger MA, Thompson GB, Duh QY, Hamrahian AH, Angelos P, Elaraj D, Fishman E, Kharlip J; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Association of Endocrine Surgeons medical guidelines for the management of adrenal incidentalomas. Endocr Pract. 2009 Jul-Aug;15 Suppl 1:1-20. doi: 10.4158/EP.15.S1.1. PMID: 19632967.

Lenders JW, Pacak K, Walther MM, Linehan WM, Mannelli M, Friberg P, Keiser HR, Goldstein DS, Eisenhofer G. Biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma: which test is best? JAMA. 2002 Mar 20;287(11):1427-34. doi: 10.1001/jama.287.11.1427. PMID: 11903030.

Foukaneli T, Kerr P, Bolton-Maggs PHB, Cardigan R, Coles A, Gennery A, Jane D, Kumararatne D, Manson A, New HV, Torpey N; BCSH Committee. Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components. Br J Haematol. 2020 Dec;191(5):704-724. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17015. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PMID: 32808674.

Goldfinger D, Burner JD. You can't get CMV from a blood transfusion: 2017 Emily Cooley award lecture. Transfusion. 2018 Dec;58(12):3038-3043. doi: 10.1111/trf.15009. Epub 2018 Nov 10. PMID: 30414279.

Menter A, Gelfand JM, Connor C, et al. Joint American Academy of Dermatology–National Psoriasis Foundation guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis with systemic nonbiologic therapies. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2020;82(6):1445-1486. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.02.044

West J, Ogston S, Foerster J. Safety and Efficacy of Methotrexate in Psoriasis: A Meta-Analysis of Published Trials. PloS one. 2016;11(5):e0153740-e0153740. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153740

Pan CX, Yang K, Nambudiri VE. Assessment of the representation of black, indigenous and people of colour in dermatology clinical practice guidelines. British journal of dermatology (1951). 2022;187(3):443-445. doi:10.1111/bjd.21273

Panchal AR, Bartos JA, Cabañas JG, Donnino MW, Drennan IR, Hirsch KG, Kudenchuk PJ, Kurz MC, Lavonas EJ, Morley PT, O’Neil BJ, Peberdy MA, Rittenberger JC, Rodriguez AJ, Sawyer KN, Berg KM; on behalf of the Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support Writing Group. Part 3: adult basic and advanced life support: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2020;142(suppl 2):S366–S468. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000916

Stiell IG, Walker RG, Nesbitt LP, et al. BIPHASIC trial: A randomized comparison of fixed lower versus escalating higher energy levels for defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation (New York, NY). 2007;115(12):1511-1517. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.648204

Rybak MJ, Le J, Lodise TP, et al. Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A revised consensus guideline and review by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. American journal of health-system pharmacy. 2020;77(11):835-864. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxaa036

van Hal SJ, Paterson DL, Lodise TP. Systematic review and meta-analysis of vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity associated with dosing schedules that maintain troughs between 15 and 20 milligrams per liter. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Feb;57(2):734-44. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01568-12. Epub 2012 Nov 19. PMID: 23165462; PMCID: PMC3553731.

Fleisher LA, Fleischmann KE, Auerbach AD, Barnason SA, Beckman JA, Bozkurt B, Davila-Roman VG, Gerhard-Herman MD, Holly TA, Kane GC, Marine JE, Nelson MT, Spencer CC, Thompson A, Ting HH, Uretsky BF, Wijeysundera DN; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association. 2014 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Dec 9;64(22):e77-137. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.944. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PMID: 25091544.

Wijeysundera DN, Duncan D, Nkonde-Price C, Virani SS, Washam JB, Fleischmann KE, Fleisher LA. Perioperative beta blockade in noncardiac surgery: a systematic review for the 2014 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Dec 9;64(22):2406-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.939. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PMID: 25091545.

Keswani A, Akselrod H, Anenberg SC. Health and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change. NEJM Evidence. 2022; 1(7): https://doi.org/10.1056/EVIDra2200068

Castillo MD, Kinney PL, Southerland V, Arno CA, Crawford K, van Donkelaar A, Hammer M, Martin RV, Anenberg SC. Estimating Intra-Urban Inequities in PM2.5-Attributable Health Impacts: A Case Study for Washington, DC. Geohealth. 2021 Nov 1;5(11):e2021GH000431. doi: 10.1029/2021GH000431. PMID: 34765851; PMCID: PMC8574205.

Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, Adeoye OM, Bambakidis NC, Becker K, Biller J, Brown M, Demaerschalk BM, Hoh B, Jauch EC, Kidwell CS, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Ovbiagele B, Scott PA, Sheth KN, Southerland AM, Summers DV, Tirschwell DL; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e46-e110. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158. Epub 2018 Jan 24. Erratum in: Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e138. Erratum in: Stroke. 2018 Apr 18;: PMID: 29367334.

Stead LG, Gilmore RM, Vedula KC, Weaver AL, Decker WW, & Brown J. (2006). Impact of acute blood pressure variability on ischemic stroke outcome. Neurology, 66(12), 1878–1881. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000219628.78513.b5

Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, Adeoye OM, Bambakidis NC, Becker K, Biller J, Brown M, Demaerschalk BM, Hoh B, Jauch EC, Kidwell CS, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Ovbiagele B, Scott PA, Sheth KN, Southerland AM, Summers DV, Tirschwell DL; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e46-e110. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158. Epub 2018 Jan 24. Erratum in: Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e138. Erratum in: Stroke. 2018 Apr 18;: PMID: 29367334.

Stead LG, Gilmore RM, Vedula KC, Weaver AL, Decker WW, & Brown J. (2006). Impact of acute blood pressure variability on ischemic stroke outcome. Neurology, 66(12), 1878–1881. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000219628.78513.b5

Senitko MM, Ray ASAS, Murphy TETE, et al. Safety and Tolerability of Vacuum vs Manual Drainage During Thoracentesis: A Randomized Trial. Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology. 2019;26(3):166-171. doi:10.1097/LBR.0000000000000556

ACR Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media. (2022). ACR Manual on Contrast Media.

Zaki HA, Bashir K, Iftikhar H, Alhatemi M, Elmoheen A. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pretreatment With Intravenous Fluid in Reducing the Risk of Developing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curēus (Palo Alto, CA). 2022;14(5):e24825-e24825. doi:10.7759/cureus.24825

Taplitz RA, Kennedy EB, Bow EJ, Crews J, Gleason C, Hawley DK, Langston AA, Nastoupil LJ, Rajotte M, Rolston K, Strasfeld L, Flowers CR. Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update. J Clin Oncol. 2018 May 10;36(14):1443-1453. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.77.6211. Epub 2018 Feb 20. PMID: 29461916

Kern WV, Marchetti O, Drgona L, et al. Oral Antibiotics for Fever in Low-Risk Neutropenic Patients With Cancer: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter Trial Comparing Single Daily Moxifloxacin With Twice Daily Ciprofloxacin Plus Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid Combination Therapy—EORTC Infectious Diseases Group Trial XV. Journal of clinical oncology. 2013;31(9):1149-1156. doi:10.1200/JCO.2012.45.8109

Dhakal B, Shah N, Kansagra A, et al. ASTCT Clinical Practice Recommendations for Transplantation and Cellular Therapies in Multiple Myeloma. Transplantation and cellular therapy. 2022;28(6):284-293. doi:10.1016/j.jtct.2022.03.019

Cavo M, Gay F, Beksac M, et al. Autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation versus bortezomib–melphalan–prednisone, with or without bortezomib–lenalidomide–dexamethasone consolidation therapy, and lenalidomide maintenance for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (EMN02/HO95): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 study. The Lancet Haematology. 2020;7(6):e456-e468. doi:10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30099-5

Dempsey TM, Scanlon PD. Pulmonary Function Tests for the Generalist: A Brief Review. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Jun;93(6):763-771. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.009. PMID: 29866281.

Iyer VN, Schroeder DR, Parker KO, Hyatt RE, Scanlon PD. The nonspecific pulmonary function test: Longitudinal follow-up and outcomes. Chest. 2011;139(4):878-886. doi:10.1378/chest.10-0804

Feller-Kopman DJ, Reddy CB, DeCamp MM, Diekemper RL, Gould MK, Henry T, Iyer NP, Lee YCG, Lewis SZ, Maskell NA, Rahman NM, Sterman DH, Wahidi MM, Balekian AA. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct 1;198(7):839-849. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1415ST. PMID: 30272503.

Wahidi MM, Reddy C, Yarmus L, et al. Randomized Trial of Pleural Fluid Drainage Frequency in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions The ASAP Trial. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2017;195(8):1050-1057. doi:10.1164/rccm.201607-1404OC

Titanji B, Tegomoh B, Nematollahi S, Konomos M, & Kulkarni PA. (2022). Monkeypox - A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac310

Grosenbach DW, Honeychurch K, Rose EA, et al. Oral Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Smallpox. The New England journal of medicine. 2018;379(1):44-53. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1705688

World Health Organization. Clinical Management and Infection Prevention and Control for Monkeypox. Interim Rapid Response Guide. June 2022.

Chou R, Cuevas C, Fu R, Devine B, Wasson N, Ginsburg A, Zakher B, Pappas M, Graham E, Sullivan SD. Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 May 19;162(10):697-711. doi: 10.7326/M14-2509. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jun 16;162(12):880. PMID: 25984845.

MacMahon H, Naidich DP, Goo JM, Lee KS, Leung ANC, Mayo JR, Mehta AC, Ohno Y, Powell CA, Prokop M, Rubin GD, Schaefer-Prokop CM, Travis WD, Van Schil PE, Bankier AA. Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images: From the Fleischner Society 2017. Radiology. 2017 Jul;284(1):228-243. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017161659. Epub 2017 Feb 23. PMID: 28240562.

Addley HC, Griffin N, Shaw AS, Mannelli L, Parker RA, Aitken S, Wood H, Davies S, Alexander GJ, Lomas DJ. Accuracy of hepatocellular carcinoma detection on multidetector CT in a transplant liver population with explant liver correlation. Clin Radiol. 2011 Apr;66(4):349-56. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.11.012. Epub 2011 Feb 4. PMID: 21295772.

"The ACR Appropriateness Criteria® (AC) are evidence-based guidelines to assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific clinical condition. Employing these guidelines helps providers enhance quality of care and contribute to the most efficacious use of radiology."

Mattison MLP. Delirium. Annals of internal medicine. 2020;173(7):ITC49-ITC64. doi:10.7326/AITC202010060

McCusker J, Cole M, Abrahamowicz M, Primeau F, Belzile E. Delirium Predicts 12-Month Mortality. Arch Intern Med. 2002;162(4):457–463. doi:10.1001/archinte.162.4.457