Research Guides: Internal Medicine Residency Readings: Jan-Jun 2022

June 16, 2022

Delirium
Mattison MLP. Delirium. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6;173(7):ITC49-ITC64. doi: 10.7326/AITC202010060. PMID: 33017552.
Nipah virus
Skowron, K., Bauza-Kaszewska, J., Grudlewska-Buda, K., Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, N., Zacharski, M., Bernaciak, Z., & Gospodarek-Komkowska, E. (2022). Nipah Virus-Another Threat From the World of Zoonotic Viruses. Frontiers in microbiology, 12, 811157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.811157
Diagnostic approach and update on encephalitis
Bhimraj, A., & Hasbun, R. (2022). Diagnostic approach and update on encephalitis. Current opinion in infectious diseases, 35(3), 231–237. https://doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0000000000000832
Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis
Bystritsky, R. J., & Chow, F. C. (2022). Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis. Neurologic clinics, 40(1), 77–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2021.08.006
Autoimmune encephalitis
Co, D. O., & Kwon, J. M. (2022). Autoimmune Encephalitis: Distinguishing Features and Specific Therapies. Critical care clinics, 38(2), 393–412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2021.11.007
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs
Duong, T. A., Valeyrie-Allanore, L., Wolkenstein, P., & Chosidow, O. (2017). Severe cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs. Lancet (London, England), 390(10106), 1996–2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30378-6
DRESS syndrome
De, A., Rajagopalan, M., Sarda, A., Das, S., & Biswas, P. (2018). Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: An Update and Review of Recent Literature. Indian journal of dermatology, 63(1), 30–40. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_582_17
Is eosinophilia required to diagnose DRESS?
Eosinophilia is most commonly seen (in about 95%), but not required for diagnosis
DynaMed. Drug Rash With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome. EBSCO Information Services. Accessed June 16, 2022.
Management of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Kumar, R., Das, A., & Das, S. (2018). Management of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Looking Beyond Guidelines!. Indian journal of dermatology, 63(2), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_583_17

June 15, 2022

Adrenal incidentaloma
Kebebew E. Adrenal Incidentaloma. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 22;384(16):1542-1551. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp2031112. PMID: 33882207.

June 10, 2022

Muscle Weakness in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Larson ST, Wilbur J. Muscle Weakness in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2020 Jan 15;101(2):95-108. PMID: 31939642.
Acute Diarrhea in Adults
Barr W, Smith A. Acute diarrhea. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Feb 1;89(3):180-9. PMID: 24506120.
Approach to Electrolyte Abnormalities, Prerenal Azotemia, and Fluid Balance
Martinez LC, Khan SF, Bowman BT. Approach to Electrolyte Abnormalities, Prerenal Azotemia, and Fluid Balance. Prim Care. 2020 Dec;47(4):555-569. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2020.07.001. Epub 2020 Sep 19. PMID: 33121628.
Listeriosis: a resurgent foodborne infection
Allerberger F, Wagner M. Listeriosis: a resurgent foodborne infection. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Jan;16(1):16-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03109.x. PMID: 20002687.

June 2, 2022

Tickborne Diseases
Pace EJ, O'Reilly M. Tickborne Diseases: Diagnosis and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2020 May 1;101(9):530-540. PMID: 32352736.
Reticulocyte index
Powell DJ, Achebe MO. Anemia for the Primary Care Physician. Prim Care. 2016 Dec;43(4):527-542. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.07.006. PMID: 27866575.
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis
Sanchez E, Vannier E, Wormser GP, Hu LT. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: A Review. JAMA. 2016 Apr 26;315(16):1767-77. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.2884. PMID: 27115378; PMCID: PMC7758915.

June 1, 2022

Muscle Weakness in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Larson ST, Wilbur J. Muscle Weakness in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2020 Jan 15;101(2):95-108. PMID: 31939642.
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome
Loriaux DL. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2017 Apr 13;376(15):1451-1459. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1505550. PMID: 28402781.

May 11, 2022

Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Sakalihasan, N., Michel, J. B., Katsargyris, A., Kuivaniemi, H., Defraigne, J. O., Nchimi, A., Powell, J. T., Yoshimura, K., & Hultgren, R. (2018). Abdominal aortic aneurysms. Nature reviews. Disease primers, 4(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-018-0030-7
Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Schanzer, A., & Oderich, G. S. (2021). Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The New England journal of medicine, 385(18), 1690–1698. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMcp2108504

May 5, 2022

CPPD arthropathy
McCarthy, G. M., & Dunne, A. (2018). Calcium crystal deposition diseases - beyond gout. Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 14(10), 592–602. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0078-5
Management of falls in older persons
Moncada L. V. (2011). Management of falls in older persons: a prescription for prevention. American family physician, 84(11), 1267–1276.
Delirium
Mattison MLP. Delirium. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6;173(7):ITC49-ITC64. doi: 10.7326/AITC202010060. PMID: 33017552.
Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)
Gallbladder Disorders: A Comprehensive Review
Lam, R., Zakko, A., Petrov, J. C., Kumar, P., Duffy, A. J., & Muniraj, T. (2021). Gallbladder Disorders: A Comprehensive Review. Disease-a-month : DM, 67(7), 101130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disamonth.2021.101130
Gallbladder Dysfunction: Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Cholangitis, and Biliary Dyskinesia
Wilkins, T., Agabin, E., Varghese, J., & Talukder, A. (2017). Gallbladder Dysfunction: Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Cholangitis, and Biliary Dyskinesia. Primary care, 44(4), 575–597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2017.07.002
Gallstones
Lammert, F., Gurusamy, K., Ko, C. W., Miquel, J. F., Méndez-Sánchez, N., Portincasa, P., van Erpecum, K. J., van Laarhoven, C. J., & Wang, D. Q. (2016). Gallstones. Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2, 16024. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.24
Effect of bilirubin level on HIDA scan?
Hopkins, L. O., Feyssa, E., Parsikia, A., Khanmoradi, K., Zaki, R., Campos, S., Araya, V., Tran, H., & Ortiz, J. (2011). Tc-99m-BrIDA hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan has a low sensitivity for detecting biliary complications after orthotopic liver transplantation in patients with hyperbilirubinemia. Annals of nuclear medicine, 25(10), 762–767. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-011-0523-x

May 4, 2022

Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults
Marcantonio, E. R. (2017). Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(15), 1456-1466.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Jones, L., Ditzel-Finn, L., Enoch, J., & Moosajee, M. (2021). An overview of psychological and social factors in Charles Bonnet syndrome. Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology, 13, 25158414211034715. https://doi.org/10.1177/25158414211034715
Leroy's elusive little people: A systematic review on lilliputian hallucinations
Blom J. D. (2021). Leroy's elusive little people: A systematic review on lilliputian hallucinations. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 125, 627–636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.002
Lhermitte Hallucinosis
Drouin, E., & Péréon, Y. (2019). Peduncular hallucinosis according to Jean Lhermitte. Revue neurologique, 175(6), 377–379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurol.2018.11.005

April 27, 2022

Clinical approach to vision loss: a review for general physicians
Raharja A, Whitefield L. Clinical approach to vision loss: a review for general physicians. Clin Med (Lond). 2022 Mar;22(2):95-99. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0057. PMID: 35304366; PMCID: PMC8966835.
Acute vision loss
Bagheri N, Mehta S. Acute Vision Loss. Prim Care. 2015 Sep;42(3):347-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.010. PMID: 26319342.
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitides
Keser G, Aksu K. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitides. Rheumatol Int. 2019 Feb;39(2):169-185. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4157-3. Epub 2018 Sep 17. PMID: 30221327.
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (Devic Syndrome)
Huda S, Whittam D, Bhojak M, Chamberlain J, Noonan C, Jacob A. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Mar;19(2):169-176. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-169. PMID: 30872305; PMCID: PMC6454358.
Amyloidosis - types
Obici L, Adams D. Acquired and inherited amyloidosis: Knowledge driving patients' care. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2020 Jun;25(2):85-101. doi: 10.1111/jns.12381. PMID: 32378274.
Systemic amyloidosis
D'Aguanno V, Ralli M, Artico M, Russo FY, Scarpa A, Fiore M, Tirassa P, Severini C, de Vincentiis M, Greco A. Systemic Amyloidosis: a Contemporary Overview. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2020 Dec;59(3):304-322. doi: 10.1007/s12016-019-08759-4. PMID: 31376044.
Case 3-2021: A 48-Year-Old Man with Transient Vision Loss (case report used for instructions)
Unizony SH, Kelly HR, O'Donnell EK, Sadigh S. Case 3-2021: A 48-Year-Old Man with Transient Vision Loss. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 28;384(4):363-372. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc2002416. PMID: 33503346.

April 22, 2022

Common questions about pacemakers
Denay KL, Johansen M. Common questions about pacemakers. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Feb 15;89(4):279-82. PMID: 24695448.
Contemporary pacemakers: what the primary care physician needs to know
Kaszala K, Huizar JF, Ellenbogen KA. Contemporary pacemakers: what the primary care physician needs to know. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Oct;83(10):1170-86. doi: 10.4065/83.10.1170. PMID: 18828980.
Bradyarrhythmias and pacemakers
Honarbakhsh S, Hunter L, Chow A, Hunter RJ. Bradyarrhythmias and pacemakers. BMJ. 2018 Mar 15;360:k642. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k642. PMID: 29545242.
Cardiac Pacemakers: Function, Troubleshooting, and Management
Mulpuru SK, Madhavan M, McLeod CJ, Cha YM, Friedman PA. Cardiac Pacemakers: Function, Troubleshooting, and Management: Part 1 of a 2-Part Series. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jan 17;69(2):189-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.061. PMID: 28081829.

April 20, 2022

Evaluation of nausea and vomiting
Anderson WD 3rd, Strayer SM. Evaluation of nausea and vomiting: a case-based approach. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Sep 15;88(6):371-9. Erratum in: Am Fam Physician. 2013 Dec 1;88(11):728. Erratum in: Am Fam Physician. 2014 Feb 1;89(3):152. PMID: 24134044.
Clinical outcomes of ED patients with bandemia
Shi E, Vilke GM, Coyne CJ, Oyama LC, Castillo EM. Clinical outcomes of ED patients with bandemia. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;33(7):876-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.03.035. Epub 2015 Mar 18. PMID: 25937377.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Curry A, Williams T, Penny ML. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention. Am Fam Physician. 2019 Sep 15;100(6):357-364. PMID: 31524362.
Fact versus Fiction: a Review of the Evidence behind Alcohol and Antibiotic Interactions
Mergenhagen KA, Wattengel BA, Skelly MK, Clark CM, Russo TA. Fact versus Fiction: a Review of the Evidence behind Alcohol and Antibiotic Interactions. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Feb 21;64(3):e02167-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02167-19. PMID: 31871085; PMCID: PMC7038249.
History of IUDs
Margulies, L. (1975). History of intrauterine devices. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 51(5), 662.

April 7, 2022

Paraneoplastic syndromes
Serraj K Sr, Hamaz S, Alaoui H, Barrimi M, El Oumri AA. Practical Approach for the Management and Evaluation of Paraneoplastic Syndromes. Cureus. 2020 Dec 1;12(12):e11830. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11830. PMID: 33409072; PMCID: PMC7781533.
Catatonia
Edinoff AN, Kaufman SE, Hollier JW, Virgen CG, Karam CA, Malone GW, Cornett EM, Kaye AM, Kaye AD. Catatonia: Clinical Overview of the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Challenges. Neurol Int. 2021 Nov 8;13(4):570-586. doi: 10.3390/neurolint13040057. PMID: 34842777; PMCID: PMC8628989.
Catatonia and the immune system
Rogers JP, Pollak TA, Blackman G, David AS. Catatonia and the immune system: a review. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019 Jul;6(7):620-630. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30190-7. Epub 2019 Jun 10. PMID: 31196793; PMCID: PMC7185541.
Hypercalcemia
Tonon CR, Silva TAAL, Pereira FWL, Queiroz DAR, Junior ELF, Martins D, Azevedo PS, Okoshi MP, Zornoff LAM, de Paiva SAR, Minicucci MF, Polegato BF. A Review of Current Clinical Concepts in the Pathophysiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Hypercalcemia. Med Sci Monit. 2022 Feb 26;28:e935821. doi: 10.12659/MSM.935821. PMID: 35217631; PMCID: PMC8889795.
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Zhu CY, Sturgeon C, Yeh MW. Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. JAMA. 2020 Mar 24;323(12):1186-1187. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.0538. PMID: 32031566.
Medical Mnemonics: Causes of Hypercalcemia – “CHIMPANZEES”

April 1, 2022

Anorexia
Mitchell JE, Peterson CB. Anorexia Nervosa. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1343-1351. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1803175. PMID: 32242359.
Medical complications of anorexia nervosa
Cost J, Krantz MJ, Mehler PS. Medical complications of anorexia nervosa. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Jun;87(6):361-366. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084. PMID: 32487556.
Refeeding syndrome
Friedli, N., Odermatt, J., Reber, E., Schuetz, P., & Stanga, Z. (2020). Refeeding syndrome: update and clinical advice for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Current opinion in gastroenterology, 36(2), 136–140. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOG.0000000000000605

March 30, 2022

Acute Kidney Injury in Pregnancy
Taber-Hight E, Shah S. Acute Kidney Injury in Pregnancy. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2020 Nov;27(6):455-460. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2020.06.002. PMID: 33328061; PMCID: PMC7751749.
Role of bile acid measurement in pregnancy
Walker IA, Nelson-Piercy C, Williamson C. Role of bile acid measurement in pregnancy. Ann Clin Biochem. 2002 Mar;39(Pt 2):105-13. doi: 10.1258/0004563021901856. PMID: 11928758.
Primary biliary cholangitis
Lleo A, Wang GQ, Gershwin ME, Hirschfield GM. Primary biliary cholangitis. Lancet. 2020 Dec 12;396(10266):1915-1926. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31607-X. PMID: 33308474.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Dyson JK, Beuers U, Jones DEJ, Lohse AW, Hudson M. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Lancet. 2018 Jun 23;391(10139):2547-2559. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30300-3. Epub 2018 Feb 13. PMID: 29452711.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in the HELLP syndrome
Haram K, Mortensen JH, Mastrolia SA, Erez O. Disseminated intravascular coagulation in the HELLP syndrome: how much do we really know? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Apr;30(7):779-788. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1189897. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27181089.

March 18, 2022

Infectious Complications of Injection Drug Use
Marks LR, Nolan NS, Liang SY, Durkin MJ, Weimer MB. Infectious Complications of Injection Drug Use. Med Clin North Am. 2022 Jan;106(1):187-200. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.08.006. PMID: 34823730.
Infective Endocarditis
Hubers SA, DeSimone DC, Gersh BJ, Anavekar NS. Infective Endocarditis: A Contemporary Review. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 May;95(5):982-997. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.12.008. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32299668.
Case 35-2014 — A 31-Year-Old Woman with Fevers, Chest Pain, and a History of HCV Infection and Substance-Use Disorde
Case report used in session
Wakeman SE, Ghoshhajra BB, Dudzinski DM, Wilens T, Slavin PL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 35-2014: a 31-year-old woman with fevers, chest pain, and a history of HCV infection and substance-use disorder. N Engl J Med. 2014 Nov 13;371(20):1918-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1407131. PMID: 25390743.
POET Trial
Iversen K, Ihlemann N, Gill SU, Madsen T, Elming H, Jensen KT, Bruun NE, Høfsten DE, Fursted K, Christensen JJ, Schultz M, Klein CF, Fosbøll EL, Rosenvinge F, Schønheyder HC, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C, Helweg-Larsen J, Tønder N, Moser C, Bundgaard H. Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 31;380(5):415-424. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1808312. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PMID: 30152252.

March 16, 2022

Diagnosis and Management of Common Types of Supraventricular Tachycardia
Helton MR. Diagnosis and Management of Common Types of Supraventricular Tachycardia. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Nov 1;92(9):793-800. PMID: 26554472.
Diagnosis and Management of Headache
Robbins MS. Diagnosis and Management of Headache: A Review. JAMA. 2021 May 11;325(18):1874-1885. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1640. PMID: 33974014.
Sleep disorder-related headaches
Ferini-Strambi L, Galbiati A, Combi R. Sleep disorder-related headaches. Neurol Sci. 2019 May;40(Suppl 1):107-113. doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-03837-z. PMID: 30906963.
Migraine
Ferrari MD, Goadsby PJ, Burstein R, Kurth T, Ayata C, Charles A, Ashina M, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Dodick DW. Migraine. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Jan 13;8(1):2. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00328-4. PMID: 35027572.

February 18, 2022

Extrapulmonary Findings and Malignancies in Participants Screened With Chest CT in the National Lung Screening Trial
Nguyen, X. V., Davies, L., Eastwood, J. D., & Hoang, J. K. (2017). Extrapulmonary Findings and Malignancies in Participants Screened With Chest CT in the National Lung Screening Trial. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 14(3), 324–330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2016.09.044
referenced by speaker
Clinical Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Control Strategies of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection
Chang, D., Sharma, L., Dela Cruz, C. S., & Zhang, D. (2021). Clinical Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Control Strategies of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection. Frontiers in microbiology, 12, 750662. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.750662
Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Sokic-Milutinovic A. (2019). Appropriate Management of Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 37(5), 400–405. https://doi.org/10.1159/000497207

February 17, 2022

Neurosyphilis
Ropper AH. Neurosyphilis. N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 3;381(14):1358-1363. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1906228. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 31;381(18):1789. PMID: 31577877.
Acute brain failure
Maldonado JR. Acute Brain Failure: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, and Sequelae of Delirium. Crit Care Clin. 2017 Jul;33(3):461-519. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2017.03.013. PMID: 28601132.
Delirium in the elderly
Hshieh TT, Inouye SK, Oh ES. Delirium in the Elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 2020 May;36(2):183-199. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.001. PMID: 32222295.
Fatigue
Wilson J, Morgan S, Magin PJ, van Driel ML. Fatigue--a rational approach to investigation. Aust Fam Physician. 2014 Jul;43(7):457-61. PMID: 25006608.
Approach to pancytopenia
Gnanaraj J, Parnes A, Francis CW, Go RS, Takemoto CM, Hashmi SK. Approach to pancytopenia: Diagnostic algorithm for clinical hematologists. Blood Rev. 2018 Sep;32(5):361-367. doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 5. PMID: 29555368.
Multiple myeloma
Cowan AJ, Green DJ, Kwok M, Lee S, Coffey DG, Holmberg LA, Tuazon S, Gopal AK, Libby EN. Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma: A Review. JAMA. 2022 Feb 1;327(5):464-477. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.0003. PMID: 35103762.

February 10, 2022

Hypertension Management in Emergency Departments
Miller, J., McNaughton, C., Joyce, K., Binz, S., & Levy, P. (2020). Hypertension Management in Emergency Departments. American journal of hypertension, 33(10), 927–934. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaa068
An Update on Inpatient Hypertension Management
Axon, R. N., Turner, M., & Buckley, R. (2015). An Update on Inpatient Hypertension Management. Current cardiology reports, 17(11), 94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-015-0648-y

February 4, 2022

Chronic Dyspnea: Diagnosis and Evaluation
Budhwar, N., & Syed, Z. (2020). Chronic Dyspnea: Diagnosis and Evaluation. American family physician, 101(9), 542–548.
Acute hyperviscosity: syndromes and management
Gertz M. A. (2018). Acute hyperviscosity: syndromes and management. Blood, 132(13), 1379–1385. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2018-06-846816
Management of Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Gertz M. A. (2021). Waldenström macroglobulinemia: 2021 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management. American journal of hematology, 96(2), 258–269. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26082

February 2, 2022

Acute diarrhea
Barr W, Smith A. Acute diarrhea. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Feb 1;89(3):180-9. PMID: 24506120.
Persistent Diarrhea: A Clinical Review
DuPont HL. Persistent Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2016 Jun 28;315(24):2712-23. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.7833. PMID: 27357241.
Persistent diarrhea - duration 14-29 days
Chronic Diarrhea in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Burgers K, Lindberg B, Bevis ZJ. Chronic Diarrhea in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2020 Apr 15;101(8):472-480. PMID: 32293842.
Chronic diarrhea - duration ≥ 30 days
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Diarrhea and Colitis: A Clinical Review
Gong Z, Wang Y. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Diarrhea and Colitis: A Clinical Review. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 Aug;16(8):453-461. doi: 10.1200/OP.20.00002. Epub 2020 Jun 25. PMID: 32584703.

January 28, 2022

Hepatitis C Virus
Kaplan DE. Hepatitis C Virus. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1;173(5):ITC33-ITC48. doi: 10.7326/AITC202009010. PMID: 32866406.
Blood Culture–Negative Infective Endocarditis
Wang A, Gaca JG, Chu VH. Management Considerations in Infective Endocarditis: A Review. JAMA. 2018 Jul 3;320(1):72-83. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7596. PMID: 29971402.
Bartonella Species, an Emerging Cause of Blood-Culture-Negative Endocarditis
Okaro U, Addisu A, Casanas B, Anderson B. Bartonella Species, an Emerging Cause of Blood-Culture-Negative Endocarditis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2017 Jul;30(3):709-746. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00013-17. PMID: 28490579; PMCID: PMC5475225.

January 27, 2022

The diagnosis and management of hypercalcaemia
Minisola S, Pepe J, Piemonte S, Cipriani C. The diagnosis and management of hypercalcaemia. BMJ. 2015 Jun 2;350:h2723. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h2723. PMID: 26037642.
Pathophysiology of Hypercalcemia
Goltzman D. Pathophysiology of Hypercalcemia. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2021 Dec;50(4):591-607. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2021.07.008. PMID: 34774236.
Rapid Fire: Hypercalcemia
Carrick AI, Costner HB. Rapid Fire: Hypercalcemia. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 Aug;36(3):549-555. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.008. Epub 2018 Jun 11. PMID: 30037441.
Hypercalcemia and cancer: Differential diagnosis and treatment
Useful: Algorithm for the Evaluation and Treatment of a Patient With Hypercalcemia and a History of Cancer
Zagzag J, Hu MI, Fisher SB, Perrier ND. Hypercalcemia and cancer: Differential diagnosis and treatment. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Sep;68(5):377-386. doi: 10.3322/caac.21489. Epub 2018 Sep 21. PMID: 30240520.
Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Management of Hypercalcemia in Malignancy
Useful:Table 4 Treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy
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