TOP MEDICAL NEWS 13/July/2022 Isra Zaman13 July 2022 5:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical stories for today:Genetic Testing May Benefit Patients With Depression, Finds JAMA Study A new study by U.S. Department of...
Echocardiographers at higher radiation exposure compared to cardiologists, sonographers: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: During structural heart procedures, interventional echocardiographers are exposed to higher radiation doses compared to interventional...
Gabapentin increasingly linked to overdose deaths: CDC report Medha Baranwal2 July 2022 8:45 AM ISTUSA: Gabapentin was detected in almost 1 in 10 US overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020, according to a report from the CDC's Division of Overdose...
Fundoscopy not a sensitive method for screening diabetic retinopathy in primary care practices: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel1 July 2022 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Fundoscopic examination is rarely performed and is not sensitive for detecting diabetic retinopathy (DR) in clinical practice, states a study...
Awake prone position may not reduce intubation risk in COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2022 6:30 AM ISTGiven the concern of limited resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, awake prone positioning, in which a non-intubated patient lies face down, was...
Nitric oxide via heart bypass fails to improve ventilator-free survival in infants undergoing heart surgery: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel29 Jun 2022 10:10 AM ISTAustralia: In children younger than 2 years undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for congenital heart disease, the use of nitric oxide via...
High-flow nasal cannula therapy not inferior to CPAP for acutely ill children in pediatric ICU: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel23 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUK: An article on the care of pediatric patients in PICU published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) illustrated that...
Don't ablate too much in AF especially at advanced stages: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 11:33 AM ISTAblation is a procedure where physicians destroy or ablate cardiac tissue to correct irregular heart rhythms. Findings of one of the largest...
Vitamins, supplements no magic pills to prevent CVD, Cancer: USPSTF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTThe new guidelines of USPSTF state that there was "insufficient evidence" that taking multivitamins, paired supplements or single supplements can help...
Postoperative mortality higher among kids with complex chronic conditions undergoing tonsillectomy: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 Jun 2022 7:30 AM ISTMadison: A recent study has found that in children undergoing tonsillectomy, the rate of postoperative death was 117 per 100 000 operations among...
Effect of Fluid Bolus Administration on Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically ill Patients Roshni Dhar20 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTAmong critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, administration of an intravenous fluid bolus compared with no fluid bolus did not...
IV fluid bolus fails to prevent cardiovascular collapse in intubated patients: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Application of an intravenous (IV) fluid bolus did not substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular collapse in critically sick people...
