Editorial Material
Urology & Nephrology
Amy K. Mottl, Radica Alicic, Christos Argyropoulos, Frank C. Brosius, Michael Mauer, Mark Molitch, Robert G. Nelson, Leigh Perreault, Susanne B. Nicholas
Summary: KDIGO's new guideline for the care of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease is a significant step forward in nephrology. Recent research has provided new insights into preventing CKD progression and cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes, particularly related to SGLT2 inhibitors. These developments underscore the importance of multidisciplinary care for these patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Paul E. Drawz, Srinivasan Beddhu, O. N. Ray Bignall, Jordana B. Cohen, Joseph T. Flynn, Elaine Ku, Mahboob Rahman, George Thomas, Matthew R. Weir, Paul K. Whelton
Summary: The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) work group reviewed the 2021 KDIGO guideline for blood pressure management in chronic kidney disease (CKD), emphasizing the importance of accurate assessment and providing recommendations for target systolic blood pressure. However, they found weak evidence base for patients with diabetes and advanced CKD.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Lynne P. Taylor, Jessica M. Besbris, William D. Graf, Michael A. Rubin, Salvador Cruz-Flores, Leon G. Epstein
Summary: Palliative care, introduced in 1974 by Dr. Balfour Mount, focuses on improving patients' quality of life through symptom control, rather than solely on the end-of-life care like hospice. However, many still confuse palliative care with hospice, leading to missed opportunities for early provision of palliative services.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Tiago Bouca-Machado, Stefan A. W. Bouwense, Martin Brand, Ihsan Ekin Demir, Jens Brondum Frokjaer, Pramod Garg, Peter Hegyi, J. -Matthias Lohr, Enrique de-Madaria, Soren Schou Olesen, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Jan Bech Pedersen, Vinciane Rebours, Andrea Sheel, Vikesh Singh, Martin Smith, John A. Windsor, Dhiraj Yadav, Asbjorn Mohr Drewes
Summary: Acute on chronic pancreatitis (ACP) is a common condition, but there are significant gaps in our knowledge about it. Through a systematic review and expert consensus, a new definition of ACP was reached. Despite the poor evidence base, this position statement provides a foundation for the management of ACP.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Britt B. S. L. Houwen, Cesare Hassan, Veerle M. H. Coupe, Marjolein J. E. Greuter, Yark Hazewinkel, Jasper L. A. Vleugels, Giulio Antonelli, Marco Bustamante-Balen, Emmanuel Coron, George A. Cortas, Mario Dinis-Ribeiro, Daniela E. Dobru, James E. East, Marietta Lacucci, Rodrigo Jover, Roman Kuvaev, Helmut Neumann, Maria Pellise, Ignasi Puig, Matthew D. Rutter, Brian Saunders, David J. Tate, Yuichi Mori, Gaius Longcroft-Wheaton, Raf Bisschops, Evelien Dekker
Summary: ESGE has developed a core curriculum for high quality optical diagnosis training in Europe aiming to optimize clinical decision-making in endoscopy. Simple, safe, and easy-to-measure competence standards have been defined for endoscopists and artificial intelligence systems performing optical diagnosis of diminutive colorectal polyps. These standards are crucial for training and auditing the optical diagnosis performance.
Article
Sport Sciences
Tahlia Alsop, Emily Lehman, Sandra Brauer, Roma Forbes, Coral Hanson, Genevieve Healy, Karen Milton, Hamish Reid, Ingrid Rosbergen, Sjaan Gomersall
Summary: This study aimed to establish key competencies for health professionals to support individuals in changing their movement behaviors. Consensus was reached through a Delphi process involving participants from 11 countries, resulting in the definition of 11 competencies. These competencies can help build a culture of advocacy for movement behavior change across different disciplines.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Edouard Hirsch, Jacqueline French, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Alicia Bogacz, Taoufik Alsaadi, Michael R. Sperling, Fatema Abdulla, Sameer M. Zuberi, Eugen Trinka, Nicola Specchio, Ernest Somerville, Pauline Samia, Kate Riney, Rima Nabbout, Satish Jain, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Stephane Auvin, Samuel Wiebe, Emilio Perucca, Solomon L. Moshe, Paolo Tinuper, Elaine C. Wirrell
Summary: This paper aims to define the four syndromes comprising the idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) and provides updated diagnostic criteria. For patients who do not meet the criteria for these syndromes but have generalized seizure types, a classification is also provided. Recognizing these syndromes as a special grouping helps determine prognosis and treatment implications.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
J. Speight, T. C. Skinner, T. Dunning, T. Black, G. Kilov, C. Lee, R. Scibilia, G. Johnson
Summary: The language used about diabetes has a significant impact on the physical and emotional health of individuals with diabetes, as well as how society perceives them. Changing the language surrounding diabetes can have a positive influence on emotional well-being, self-care, and health outcomes for those affected by the condition.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Sameer M. Zuberi, Elaine Wirrell, Elissa Yozawitz, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Nicola Specchio, Kate Riney, Ronit Pressler, Stephane Auvin, Pauline Samia, Edouard Hirsch, Santiago Galicchio, Chahnez Triki, O. Carter Snead, Samuel Wiebe, J. Helen Cross, Paolo Tinuper, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Emilio Perucca, Solomon L. Moshe, Rima Nabbout
Summary: This article proposes a classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes in neonates and infants, aiming to support epilepsy diagnosis and emphasize the importance of classifying epilepsy by syndrome and etiology. The article reports the epidemiology, clinical course, seizure types, EEG, neuroimaging, genetics, and differential diagnosis for each syndrome, and presents self-limited syndromes, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, and etiology-specific epilepsy syndromes.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marco Metra, Daniela Tomasoni, Marianna Adamo, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Gerasimos Filippatos, Magdy Abdelhamid, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Stefan D. Anker, Laura Antohi, Michael Boehm, Frieder Braunschweig, Tuvia Ben Gal, Javed Butler, John G. F. Cleland, Alain Cohen-Solal, Kevin Damman, Finn Gustafsson, Loreena Hill, Ewa A. Jankowska, Mitja Lainscak, Lars H. Lund, Theresa McDonagh, Alexandre Mebazaa, Brenda Moura, Wilfried Mullens, Massimo Piepoli, Piotr Ponikowski, Amina Rakisheva, Arsen Ristic, Gianluigi Savarese, Petar Seferovic, Rajan Sharma, Carlo Gabriele Tocchetti, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Cristiana Vitale, Maurizio Volterrani, Stephan von Haehling, Ovidiu Chioncel, Andrew J. S. Coats, Giuseppe Rosano
Summary: Episodes of worsening symptoms and signs are common in patients with chronic heart failure and are associated with negative outcomes. Diuretic therapy is often necessary, along with additional treatments such as guideline-recommended medical therapy. Prevention of worsening heart failure is crucial, and early and rapid administration of appropriate treatments can help achieve this goal. The clinical consensus statement by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology provides an update on the management and prevention of worsening heart failure in clinical practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
(2023)
Article
Emergency Medicine
William J. Leggio, Tom Grawey, Joshua Stilley, Maia Dorsett
Summary: Position Statement and Resource document approved by the NAEMSP Board of Directors on April 27, 2021.
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ghazwa B. Korayem, Hisham A. Badreldin, Khalid Eljaaly, Ahmed Aldemerdash, Lujain K. Al-Suhaibani, Hala Joharji, Ohoud Aljuhani, Bedor A. Al-Omari, Hajer Y. Almudaiheem, Abdullah A. Alhifany, Mohammad Alawagi, Sahar M. Al-Mowaina, Abdulrazaq S. Al-Jazairi, Abdulkareem M. Albekairy, Ahmed Al-Jedai
Summary: The Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy emphasizes the need to define and describe various aspects of the clinical pharmacy profession in Saudi Arabia, as well as to promote the concept of clinical pharmacy and establish consensus on the scope of practice and required postgraduate education and training for clinical pharmacists. The society also calls for further research on the impact of clinical pharmacists on both individual and population health levels.
SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Kate Riney, Alicia Bogacz, Ernest Somerville, Edouard Hirsch, Rima Nabbout, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Sameer M. Zuberi, Taoufik Alsaadi, Satish Jain, Jacqueline French, Nicola Specchio, Eugen Trinka, Samuel Wiebe, Stephane Auvin, Leonor Cabral-Lim, Ansuya Naidoo, Emilio Perucca, Solomon L. Moshe, Elaine C. Wirrell, Paolo Tinuper
Summary: The goal of this paper is to provide updated diagnostic criteria for epilepsy syndromes with variable age of onset, based on expert consensus. The aim is to aid diagnosis and guide investigations for etiology and treatments for these patients, incorporating advances in genetics, electroencephalography, and imaging.
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Pediatrics
Danielle Jansen, Maria Brenner, Karoly Illy, Lukasz Dembinski, Stefano del Torso, Zachi Grossman, Arunas Valiulis, Ann De Guchtenaere, Artur Mazur, Liviana Da Dalt, Ketil Stordal, Berthold Koletzko, Adamos Hadjipanayis
Summary: Children and adolescents are not given priority in the recently released European Programme of Work (EPW) 2020-2025 by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. This position statement argues for the explicit inclusion of this population in the document. It highlights the persisting health problems and inequalities in access to care, the emerging health issues related to global challenges, and the importance of prioritizing children and adolescents for their future and society's well-being.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Pierre Delanaye, Elke Schaeffner, Mario Cozzolino, Michel Langlois, Mario Plebani, Tomris Ozben, Etienne Cavalier
Summary: The EFLM recommends European laboratories to continue using the 2009 version of the CKD-EPI equation without race correction factor. The new EKFC equation, developed from European cohorts, may serve as an alternative equation for estimating GFR in Europe. Estimating equations based on cystatin C may gain popularity due to their independence of race. Reference methods like iohexol clearance for measuring GFR remain necessary in specific patients and/or situations.
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
(2023)
