Mar 11 2021

Canadian TIA Score Beats ABCD2

Landmark, Neurology, Stroke

Spoon Feed The Canadian TIA Score has now been validated and is ready for clinical use. Patients with a clinically-defined TIA (no MRI) may be accurately stratified as low, medium, or high risk for subsequent stroke (+/- carotid revascularization) within 7 days.

Dec 31 2020

Best Articles of 2020

Critical Care, Landmark, Pediatrics, Retail/Urgent Care

Spoon Feed This is a list of the most important articles of 2020.

Oct 28 2020

Early Rhythm Control for A-fib | EAST-AFNET 4 Trial

Cardiology, Landmark, Pharmacy/Pharmacology

Spoon Feed Early rhythm control of atrial fibrillation was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes, including cardiovascular-related death as well as stroke and hospitalization for worsening heart failure or acute coronary syndrome.

Jun 26 2020

Major Consensus Statement on IV Contrast Nephropathy

Imaging, Landmark, Pharmacy/Pharmacology, Renal

Spoon Feed This is a summary of the major ACR/NKF consensus statements.

May 21 2020

Move Over San Francisco – Canadian Syncope Score Validated

Landmark, Medicine/Geriatrics

Spoon Feed The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) was successfully validated as a tool to risk stratify ED patients presenting with acute syncope. Patients at low risk for serious outcomes at 30 days can be safely discharged.

Mar 23 2020

Cast or Walking Boot for Achilles Tendon Rupture?

Landmark, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine

Spoon Feed A walking boot vs rigid cast resulted in equal outcomes and adverse events, including tendon re-rupture rate at 9 months for patients with Achilles tendon rupture.

Feb 28 2020

PEPTIC RCT – PPI or H2-blocker for Ulcer Prophylaxis?

Critical Care, GI, Landmark, Pharmacy/Pharmacology

Spoon Feed There was no difference in 90-day mortality when comparing proton pump inhibitors to H2-receptor blockers for stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients.

Jan 30 2020

Is It Time to Adjust D-dimer Thresholds to Our Clinical Pretest Probability?

Hematology/Oncology, Landmark, Venous Thromboembolism

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Using the Wells Score to categorize patients as low, moderate or high clinical pretest probability in conjunction with adjusted positive D-dimer thresholds at >1000 ng/mL for a low or >500 ng/mL for a moderate Wells Score, the authors reduced diagnostic chest imaging in the ED with no incidence of missed venous thromboembolism at 90 days.

Jan 06 2020

Does Oseltamivir Really Work? ALIC4E RCT- Non-Industry Funded Trial

Infectious Disease, Landmark, Pediatrics, Retail/Urgent Care

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Oseltamivir shortens duration of influenza by 1 day. The effect on duration is muted in young, healthy patients (0.7 days shorter) and amplified in older patients with comorbidities (2-3 days shorter).

Dec 31 2019

Best Articles of 2019

Critical Care, Landmark, Pediatrics, Pharmacy/Pharmacology, Retail/Urgent Care

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">These are the top articles from 2019. Enjoy!