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International Journal of Clinical Practice: What was hot in 2018?
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 28, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Leslie Citrome Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Demand Management and Weekend haematology and clinical biochemistry requests
ConclusionsA large number of unnecessary common tests seem to be carried out at weekends as part of routine care. Implementation of demand management through education and if necessary electronic limitation of requests may be useful to control laboratory workloads.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 25, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tim M Reynolds, Anthony S Wierzbicki Tags: Short Report Source Type: research

Effect of prolonged treatment with phosphodiesterase ‐5‐inhibitors on endothelial dysfunction in vascular diseases and vascular risk conditions: a systematic review analysis and meta‐analysis of randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled trials
ConclusionsThe results on the benefits of a prolonged use of phosphodiesterase –5 selective inhibitors, with the objective of lowering endothelial cell dysfunction in patients with vascular diseases or vascular risk conditions are not convincing. This is due to the overall low quality of evidence, giving an unclear scientific support to this treatment.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 24, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Settimio D'Andrea, Arcangelo Barbonetti, Alessio Martorella, Stefano Necozione, Felice Francavilla, Sandro Francavilla Tags: Meta ‐Analysis Source Type: research

Issue Information
International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 72, Issue 12, December 2018. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 19, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

Periodontal disease in adults with diabetes, prevalence and risk factors. Results of an observational study
ConclusionsDiabetes subjects have an increased likelihood of periodontal disease. Dentists and physicians should increase their awareness with their diabetic patients, especially those with lower educational level, with missing teeth, osteoporosis and depression.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 16, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ana de Miguel ‐Infante, Maria A. Martinez‐Huedo, Eduardo Mora‐Zamorano, Valentín Hernández‐Barrera, Isabel Jiménez‐Trujillo, Carmen de Burgos‐Lunar, Juan Cardenas Valladolid, Rodrigo Jiménez‐García, Ana Lopez‐de‐Andrés Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Modafinil for post ‐stroke patients: a systematic review
ConclusionBased on two small randomized controlled trial, which provided very low quality evidence, the effects (benefits and harms) of modafinil for stroke patients are unclear and do not support its routinely use in clinical practice for this clinical situation.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 16, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Rafael Leite Pacheco, Carolina de Oliveira Cruz Latorraca, Luciana Di Giovanni Marques da Silva, Daniel Barbuda Guimaraes de Meneses Ferreira, Cristiano de Abreu Amorim Fernandes, Nicole Dittrich Hosni, Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco, Daniela Viann Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research

Antimicrobial stewardship intervention for the clinical pathways improves antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical or non ‐surgical invasive therapies
ConclusionsOur findings suggest that revising all relevant clinical pathways was highly effective in reducing antibiotic consumption and shortening the antibiotic administration period without increasing the incidence of surgical site infections.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ayasa Fujibayashi, Takashi Niwa, Mayumi Tsuchiya, Syuri Takeichi, Keiko Suzuki, Hirotoshi Ohta, Jun Yonetamari, Ayumi Niwa, Masayo Yamamoto, Daijiro Hatakeyama, Hisashi Baba, Akio Suzuki, Nobuo Murakami Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research

Measuring testosterone and testosterone replacement therapy in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: A survey of UK uro ‐oncologists’ opinions and practice
ConclusionUro ‐oncologists in the UK do not generally measure testosterone as part of their patient management and they remain cautious about the possible benefits of TRT in men with prostate cancer.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Heather Payne, Rhona McMenemin, Amit Bahl, Damian Greene, John Staffurth Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research

Cognitive screening instruments: how much overdiagnosis do they create?
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 31, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: AJ Larner Source Type: research

Clinical predictors of candidemia in medical non ‐neutropenic, non‐ICU patients. The CaMed score
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 30, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Mar ía Ruiz‐Ruigómez, Carlos Dueñas, Cristina Hernandez, David Vinuesa, Nieves M. Coronado‐Álvarez, Vera Portillo‐Tuñón, Cristina Cardozo, Leopoldo Muñoz‐Medina, Rebeca Cabo‐Magadán, Juan D. Luna, Josep Mensa, Jorge Parra‐Ru Source Type: research

An appraisal of emergency medicine clinical practice guidelines: do we agree?
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 29, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Alyssa Zupon, Craig Rothenberg, Katherine Couturier, Ting ‐Xu Tan, Gina Siddiqui, Matthew James, Dan Savage, Edward R. Melnick, Arjun K. Venkatesh Source Type: research

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Care in the Management of Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes: a Systematic Review and Meta ‐analysis
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 28, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Melanie Yee Lee Siaw, Joyce Yu ‐Chia Lee Source Type: research

Assessment of global long interspersed nucleotide element ‐1 (LINE‐1) DNA methylation in a longitudinal cohort of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) individuals
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 22, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Nagaraj Malipatil, Mark Lunt, Ram Prakash Narayanan, Kirk Siddals, Gabriela Y Cort és Moreno, Martin J. Gibson, Harvest F. Gu, Adrian H. Heald, Rachelle P. Donn Source Type: research

Suicidal Ideation, Perceived Disability, Hopelessness and Affective Temperaments in patients affected by Parkinson's disease
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 19, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Isabella Berardelli, Daniele Belvisi, Valentina Corigliano, Matteo Costanzo, Marco Innamorati, Giovanni Fabbrini, Alfredo Berardelli, Maurizio Pompili Source Type: research