NEJM Journal Watch - General Medicine

A rule using four readily available clinical characteristics can lead to reasonable termination of resuscitation when prognosis is poor.

Updated guidelines by the American College of Gastroenterology offer a clear treatment algorithm.

Recommendations focus on delirium risk and prevention.

In a prospective study, adults with mild-to-moderate DKA were managed safely with subcutaneous insulin in a non-ICU setting.

The Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score uses 7 patient characteristics to predict serious causes.

Two phase 3 studies of remibrutinib, a BTK inhibitor, yielded promising results.

This update focuses on routine use of cystatin C for estimating kidney function and SGLT-2 inhibitors and statins for improving outcomes.

In a meta-analysis, patients who took glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists were more likely to have inadequate bowel preparation.

Experts in the field debate whether Gleason 6 prostate neoplasia should be labeled as “cancer.”

Surgery was slightly better for patients with herniated disc, but not for those with cervical spondylosis.