NEJM Journal Watch - General Medicine

Among 5000 patients with microhematuria, 5 kidney cancers and 1 bladder cancer identified by CT or MRI were missed by concurrent renal ultrasound.

Point-of-care ultrasonography shortened length of stay, lowered cost, and enhanced clinical decision making in patients with undifferentiated dyspnea.

Computed tomography perfusion and angiography specificities are high but not high enough for this high-stakes diagnosis.

Bleeding occurred less frequently with the midline approach than the lateral one.

A large observational study showed that this vaccine benefitted recipients beyond just protection against shingles.

Among monitored neonates, maternal opioid history proved most accurate for identifying infants who required treatment for withdrawal.

An AGA narrative review provides advice on best practices in managing ascites, volume overload, and hyponatremia.

Delaying surgical washout of septic joints leads to an increased risk of treatment failure.

Conventional thinking has it wrong according to a randomized trial.

A risk calculator outperformed standard criteria in a head-to-head comparison.