BLOCK 5   November, 2020       Click on below LINKS to see the Required Readings (Please Read before Roundings)

(updated 11/12/20)

1)  Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding (LO2):(updated 10/24/20)

     a.  American Family Physician - “Evaluation of Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding” March 15, 2013 -

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0315/p430.pdf

        “Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patient’s with Cirrhosis and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding” May 1, 2017 -

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0501/p582.pdf

        “Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults: Evaluation and Management” March 1, 2020[SA1] - (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0301/p294.pdf  (login to AAFP)

        “Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding” February 15, 2020 - (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p206.pdf  (login to AAFP)

    b.  New England Journal of Medicine - “Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding” March 16, 2017

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMcp1603455

        “Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Peptic Ulcer” June 16, 2016 -

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMcp1514257

        “Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper GI Bleeding”January 3, 2013

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1211801

        “Prophylaxis against Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Hospitalized Patients” June 28, 2018

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1605507?articleTools=true

        “Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding” April 2, 2020 -

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1912484?articleTools=true

    c.  Uptodate - “Approach to upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults”:

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-acute-upper-gastrointestinal-bleeding-in-adults

         “Approach to the adult patient with lower gastrointestinal bleeding”

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-acute-lower-gastrointestinal-bleeding-in-adults

2)  Acute Pancreatitis (LO2): (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician - “Acute Pancreatitis”- November 1, 2014;

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1101/p632.pdf

        “Chronic Pancreatitis: Diagnosis and Treatment”- March 15, 2018;

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/afp20180315p385.pdf

    b.  New England Journal of Medicine: “Acute Pancreatitis” November 17, 2016

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1505202?articleTools=true 

        “Early vs On-Demand Nasoenteric Tube Feeding in Acute Pancreatitis” -  November 20, 2014;

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1404393

    c.  Up-To-Date - Management of acute pancreatitis”Management of acute pancreatitis” (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-acute-pancreatitis?search=acute%20pancreatitis&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1#H20

3)  COPD Exacerbation (LO2): (updated 10/24/20)

    a)  American Family Physician - Cochrane for Clinicians “Different Durations of Corticosteroid Therapy for COPD Exacerbations” March 1, 2019

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0301/p295.pdf

        “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management” April 1, 2017

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0401/p433.pdf

        Cochrane- “Role of Mucolytics in the Treatment of Chronic Bronchitis or COPD” July 1, 2020;

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/afp20200701p16.pdf

    b)  New England Journal of Medicine - “The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome” September 24, 2015;

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1411863

        “Triple Inhaled Therapy at Two Glucocorticoid Doses in Moderate-to-Very Severe COPD” July 2, 2020;

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1916046?articleTools=true       

        “Update in Clinical Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” September 26, 2019;

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1900500?articleTools=true   

    c)  UptoDate - “Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” - (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-exacerbations-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease?search=copd%       

        20exacerbation&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1#H22

    d)  Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): 2020 Update-Power Point:

        https://goldcopd.org/gold-teaching-slide-set/

        “Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” - 2020 Report;

        https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/GOLD-2020-FINAL-ver1.2-03Dec19_WMV.pdf

4)  Delirium and Dementia (LO2) (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician - “Delirium in Older Persons: Evaluation and Management” August 1, 2014

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0801/p150.pdf

        “Restraining Devices for Patients in Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities” February 15, 2009 -

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0215/p254.html?printable=afp   

    b.  New England Journal of Medicine - “Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults” October 12, 2017 (REQUIRED READING)

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMcp1605501       

        “Sedation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit” January 30, 2014

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1208705

        “Advanced Dementia” June 25, 2016

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMcp1412652

        “Joining Forces against Delirium-From Organ-System Care to Whole-Human Care” February 6, 2020 -

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1910499?articleTools=true

5)  Palliative Care- Part II- Symptom Management: (LO2) (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician - “End-of-Life Care: Managing Common Symptoms” March 15, 2017 (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0315/p356.pdf

    b.  FAST FACTS: Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin: http://www.mypcnow.org/fast-facts

        #1, #8, #10, #15, #27, #37, #53&54, #81, #109, #145, #304, #313, #230, #256

    c.  “Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care 4^th edition: Physical Aspects of Care” (National Consensus Project) 2018 -

        http://nchpc.conferencespot.org/67968-nchpc-1.4266595/t006-1.4266818/f006-1.4266819/a027-1.4266830#tab_0=1

    d.  Up-To-Date - “Pain Control in the Critically Ill Adult Patient”; (REQUIRED READING)

        http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pain-control-in-the-critically-ill-adult-patient?

        search=pain+management+in+hospital&sectionRank=3&anchor=H697575326&source=machineLearning&selectedTitle=1~150#H697575272 ‘

        Part I: Communication and End of Life Discussion (LO1)

        Part III: Managing the Dying Process (LO3)

6)  Pharmacology: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

7)  Pneumonia-CAP/HAP/VAP: (LO-2) (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician: “Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Diagnosis and Management” November 1, 2016; (REQUIRED READING)

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1101/p698.pdf

        “Common Questions about Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents” October 1, 2015 -

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1001/p612.pdf       

        Practice Guideline- “Community Acquired Pneumonia: Updated Recommendations from the ATS and IDSA” July 15, 2020; (REQUIRED READING)

       https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0715/afp20200715p121.pdf

    b.  Infectious Disease Society of America - “Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia.

            An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America” October 2019

            https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST

    c.  New England Journal of Medicine: “Aspiration Pneumonia” February 14, 2019

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1714562?articleTools=truehttps://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1714562?articleTools=true

    d.  Up-to-Date: “Treatment of hospital acquired and ventilator associated pneumonias in adults”;

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-hospital-acquired-and-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-in-adults?

        source=search_result&search=health+care+associated+pneumonia&selectedTitle=1%7E150

8)  Pulmonary Emboli and DVT/DVT Prophylaxis: (LO-2) (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician - “Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: Current Therapy” March 1, 2017 (REQUIRED READING)

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0301/p295.pdf       

        “Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in the Primary Care Setting” June 1, 2018

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/p750.pdf

        “Anticoagulation: Updated Guidelines for Outpatient Management” October 1, 2019 (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p426.pdf   

    b.  American College of Physicians -“Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

        Best Practice Advice from the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians” November 2015

       https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M14-1772

    c.  New England Journal of Medicine - “Pregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm forDiagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism” March 21, 2019

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1813865?articleTools=true

9)  Seizures: (LO2) (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician - “Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures” September 1, 2005;

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0901/p849.pdf      

        “Evaluation of First Nonfebrile Seizures”  April 15, 2012;

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0815/afp20120815p334.pdf

        “Febrile Seizures: Risks, Evaluation and Prognosis” April 1, 2019

       https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p445.pdf   

    b.  American Academy of Neurology - “Evidence-based guideline: Management of an unprovoked first seizure in adults” April 21, 2015

        https://n.neurology.org/content/84/16/1705.full

    c.  New England Journal of Medicine - “Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus” November 28, 2019;

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1905795?articleTools=true

    d.  Up-To-Date - “Evaluation and management of first seizure in adults”

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-and-management-of-the-first-seizure-in-adults?

        search=seizure&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1

        https://www.uptodate.com/contents/convulsive-status-epilepticus-in-adults-treatment-and-prognosis?search=convulsive-status-epilepticus-in-adultsclassification-clinical-features-and-

        diagnosis&source=search_result&selectedTitle=3~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=3

10)  Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (LO2): (updated 10/24/20)

    a)  American Family Physician - “Skin and Soft Tissue Infections” September 15, 2015 (REQUIRED READING)

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0915/p474.pdf    

        “Dermatologic Emergencies” October 1, 2010 -

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1001/p773.pdf

        “Diabetic Foot Infections” August 1, 2013 -

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0801/p177.pdf

        “Acute Hand Infections” February 15, 2019

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0215/p228.pdf

    b)  New England Journal of Medicine - “Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections” December 7, 2017

        https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1600673?articleTools=true

    c)  IDSA: “Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections: 2014 Update” June 18, 2014 -

https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/skin-and-soft-tissue-infections/ 

11)  Wound Care: (updated 10/24/20)

    a.  American Family Physician: “Common Questions about Pressure Ulcers” November 15, 2015

       http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1115/p888.pdf       

        “Common Questions About Wound Care” January 15, 2015;

        http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0115/p86.pdf

        “Venous Ulcers: Diagnosis and Treatment” September 1, 2019

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p298.pdf

        “Chronic Wounds: Evaluation and Management” February 1, 2020 - (REQUIRED READING)

        https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0201/p159.pdf

    b.  New England Journal of Medicine: “Evaluation and Management of Lower-Extremity Ulcers” October 19, 2017;

        http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1615243

    c.  Up-To-Date: “Basic Principles of Wound Management”

        http://www.uptodate.com/contents/basic-principles-of-wound-management?source=search_result&search=wound+care&selectedTitle=1~150