Stat Consult

Stat Consult: Hypertensive emergency/
hypertensive 
urgency

Stat Consult: Hypertensive emergency/
hypertensive 
urgency

A quick review of hypertensive emergency and hypertensive urgency using the best global evidence.

Stat Consult: Celiac disease

Stat Consult: Celiac disease

A quick review of the epidemiology, causes and conditions associated with celiac disease, along with tips for diagnosis and treatment.

Stat Consult: Screening for Prediabetes

Stat Consult: Screening for Prediabetes

A quick review of recommendations for patients with prediabetes, including timelines for infant weaning, guidelines for appropriate supplementation and contraindications.

Stat Consult: Influenza in 
children

Stat Consult: Influenza in 
children

A quick review of influenza A and influenza B viruses in children, providing information on the infections' epidemiology and associated complciations, as well as tips for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Stat Consult: Breastfeeding

Stat Consult: Breastfeeding

A quick review of breastfeeding recommendations, including timelines for infant weaning, guidelines for appropriate supplementation and contraindications.

Evidence Based Medicine

Bariatric surgery may reduce type 2 diabetes in obese patients

Bariatric surgery may induce type 2 diabetes remission in obese patients, but more direct evidence is needed.

No CV, mortality benefit with omega-3 fatty acids in diabetes patients

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not reduce mortality or cardiovascular events in patients with or at high risk for diabetes.

High-sensitivity troponin T assay reduces time to MI diagnosis

Measuring cardiac troponin T levels using a high-sensitivity assay twice, one hour apart can diagnose and rule out MI in most patients with chest pain.

No increased delirium with hydromorphone after hip surgery

Hydromorphone for postoperative pain does not appear to increase delirium in elderly patients having hip fracture surgery.

Surfactant cuts ventilation needs in preterm infants

Minimally invasive surfactant treatment reduces need for ventilation in spontaneously breathing preterm infants requiring increased oxygen.