Annals of internal medicine
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Multicenter Study
Utility, Appropriateness, and Content of Electronic Consultations Across Medical Subspecialties.
Electronic consultations (e-consults) can facilitate patient access to specialists, minimize travel, and reduce unnecessary in-person visits. However, metrics to enable study of e-consults and their effect on processes and patient care are lacking. ⋯ None.
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Comment
In irritable bowel syndrome, fecal microbiota transplantation improved symptoms at 3 months.
El-Salhy M, Hatlebakk JG, Gilja OH, Bråthen Kristoffersen A, Hausken T. Efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Gut. 2020;69:859-67. 31852769.
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The accuracy and harms of brief cognitive tests for identifying clinical Alzheimer-type dementia (CATD) are uncertain. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (PROSPERO: CRD42018117897).
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Multicenter Study
Does N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Improve the Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Syncope?
Studies have reported that natriuretic peptides provide prognostic information for emergency department (ED) syncope. ⋯ Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization.