Dr Hairy’s Research Summaries + Quiz for May 2019 are now online. To access them, or find out more about Dr Hairy’s Research Summaries, go to http://www.drhairy.org/concrete5/index.php/research-summaries/
Subjects covered this time:
How to prescribe loop diuretics in oedema
BMJ 2019;364:l359
Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial
BMJ 2018;363:k4583
Lifestyle changes may be more important than drugs for mild hypertension
BMJ 2019;364:l571
Understanding compassion in family medicine: a qualitative study
Br J Gen Pract 2019; 69 (680): e208-e216. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701285
GPs should lead process of defining diseases to cut overdiagnosis, panel recommends
BMJ 2019;365:l1660
Can treating vitamin D deficiency reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
BMJ 2019;364:l1025
A borderline HbA1c result
BMJ 2019;365:l1361
When you live with a degenerative illness, no symptoms are mild
BMJ 2018;361:k1670
Restoring biomedical literature with RIAT
BMJ 2018;361:k1742