2023
Unique clinical challenges for the teenager with congenital heart disease
Pastor T, Elder R. Unique clinical challenges for the teenager with congenital heart disease. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2023, 35: 553-560. PMID: 37700620, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseHeart-healthy behaviorsUnderlying medical conditionsAdult-oriented careCareful history takingImportance of exerciseUnique clinical challengesImportant long-term benefitsMental health concernsOutpatient cardiologistCHD riskCHD patientsLong-term benefitsPotential complicationsWeight managementAppropriate screeningClinical challengeMedical conditionsHistory takingClinical practiceSexual healthCHD adolescentsHealth concernMotivational interviewingThyroid cancer in pregnancy: diagnosis, management, and treatment
Langdon J, Gupta A, Sharbidre K, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Revzin M. Thyroid cancer in pregnancy: diagnosis, management, and treatment. Abdominal Radiology 2023, 48: 1724-1739. PMID: 36719426, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-023-03808-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsThyroid cancerRadioactive iodine exposureNon-pregnant patientsRole of CTUnique clinical challengesManagement of cancerSurgical interventionClinical challengePregnancyIodine exposureRadioactive iodineThyroid nodulesCancerFetusesNuclear imagingRadiologist's perspectiveTreatmentDiagnosisCareMothersRiskImagingManagementPatientsPrognosis
2021
Implementing the cancer and aging research group (CARG) tool in the ambulatory oncology setting to drive informed treatment selection.
Mbewe A, Pike P, Lewis R, Kortmansky J, Chiang A, Kanowitz J. Implementing the cancer and aging research group (CARG) tool in the ambulatory oncology setting to drive informed treatment selection. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 209-209. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInformed treatment selectionCARG ScoreOlder patientsGeriatric patientsTreatment selectionSolid tumorsCommunity-based oncology clinicGeriatric Oncology (SIOG) guidelinesNew chemotherapy regimenSmilow Cancer HospitalSupportive care referralsComprehensive geriatric assessmentGuideline-based careDifferent treatment regimenUnique clinical challengesQuality improvement initiativesChemotherapy toxicity riskChemotherapy riskChemotherapy startASCO guidelinesChemotherapy regimenMultiple comorbiditiesCare referralED visitsGeriatric assessmentHow we treat HER2-positive brain metastases
Stavrou E, Winer EP, Lin NU. How we treat HER2-positive brain metastases. ESMO Open 2021, 6: 100256. PMID: 34482180, PMCID: PMC8424223, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive brain metastasesHuman epidermal growth factor 2Brain metastasesAdvanced diseaseBreast cancerCentral nervous system metastasesHER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor 2Nervous system metastasesExperienced multidisciplinary teamSurvival of patientsCentral nervous system activitySite of diseaseNervous system activityUnique clinical challengesAssociated morbiditySystemic therapyGrowth factor 2Clinical challengeReview of agentsClinical scenariosMultidisciplinary teamMetastasisSystem activityDisease
2018
The Conundrum of Opioid Tapering in Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Commentary
Manhapra A, Arias A, Ballantyne J. The Conundrum of Opioid Tapering in Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Commentary. Substance Abuse 2018, 39: 152-161. PMID: 28929914, PMCID: PMC6129223, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2017.1381663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid taperingChronic painOpioid therapyOpioid dependencePsychiatric symptomsHigher-dose long-term opioid therapyClinical scenariosPoor pain controlTerm opioid therapyUse of opioidsDifficult clinical scenariosUnique clinical challengesOpioid needsPain controlNeuroplasticity effectsAbstinence syndromeFunctional statusOpioid epidemicClinical challengeFunctional declinePainAffective symptomsPsychiatric instabilityAvailable evidence
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