Abstracts

Cannabis Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults Take Home Point: This study suggests that cannabis use has a strong, statistically significant association with adverse cardiovascular outcomes independent of tobacco use. Citation: Jeffers A, Glantz S, Byers A, et. al. Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 5;13(5):e030178. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030178 Relevance: Animal studies have previously shown endothelial cell dysfunction, a precursor to endovascular disease, occurs with cannabis use. However, with increased cannabis use in recent years, it is unknown if a correlation exists …
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Casting Rather Than Surgery for Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Children Take Home Point: In this randomized trial, treatment for pediatric displaced medial epicondyle fractures with casting alone was noninferior to the traditional surgical fixation and casting at the12-month follow-up period. Citation: Grahn P, Helenius I, Hämäläinen T, et. al. Casting vs Surgical Treatment of Children With Medial Epicondyle Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e258479. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8479. Relevance: Medial humeral epicondyle fractures account for 12-20% of all pediatric elbow fractures. There is currently no consensus regarding …
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AI Performs Well in Virtual Urgent Care Visits Take Home Point: This study indicates that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was better at adhering to clinical guidelines and identifying critical red flags during virtual urgent care (UC) consultations, while physicians were better at adapting recommendations to changing information obtained during a patient consultation. Citation: Zeltzer D, Kugler Z, Hayat L, et al. Comparison of Initial Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Final Physician Recommendations in AI-Assisted Virtual Urgent Care Visits. Ann Intern Med. 2025;178(4):498-506. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-03283 Relevance: This study focused on AI’s recommendations …
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Can Doctors Predict Patient Outcome from a First Impression? Take Home Point: In this systematic review, the first impressions of “sick versus not sick” and appropriate patient disposition had reasonable predictive value for patient outcomes but was not sufficiently accurate to supplant thorough clinical assessment. Citation: Treloar E, Abraham A, Smith E, et. al. Can first impressions predict patient outcomes? Acad Emerg Med. 2025 Mar;32(3):351-354. doi: 10.1111/acem.15053. Relevance: In busy environments such as urgent care (UC) centers and emergency departments (EDs), quickly identifying patients needing more immediate attention is a …
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Which Topical Agent is the Best Choice for Epistaxis? Take Home Point: This study found that oxymetazoline was most effective in achieving hemostasis in cases of epistaxis when compared to tranexamic acid (TXA) and an epinephrine-lidocaine combination (ELC) solution. Citation: Celik T, Altun M, Kudu E, et. al. Comparison of the efficacy of oxymetazoline, tranexamic acid, and epinephrine-lidocaine combination in the treatment of epistaxis. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb 23:91:104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.02.036 Relevance: Controlling epistaxis quickly in urgent care (UC) centers is important for minimizing patient anxiety. Uncontrolled hemorrhage …
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