Fact Based List:

JAMA: 10 Most Overused and Unnecessary Medical Treatments

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 17:40


  1. Transesophageal Echocardiography
  2. Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA)
  3. Computed Tomography (CT) in Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
  4. Carotid Artery Ultrasonography and Stenting
  5. Aggressive Management of Prostate Cancer
  6. Supplemental Oxygen Does Not Help Patients with COPD and Moderate Lack of Oxygen
  7. Surgery for Meniscal Cartilage Tears in the Knee
  8. Little Benefit to Nutritional Support in Medical Inpatients
  9. Antibiotics
  10. Reducing the Use of Unnecessary Cardiac Imaging


Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
Source URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl...



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