Treatment of severe hypophosphatemia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:New tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electron-beam computed tomography (CT), are being developed for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE:To determine the conditions that a new test must meet to be a cost-effective alternative to established imaging tests. DESIGN:Decision ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hunink MG,Kuntz KM,Fleischmann KE,Brady TJ

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) remains prevalent in hospitals in the United States. Objective:To evaluate the impact of a multimodal intervention in hospitals with elevated rates of health care-associated infection. Design:Pre-post observational evaluation of a prospective, national...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patel PK,Greene MT,Jones K,Rolle AJ,Ratz D,Snyder A,Saint S,Chopra V

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The 2013 cholesterol management guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) recommend lipid screening in all adults older than 20 years to identify those at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Statins may be considered for patient...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patel KK,Taksler GB,Hu B,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two recent double-blind, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) showed that oral steroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have similar analgesic effectiveness for management of gout, but the trials had small sample sizes and other methodological limitations. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness and...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rainer TH,Cheng CH,Janssens HJ,Man CY,Tam LS,Choi YF,Yau WH,Lee KH,Graham CA

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relation between housestaff coverage schedules and the occurrence of preventable adverse events. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Urban teaching hospital. PATIENTS:All 3146 patients admitted to the medical service during a 4-month period. MEASUREMENTS:A previously tested confidential self-r...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Petersen LA,Brennan TA,O'Neil AC,Cook EF,Lee TH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with reduced left ventricular function and ventricular enlargement after myocardial infarction are at significantly greater risk for congestive heart failure and death. Nevertheless, recovery of ventricular function occurs in a significant proportion of patients after myocardial infarction, and mode...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Solomon SD,Glynn RJ,Greaves S,Ajani U,Rouleau JL,Menapace F,Arnold JM,Hennekens C,Pfeffer MA

更新日期：2001-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediately after the liberation of Kuwait by a coalition of allied forces in March 1991, representatives of Physicians for Human Rights traveled to Kuwait and conducted an inquiry into human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by Iraqi forces. The inquiry focused on the abuses that were said to have occurred in h...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brennan TA,Kirschner R

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the data that support the use of coronary angiography and angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction, that identify the risks of these procedures, and that analyze their use and costs. DATA SOURCES:English-language articles published between 1970 and June 1995 identified through a search of the ME...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bates DW,Miller E,Bernstein SJ,Hauptman PJ,Leape LL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the low mortality and morbidity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) compared with other public health scourges, is the attention devoted to it misdirected? The SARS experience has provided at least 4 enduring lessons. First, by providing a test of the capacity of each part of the public health system...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Emanuel EJ

更新日期：2003-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of serving as an expert witness can add considerably to a physician's knowledge of medicine and the forces that affect the profession. Each case compels the physician to examine carefully all the clinical data. The physician must assess the quality of care given and render an opinion that is consistent ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kunin CM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of important advances in medical imaging, the oral cholecystogram is no longer the primary test of gallbladder function and anatomy. Real-time ultrasonography and cholescintigraphy, both highly sensitive and specific tests, are the two major methods for assessing gallbladder pathology. Oral cholecystograph...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marton KI,Doubilet P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have a role in preventing cardiac arrest in patients at risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Purpose:To compare ICD therapy with conventional care for the primary prevention of death of various causes in adults with ischemic or nonischemic cardiom...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kolodziejczak M,Andreotti F,Kowalewski M,Buffon A,Ciccone MM,Parati G,Scicchitano P,Uminska JM,De Servi S,Bliden KP,Kubica J,Bortone A,Crea F,Gurbel P,Navarese EP

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the role of venous ultrasonography in the diagnosis of suspected deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Inability to compress the common femoral or popliteal vein is usually diagnostic of a first episode of deep venous thrombosis in symptomatic patients (positive predictive value of about ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kearon C,Ginsberg JS,Hirsh J

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presenting with nephrotic syndrome but without evidence of collagen vascular disease had organized glomerular immune deposits with a "fingerprint" pattern. This finding has been previously associated with lupus nephritis and, in our institution, has been seen in 6% of the biopsy specimens from patients wi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Alpers CE,Hopper J Jr,Bernstein MJ,Biava CG

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-based primary care for homebound seniors is complex, and practice constraints are unique. No quality-of-care standards exist. OBJECTIVE:To identify process quality indicators that are essential to high-quality, home-based primary care. DESIGN:An expert development panel reviewed established and new qu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Smith KL,Soriano TA,Boal J

更新日期：2007-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the major cancer killer of women in the United States. Recent advances in therapy promise more effective control of this illness. The development of hormone receptor analysis permits us to better understand the mechanisms of action of steroid and peptide hormones and increases the likelihood of using ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For years patients hospitalized with viral hepatitis have been placed in two categories of isolation--enteric precautions and blood precautions. This strategy was based on the inability to differentiate between hepatitis A and B and on the assumption that feces and blood from patients with either type might be infecti...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Favero MS,Maynard JE,Leger RT,Graham DR,Dixon RE

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicine has long sought to match diagnostic and treatment approaches to the particular needs and risks of individual patients. The decreasing cost and increasing ease of genetic sequencing have propelled the rise of precision medicine. Precision medicine aims to use genetic and other information to provide care tailo...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kiryluk K,Goldstein DB,Rowe JW,Gharavi AG,Wapner R,Chung WK

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine given to uninfected volunteers on the interpretation of serodiagnostic HIV test results. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:5 AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Units funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Belshe RB,Clements ML,Keefer MC,Graham BS,Corey L,Sposto R,Wescott S,Lawrence D

更新日期：1994-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop an early diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer based on the identification of K-ras mutations in pure pancreatic juice collected during endoscopic retrograde pancreatography. DESIGN:Prospective study with masked comparison. The standard criteria for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer were pancreat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Berthélemy P,Bouisson M,Escourrou J,Vaysse N,Rumeau JL,Pradayrol L

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis reduces the risk for venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR). New oral anticoagulants (NOACs), including direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors, are emerging options for thromboprophylaxis after these procedures. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Adam SS,McDuffie JR,Lachiewicz PF,Ortel TL,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year follow-up evaluation of young men with fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria showed no evidence of progressive renal disease. Follow-up information was obtained on 43 of the original 64 patients and detailed information was secured on 36. All had normal renal function and only six patients continued...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Springberg PD,Garrett LE Jr,Thompson AL Jr,Collins NF,Lordon RE,Robinson RR

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1973 and 1974, we looked for cases of Colorado tick fever throughout Colorado; 228 cases were identified. Although 90% of the patients reported exposure to ticks before illness, only 52% were aware of an actual tick bite. Typical symptoms of fever, myalgia, and headache were common, but gastrointestinal symptom...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Goodpasture HC,Poland JD,Francy DB,Bowen GS,Horn KA

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The appropriate roles for several diagnostic tests for coronary disease are uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative approaches to diagnosis of coronary disease. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of the accuracy of alternative diagnostic tests plus decision analysis to assess the health ou...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Garber AM,Solomon NA

更新日期：1999-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of forces are converging to reduce the number of internal medicine residency positions offered in this country. This reduction, referred to as downsizing, has been proposed as the solution to several of the problems facing internal medicine. We examine the forces that underlie the current enthusiasm for down...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Asch DA,Ende J

更新日期：1992-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice of antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is complicated: Ticagrelor and prasugrel are novel alternatives to clopidogrel, patients with some genotypes may not respond to clopidogrel, and low-cost generic formulations of clopidogrel are available. OBJECTIVE:To determine the most ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kazi DS,Garber AM,Shah RU,Dudley RA,Mell MW,Rhee C,Moshkevich S,Boothroyd DB,Owens DK,Hlatky MA

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with abdominal aortic aneurysm are more likely to have a higher prevalence of risk factors for and clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease. It is unknown whether these factors explain the high mortality rate associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. OBJECTIVE:To describe the risk for mort...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Newman AB,Arnold AM,Burke GL,O'Leary DH,Manolio TA

更新日期：2001-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale, epidemic transmission of tuberculosis to patients, nonprofessional staff, nurses, and physicians has been documented recently in hospitals, clinics, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) residencies, and correctional facilities. Prominent factors in these outbreaks have included human immunodeficiency...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Iseman MD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thyroid nodules are common, few are malignant and require surgical treatment. A systematic approach to their evaluation is important to avoid unnecessary surgery. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy has resulted in substantial improvements in diagnostic accuracy, cost reductions, and higher malignancy yield at time...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Castro MR,Gharib H

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of persons with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in the United Kingdom resembles that in the United States. However, health care practice in Europe is being influenced by the Saint Vincent Declaration, the joint European World Health Organization-International Diabetes Federation initiative, which ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Keen H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00