Low blood pressure in young adults with cystic fibrosis: an effect of chronic salt loss in sweat?

abstract：:Subacute encephalitis caused by infection of the central nervous system by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the most frequent cause of neurologic dysfunction in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This disorder results in progressive cognitive, motor, and behavioral abnormalities in a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gabuzda DH,Hirsch MS

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation is safe, cost-effective, and beneficial for patients with end-stage renal disease. The number of patients who can receive transplants is severely limited by the availability of donor organs. Because most patients do not have a suitable living, related donor, transplant programs now rely on the u...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Waltzer WC

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporin A in patients with severe, treatment-refractory rheumatoid arthritis. DESIGN:Prospective randomized, double-blind 6-month trial. PATIENTS:Thirty-one patients who had classic seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with active synovitis unresponsive to conve...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Yocum DE,Klippel JH,Wilder RL,Gerber NL,Austin HA 3rd,Wahl SM,Lesko L,Minor JR,Preuss HG,Yarboro C

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk for coronary heart disease are sparse. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk for coronary hear...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Joshipura KJ,Hu FB,Manson JE,Stampfer MJ,Rimm EB,Speizer FE,Colditz G,Ascherio A,Rosner B,Spiegelman D,Willett WC

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Without population-based evidence, some clinicians recommend short-term suspension of hormone therapy to improve the performance of mammography. Hormone therapy increases breast density, and abnormal screening mammograms are more common among women with denser breasts and among women using hormone therapy. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Buist DS,Anderson ML,Reed SD,Aiello Bowles EJ,Fitzgibbons ED,Gandara JC,Seger D,Newton KM

更新日期：2009-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alleviating the problems faced by dying persons and their families has drawn substantial public attention, but little is known about the experience of dying. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the experience of dying from the perspective of surrogate decision makers, usually close family members (89%). DESIGN:Prosp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lynn J,Teno JM,Phillips RS,Wu AW,Desbiens N,Harrold J,Claessens MT,Wenger N,Kreling B,Connors AF Jr

更新日期：1997-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chemoprevention offers promise as a strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality from breast cancer in women. This review examined the evidence for the effectiveness of chemoprevention in women without a history of breast cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (1966 to December 2001). STUDY SELECTION:English-language,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kinsinger LS,Harris R,Woolf SH,Sox HC,Lohr KN

更新日期：2002-07-02 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：:In 1984, both the United Kingdom and the United States received recommendations from panels of experts specifically convened to consider the merits of Depo-Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate [DMPA]) as a long-term contraceptive agent. This study compares the final reports written by these panels. We explore wh...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Richard BW,Lasagna L

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current standard initial therapies for deep venous thrombosis are low-molecular-weight heparin and unfractionated heparin. In a dose-ranging study of patients with symptomatic deep venous thrombosis, fondaparinux had efficacy and a safety profile similar to those of low-molecular-weight heparin (daltepar...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Büller HR,Davidson BL,Decousus H,Gallus A,Gent M,Piovella F,Prins MH,Raskob G,Segers AE,Cariou R,Leeuwenkamp O,Lensing AW,Matisse Investigators.

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein S activity may be compromised in patients with the nephrotic syndrome and contribute to a thrombotic diathesis. Protein S is found in two forms in plasma as free and functionally active protein S, and complexed to C4b-binding protein. When compared with controls, patients with nephrotic syndrome had reduced fu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Vigano-D'Angelo S,D'Angelo A,Kaufman CE Jr,Sholer C,Esmon CT,Comp PC

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysaccharide vaccines against diseases caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and C meningococci are now licensed in the United States. They are prepared as monovalent and as bivalent antigens. This statement summarizes available information on these antigen and offers guidance regarding their role in the con...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive disorders are persistent, recurring illnesses that cause great suffering for patients and their families. PURPOSE:To evaluate the benefits and adverse effects of newer pharmacotherapies and herbal treatments for depressive disorders in adults and adolescents. DATA SOURCES:English-language and no...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Williams JW Jr,Mulrow CD,Chiquette E,Noël PH,Aguilar C,Cornell J

更新日期：2000-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care prioritizes symptom management and quality of life throughout the course of serious illness. Regardless of whether care is inpatient or outpatient, primary or subspecialty, a solid understanding of the basics of effective communication, symptom management, and end-of-life care is crucial. This article ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Swetz KM,Kamal AH

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of ciprofloxacin therapy in eradicating convalescent fecal excretion of salmonellae after acute salmonellosis. DESIGN:Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of ciprofloxacin, with prospective follow-up of nonparticipants. SETTING:An acute care community hospital experie...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Neill MA,Opal SM,Heelan J,Giusti R,Cassidy JE,White R,Mayer KH

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even with optimal pharmacotherapy, symptomatic heart failure is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy and safety of cardiac resynchronization therapy in adults with advanced systolic heart failure. DATA SOURCES:The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Tri...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： McAlister FA,Ezekowitz JA,Wiebe N,Rowe B,Spooner C,Crumley E,Hartling L,Klassen T,Abraham W

更新日期：2004-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Folate deficiency is a frequent cause of anemia in alcoholics, but little attention has been paid to its prevention. Folic acid was readily soluble in wines of high ethanol content at concentrations of 10 microgram/ml. Lactobacillus casei folate activity of folic acid added to wines was well maintained during a month'...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kaunitz JD,Lindenbaum J

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with abnormalities suggestive of pituitary adenoma; one during pregnancy and one in the postpartum period. However, pathologic examination of the pituitary showed extensive destruction by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate; no tumor was identified. Both patients developed hypopituitarism. We know of...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Asa SL,Bilbao JM,Kovacs K,Josse RG,Kreines K

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the causes of persistent dizziness in outpatients. DESIGN:Consecutive adult outpatients presenting with a chief complaint of dizziness. SETTING:Four clinics (internal medicine, walk-in, emergency room, and neurology) in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Of 185 patients presenting during the 10-mon...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kroenke K,Lucas CA,Rosenberg ML,Scherokman B,Herbers JE Jr,Wehrle PA,Boggi JO

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with variant angina refractory to medical therapy pose a difficult management problem. We report two patients with variant angina who had focal spasm in coronary arteries with fixed obstructions of less than 20% of the luminal diameter. Ischemic episodes were accompanied by malignant ventricular arrhythmias a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sussman EJ,Goldberg S,Poll DS,MacVaugh H 3rd,Simson MB,Silber SA,Kastor JA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite some impressive recent gains, improving the glaring deficiencies in health care quality is proving to be very hard. Improvement is local, rather than system-wide, and is sustained with difficulty, rather than becoming an intrinsic feature of care. My right knee will probably need to be replaced soon. This has ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Berwick DM

更新日期：2005-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the current knowledge about breast cancer in black women--including epidemiology, risk factors, screening practices, pathology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome--with emphasis on issues that might explain why the survival rate in this population of women is lower than that in white wome...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moormeier J

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary trans fat increases risk for coronary heart disease. In 2006, New York City (NYC) passed the first regulation in the United States restricting trans fat use in restaurants. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of the NYC regulation on the trans and saturated fat content of fast-food purchases. DESIGN:Cro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Angell SY,Cobb LK,Curtis CJ,Konty KJ,Silver LD

更新日期：2012-07-17 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：:Multiple myeloma raises a number of puzzling questions about the production of immunoglobulins and the malignant transformation of lymphoid cells. Some of these questions can be approached by studying mouse plasmacytomas and by genetic and biochemical studies of mouse myeloma cells in culture. The synthesis, assembly,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weitzman S,Margulies DH,Scharff MD

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin with standard heparin for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after total hip arthroplasty. DATA IDENTIFICATION:Studies were identified by MEDLINE search and review of bibliographies of retrieved articles. Hospital resou...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Anderson DR,O'Brien BJ,Levine MN,Roberts R,Wells PS,Hirsh J

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with systemic lupus erythematosus randomly received inactivated bivalent (A/NJ and A/Victoria) influenza vaccine or saline in a double-blind study. During 20 weeks of follow-up, no deterioration in major organ function or increase in disease flares was observed in the immunized group as compared with th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Williams GW,Steinberg AD,Reinertsen JL,Klassen LW,Decker JL,Dolin R

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the amount of variation in in-hospital mortality and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay that can be accounted for by clinical data available at ICU admission. DESIGN:Inception cohort study. SETTING:Forty-two ICUs in 40 hospitals, including 26 hospitals that were randomly selected and 14 la...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Knaus WA,Wagner DP,Zimmerman JE,Draper EA

更新日期：1993-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the efficacy of hepatitis vaccine is well documented, the duration of immunity of healthy adults after vaccination is unknown. We studied 245 hospital employees 3 years after primary vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine to determine the prevalence of immunity indicated by levels of antibody to hepatitis B sur...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Horowitz MM,Ershler WB,McKinney WP,Battiola RJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between September 1972 and January 1976 an outbreak of dialysis dementia affected 20 patients maintained by long-term hemodialysis. The clinical picture was characterized by an insidious onset of altered behaviour, dementia, speech disturbance, myoclonus, and convulsions. Nineteen patients died, but one patient has su...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Dunea G,Mahurkar SD,Mamdani B,Smith EC

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00