Acupuncture: theory, efficacy, and practice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urine tests for Chlamydia trachomatis permit expansion of screening beyond traditional clinic environments. Prevention of infection in teenagers is a high priority. OBJECTIVE:To define the prevalence of C. trachomatis among teenagers by using the ligase chain reaction assay on urine specimens and to evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marrazzo JM,White CL,Krekeler B,Celum CL,Lafferty WE,Stamm WE,Handsfield HH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subjects (109) with symptomatic Paget's disease of bone were treated with 5, 10, or 20 mg of sodium etidronate (EHDP)/kg body weight - day for 6 to 24 months. Significant decreases in serum alkaline phosphatase and urinary hydroxyproline were noted after 6 months of therapy; no significant further improvement resulted...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Khairi MR,Altman RD,DeRosa GP,Zimmermann J,Schenk RK,Johnston CC

更新日期：1977-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe 13 infections caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum. DESIGN:Identification of patients by microbiologic record review, followed by medical record review and a case-control study. SETTING:Seven metropolitan hospitals in New York. PATIENTS:All patients with M. haemophilum infections diagnosed betwe...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Straus WL,Ostroff SM,Jernigan DB,Kiehn TE,Sordillo EM,Armstrong D,Boone N,Schneider N,Kilburn JO,Silcox VA,LaBombardi V,Good RC

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The TRIPOD (Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis Or Diagnosis) Statement includes a 22-item checklist, which aims to improve the reporting of studies developing, validating, or updating a prediction model, whether for diagnostic or prognostic purposes. The TRIPOD Statement...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moons KG,Altman DG,Reitsma JB,Ioannidis JP,Macaskill P,Steyerberg EW,Vickers AJ,Ransohoff DF,Collins GS

更新日期：2015-01-06 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：:We compared the efficacy of orally administered ampicillin, 2 g/d, with that of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 320 mg/d-1600 mg/d, given for 2 or 6 weeks for outpatient management of acute uncomplicated renal infection in women. Of 98 women participating in the trial, 60 had renal infections with susceptible strains, ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stamm WE,McKevitt M,Counts GW

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of both active and retired older cotton textile workers was examined prospectively over a 6-year period to establish the nature and extent of chronic lung disease. Respiratory symptoms and lung function were studied in these workers and in a group of similarly aged controls. The cotton textile workers had hig...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Beck GJ,Schachter EN,Maunder LR,Schilling RS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between current non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and fatal peptic ulcers or upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. DESIGN:Nested case control study using a linked Medicaid-death certificate database. SETTING:Tennessee Medicaid enrollees aged 60 and g...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Griffin MR,Ray WA,Schaffner W

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although HIV infection is more prevalent in people younger than age 45 years, a substantial number of infections occur in older persons. Recent guidelines recommend HIV screening in patients age 13 to 64 years. The cost-effectiveness of HIV screening in patients age 55 to 75 years is uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sanders GD,Bayoumi AM,Holodniy M,Owens DK

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of myocardial ischemia in patients with cocaine addiction. DESIGN:Myocardial ischemia in chronic cocaine users was detected by serial 24-hour electrocardiographic ambulatory (Holter) monitoring and exercise treadmill testing in chronic cocaine users. The Holter tapes were co...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nademanee K,Gorelick DA,Josephson MA,Ryan MA,Wilkins JN,Robertson HA,Mody FV,Intarachot V

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral economics provides insights about the development of effective incentives for physicians to deliver high-value care. It suggests that the structure and delivery of incentives can shape behavior, as can thoughtful design of the decision-making environment. This article discusses several principles of behavio...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Emanuel EJ,Ubel PA,Kessler JB,Meyer G,Muller RW,Navathe AS,Patel P,Pearl R,Rosenthal MB,Sacks L,Sen AP,Sherman P,Volpp KG

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many states have laws requiring mammography facilities to tell women with dense breasts and negative results on screening mammography to discuss supplemental screening tests with their providers. The most readily available supplemental screening method is ultrasonography, but little is known about its effect...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sprague BL,Stout NK,Schechter C,van Ravesteyn NT,Cevik M,Alagoz O,Lee CI,van den Broek JJ,Miglioretti DL,Mandelblatt JS,de Koning HJ,Kerlikowske K,Lehman CD,Tosteson AN

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the necessity of posteroanterior chest roentgenography for the identification of pneumothorax and other complications after thoracentesis. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS:67 men and 43 women (mean age +/- SD, 62.4 +/- 13.2 years). Exclusion cr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Doyle JJ,Hnatiuk OW,Torrington KG,Slade AR,Howard RS

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Left bundle-branch block (BBB) is considered an important predictor of poor outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction, but the consequences of right BBB are not well understood. OBJECTIVES:To 1) estimate the prevalence of left and right BBB in patients with myocardial infarction; 2) compare the c...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Go AS,Barron HV,Rundle AC,Ornato JP,Avins AL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the radiofrequency ablation method, describe the technique, and discuss the indications, results, and limitations of its use in patients with cardiac tachyarrhythmias. DATA SOURCES:Peer-reviewed reports in the literature by clinical investigators who use radiofrequency catheter ablation as identified...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Manolis AS,Wang PJ,Estes NA 3rd

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of what is formally taught in medicine is about the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required of a physician, including how to express compassion and respect for patients at the bedside. What is learned, however, includes not only admirable qualities but also behaviors and qualities that are inconsistent with eth...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lehmann LS,Sulmasy LS,Desai S,ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee.

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effective national biosurveillance system expedites outbreak recognition and facilitates response coordination at the federal, state, and local levels. The BioSense system, used at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, incorporates chief complaints but not data from the whole encounter note into...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Elkin PL,Froehling DA,Wahner-Roedler DL,Brown SH,Bailey KR

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated a high molecular weight antigen of the Legionnaires' disease (LD) bacterium by column chromatography. The antigen was composed of 35% carbohydrate, 2.6% protein, 1.8% phospholipid, and 1% 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate and was important in the host's antibody response because it inhibited the indirect immunofluore...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Johnson W,Elliott JA,Helms CM,Renner ED

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1978 the Institute of Medicine issued "A Manpower Policy for Health Care," the report of a study of major issues bearing on the availability of an adequate number of physicians for provision of primary care and on potential strategies for an appropriate manpower policy. The report was analyzed by committees of the ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Peterson ML

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Markers are needed for assessing response to antiretroviral therapy over time. The CD4+ lymphocyte count is one such surrogate, but it is relatively weak. OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of changes in plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA level and CD4+ lymphocyte count with progression to the a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： O'Brien WA,Hartigan PM,Daar ES,Simberkoff MS,Hamilton JD

更新日期：1997-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes and applications of informed consent are the subject of confusion and controversy according to a President's Commission report. The Commission suggests shared decision making as the new ideal for physician-patient relationships, but notes that such a changed ideal will not be initiated by court action. Th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Green JA

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To critically evaluate the evidence for recommending the screening of asymptomatic men for prostate cancer with a blood test to detect a prostate-specific antigen (PSA). DATA SOURCES:Relevant articles on screening for prostate cancer were identified from MEDLINE searches, from the authors' files, and from th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kramer BS,Brown ML,Prorok PC,Potosky AL,Gohagan JK

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cause of cancer-associated venous limb gangrene is unknown but could paradoxically be due to warfarin. OBJECTIVE:To determine the pathogenesis of venous gangrene in a patient with cancer. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital in Ontario, Canada. PATIENT:66-year-old woman with metastatic lun...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Warkentin TE

更新日期：2001-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the relation between glycated hemoglobin and the incidence or progression, or both, of diabetic microvascular complications in persons with insulin-dependent (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). DESIGN:Population-based on cohort study. SETTING:An 11-county area in southern...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Klein R,Klein BE,Moss SE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations on which preventive services to routinely incorporate into primary care for specific populations. Behavioral counseling interventions are preventive services designed to help persons engage in healthy behaviors and limit unhealthy ones. The USPSTF'...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Curry SJ,Grossman DC,Whitlock EP,Cantu A

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the incidence of reversible renal insufficiency in patients with hypertensive nephrosclerosis undergoing antihypertensive therapy. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of 73 patients in a long-term blood pressure control study that compared the effects of an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor p...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Toto RD,Mitchell HC,Lee HC,Milam C,Pettinger WA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of events in time is fundamental to biomedical research and public health surveillance. Clinicians have an intuitive appreciation for the relevance of time to health and disease, and patients invariably ask questions relating to time for which clinicians need answers. An appreciation of the picture of health...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Samet JM

更新日期：2000-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether self-assessment of purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) skin test reactions, done using a simple two-choice approach, is an effective screening method for tuberculosis. DESIGN:Double-blind comparison between self-assessments and trained professional readings of PPD skin test r...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Prezant DJ,Kelly KJ,Karwa ML,Kavanagh K

更新日期：1996-08-15 00:00:00