Improving medication use for older adults: an integrated research agenda.

abstract：:The second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that 26% of U.S. adults, or about 34 million people aged 20 to 75 years, are overweight. The survey used a body mass index of 27.8 kg/m2 or greater for men and 27.3 or greater for women to define overweight. Prevalence of overweight increases with advan...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Van Itallie TB

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent guidelines for adult prevention do not recommend a comprehensive annual physical examination, but current public expectations in light of this change are unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine public belief in the need for and content of an annual physical examination and to examine the effect of financial ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Oboler SK,Prochazka AV,Gonzales R,Xu S,Anderson RJ

更新日期：2002-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated 50 patients who ingested packets of cocaine and developed a protocol for conservative medical management. Of the 50 patients, only 3 required emergency surgery. Surgery was precipitated by signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction in all cases. Six patients chose elective surgery. The rest of the patients pas...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Caruana DS,Weinbach B,Goerg D,Gardner LB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Department of Health and Human Services recently called for public comment on human subjects research protections. OBJECTIVE:To assess variability in reviews across institutional review boards (IRBs) for a multisite, minimal-risk trial of financial incentives for evidence-based hypertension care and to ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Petersen LA,Simpson K,Sorelle R,Urech T,Chitwood SS

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the tolerance and safety of oral dextran sulfate (UA001), a potent in-vitro inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related complex. DESIGN:Unblinded, dose-escalation 8-week trial. SETTING:An AIDS outpatient cl...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Abrams DI,Kuno S,Wong R,Jeffords K,Nash M,Molaghan JB,Gorter R,Ueno R

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly primary care patients and to compare diagnostic evaluations and use of health services among patients with and those without cognitive impairment. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Academic primary care group practice. PATIENTS:3954 pa...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Callahan CM,Hendrie HC,Tierney WM

更新日期：1995-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reassess the natural history of polycythemia vera and to obtain reliable estimates of both incidence of thrombosis and survival for use in defining the sample size for therapeutic clinical trials. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of patients with polycythemia who had been followed for 20 years. SE...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antioxidant vitamins are thought to play a role in atherosclerosis. Supplementation of these nutrients has been explored as a means of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PURPOSE:To assess the evidence of the effectiveness of vitamin supplementation, specifically vitamins A, C, and E; beta-caro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Morris CD,Carson S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy or postpartum is uncertain. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the relative and absolute risk for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during pregnancy and postpartum and to describe trends in incidence. DESIGN:Population-based inception cohort study using ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Heit JA,Kobbervig CE,James AH,Petterson TM,Bailey KR,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data suggest that the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) differ among U.S. racial/ethnic groups. PURPOSE:To evaluate racial/ethnic disparities in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection rates and COVID-19 outcomes, factors contributing to disparities, and intervent...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mackey K,Ayers CK,Kondo KK,Saha S,Advani SM,Young S,Spencer H,Rusek M,Anderson J,Veazie S,Smith M,Kansagara D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody to native DNA was measured by five techniques: the Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence (CL-IF) test; filter radioimmunoassays using either untreated human KB DNA, endonuclease-treated KB DNA, or a synthetic polynucleotide (poly dAT); and the Farr immunoprecipitation assay using KB DNA. The specificity and s...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chubick A,Sontheimer RD,Gilliam JN,Ziff M

更新日期：1978-08-01 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：:After decades of silence, the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM) has made considerable efforts to come to terms with its role and actions during the Nazi era (1933 to 1945). This is particularly important because, with more than 27 000 members, the DGIM is the largest medical society in present-day Germany. S...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hofer HG,Forsbach R,Fölsch UR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood gas analysis is used to evaluate oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange and acid-base status. Few studies identify indications for arterial blood gas analysis, especially with regard to optimizing the quality of patient care. General indications in severely ill adults usually include pathophysiologic ab...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Raffin TA

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of gout depends on showing urate crystals in synovial effusions or, with less certainty, recognizing a characteristic clinical presentation. The management of gout has four phases: control of inflammation, diagnostic evaluation, education of the patient, and treatment for the hyperuricemia. Sound logical...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Simkin PA

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concierge medical practices, which advertise expanded access to care and individualized attention, collect charges both from insurance companies and directly from their patients. Some bill hundreds of dollars for one-time "executive" physicals, whereas others have patients pay annual retainer fees. Yet, virtually no d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stillman M

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 global treatment target aims to achieve 73% virologic suppression among HIV-infected persons worldwide by 2020. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the clinical and economic value of reaching this ambitious goal in South Africa, by using a microsimulation m...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Walensky RP,Borre ED,Bekker LG,Resch SC,Hyle EP,Wood R,Weinstein MC,Ciaranello AL,Freedberg KA,Paltiel AD

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：DESCRIPTION:The Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), a national coalition of women's health professional organizations and patient representatives, developed a recommendation on screening for anxiety in adolescent and adult women to improve detection; achieve earlier diagnosis and treatment; and improve healt...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gregory KD,Chelmow D,Nelson HD,Van Niel MS,Conry JA,Garcia F,Kendig SM,O'Reilly N,Qaseem A,Ramos D,Salganicoff A,Son S,Wood JK,Zahn C,Women’s Preventive Services Initiative.

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed the faculty, fellows, and residents of a department of medicine to determine the relative importance of each of eight personal characteristics evaluated during the interview of house staff candidates. A booklet containing all possible pairings of the eight characteristics was distributed to 219 participant...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Greganti MA,McGaghie WC,Finn WF

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated 10 patients with hidradenitis suppurative or acne conglobata who developed arthritis. In contrast to patients with acne fulminans and arthritis, all our subjects were adults over 22 years of age; nine were black; and four were women. Nine patients had episodic inflammatory oligoarthritis affecting mainly ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rosner IA,Richter DE,Huettner TL,Kuffner GH,Wisnieski JJ,Burg CG

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the early 1990s, the U.S. government addressed the issue of providing universal health care to all its citizens. Although this issue has not been completely resolved, centralization of electronic data and sharing of health care information among insurers and providers have been pursued. The emergence of electro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gostin L

更新日期：1997-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily change of intravenous (i.v.) infusion administration sets has been recommended by the Center for Disease Control since 1973 to reduce the risk of infusion bacteremia. To evaluate this recommendation, we undertook a prospective, randomized, controlled trial that compared the rates of i.v.-associated bacteremia, i...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Buxton AE,Highsmith AK,Garner JS,West CM,Stamm WE,Dixon RE,McGowan JE Jr

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content of In the Clinic is drawn from the clinical information and education resources of the American College of Physicians (ACP), including PIER (Physicians' Information and Education Resource) and MKSAP (Medical Knowledge and Self Assessment Program). Annals of Internal Medicine editors develop In the Clinic f...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： McDermott MT

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 6-month period in 1983, Escherichia coli O157:H7 was isolated from 19 (15%) of 125 patients with grossly bloody diarrhea and 1 sibling with non-bloody diarrhea in the Calgary area. There was no clustering of the cases geographically or in time. All but 1 had clinical manifestations typical of hemorrhagic coli...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pai CH,Gordon R,Sims HV,Bryan LE

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current magnetic resonance techniques generate high signal from venous blood and show thrombi as filling defects. Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging (MRDTI) directly visualizes acute thrombus. OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of MRDTI for diagnosis of acute symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Fraser DG,Moody AR,Morgan PS,Martel AL,Davidson I

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a statistical association exists between "low-count" bacteriuria (> 10(2) to 10(4) colony-forming units/mL) and acute urinary symptoms in young women. DESIGN:Prospective, case-control study. SETTING:Gynecology clinic at a student health center. PATIENTS:Women with or without urinary or...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kunin CM,White LV,Hua TH

更新日期：1993-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tax incentives can provide a large financial impetus to change behavior. Current U.S. law establishes a substantial discontinuity in the amount of estate tax that many patients will have to pay in 2010: During this year only, the tax rate drops to zero. This article discusses concerns regarding the sharp change in tax...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mendenhall GS

更新日期：2008-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of fluconazole for prevention of fungal infections. DESIGN:A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial. PATIENTS:Adults (257) undergoing chemotherapy for acute leukemia. INTERVENTION:Patients were randomly assigned to receive either fluconazole (400...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Winston DJ,Chandrasekar PH,Lazarus HM,Goodman JL,Silber JL,Horowitz H,Shadduck RK,Rosenfeld CS,Ho WG,Islam MZ,Buell DN

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence shows that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) offers no benefit over conservative treatment of patients with a degenerative meniscus tear. However, patients who report mechanical symptoms (sensations of knee catching or locking) may benefit from APM. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether APM impr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sihvonen R,Englund M,Turkiewicz A,Järvinen TL,Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study Group.

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:When cytotoxic agents were introduced, their ability to disrupt nucleic acid and protein synthesis led to their effective use for the treatment of neoplastic disease. During the course of this use, however, it became apparent that these agents also suppress the immune system. This usually unwelcome effect was subseque...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Langford CA,Klippel JH,Balow JE,James SP,Sneller MC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00