Effect of parenterally administered gold therapy on the course of adult rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:Dietary deficiency of vitamin B-12 has been reported, yet most people ingesting vitamin-B12-deficient diets even for many years appear to achieve a balance that does not lead to overt signs and symptoms of deficiency. I present the case of a vegan of 25 years' duration who developed severe neurologic abnormalities due...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Carmel R

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid measurement of physician performance requires accurate identification of patients for whom a physician is responsible. Among all patients seen by a physician, some will be more strongly connected to their physician than others, but the effect of connectedness on measures of physician performance is not...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Atlas SJ,Grant RW,Ferris TG,Chang Y,Barry MJ

更新日期：2009-03-03 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Previous meta-analyses demonstrated that high-dose glucocorticoids were not beneficial in sepsis. Recently, lower-dose glucocorticoids have been studied. PURPOSE:To compare recent trials of glucocorticoids for sepsis with previous glucocorticoid trials. DATA SOURCES:Systematic MEDLINE search for studies pu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Minneci PC,Deans KJ,Banks SM,Eichacker PQ,Natanson C

更新日期：2004-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse effects to D-penicillamine were studied prospectively over 3 years in 259 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ninety-five percent had had gold therapy previously, yet 70% benefited from D-penicillamine therapy. Of the 275 courses given, 160 (58%) were complicated by at least one reaction, including rashes (44%...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stein HB,Patterson AC,Offer RC,Atkins CJ,Teufel A,Robinson HS

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, liver transplantation has been used to treat patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical course of patients with FAP who received partial-liver transplantation from living donors. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:University hospital in Matsumoto, Japan. PA...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Takei Y,Ikeda S,Hashikura Y,Ikegami T,Kawasaki S

更新日期：1999-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low bone density and other risk factors for osteoporosis are associated with stress fractures in athletes. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Institutional sports injury clinic with primary and secondary care. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-five athletes (nineteen women) with scintigraphically co...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Myburgh KH,Hutchins J,Fataar AB,Hough SF,Noakes TD

更新日期：1990-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colony-stimulating factors are growth factors responsible for the proliferation and the maturation of bone marrow stem cells to fully differentiated granulocytes and monocytes. In addition to their effects on hematopoiesis, some colony-stimulating factors prime mature cells for enhanced chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and k...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weisbart RH,Gasson JC,Golde DW

更新日期：1989-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indinavir, a protease inhibitor widely used to treat patients with HIV infection, has been associated with nephrolithiasis. Distinctive urinary crystals and a spectrum of urologic disorders were noted in patients receiving indinavir. OBJECTIVE:To determine the composition of urinary crystals and the frequen...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kopp JB,Miller KD,Mican JA,Feuerstein IM,Vaughan E,Baker C,Pannell LK,Falloon J

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are anti-inflammatory but have been linked in some studies to Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between aspirin and NSAID use and incident CD and UC. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Nurses'...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ananthakrishnan AN,Higuchi LM,Huang ES,Khalili H,Richter JM,Fuchs CS,Chan AT

更新日期：2012-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although antiviral therapy is cost-effective in adults, its cost-effectiveness in older adults has not been studied. OBJECTIVE:To determine the cost-effectiveness of influenza testing and treatment strategies for older adults. DESIGN:Cost-utility decision model. DATA SOURCES:Clinical trials of antiviral d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rothberg MB,Bellantonio S,Rose DN

更新日期：2003-09-02 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To assess internists' familiarity with, confidence in, and attitudes about practice guidelines issued by various organizations. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, self-administered survey. PARTICIPANTS:Questionnaires were mailed to a stratified random sample of 2600 members of the American College of Physicians (ACP) ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Tunis SR,Hayward RS,Wilson MC,Rubin HR,Bass EB,Johnston M,Steinberg EP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After marketing, drugs should be evaluated for safety and for efficacy. Present national systems are inadequate for both tasks. Safety can be evaluated by means of nonexperimental research, whereas evaluation of efficacy in a variety of settings representing normal medical practice generally requires experiments, rand...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Slone D,Shapiro S,Miettinen OS,Finkle WD,Stolley PD

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult T-cell leukemia associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is characterized by a clonal expansion of a CD4-positive subset of T lymphocytes that constitutively express high numbers of interleukin-2 receptors and that frequently infiltrate the skin; osteolytic bone lesions, and hypercalcemia. Usi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marcon L,Rubin LA,Kurman CC,Fritz ME,Longo DL,Uchiyama T,Edwards BK,Nelson DL

更新日期：1988-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five consecutives patients with classic or definite rheumatoid arthritis underwent echocardiography to evaluate the motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet. Adequate echocardiograms were obtained in 31 patients. All 31 patients showed normal valve motion and a normal EF slope. If meticulous technique was no...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Davia JE,Cheitlin MD,de Castro CM,Lawless O,Niemi L

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of risk for radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening have not considered variation in dose exposure or diagnostic work-up after abnormal screening results. OBJECTIVE:To estimate distributions of radiation-induced breast cancer incidence and mortality from digital mammography scre...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Miglioretti DL,Lange J,van den Broek JJ,Lee CI,van Ravesteyn NT,Ritley D,Kerlikowske K,Fenton JJ,Melnikow J,de Koning HJ,Hubbard RA

更新日期：2016-02-16 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：BACKGROUND:Although some studies suggest that access to cardiac procedures may differ by sex, others have found no evidence of gender bias in cardiac care. OBJECTIVE:To study rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in men and women after cardiac catheterization....

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ghali WA,Faris PD,Galbraith PD,Norris CM,Curtis MJ,Saunders LD,Dzavik V,Mitchell LB,Knudtson ML,Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators.

更新日期：2002-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With suspected deep venous thrombosis and normal results on proximal vein ultrasonography, a negative d-dimer result may exclude thrombosis and a positive D-dimer result may be an indication for venography. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and compare the safety of 2 diagnostic strategies for deep venous thrombosis. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kearon C,Ginsberg JS,Douketis J,Crowther MA,Turpie AG,Bates SM,Lee A,Brill-Edwards P,Finch T,Gent M

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of the presence of a patent foramen ovale on the right-to-left shunt in patients with respiratory failure who receive positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). DESIGN:Convenience sample with randomized application of PEEP. SETTING:General intensive care unit of a university teaching h...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cujec B,Polasek P,Mayers I,Johnson D

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the cause of a hypersensitivity pneumonitis and to determine its pathogenesis. DESIGN:Case study. SETTING:Intensive care unit of a referral hospital. PATIENT:A 51-year-old man with chronic bronchitis who developed a hypersensitivity pneumonitis within 1 month after exposure to minocycline, amox...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Guillon JM,Joly P,Autran B,Denis M,Akoun G,Debré P,Mayaud C

更新日期：1992-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-six patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias refractory to two or more conventional agents were treated with amiodarone and followed for 6 to 40 months (mean, 15 months). Currently, 75 are alive and well. Seven patients died from nonarrhythmic and five from arrhythmic causes. Nonfatal arrhythmias ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nademanee K,Singh BN,Hendrickson J,Intarachot V,Lopez B,Feld G,Cannom DS,Weiss JL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of 2007 mandated that the FDA develop a system for using automated health care data to identify risks of marketed drugs and other medical products. The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership is a public-private partnership among the FDA, academia, data own...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stang PE,Ryan PB,Racoosin JA,Overhage JM,Hartzema AG,Reich C,Welebob E,Scarnecchia T,Woodcock J

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residual renal function is an important determinant of mortality and morbidity in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. However, few studies have evaluated therapeutic approaches for preserving residual renal function after the initiation of dialysis. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the angiotensin-...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Li PK,Chow KM,Wong TY,Leung CB,Szeto CC

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prediction of perioperative cardiac complications is important in the medical management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Several indices have been developed to aid prediction, but their performance has not been systematically compared. OBJECTIVE:To compare four existing methods for predicting per...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gilbert K,Larocque BJ,Patrick LT

更新日期：2000-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) seeks to provide reliable and accurate evidence-based recommendations to primary care clinicians. However, clinicians indicate frustration with the lack of guidance provided by the USPSTF when the evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation. This article describes...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Petitti DB,Teutsch SM,Barton MB,Sawaya GF,Ockene JK,DeWitt T,U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2009-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is avoided in most patients with implanted cardiac devices because of safety concerns. OBJECTIVE:To define the safety of a protocol for MRI at the commonly used magnetic strength of 1.5 T in patients with implanted cardiac devices. DESIGN:Prospective nonrandomized trial. (C...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nazarian S,Hansford R,Roguin A,Goldsher D,Zviman MM,Lardo AC,Caffo BS,Frick KD,Kraut MA,Kamel IR,Calkins H,Berger RD,Bluemke DA,Halperin HR

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00