Type III hyperlipoproteinemia: diagnosis in whole plasma by apolipoprotein-E immunoassay.

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：: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:Impressive decreases in cardiovascular mortality have been achieved through risk factor reduction and clinical intervention, yet cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death nationally. OBJECTIVE:To estimate up-to-date preventable fractions of cardiovascular mortality associated with elimination ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patel SA,Winkel M,Ali MK,Narayan KM,Mehta NK

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The Residency Program in Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center is a collaborative, integrated training program for primary care pediatricians, internists, and family physicians within one interdisciplinary organization. Since 1970 we have trained more than 200 physicians, prepared them for board certification i...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Strelnick AH,Bateman WB,Jones C,Shepherd SD,Massad RJ,Townsend JM,Grossman R,Korin E,Schorow M

更新日期：1988-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010 caused an estimated 230,000 deaths and injured approximately 250,000 people. The Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps Field Hospital was fully operational on site only 89 hours after the earthquake struck and was capable of providing sophisticated medical care. During th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kreiss Y,Merin O,Peleg K,Levy G,Vinker S,Sagi R,Abargel A,Bartal C,Lin G,Bar A,Bar-On E,Schwaber MJ,Ash N

更新日期：2010-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the commonest cause of death from cancer in both men and women, with approximately 152,000 new cases and 139,000 deaths in 1988. The incidence and mortality rates are increasing rapidly in women. Two main tests have been used to screen for lung cancer: chest roentgenography and sputum cytology. Four rec...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Eddy DM

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 3000 people in Bennington, Vermont, 19% of the population, had a diarrheal illness during the first and second weeks of June 1978. Persons affected reported abdominal cramps (86%), diarrhea (82%), malaise (73%), and headache (47%). The mean duration of illness was 4.6 days. The illness was associated wit...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Vogt RL,Sours HE,Barrett T,Feldman RA,Dickinson RJ,Witherell L

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the literature on prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. DATA SOURCES:The MEDLINE database, conference proceedings, and bibliographies of review articles and book chapters were searched for relevant articles. Primary authors were contacted directly if data were incomplete. STUDY SE...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mermel LA

更新日期：2000-03-07 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：:To re-evaluate the relationship between Crohn's disease and sarcoidosis, we compared the numbers and types of cells recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage from normal volunteers and patients with Crohn's disease, with other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, and with sarcoidosis. Patients with Crohn's disease, but not ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Smiéjan JM,Cosnes J,Chollet-Martin S,Soler P,Basset FM,Le Quintrec Y,Hance AJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of massive cocaine intoxication on lung water and ascites accumulation and the effect of beta- and alpha-adrenergic blockade on survival in massive cocaine intoxication in the mouse. DESIGN:The effect of massive cocaine intoxication on lung water, ascitic fluid accumulation, and...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Robin ED,Wong RJ,Ptashne KA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that results from defects in both insulin secretion and insulin action. An elevated rate of basal hepatic glucose production in the presence of hyperinsulinemia is the primary cause of fasting hyperglycemia; after a meal, impaired suppression of hepatic glucose ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： DeFronzo RA

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl) guanine (ganciclovir) was used to treat 41 patients (median age, 37 years) with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal infection. Sites of infection were the colon in 31, the esophagus in 5, the rectum in 4, and the small bowel in 1. Patients recei...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chachoua A,Dieterich D,Krasinski K,Greene J,Laubenstein L,Wernz J,Buhles W,Koretz S

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nurse care management programs for patients with chronic illness have been shown to be safe and effective. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a telephone-mediated nurse care management program for heart failure reduced the rate of rehospitalization for heart failure and for all causes over a 1-year period. DES...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： DeBusk RF,Miller NH,Parker KM,Bandura A,Kraemer HC,Cher DJ,West JA,Fowler MB,Greenwald G

更新日期：2004-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis was diagnosed after age 13 in 25 patients. All had an elevated sweat chloride and either a sibling with cystic fibrosis or typical pulmonary infection or digestive symptoms caused by exocrine pancreatic deficiency. Fourteen had long-standing pulmonary or digestive symptoms. In contrast, four of eight p...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stern RC,Boat TF,Doershuk CF,Tucker AS,Miller RB,Matthews LW

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several trends in medical education affect our supply of future physicians. The number of new physicians has increased so that each year there is an excess of about 6000 over the number of physicians produced per year a decade ago. Increasing numbers of women and members of minority groups are entering the profession ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cooper JA

更新日期：1978-11-01 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：:The usefulness of HbA, as a monitor of metabolic control was studied in 15 diabetic outpatients during periods of stable, deteriorating, and improving control. Mean fasting concentrations of HbA, and plasma glucose during a 3-month period of stable control were 12.6% +/- 0.8% and 120 +/- 8 mg/dL, respectively. One wee...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Boden G,Master RW,Gordon SS,Shuman CR,Owen OE

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes play critical roles in lipid metabolism and are believed to influence risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite many population studies, however, the impact of apoE polymorphism on risk for CHD remains uncertain. PURPOSE:To qualitatively and quantitatively assess the e...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Song Y,Stampfer MJ,Liu S

更新日期：2004-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous drug users are the second largest risk group for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and a bridge to two other groups: children and heterosexual partners. In the absence of effective treatment or vaccines, control of the epidemic among drug users will rely on efforts to reduce needle sharing. How...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Des Jarlais DC,Friedman SR,Hopkins W

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that the lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) is morphologically similar to animal lentiviruses, such as equine infectious anemia and visna viruses. This finding, together with the cross-reactivity of the core proteins of LAV with those of the equine infectious anemia virus and a similarity in g...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Montagnier L

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This issue provides a clinical overview of Clostridium difficile infection focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, practice improvement, and patient information. Readers can complete the accompanying CME quiz for 1.5 credits. Only ACP members and individual subscribers can access the electronic features of In th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hessen MT

更新日期：2010-10-05 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 compare generalists' and cardiologists' estimates of baseline cardiovascular risk and the outcomes of preventive therapy. DESIGN:Cross-sectional mail survey using written case simulations of typical patients from primary prevention trials for hypercholesterolemia and isolated systolic hypertension, and te...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Friedmann PD,Brett AS,Mayo-Smith MF

更新日期：1996-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A survey of general internist members of the American College of Physicians (ACP) in 1986 found that they did a large number and variety of procedures in their practices. Since then, changes in the practice of medicine, regulatory requirements, and availability of subspecialists may have affected the number ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Wigton RS,Alguire P,American College of Physicians.

更新日期：2007-03-06 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：:Fifty-five consecutive patients with advanced recurrent Hodgkin's disease resistant to MOPP chemotherapy (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone) were given ABVD chemotherapy (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). In 54 patients evaluable for response, complete remission after path...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Santoro A,Bonfante V,Bonadonna G

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe pulmonary hypertension without pulmonary fibrosis occurred in 10 patients with the CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia), reputedly a benign variant of progressive systemic sclerosis. Time from the initial symptom, Raynaud's phenomenon, to the r...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Salerni R,Rodnan GP,Leon DF,Shaver JA

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in prolonging survival for women with breast cancer has been well documented, limited population-based information is available on the actual use of chemotherapy. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between age and chemotherapy use. DESIGN:Cohort study. SET...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Du XL,Key CR,Osborne C,Mahnken JD,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2003-01-21 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