Emerging magnetic resonance imaging technologies for musculoskeletal imaging under loading stress: scope of the literature.

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：DESCRIPTION:New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS:The USPSTF reviewed evidence on screening for CKD, including evidence on screening, accuracy of screening, early treatment, and harms of screening and early treatment. POPULATIO...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moyer VA,U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2012-10-16 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：: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：:The irritable bowel syndrome is a common chronic disorder having a broad clinical spectrum of severity. Although only a small proportion of those afflicted seek medical help for their symptoms, a subset have severe and intractable symptoms. A positive diagnosis should be established from the history and physical exami...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Drossman DA,Thompson WG

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent national recommendations have proposed that physicians should titrate lipid therapy to achieve low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels less than 1.81 mmol/L (<70 mg/dL) for patients at very high cardiovascular risk and less than 2.59 mmol/L (<100 mg/dL) for patients at high cardiovascular risk. To exam...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hayward RA,Hofer TP,Vijan S

更新日期：2006-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep problems are common in pregnant women. This review examines sleep in normal pregnancy; discusses the physiologic bases for alterations in sleep, including hormonal and mechanical factors; and correlates these factors with changes in sleep of pregnant women, as determined subjectively by surveys and objectively b...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Santiago JR,Nolledo MS,Kinzler W,Santiago TV

更新日期：2001-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been increasing attention to the appropriate interpretation of a clinical study. One special concern has been the difficulty inherent in interpreting studies that were not statistically significant: Was the sample size sufficient to detect a clinically important effect if, in fact, it existed...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Young MJ,Bresnitz EA,Strom BL

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of levothyroxine and potassium iodide in treating patients with benign solitary cold thyroid nodules. DESIGN:Randomized controlled study. SETTING:Outpatient clinic at a university hospital. PATIENTS:80 patients with solitary solid cold thyroid nodules found to be benign at cy...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： La Rosa GL,Lupo L,Giuffrida D,Gullo D,Vigneri R,Belfiore A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients referred for cancer chemotherapy were found to be chronic, asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers. They had normal serum aminotransferase levels, but their sera were positive for HGsAg and antibody to hepatitis B e antigen. Both patients developed acute, icteric hepatitis within 3 month...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hoofnagle JH,Dusheiko GM,Schafer DF,Jones EA,Micetich KC,Young RC,Costa J

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathologic and neurochemical studies of older adults with Down's syndrome and those with Alzheimer's disease reveal striking similarities. Genetic studies indicate that near relatives of patients with Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and the risk appears to be age speci...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cutler NR,Heston LL,Davies P,Haxby JV,Schapiro MB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for family and intimate partner violence, based on the USPSTF's examination of evidence specific to family and intimate partner violence, and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. In 1996, the USPSTF found...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： U. S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2004-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the factors that distinguish terminally ill, incompetent patients who are given do-not-resuscitate status by physicians against the wishes of the patient's family, I reviewed the charts of 20 such patients (cases) seen in consultation by the ethics committee at the Massachusetts General Hospital over 10 ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brennan TA

更新日期：1988-11-15 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：:Sixty-nine out of a kindred of 100 members covering five generations were examined and studied, and 34 were hypercalcemic. Sixteen subjects were believed, on the basis of laboratory and clinical observations, to have primary hyperparathyroidism. Eight patients were subjected to exhaustive study to identify polyendocri...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Goldsmith RE,Sizemore GW,Chen IW,Zalme E,Altemeier WA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 5379 patients who had received radiation treatment at our institution for benign conditions of the head and neck, 318 developed thyroid cancer 3 to 42 years later. We report follow-up observations (median interval from diagnosis to recurrence or last contact, 10 years; longest interval, 31) for 296 of these patient...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schneider AB,Recant W,Pinsky SM,Ryo UY,Bekerman C,Shore-Freedman E

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis reduces the risk for venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR). New oral anticoagulants (NOACs), including direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors, are emerging options for thromboprophylaxis after these procedures. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Adam SS,McDuffie JR,Lachiewicz PF,Ortel TL,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Biosimilars are of growing clinical, regulatory, and commercial importance. Purpose:To summarize evidence about the bioequivalence between biosimilar and reference tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors. Data Sources:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and LILACS from incept...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chingcuanco F,Segal JB,Kim SC,Alexander GC

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the patient's major reasons for seeking care is of critical importance in a successful medical encounter. To study the physician's role in soliciting and developing the patient's concerns at the outset of a clinical encounter, 74 office visits were recorded. In only 17 (23%) of the visits was the patient p...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Beckman HB,Frankel RM

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis that develops after joint arthroplasty and the value of screening tests to detect thrombi are uncertain. OBJECTIVES:To determine 1) the rate of symptomatic deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism occurring after hospitalization for joint ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Robinson KS,Anderson DR,Gross M,Petrie D,Leighton R,Stanish W,Alexander D,Mitchell M,Flemming B,Gent M

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medicare's value-based purchasing (VBP) and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) could disproportionately affect safety-net hospitals. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether safety-net hospitals incur larger financial penalties than other hospitals under VBP and HRRP. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis....

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gilman M,Hockenberry JM,Adams EK,Milstein AS,Wilson IB,Becker ER

更新日期：2015-09-15 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 available information on the epidemiology, cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period and to develop guidelines for the management of this condition. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE and Index Medicus searches and a manual search o...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Roth A,Elkayam U

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial, dual spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) images, taken at the level of the pulmonary arteries and gated to the cardiac cycle, were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated in nine patients with primary pulmonary arterial hypertension and six controls. In controls and patients, intravascular signal intensity was...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： von Schulthess GK,Fisher MR,Higgins CB

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. PURPOSE:To review the effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions for tobacco cessation. DATA SOURCES:5 databases and 8 organizational Web sites were searched through 1 August 2014 for systematic review...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patnode CD,Henderson JT,Thompson JH,Senger CA,Fortmann SP,Whitlock EP

更新日期：2015-10-20 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：: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:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a technically demanding procedure that can cause substantial complications. Competence in performing ERCP and the learning curve for achieving competence are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the number of supervised ERCPs that physicians must ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jowell PS,Baillie J,Branch MS,Affronti J,Browning CL,Bute BP

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life space is a measure of where a person goes, the frequency of going there, and the dependency in getting there. It may be a more accurate measure of mobility in older adults because it reflects participation in society as well as physical ability. OBJECTIVE:To assess effects of hospitalization on life sp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brown CJ,Roth DL,Allman RM,Sawyer P,Ritchie CS,Roseman JM

更新日期：2009-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman from Mendoza, Argentina, was severely bitten by a dog that died 4 days later. Before death, the dog was nervous, aggressive, and had occasional seizures. Ten days after the woman had been bitten, rabies vaccine treatment was begun: 14 daily doses of suckling mouse brain vaccine followed by 2 booste...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Porras C,Barboza JJ,Fuenzalida E,Adaros HL,Oviedo AM,Furst J

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00