Asymptomatic glomerulonephritis after nonstreptococcal upper respiratory infections.

abstract：PURPOSE:To review clinical scenarios in which nonelectrophysiologist physicians may interact with patients who have implantable defibrillators. DATA SOURCES:Peer-reviewed original articles and reviews addressing aspects of implantable defibrillator therapy that are relevant to the clinician. DATA SYNTHESIS:The capaci...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pinski SL,Trohman RG

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of combined idiopathic immune neutropenia and immune thrombocytopenia (thromboneutropenia). Therapy with prednisone was ineffective. Treatment with vincristine raised the patient's platelet count but did not increase the neutrophil count. Splenectomy led to a prompt complete remission. Using radioimmu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Linker CA,Newcom SR,Nilsson CM,Wolf JL,Shuman MA

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 23-year-old woman who developed severe myalgias in association with mild hepatitis B surface antigen-positive hepatitis. Muscle biopsy showed myriads of microvacuoles filled with neutral lipid. Prednisone therapy was associated with complete clearing of all clinical and laboratory abnormalities...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patten BM,Shabot JM,Alperin J,Dodson RF

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to surge in the United States and globally. OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of COVID-19-related critical illness, including trends in outcomes and care delivery. DESIGN:Single-health system, multihospital retrospective cohort study. SETTING...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Anesi GL,Jablonski J,Harhay MO,Atkins JH,Bajaj J,Baston C,Brennan PJ,Candeloro CL,Catalano LM,Cereda MF,Chandler JM,Christie JD,Collins T,Courtright KR,Fuchs BD,Gordon E,Greenwood JC,Gudowski S,Hanish A,Hanson Iii C

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Restrictive cardiomyopathy produced by primary cardiac amyloidosis may have a clinical syndrome identical to noncalcific constrictive pericarditis. We report two patients with amyloidosis and restrictive physiology who had enlarged papillary muscles shown on left ventricular angiocardiogram. Rapid volume expansion wit...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Maule WF,Martin RH

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population screening for hemochromatosis done by using the transferrin saturation test has been advocated by experts to permit the initiation of therapeutic phlebotomy before the onset of clinical disease. The discovery of a gene associated with hemochromatosis has made DNA testing another option for screening and dia...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cogswell ME,McDonnell SM,Khoury MJ,Franks AL,Burke W,Brittenham G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite convincing evidence that lowering blood pressure decreases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the hypertension burden remains high and control rates are poor in developing countries. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of 2 community-based interventions on blood pressure in hypertensive adult...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jafar TH,Hatcher J,Poulter N,Islam M,Hashmi S,Qadri Z,Bux R,Khan A,Jafary FH,Hameed A,Khan A,Badruddin SH,Chaturvedi N,Hypertension Research Group.

更新日期：2009-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with lupus nephritis and marked proteinuria (3.9 g or more/d) that did not respond adequately to treatment with prednisone alone or prednisone in combination with azathioprine were treated with total lymphoid irradiation in an uncontrolled feasibility study. Within 6 weeks after the start of total lymphoi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Strober S,Field E,Hoppe RT,Kotzin BL,Shemesh O,Engleman E,Ross JC,Myers BD

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As more people with mild hypertension are treated, non-drug therapies should be used more frequently and effectively. These therapies include weight reduction; sodium restriction; potassium, calcium, and magnesium supplementation; other dietary changes; exercise; relaxation; and moderation of alcohol use. Such therapi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kaplan NM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitals are implementing discharge support programs to reduce readmissions, and these programs have had mixed success. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether a peridischarge, nurse-led intervention decreased emergency department (ED) visits or readmissions among ethnically and linguistically diverse older patients ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Goldman LE,Sarkar U,Kessell E,Guzman D,Schneidermann M,Pierluissi E,Walter B,Vittinghoff E,Critchfield J,Kushel M

更新日期：2014-10-07 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 platelet transfusion from a blood group O donor, immunized 1 month before with Pneumovax, caused a hemolytic reaction in a blood group A recipient. Forty-five of 59 group O donors (76%) and all of nine group B donors immunized with Pneumovax had a fourfold or higher anti-A response. Half of the anti-A antibody in hi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Siber GR,Ambrosino DM,Gorgone BC

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 476 patients with multiple myeloma treated during a 9-year period, 11 developed acute myelogenous leukemia or sideroblastic anemia. In all, the myeloma was in remission from chemotherapy with melphalan-prednisone combinations that had been continued for a median duration of 3 years. The incidence of acute leukemia ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gonzalez F,Trujillo JM,Alexanian R

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether antimicrobial therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection accelerates the healing of duodenal ulcers. DESIGN:Single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Veterans Affairs hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred and five patients with endoscopically verified duodenal ulcers. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Graham DY,Lew GM,Evans DG,Evans DJ Jr,Klein PD

更新日期：1991-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In an unprecedented approach to viral discovery, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) was cloned before it was established by conventional methods of viral detection or by genomic characterization. Hepatitis C virus is a small (10-kb), single-stranded RNA virus with a genomic organization that places it in the family Flaviviri...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Alter HJ

更新日期：1991-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thyroid nodules are common, few are malignant and require surgical treatment. A systematic approach to their evaluation is important to avoid unnecessary surgery. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy has resulted in substantial improvements in diagnostic accuracy, cost reductions, and higher malignancy yield at time...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Castro MR,Gharib H

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients developed severe hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, and hypokalemia as a result of renal wasting of magnesium and potassium shortly after being treated with large doses of gentamicin. When therapy with gentamicin was discontinued renal loss of magnesium and potassium ceased, and serum calcium, magnesium, and p...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bar RS,Wilson HE,Mazzaferri EL

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale, epidemic transmission of tuberculosis to patients, nonprofessional staff, nurses, and physicians has been documented recently in hospitals, clinics, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) residencies, and correctional facilities. Prominent factors in these outbreaks have included human immunodeficiency...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Iseman MD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identical male twins had alveolar cell carcinoma with nearly synchronous onset and similar histopathologic features, both metastatic to the brain. The hypothesis is advanced that there are genes shared by these twins that determine not only the susceptibility of pulmonary cells to malignant transformation but also the...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Joishy SK,Cooper RA,Rowley PT

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) brain scanning in alcoholic patients with withdrawal seizures (n = 151) and other neurologic problems (n = 87) and compared the findings of a detailed neurologic examination to the results of CT scanning. In patients with seizures, nearly 50% of CT scans were nor...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Feussner JR,Linfors EW,Blessing CL,Starmer CF

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has supported screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia in asymptomatic, sexually active women (including pregnant women) who are younger than 25 years or at increased risk but not in other patient populations. PURPOSE:To update the 2005 and 2007 systematic reviews for the U.S. Preventive Serv...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Zakher B,Cantor AG,Pappas M,Daeges M,Nelson HD

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the course and prognosis of salicylate-induced pulmonary edema, we reviewed the records of 36 consecutive patients admitted with serum salicylate levels greater than 30 mg/dL. Pulmonary edema developed in eight patients, and pulmonary infiltrates were never seen in 28 patients. Several features distinguished...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Heffner JE,Sahn SA

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred ninety-eight patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia received marrow transplants after intensive chemotherapy and total body irradiation. Multivariate analysis showed disease status at time of transplantation to be the most powerful predictor of survival. The probability of long-term survival for alloge...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Thomas ED,Clift RA,Fefer A,Appelbaum FR,Beatty P,Bensinger WI,Buckner CD,Cheever MA,Deeg HJ,Doney K

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence on the safety and efficacy of methotrexate as a second- or third-line agent for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis is reviewed. Four placebo-controlled clinical trials have documented short-term benefit from methotrexate; although true remission is rare, patients receiving methotrexate showed a 26% (...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Tugwell P,Bennett K,Gent M

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporin A in patients with severe, treatment-refractory rheumatoid arthritis. DESIGN:Prospective randomized, double-blind 6-month trial. PATIENTS:Thirty-one patients who had classic seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with active synovitis unresponsive to conve...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Yocum DE,Klippel JH,Wilder RL,Gerber NL,Austin HA 3rd,Wahl SM,Lesko L,Minor JR,Preuss HG,Yarboro C

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in prevention and treatment, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. PURPOSE:To systematically review the evidence for behavioral counseling interventions to prevent STIs in adolescents and adults (nonpregnant and pre...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lin JS,Whitlock E,O'Connor E,Bauer V

更新日期：2008-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin breaks the gastric mucosal barrier. We studied the effect of aspirin on this barrier, correlating changes in potential difference and ultrastructure. Mean control potential difference for seven subjects was -48 +/- 1.0 mV. Oral aspirin, 600 mg in 100 ml of saline, reduced potential difference to -39 +/- 1.4 mV...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Baskin WN,Ivey KJ,Krause WJ,Jeffrey GE,Gemmell RT

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-based primary care for homebound seniors is complex, and practice constraints are unique. No quality-of-care standards exist. OBJECTIVE:To identify process quality indicators that are essential to high-quality, home-based primary care. DESIGN:An expert development panel reviewed established and new qu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Smith KL,Soriano TA,Boal J

更新日期：2007-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Kidney Foundation has advocated the use of the abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) from serum creatinine measurements in clinical laboratories. However, healthy persons were not included in the development of the MDRD equ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rule AD,Larson TS,Bergstralh EJ,Slezak JM,Jacobsen SJ,Cosio FG

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bed alarm systems intended to prevent hospital falls have not been formally evaluated. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether an intervention aimed at increasing bed alarm use decreases hospital falls and related events. DESIGN:Pair-matched, cluster randomized trial over 18 months. Nursing units were allocated b...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Shorr RI,Chandler AM,Mion LC,Waters TM,Liu M,Daniels MJ,Kessler LA,Miller ST

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00