Serial impedance plethysmography in pregnant patients with clinically suspected deep-vein thrombosis. Clinical validity of negative findings.

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 determine the following: a reference range for serum calcitriol during hypercalcemia in a control group of patients with myeloma in whom calcitriol production is known to be appropriately suppressed; the incidence of elevated serum calcitriol levels in hypercalcemic patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma accor...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Seymour JF,Gagel RF,Hagemeister FB,Dimopoulos MA,Cabanillas F

更新日期：1994-11-01 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: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：:Quality improvement (QI) activities can improve health care but must be conducted ethically. The Hastings Center convened leaders and scholars to address ethical requirements for QI and their relationship to regulations protecting human subjects of research. The group defined QI as systematic, data-guided activities d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lynn J,Baily MA,Bottrell M,Jennings B,Levine RJ,Davidoff F,Casarett D,Corrigan J,Fox E,Wynia MK,Agich GJ,O'Kane M,Speroff T,Schyve P,Batalden P,Tunis S,Berlinger N,Cronenwett L,Fitzmaurice JM,Dubler NN,James B

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old librarian had recurrent palpable purpura on her ankles and legs that was found to be caused by the fumes released from heat-activated photocopy paper at her place of employment. Behenic acid was identified as the responsible chemical component through a series of challenge studies that simulated her work...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Tencati JR,Novey HS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1986 False Claims Act Amendments authorize private citizens to sue on behalf of the U.S. government to recover federal funds from fraudulent recipients. The "relator" receives a share of any proceeds from a successful lawsuit. Originally enacted because of defense procurement scandals, this statute also applies to...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hsia DC

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the major cancer killer of women in the United States. Recent advances in therapy promise more effective control of this illness. The development of hormone receptor analysis permits us to better understand the mechanisms of action of steroid and peptide hormones and increases the likelihood of using ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the causes of persistent dizziness in outpatients. DESIGN:Consecutive adult outpatients presenting with a chief complaint of dizziness. SETTING:Four clinics (internal medicine, walk-in, emergency room, and neurology) in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Of 185 patients presenting during the 10-mon...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kroenke K,Lucas CA,Rosenberg ML,Scherokman B,Herbers JE Jr,Wehrle PA,Boggi JO

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term risk for fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) after treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be an important factor in the decision to discontinue this treatment. OBJECTIVE:To provide reliable and precise estimates of the annual risk for fatal PE and the case-fatality rate of disease recurrence ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Douketis JD,Gu CS,Schulman S,Ghirarduzzi A,Pengo V,Prandoni P

更新日期：2007-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:More than half of enrollees in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are also covered by Medicare and can choose to receive their prescriptions from VA or from Medicare-participating providers. Such dual-system care may lead to unsafe opioid use if providers in these 2 systems do not coordinate care o...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moyo P,Zhao X,Thorpe CT,Thorpe JM,Sileanu FE,Cashy JP,Hale JA,Mor MK,Radomski TR,Donohue JM,Hausmann LRM,Hanlon JT,Good CB,Fine MJ,Gellad WF

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：Description:The purpose of this guidance statement is to guide clinicians on colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults. Methods:This guidance statement is derived from a critical appraisal of guidelines on screening for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults and the evidence presented in these guidelines. N...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Qaseem A,Crandall CJ,Mustafa RA,Hicks LA,Wilt TJ,Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians.

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bayesian inference is usually presented as a method for determining how scientific belief should be modified by data. Although Bayesian methodology has been one of the most active areas of statistical development in the past 20 years, medical researchers have been reluctant to embrace what they perceive as a subjectiv...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Goodman SN

更新日期：1999-06-15 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：BACKGROUND:The pandemic potential of influenza A (H5N1) virus is a prominent public health concern of the 21st century. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative pandemic (H5N1) mitigation and response strategies. DESIGN:Compartmental epidemic model in conjunction with a Markov mod...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Khazeni N,Hutton DW,Garber AM,Owens DK

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:High-sensitivity assays for cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are sometimes used to rapidly rule out acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Purpose:To estimate the ability of a single hs-cTnT concentration below the limit of detection (<0.005 µg/L) and a nonischemic electrocardiogram (ECG) to rule out AMI in adults ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pickering JW,Than MP,Cullen L,Aldous S,Ter Avest E,Body R,Carlton EW,Collinson P,Dupuy AM,Ekelund U,Eggers KM,Florkowski CM,Freund Y,George P,Goodacre S,Greenslade JH,Jaffe AS,Lord SJ,Mokhtari A,Mueller C,Munro A

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although few retrospective studies of high altitude have reported that obesity might be associated with the development of acute mountain sickness (AMS), this association has not been studied prospectively. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether obesity is associated with the development of AMS. DESIGN:Obese and n...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ri-Li G,Chase PJ,Witkowski S,Wyrick BL,Stone JA,Levine BD,Babb TG

更新日期：2003-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the current knowledge about breast cancer in black women--including epidemiology, risk factors, screening practices, pathology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome--with emphasis on issues that might explain why the survival rate in this population of women is lower than that in white wome...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moormeier J

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A daily injection of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is often prescribed to women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), although evidence suggesting a benefit is questionable. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether LMWH increases ongoing pregnancy and live-birth rates in women with unexplained RPL. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schleussner E,Kamin G,Seliger G,Rogenhofer N,Ebner S,Toth B,Schenk M,Henes M,Bohlmann MK,Fischer T,Brosteanu O,Bauersachs R,Petroff D,ETHIG II group.

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：SOURCE CITATION:Nidorf SM, Fiolet ATL, Mosterd A, et al. Colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 2020;383:1838-47. 32865380. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cohn JN

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening can detect prostate cancer at earlier, asymptomatic stages, when treatments might be more effective. PURPOSE:To update the 2002 and 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence reviews on screening and treatments for prostate cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (2002 to July 2011) and the Cochrane ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chou R,Croswell JM,Dana T,Bougatsos C,Blazina I,Fu R,Gleitsmann K,Koenig HC,Lam C,Maltz A,Rugge JB,Lin K

更新日期：2011-12-06 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：:Twenty-three patients with hyperparathyroidism from six families with the multiple endocrine adenomatosis (MEA) I-syndrome were tested by secretin provocation. In nine cases this led to increases in serum gastrin ranging from 298 to 13 300 pg/ml, whereas the maximum rise in gastrin in the other 14 patients was 32 pg/m...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lamers CB,Buis JT,van Tongeren J

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are associated with procedure-related complications, yet little is known about variation in complication rates among institutions that may suggest disparities in care quality. Objective:To assess institutional variation in risk-standardized complication ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ranasinghe I,Labrosciano C,Horton D,Ganesan A,Curtis JP,Krumholz HM,McGavigan A,Hossain S,Air T,Hariharaputhiran S

更新日期：2019-09-03 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：:We studied renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate during graded blood pressure reduction induced with sodium nitroprusside infusion in 16 hypertensive patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease. Eight patients with unilateral disease tolerated pressure reduction from 205 +/- 9 (SE)/103 +/- 2 mm Hg to...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Textor SC,Novick AC,Tarazi RC,Klimas V,Vidt DG,Pohl M

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation therapy is one of many treatment options for patients with prostate cancer. PURPOSE:To update findings on the clinical and biochemical outcomes of radiation therapies for localized prostate cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (2007 through March 2011) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Tria...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bannuru RR,Dvorak T,Obadan N,Yu WW,Patel K,Chung M,Ip S

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of housestaff physician reporting as a method for identifying adverse events on a medical service and to compare the physician reporting mechanism with a retrospective record review mechanism. SETTING:Medical service of an urban, university-affiliated teaching hospital. DESIGN:Co...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： O'Neil AC,Petersen LA,Cook EF,Bates DW,Lee TH,Brennan TA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In observational studies or nonrandomized experiments, treated and control groups may differ in their outcomes even if the treatment has no effect; this may happen if the groups were not comparable before the start of treatment. The groups may fail to be comparable in either of two ways: They may differ with respect t...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rosenbaum PR

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initial findings from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-Sodium Trial demonstrated that reduction of sodium intake in two different diets decreased blood pressure in participants with and without hypertension. OBJECTIVE:To determine effects on blood pressure of reduced sodium intake and the ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Vollmer WM,Sacks FM,Ard J,Appel LJ,Bray GA,Simons-Morton DG,Conlin PR,Svetkey LP,Erlinger TP,Moore TJ,Karanja N,DASH-Sodium Trial Collaborative Research Group.

更新日期：2001-12-18 00:00:00