How to image the gallbladder in suspected cholecystitis.

abstract：DESCRIPTION:The Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), a national coalition of women's health professional organizations and patient representatives, developed a recommendation on screening for anxiety in adolescent and adult women to improve detection; achieve earlier diagnosis and treatment; and improve healt...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gregory KD,Chelmow D,Nelson HD,Van Niel MS,Conry JA,Garcia F,Kendig SM,O'Reilly N,Qaseem A,Ramos D,Salganicoff A,Son S,Wood JK,Zahn C,Women’s Preventive Services Initiative.

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current standard initial therapies for deep venous thrombosis are low-molecular-weight heparin and unfractionated heparin. In a dose-ranging study of patients with symptomatic deep venous thrombosis, fondaparinux had efficacy and a safety profile similar to those of low-molecular-weight heparin (daltepar...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Büller HR,Davidson BL,Decousus H,Gallus A,Gent M,Piovella F,Prins MH,Raskob G,Segers AE,Cariou R,Leeuwenkamp O,Lensing AW,Matisse Investigators.

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six patients who required heparin therapy were randomly assigned to receive bovine or porcine heparin. Abnormal concentrations of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase developed during treatment in 59.3% and 26.7% of patients, respectively. Patient characteristics that significantly influenced the dev...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Dukes GE Jr,Sanders SW,Russo J Jr,Swenson E,Burnakis TG,Saffle JR,Warden GD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SOURCE CITATION:Tsapas A, Avgerinos I, Karagiannis T, et al. Comparative effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2020;173:278-86. 32598218. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Gandhi GY

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has penalized hospitals with higher 30-day readmission rates more than $3 billion to date. Clinicians and policy experts have raised concerns that the 30-day readmission measure used in this program provides an incomplete picture of performance because it does not cap...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Wadhera RK,Joynt Maddox KE,Desai NR,Landon BE,Md MV,Gilstrap LG,Shen C,Yeh RW

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of non-potassium-sparing diuretics and beta-blockers is associated with an excess risk for sudden cardiac death in hypertensive patients. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Rotterdam, the Netherlands. PATIENTS:257 case-patients who had died suddenly while receiving drug therapy...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hoes AW,Grobbee DE,Lubsen J,Man in 't Veld AJ,van der Does E,Hofman A

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Figure: see text]. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Morganstein JC

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice of antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is complicated: Ticagrelor and prasugrel are novel alternatives to clopidogrel, patients with some genotypes may not respond to clopidogrel, and low-cost generic formulations of clopidogrel are available. OBJECTIVE:To determine the most ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kazi DS,Garber AM,Shah RU,Dudley RA,Mell MW,Rhee C,Moshkevich S,Boothroyd DB,Owens DK,Hlatky MA

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a model to project morbidity, mortality, and costs attributable to type A influenza virus infections in nursing homes and to evaluate the relative benefits and costs of programs for prevention and control. Influenza vaccination was the most cost-effective intervention under various simulations in the mode...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patriarca PA,Arden NH,Koplan JP,Goodman RA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homeless persons have high mortality rates. OBJECTIVE:To ascertain causes of death in a group of homeless persons. DESIGN:Cohort study. PATIENTS:17,292 adults seen by the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program from 1988 to 1993. MEASUREMENTS:Cause-specific mortality rates adjusted for race and rate ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hwang SW,Orav EJ,O'Connell JJ,Lebow JM,Brennan TA

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation holds promise as a treatment for familial amyloid polyneuropathy. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether peripheral nerves regenerate in patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy after liver transplantation. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital in Matsumoto, Japan. PATIENT:A ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ikeda S,Takei Y,Yanagisawa N,Matsunami H,Hashikura Y,Ikegami T,Kawasaki S

更新日期：1997-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：Description:Recommendation on screening for urinary incontinence in women by the Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), a national coalition of women's health professional organizations and patient representatives. The WPSI's recommendations are intended to guide clinical practice and coverage of services for t...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： O'Reilly N,Nelson HD,Conry JM,Frost J,Gregory KD,Kendig SM,Phipps M,Salganicoff A,Ramos D,Zahn C,Qaseem A,Women's Preventive Services Initiative.

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent, widely publicized meta-analysis of 42 clinical trials concluded that rosiglitazone was associated with an approximately 43% increased risk for myocardial infarction and an approximately 64% increased risk for cardiovascular death. The sensitivity of these conclusions to several methodological choices was not...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Diamond GA,Bax L,Kaul S

更新日期：2007-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation is safe, cost-effective, and beneficial for patients with end-stage renal disease. The number of patients who can receive transplants is severely limited by the availability of donor organs. Because most patients do not have a suitable living, related donor, transplant programs now rely on the u...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Waltzer WC

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:U.S. HIV treatment guidelines recommend branded once-daily, 1-pill efavirenz-emtricitabine-tenofovir as first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). With the anticipated approval of generic efavirenz in the United States, a once-daily, 3-pill alternative (generic efavirenz, generic lamivudine, and tenofovir) wil...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Walensky RP,Sax PE,Nakamura YM,Weinstein MC,Pei PP,Freedberg KA,Paltiel AD,Schackman BR

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus denotes the presence of columnar epithelium in the esophagus instead of the usual stratified squamous epithelium. Barrett's esophagus had been thought to represent a mediastinal extension of the stomach in patients with a congenital short esophagus. Subsequent clinical and experimental data have es...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bozymski EM,Herlihy KJ,Orlando RC

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended-duration low-molecular-weight heparin has been shown to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in high-risk surgical patients. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of extended-duration enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients. DESIGN:Randomized, parallel, placebo-contro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hull RD,Schellong SM,Tapson VF,Monreal M,Samama MM,Nicol P,Vicaut E,Turpie AG,Yusen RD,EXCLAIM (Extended Prophylaxis for Venous ThromboEmbolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients With Prolonged Immobilization) study.

更新日期：2010-07-06 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：:Four hundred sixty patients and staff from 15 U.S. dialysis centers were surveyed by the immune adherence hemagglutination technique for antibody to hepatitis A antigen (anti-HA). The age-standardized anti-HA prevalence was 42.9% in patients and 42.1% in staff. These rates are almost identical to those of socioeconomi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Szmuness W,Dienstag JL,Purcell RH,Prince AM,Stevens CE,Levine RW

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) is a rare disease of reversible plasma extravasation and vascular collapse accompanied by hemoconcentration and hypoalbuminemia. Its cause is unknown, although it is believed to be a manifestation of transient endothelial dysfunction due to endothelial contraction, apoptosis...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Druey KM,Greipp PR

更新日期：2010-07-20 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 describe 13 infections caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum. DESIGN:Identification of patients by microbiologic record review, followed by medical record review and a case-control study. SETTING:Seven metropolitan hospitals in New York. PATIENTS:All patients with M. haemophilum infections diagnosed betwe...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Straus WL,Ostroff SM,Jernigan DB,Kiehn TE,Sordillo EM,Armstrong D,Boone N,Schneider N,Kilburn JO,Silcox VA,LaBombardi V,Good RC

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Forceful new demands for accountability in medicine are arising from many interested parties. To maintain professional standards, physicians need to establish which demands are desirable and which are not. We adopt a model of stratified accountability that includes three major components: the accountable parties, the ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Emanuel LL

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, mortality ratios were computed in relation to overweight, cancer, and other diseases. The study included 750 000 men and women followed for 12 years. Each person was given a weight index. Death rates for overweight and underweight persons were compared with rates for persons of average weight. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Garfinkel L

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas and has been imported into many nonendemic countries by travelers. Objective:To describe clinical manifestations and epidemiology of Zika virus disease in travelers exposed in the Americas. Design:Descriptive, using GeoSentinel records. Setting:63 travel and t...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hamer DH,Barbre KA,Chen LH,Grobusch MP,Schlagenhauf P,Goorhuis A,van Genderen PJ,Molina I,Asgeirsson H,Kozarsky PE,Caumes E,Hagmann SH,Mockenhaupt FP,Eperon G,Barnett ED,Bottieau E,Boggild AK,Gautret P,Hynes NA,Kuhn

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Without population-based evidence, some clinicians recommend short-term suspension of hormone therapy to improve the performance of mammography. Hormone therapy increases breast density, and abnormal screening mammograms are more common among women with denser breasts and among women using hormone therapy. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Buist DS,Anderson ML,Reed SD,Aiello Bowles EJ,Fitzgibbons ED,Gandara JC,Seger D,Newton KM

更新日期：2009-06-02 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：:For the diagnosis of M7, the bone marrow aspirate shows a leukemic cell infiltrate that comprises 30% or more of all cells. These cells are identified as being of megakaryocyte lineage by the platelet peroxidase reaction on electron microscopy or by tests with monoclonal or polyclonal platelet-specific antibodies. Mye...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bennett JM,Catovsky D,Daniel MT,Flandrin G,Galton DA,Gralnick HR,Sultan C

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated 10 patients with hidradenitis suppurative or acne conglobata who developed arthritis. In contrast to patients with acne fulminans and arthritis, all our subjects were adults over 22 years of age; nine were black; and four were women. Nine patients had episodic inflammatory oligoarthritis affecting mainly ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rosner IA,Richter DE,Huettner TL,Kuffner GH,Wisnieski JJ,Burg CG

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several agents are available to treat osteoporosis, the relative efficacy and toxicity of these agents when used to prevent fractures has not been well described. PURPOSE:To compare the benefits in fracture reduction and the harms from adverse events of various therapies for osteoporosis. DATA SOU...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： MacLean C,Newberry S,Maglione M,McMahon M,Ranganath V,Suttorp M,Mojica W,Timmer M,Alexander A,McNamara M,Desai SB,Zhou A,Chen S,Carter J,Tringale C,Valentine D,Johnsen B,Grossman J

更新日期：2008-02-05 00:00:00