Sodium etidronate in the treatment of Paget's disease of bone. A study of long-term results.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop criteria for interpreting results of the metyrapone test for the differential diagnosis of the adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent Cushing syndrome and to compare its diagnostic accuracy with that of the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Inpatie...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Avgerinos PC,Yanovski JA,Oldfield EH,Nieman LK,Cutler GB Jr

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of the continuous intravenous dexamethasone suppression test in the differential diagnosis of patients with the Cushing syndrome. DESIGN:Comparison of the results of this test with those of other tests in the study population and with data from the literature. SETTING:Refer...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Biemond P,de Jong FH,Lamberts SW

更新日期：1990-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of risk for radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening have not considered variation in dose exposure or diagnostic work-up after abnormal screening results. OBJECTIVE:To estimate distributions of radiation-induced breast cancer incidence and mortality from digital mammography scre...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Miglioretti DL,Lange J,van den Broek JJ,Lee CI,van Ravesteyn NT,Ritley D,Kerlikowske K,Fenton JJ,Melnikow J,de Koning HJ,Hubbard RA

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood gas analysis is used to evaluate oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange and acid-base status. Few studies identify indications for arterial blood gas analysis, especially with regard to optimizing the quality of patient care. General indications in severely ill adults usually include pathophysiologic ab...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Raffin TA

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1 January 1980 and 18 October 1981, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control collected information on 1407 cases of toxic shock syndrome using a nationwide passive surveillance system. Ninety-two percent of the reported cases were associated with menstruation. Information available on the type of men...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Reingold AL,Hargrett NT,Shands KN,Dan BB,Schmid GP,Strickland BY,Broome CV

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians treating patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis spend a considerable amount of time dealing with the psychological and social aspects of the disease. The patients' reaction to the disease can be related to age, experience, personality, and environment at work and at home. Common problems include loss of...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rogers MP,Liang MH,Partridge AJ

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional interpretation of clinical trials relies heavily on the classic p value. The p value, however, represents only a false-positive rate, and does not tell the probability that the investigator's hypothesis is correct, given his observations. This more relevant posterior probability can be quantified by an ex...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Diamond GA,Forrester JS

更新日期：1983-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Benign reductions in neutrophil counts may be more common at certain ages and in certain ethnic groups and may be affected by sex and smoking status. OBJECTIVE:To determine differences in neutrophil counts in the U.S. population according to ethnicity, age, sex, and smoking status. DESIGN:Population-based,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hsieh MM,Everhart JE,Byrd-Holt DD,Tisdale JF,Rodgers GP

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent postmarketing trials produced conflicting results about the risk for hospitalized heart failure (hHF) associated with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, creating uncertainty about the safety of these antihyperglycemic agents. OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations of hHF with saxagliptin and s...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Toh S,Hampp C,Reichman ME,Graham DJ,Balakrishnan S,Pucino F,Hamilton J,Lendle S,Iyer A,Rucker M,Pimentel M,Nathwani N,Griffin MR,Brown NJ,Fireman BH

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The training of physicians for the delivery of primary care is becoming a national priority. The period of residency training is viewed by many as the focal point for educational change to meet this demand. The Residency Program in Social Medicine at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center was begun in 1970 and offers ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Boufford JI

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Menopausal hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions is currently not recommended because of its adverse effects. PURPOSE:To update evidence about the effectiveness of hormone therapy in reducing risk for chronic conditions and adverse effects, and to examine whether outcomes vary among women in differe...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nelson HD,Walker M,Zakher B,Mitchell J

更新日期：2012-07-17 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：:The prevalence of sleep apnea was studied in 46 middle- and older-aged men with "essential hypertension." Thirty-four age- and weight-similar normotensive men were also studied. Fourteen hypertensive men and three controls had sleep apnea syndrome, as defined as greater than ten apneas per hour of sleep. Hypertensive ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Fletcher EC,DeBehnke RD,Lovoi MS,Gorin AB

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper outlines the clinical, serologic, and immunogenetic differences and similarities of Sjögren's syndrome alone (primary) and Sjögren's syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (secondary). The immunoregulation in Sjögren's syndrome is discussed and the incidence of immune...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moutsopoulos HM,Chused TM,Mann DL,Klippel JH,Fauci AS,Frank MM,Lawley TJ,Hamburger MI

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes, therapy for, and consequences of hypernatremia in elderly patients are not well understood. We found that in 15,187 consecutive hospital admissions, 162 (1.1%) patients who were at least 60 years of age had serum sodium levels that measured greater than 148 meq/L. Of that 162, 57% had become hypernatremic ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Snyder NA,Feigal DW,Arieff AI

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of the addition of ifosfamide to cisplatin plus etoposide (VIP), or vinblastine (VeIP), in patients with recurrent germ cell tumors. DESIGN:Nonrandomized, prospective phase II trial. SETTING:Tertiary referral university hospital. PATIENTS:Fifty-six of fifty-eight entered pat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Loehrer PJ Sr,Lauer R,Roth BJ,Williams SD,Kalasinski LA,Einhorn LH

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 20 July and 15 Octoboer 1975, five cases of human infection with Babesia microti were diagnosed on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The illness was characterized by fever, drenching sweats, shaking chills, myalgia, arthralgia, extreme fatigue, and a mild-to-moderate hemolytic anemia. None of the patients had a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Reubush TK 2nd,Cassaday PB,Marsh HJ,Lisker SA,Voorhees DB,Mahoney EB,Healy GR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the prevalence, severity, type and pathogenesis of osteopenia in idiopathic hemochromatosis. DESIGN:Prospective study conducted over 18 months. SETTING:Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS:Twenty-two men with idiopathic hemochromatosis and 20 age-matched controls. There were 5 hypogonadal patient...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Diamond T,Stiel D,Posen S

更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：DESCRIPTION:Reaffirmation of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for testicular cancer. METHODS:The USPSTF performed a targeted literature search for benefits and harms of screening for testicular cancer in asymptomatic males and found no new studies. RECOMMENDA...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2011-04-05 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：:Expert groups, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), recommend a range of clinical preventive services for persons at average risk for disease. Use of these services often is substantially lower among racial and ethnic minority groups, rural residents, and persons of lower socioeconomic status. O...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Carey TS,Bekemeier B,Campos-Outcalt D,Koch-Weser S,Millon-Underwood S,Teutsch S

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the temporal characteristics of cocaine-induced coronary vasoconstriction in humans and to assess the relation between cocaine-induced coronary vasoconstriction and the blood concentration of cocaine and its main metabolites. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Card...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brogan WC 3rd,Lange RA,Glamann DB,Hillis LD

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to prevent cytomegalovirus infection among seronegative patients having marrow transplants, a globulin with high antibody levels against cytomegalovirus was given before and for 11 weeks after transplantation in a randomized trial. Among 36 patients who received no prophylactic granulocyte transfusions, g...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Meyers JD,Leszczynski J,Zaia JA,Flournoy N,Newton B,Snydman DR,Wright GG,Levin MJ,Thomas ED

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) formulas are the major components of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) interventions. The general reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CHM formulas is disappointing, although CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement extensions for herbal medic...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cheng CW,Wu TX,Shang HC,Li YP,Altman DG,Moher D,Bian ZX,CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017 Group.

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vertebral fractures are a hallmark of postmenopausal osteoporosis and an important end point in trials of osteoporosis treatment, but the clinical significance of these fractures remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of new vertebral fractures with back pain and back-related functional l...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nevitt MC,Ettinger B,Black DM,Stone K,Jamal SA,Ensrud K,Segal M,Genant HK,Cummings SR

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colony-stimulating factors are growth factors responsible for the proliferation and the maturation of bone marrow stem cells to fully differentiated granulocytes and monocytes. In addition to their effects on hematopoiesis, some colony-stimulating factors prime mature cells for enhanced chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and k...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weisbart RH,Gasson JC,Golde DW

更新日期：1989-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, acupuncture is embedded in naturalistic theories that are compatible with Confucianism and Taoism. Such ideas as yin-yang, qi, dampness, and wind represent East Asian conceptual frameworks that emphasize the reliability of ordinary, human sensory awareness. Many physicians who practice acupuncture rejec...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kaptchuk TJ

更新日期：2002-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indinavir, a protease inhibitor widely used to treat patients with HIV infection, has been associated with nephrolithiasis. Distinctive urinary crystals and a spectrum of urologic disorders were noted in patients receiving indinavir. OBJECTIVE:To determine the composition of urinary crystals and the frequen...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kopp JB,Miller KD,Mican JA,Feuerstein IM,Vaughan E,Baker C,Pannell LK,Falloon J

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one juvenile-onset diabetic patients with azotemic nephropathy underwent coronary angiography and left ventriculography before renal transplantation or chronic hemodialysis. Two-year survival of 12 patients with no coronary artery disease (group A) was 88% compared to 22% for nine patients with coronary artery ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weinrauch LA,D'elia JA,Healy RW,Gleason RE,Takacs FJ,Libertino JA,Leland OS

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00