Asymptomatic hyperuricemia: the case for conservative management.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timely diagnosis of influenza can help clinical management. PURPOSE:To examine the accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) in adults and children with influenza-like illness and evaluate factors associated with higher accuracy. DATA SOURCES:PubMed and EMBASE through December 2011; BIOSIS and W...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chartrand C,Leeflang MM,Minion J,Brewer T,Pai M

更新日期：2012-04-03 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：:Two patients with renal failure developed N-acetylprocainamide toxicity while receiving procainamide. Treatment consisted of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration in one and hemodialysis followed by continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration in the other. The efficacy of these treatments was compared with the effica...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Domoto DT,Brown WW,Bruggensmith P

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances of urinary bladder function are well-recognized problems in diabetic patients and are generally attributed to peripheral neuropathy. Because of the difficulties inherent in the histologic examination of the peripheral autonomic nerves, little is known about the pathology of these nerves. Recently, alterat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mastri AR

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the necessity of posteroanterior chest roentgenography for the identification of pneumothorax and other complications after thoracentesis. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS:67 men and 43 women (mean age +/- SD, 62.4 +/- 13.2 years). Exclusion cr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Doyle JJ,Hnatiuk OW,Torrington KG,Slade AR,Howard RS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although clinicians avoid giving meropenem to patients with penicillin allergy because of potential cross-reactivity, the rate of cross-reactivity between penicillins and meropenem has not been prospectively determined. OBJECTIVE:To assess the tolerability of meropenem in patients with documented penicillin...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Romano A,Viola M,Guéant-Rodriguez RM,Gaeta F,Valluzzi R,Guéant JL

更新日期：2007-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the available data on the treatment of chronic stable angina and formulate a rational approach to the use of pharmacologic therapy, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). DATA SOURCES:A MEDLINE search of English-language literature publ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Solomon AJ,Gersh BJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventive therapy is an important element of syphilis control efforts. No currently recommended, single-dose alternatives to penicillin G benzathine are available for treatment of incubating syphilis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of a single 1.0-g dose of azithromycin for treatment of persons recently exp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hook EW 3rd,Stephens J,Ennis DM

更新日期：1999-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how frequently physicians lose medical malpractice cases despite providing standard care and to assess whether severity of patient injury influences the frequency of plaintiff payment. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Physicians from the state of New Jersey insured by one insurance comp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Taragin MI,Willett LR,Wilczek AP,Trout R,Carson JL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1993, the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee began evaluation of new topics and reevaluation of previous guidelines on common screening tests, which were published in Annals of Internal Medicine between 1988 and 1990 and republished as a collection in 1991 (Eddy DM, ed. Common Screening Tests. Philadelphia: ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Littenberg B

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety commonly accompanies serious illness. However, in some patients anxiety is the primary manifestation of illness. Diagnostic criteria for these "primary" anxiety disorders have been redefined in the most recent revision of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. We discuss thes...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brown JT,Mulrow CD,Stoudemire GA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioethics has become a common course of study in medical schools, other health professional schools, and graduate and undergraduate programs. An analysis of past ethical scandals, as well as the bioethics apparatus that emerged in response to them, is often central to the discussion of bioethical questions. This histo...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lerner BH,Caplan AL

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Very low calorie diets used to treat moderate and severe obesity produce average weight losses of 20 kg in 12 weeks. This paper reviews the development of very low calorie diets from research on fasting in the late 1950s and examines data on the amount of dietary protein needed to achieve positive nitrogen balance. Th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Wadden TA,Stunkard AJ,Brownell KD

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) remain a leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States. Primary seat belt laws allow vehicle occupants to be ticketed solely for not wearing seat belts, and secondary laws allow ticketing only for failure to wear seat belts in the setting of other violations. OBJEC...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lee LK,Monuteaux MC,Burghardt LC,Fleegler EW,Nigrovic LE,Meehan WP,Schutzman SA,Mannix R

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of myocardial ischemia in patients with cocaine addiction. DESIGN:Myocardial ischemia in chronic cocaine users was detected by serial 24-hour electrocardiographic ambulatory (Holter) monitoring and exercise treadmill testing in chronic cocaine users. The Holter tapes were co...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nademanee K,Gorelick DA,Josephson MA,Ryan MA,Wilkins JN,Robertson HA,Mody FV,Intarachot V

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 44 homosexual patients with immune thrombocytopenia and serologic evidence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was observed for a total of 844 person-months. The risk of developing the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), an actuarial incidence of 36.5% in 37 months, was no differ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Holzman RS,Walsh CM,Karpatkin S

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For an estimated 10 million trips abroad by U.S. residents in 2002, "visiting friends and relatives" (VFR) was a purpose for travel. Made up largely of foreign-born U.S. residents and their children, this population shows disparities in the number of reported cases of many preventable travel-related illnesses compared...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Angell SY,Cetron MS

更新日期：2005-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although HIV infection is more prevalent in people younger than age 45 years, a substantial number of infections occur in older persons. Recent guidelines recommend HIV screening in patients age 13 to 64 years. The cost-effectiveness of HIV screening in patients age 55 to 75 years is uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sanders GD,Bayoumi AM,Holodniy M,Owens DK

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma, the second commonest solid tumor in children, is a neoplasm of the peripheral autonomic nervous system that usually occurs before children are 6 years old. Therapy of localized tumor (clinical stage I and II) and of a special form of metastatic tumor (clinical stage IV-S) is usually successful, but trea...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Seeger RC,Siegel SE,Sidell N

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether a brief course of treatment with gallium nitrate can reduce biochemical parameters of accelerated bone turnover in patients with advanced Paget disease. DESIGN:Unblinded trial, decreasing dose schedules of gallium nitrate. SETTING:University hospital with primary orthopedic and metabolic...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Warrell RP Jr,Bosco B,Weinerman S,Levine B,Lane J,Bockman RS

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a patient with metastatic cancer raises the issues of patient refusal of treatment, euthanasia, and unintended side effects of therapy. For each management dilemma, there are relevant ethical and legal considerations, justifications, and conclusions. In addition, psychological and social influences on the de...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lo B,Jonsen AR

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in federal health policy are providing more access to medical care for persons with chronic disease. Providing quality care may require a team approach, which the American College of Physicians calls the "medical home." One new model may involve nurse-managed protocols. PURPOSE:To determine whether ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Shaw RJ,McDuffie JR,Hendrix CC,Edie A,Lindsey-Davis L,Nagi A,Kosinski AS,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a common method for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, yet its acceptability and performance over several rounds of annual testing are largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To assess FIT performance characteristics over 4 rounds of annual screening. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jensen CD,Corley DA,Quinn VP,Doubeni CA,Zauber AG,Lee JK,Zhao WK,Marks AR,Schottinger JE,Ghai NR,Lee AT,Contreras R,Klabunde CN,Quesenberry CP,Levin TR,Mysliwiec PA

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied the evaluation of dementia in 107 unselected outpatients; 83 had so-called "irreversible" dementias, including 74 who had an Alzheimer-type dementia. Fifteen patients had potentially reversible dementias, of which hypothyroidism and drug toxicity were the commonest causes. Distinguishing featu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Larson EB,Reifler BV,Featherstone HJ,English DR

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the most effective and safe dose of enoxaparin to prevent deep venous thrombosis in high-risk surgical patients. DESIGN:A double-blind, randomized, multicenter clinical trial. SETTING:Private, university, and government hospitals in the United States. PATIENTS:572 patients having elective hip ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Spiro TE,Johnson GJ,Christie MJ,Lyons RM,MacFarlane DE,Blasier RB,Tremaine MD

更新日期：1994-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain death has been discussed extensively for the last 25 years. Most investigators now believe that requiring death of the entire brain as the criterion for brain death in the Uniform Determination of Death Act and the standard clinical tests of brain death outlined in the Report of the Medical Consultants to the Pr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Halevy A,Brody B

更新日期：1993-09-15 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：:Adult T-cell leukemia associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is characterized by a clonal expansion of a CD4-positive subset of T lymphocytes that constitutively express high numbers of interleukin-2 receptors and that frequently infiltrate the skin; osteolytic bone lesions, and hypercalcemia. Usi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marcon L,Rubin LA,Kurman CC,Fritz ME,Longo DL,Uchiyama T,Edwards BK,Nelson DL

更新日期：1988-08-15 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：:Glomerular-fixed antibody was eluted from the kidney of a 17-year-old patient who died 2 weeks after the onset of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Elevated titers of antibodies to streptococcal enzymes were found in the serum but not in the glomerular eluate. Streptococcal M protein and anti-M protein react...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rodríguez-Iturbe B,Rabideau D,García R,Rubio L,McIntosh RM

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00