Prospective staging evaluation of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Demonstration of a high frequency of extracutaneous dissemination.

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：:Rapid growth in the use and complexity of Holter monitoring technologies has resulted in the diverse recorders and analysis devices that are compared in this review. Holter recording modes include continuous recording, which makes all electrocardiographic (ECG) data available for analysis; patient-activated recording,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Morganroth J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of treatment-resistant hypertension. However, evidence from local health systems suggests low rates of testing for primary aldosteronism. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate testing rates for primary aldosteronism and evidence-based hypertension management in patients with treatmen...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cohen JB,Cohen DL,Herman DS,Leppert JT,Byrd JB,Bhalla V

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Several trends in medical education affect our supply of future physicians. The number of new physicians has increased so that each year there is an excess of about 6000 over the number of physicians produced per year a decade ago. Increasing numbers of women and members of minority groups are entering the profession ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cooper JA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative importance of adiposity and fat distribution to cardiovascular risk profile. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Clinical research center funded by the National Institutes of Health. PATIENTS:Convenience sample of 33 healthy premenopausal women with a wide range of body ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Peiris AN,Sothmann MS,Hoffmann RG,Hennes MI,Wilson CR,Gustafson AB,Kissebah AH

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis is prototypic of the immunologic glomerulonephritides. It most commonly follows streptococcal infection of the pharynx or skin. The diagnosis is usually not difficult when a nephritic clinical presentation (with such manifestations as hematuria, edema, and hypertension) is as...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Nissenson AR,Baraff LJ,Fine RN,Knutson DW

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine, from the perspective of primary care physicians, the value of mental status findings and ancillary tests in diagnosing dementia or its causes. DATA SOURCES:Studies identified using MEDLINE and bibliographies of pertinent articles. STUDY SELECTION:Selection based on availability of information on...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Siu AL

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteremia caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria are usually due to Mycobacterium fortuitum or M. chelonei. Other rapidly growing mycobacteria generally are considered to be nonpathogenic. We report the case of a patient with bacteremia due to an unidentified, rapidly growing, scotochromogenic mycobacteria that was d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jadeja L,Bolivar R,Wallace RJ Jr,Silcox VA,Bodey GP

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care workers are at occupational risk for a vast array of infections that cause substantial illness and occasional deaths. Despite this, few studies have examined the incidence, prevalence, or exposure-associated rates of infection or have considered infection-specific interventions recommended to mai...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sepkowitz KA

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The exocrine pancreas secretes into the gut on demand more than 20 proteins that are indispensable for digestion. In-vivo autodigestion is prevented by an array of natural safeguards. In acute pancreatitis, inappropriate intrapancreatic activation and release of pancreatic hydrolases occur, but the pathogenetic mechan...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Geokas MC,Baltaxe HA,Banks PA,Silva J Jr,Frey CF

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the detection of tuberculostearic acid (TBSA) in bronchial aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens is useful for the rapid diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis in patients suspected of having the disease. SETTING:A pulmonary clinic in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty pati...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pang JA,Chan HS,Chan CY,Cheung SW,French GL

更新日期：1989-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis caused by enteric gram-negative bacilli is relatively uncommon but is very difficult to treat despite susceptibility in vitro to many antimicrobics. A major problem appears to be poor entry of many drugs into the central nervous system. Moxalactam is an investigational cephalosporin that attains concentrati...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Olson DA,Hoeprich PD,Nolan SM,Goldstein E

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 5 years since its release for clinical use, acyclovir (9-[2-hydroxyethoxymethyl]guanine) has proved to be a safe and effective agent for therapy of herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infections. The drug's availability in topical, oral, and intravenous preparations has allowed its use in a range of clinical si...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Dorsky DI,Crumpacker CS

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital-based generalist physician is a recent organizational innovation in health care in the United States. Does the hospitalist model provide improved health care? The answer to this question lies in a rigorous evaluation of the hospitalist system in the clinical setting. This paper describes key outcomes that...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Showstack J,Katz PP,Weber E

更新日期：1999-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:One half of 42 subjects treated for painful shoulders received classic acupuncture, and one half received a placebo in which the needles did not penetrate the skin. Half of each of these groups was treated in a positive setting to encourage the subject, and half in a negative setting designed to keep encouragement at ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moore ME,Berk SN

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the National Cooperative Gallstone Study, therapy with chenodiol, 750 or 375 mg/d, for 2 years resulted in confirmed, complete gallstone dissolution in 14% and 5% of patients, respectively, and partial dissolution (greater than 50%) in 27% and 18%. The present study was done to determine the frequency with whic...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marks JW,Baum RA,Hanson RF,Hersh T,Hightower NC Jr,Mekhjian H,Schaefer RA,Soloway RD,Thistle JL,Thomas FB

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：:The relationship between oral contraceptives and death from thromboembolism shown by studies of vital statistics, and the contribution of cigarette smoking to these deaths are reviewed. In 1968 a British study showed that a slight increase in deaths from thromboembolism had occurred in young women, proportional to th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Masi AT

更新日期：1970-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. PURPOSE:To update a systematic review about the benefits of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in adults aged 40 years or older and to evaluate effect modification in subpopulations. DATA SOURCES:MEDLI...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Guirguis-Blake JM,Evans CV,Senger CA,O'Connor EA,Whitlock EP

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder of copper accumulation that is fatal if untreated. Because penicillamine, the established treatment, is toxic in a substantial number of patients, we studied the efficacy of zinc treatment. We induced a negative or neutral copper balance in five out of five patients with Wilso...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brewer GJ,Hill GM,Prasad AS,Cossack ZT,Rabbani P

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with profound decrease of alpha1-antitrypsin (PiZZ) presented with severe pannicultis (Weber-Christian disease); one had systemic panniculitis including pancreatitis. Another possible case is quoted from the literature. Although milder forms of panniculitis can have normal Pi phenotypes and alpha1-antitry...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rubinstein HM,Jaffer AM,Kudrna JC,Lertratanakul Y,Chandrasekhar AJ,Slater D,Schmid FR

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old man had polar extremes of B cell dysfunction: systemic lupus erythematosus evolving into common variable hypogammaglobulinemia. He presented in 1974 with seizures and six other criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus; his antinuclear antibody titer was 1:1024 and IgG level, 2870 mg/dL. After 5 months o...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sussman GL,Rivera VJ,Kohler PF

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite extensive literature, the diagnostic role of d-dimer for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) remains unclear, reflecting multiple d-dimer assays and concerns about differing sensitivities and variability. PURPOSE:To systematically review trials that assessed sensitivity, specific...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stein PD,Hull RD,Patel KC,Olson RE,Ghali WA,Brant R,Biel RK,Bharadia V,Kalra NK

更新日期：2004-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) and vancomycin regarding efficacy and safety in the therapy of serious Staphylococcus aureus infections. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind comparative trial. SETTING:A tertiary-care hospital. PATIENTS:One hundred and one intravenous drug users hospitalized w...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Markowitz N,Quinn EL,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although disease caused by Arizona hinshawii is known to resemble the spectrum of clinical syndromes seen with Salmonella infections, little is known of their sensitivity to antimicrobials. We present three cases that are illustrative of Arizona sepsis, localized infection, or both; review the literature; and report s...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Johnson RH,Lutwick LI,Huntley GA,Vosti KL

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies of the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in homosexual men, Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from 10 of 158 men with, and 2 of 75 men without, intestinal symptoms. In addition, a heterogeneous group of Campylobacter-like organisms was identified in 26 symptomatic and 6 asymptomatic homosexual men, but in...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Quinn TC,Goodell SE,Fennell C,Wang SP,Schuffler MD,Holmes KK,Stamm WE

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, yet it is still regarded by many as merely a bad habit. Most smokers want to quit but find it difficult. Behavioral counseling and pharmacotherapies are available, safe, and effective in the treatment of tobacco dependence. Nicotine replaceme...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Steinberg MB,Schmelzer AC,Richardson DL,Foulds J

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:Because of difficulties in antemortem diagnosis of systemic aspergillosis, a radioimmunoassay to an Aspergillus fumigatus carbohydrate was developed and evaluated in patients with mycotic or bacterial infections. Antigenemia was detected in sera obtained antemortem from four of seven patients with systemic aspergillos...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weiner MH

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00