Hepatitis type A and hemodialysis: a seroepidemiologic study in 15 U.S. centers.

abstract：DESCRIPTION:Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for bladder cancer. METHODS:The USPSTF performed a targeted literature search for new evidence on the benefits and harms of screening, the accuracy of primary care-feasible screening tests, and the benefit...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moyer VA,U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2011-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with advanced Graves' ophthalmopathy were treated with cyclophosphamide. All had proptosis and diplopia. One patient had disabling iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome from steroid treatment of the ophthalmopathy and had undergone bilateral orbital decompression before cyclophosphamide therapy; steroids could ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bigos ST,Nisula BC,Daniels GH,Eastman RC,Johnston HH,Kohler PO

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy or postpartum is uncertain. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the relative and absolute risk for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during pregnancy and postpartum and to describe trends in incidence. DESIGN:Population-based inception cohort study using ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Heit JA,Kobbervig CE,James AH,Petterson TM,Bailey KR,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha is present in arteries in giant cell arteritis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of infliximab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agent, in giant cell arteritis. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:22 sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hoffman GS,Cid MC,Rendt-Zagar KE,Merkel PA,Weyand CM,Stone JH,Salvarani C,Xu W,Visvanathan S,Rahman MU,Infliximab-GCA Study Group.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The appropriate roles for several diagnostic tests for coronary disease are uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative approaches to diagnosis of coronary disease. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of the accuracy of alternative diagnostic tests plus decision analysis to assess the health ou...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Garber AM,Solomon NA

更新日期：1999-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical ecologists propose the existence of a unique illness in which multiple environmental chemicals, foods, drugs, and endogenous C. albicans have a toxic effect on the immune system, thereby adversely affecting other bodily functions. The proposal uses some concepts that superficially resemble those that apply to...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1989-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing evidence indicates that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is common even in the absence of diabetes. However, the clinical sequelae of PN have not been quantified in the general population. OBJECTIVE:To assess the associations of PN with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general adult populatio...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hicks CW,Wang D,Matsushita K,Windham BG,Selvin E

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To standardize the cutoff points of serum cortisol values in the evaluation of Cushing's syndrome during a low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, daily serum cortisol measurements (0800 hours and 1600 hours) and urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids were compared (Study A). Forty-seven subjects were studied (1...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ashcraft MW,Van Herle AJ,Vener SL,Geffner DL

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corticosteroid injections (CSIs) and physical therapy are used to treat patients with the shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) but have never been directly compared. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of 2 common nonsurgical treatments for SIS. DESIGN:Randomized, single-blind, comparative-effectiveness,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rhon DI,Boyles RB,Cleland JA

更新日期：2014-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review clinical scenarios in which nonelectrophysiologist physicians may interact with patients who have implantable defibrillators. DATA SOURCES:Peer-reviewed original articles and reviews addressing aspects of implantable defibrillator therapy that are relevant to the clinician. DATA SYNTHESIS:The capaci...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pinski SL,Trohman RG

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening programs using conventional cytology have successfully reduced cervical cancer, but newer tests might enhance screening. PURPOSE:To systematically review the evidence on liquid-based cytology (LBC) and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) screening for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force use in up...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Whitlock EP,Vesco KK,Eder M,Lin JS,Senger CA,Burda BU

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness and safety of hydroxychloroquine in patients with decompensated, treatment-refractory noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, placebo, double-blind 6-month trial. PATIENTS:Thirty-eight patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes resistant to c...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Quatraro A,Consoli G,Magno M,Caretta F,Nardozza A,Ceriello A,Giugliano D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl with a clinical diagnosis of adult-type juvenile rheumatoid arthritis developed a severe hepatotoxic reaction to 3.6 g of aspirin per day. This was associated with a microangiopathic anemia and transient congestive cardiac failure. She responded well to steroids, and when all laboratory test finding...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sbarbaro JA,Bennett RM

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection insulin therapy is not readily accepted by patients and many health care providers; therefore, less invasive options for insulin therapy are desirable. PURPOSE:To examine the efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability of inhaled insulin therapy in nonpregnant adults with diabetes mellitus. DATA ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ceglia L,Lau J,Pittas AG

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electron-beam computed tomography (CT), are being developed for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE:To determine the conditions that a new test must meet to be a cost-effective alternative to established imaging tests. DESIGN:Decision ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hunink MG,Kuntz KM,Fleischmann KE,Brady TJ

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Deaths and injuries related to firearms constitute a major public health problem in the United States. In response to firearm violence and other firearm-related injuries and deaths, an interdisciplinary, interprofessional group of leaders of 8 national health professional organizations and the American Bar Association...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weinberger SE,Hoyt DB,Lawrence HC 3rd,Levin S,Henley DE,Alden ER,Wilkerson D,Benjamin GC,Hubbard WC

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine in female tennis and squash players the effect of biological age (that is, the starting age of playing relative to the age at menarche) at which tennis or squash playing was started on the difference in bone mineral content between the playing and non-playing arms. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kannus P,Haapasalo H,Sankelo M,Sievänen H,Pasanen M,Heinonen A,Oja P,Vuori I

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucositis can be a serious complication of cancer treatment. Palifermin reduces mucositis when given in multiple doses to patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of palifermin given as a single dose before each cycle in patients receiving multicycle ch...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Vadhan-Raj S,Trent J,Patel S,Zhou X,Johnson MM,Araujo D,Ludwig JA,O'Roark S,Gillenwater AM,Bueso-Ramos C,El-Naggar AK,Benjamin RS

更新日期：2010-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pay-for-performance (P4P) is increasingly touted as a means to improve health care quality. PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of P4P remuneration targeting individual health care providers. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, OpenSIGLE, Canadian Evaluation Society Unpublished Literature Bank, New ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Houle SK,McAlister FA,Jackevicius CA,Chuck AW,Tsuyuki RT

更新日期：2012-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) was administered by continuous infusion to reduce peak plasma levels and thus lessen cardiac toxicity. Cardiotoxicity was monitored by noninvasive methods, and endomyocardial biopsy specimens were studied by electronmicroscopy. Cardiotoxicity was compared in 21 patients receiving doxorubicin i...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Legha SS,Benjamin RS,Mackay B,Ewer M,Wallace S,Valdivieso M,Rasmussen SL,Blumenschein GR,Freireich EJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of fluconazole for prevention of fungal infections. DESIGN:A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial. PATIENTS:Adults (257) undergoing chemotherapy for acute leukemia. INTERVENTION:Patients were randomly assigned to receive either fluconazole (400...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Winston DJ,Chandrasekar PH,Lazarus HM,Goodman JL,Silber JL,Horowitz H,Shadduck RK,Rosenfeld CS,Ho WG,Islam MZ,Buell DN

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many states have laws requiring mammography facilities to tell women with dense breasts and negative results on screening mammography to discuss supplemental screening tests with their providers. The most readily available supplemental screening method is ultrasonography, but little is known about its effect...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sprague BL,Stout NK,Schechter C,van Ravesteyn NT,Cevik M,Alagoz O,Lee CI,van den Broek JJ,Miglioretti DL,Mandelblatt JS,de Koning HJ,Kerlikowske K,Lehman CD,Tosteson AN

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive palliative care, as exemplified by many state-of-the-art hospice programs, is the standard of care for the dying. Although palliative care is very effective, physicians, nurses, patients, families, and loved ones regularly face clinically, ethically, legally, and morally challenging decisions throughout ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Quill TE,Lee BC,Nunn S

更新日期：2000-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe how the results of bone densitometry affect women's decisions about measures to prevent fractures and to determine whether labeling women as having below-normal bone density has adverse effects. DESIGN:Mail survey of a random sample of women. SETTING:Four community hospitals in the San Francisco...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rubin SM,Cummings SR

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) consists of 15 experts in immunization and related fields, selected by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to provide advice and guidance on control of vaccine-preventable diseases. In its role as a federal advisory committee, the A...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Smith JC,Snider DE,Pickering LK,Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

更新日期：2009-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary deficiency of vitamin B-12 has been reported, yet most people ingesting vitamin-B12-deficient diets even for many years appear to achieve a balance that does not lead to overt signs and symptoms of deficiency. I present the case of a vegan of 25 years' duration who developed severe neurologic abnormalities due...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Carmel R

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Chinese translation BACKGROUND:Black persons are more likely than white persons to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and to die from it. The extent to which genetic or biological factors versus disparities in screening rates explain this variance remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:To define the prevalence ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schroy PC 3rd,Coe A,Chen CA,O'Brien MJ,Heeren TC

更新日期：2013-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An outbreak of seven cases (in six patients and one health care worker, all of whom had AIDS) of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis occurred in a hospital in Chicago. The hospital had a respirator-fit testing program but no acid-fast bacilli isolation rooms. OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors for transmission...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kenyon TA,Ridzon R,Luskin-Hawk R,Schultz C,Paul WS,Valway SE,Onorato IM,Castro K

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Frailty assessment may inform surgical risk and prognosis not captured by conventional surgical risk scores. Purpose:To evaluate the evidence for various frailty instruments used to predict mortality, functional status, or major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in older adults unde...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kim DH,Kim CA,Placide S,Lipsitz LA,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether echocardiographic and electrocardiographic detection of left ventricular hypertrophy could predict cardiovascular morbid events in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension, we followed 140 men for a mean of 4.8 years. Initial echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular mass were norm...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Casale PN,Devereux RB,Milner M,Zullo G,Harshfield GA,Pickering TG,Laragh JH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00