Annals of Internal Medicine

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1 February 1990, Vol. 112. No. 3

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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Men with Normal Blood Pressure: Relation to Exaggerated Blood Pressure Response to Exercise

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John S. Gottdiener, MD; Jeffrey Brown, MD; Jerel Zoltick, MD; and Ross D. Fletcher, MD

Topics: left ventricular hypertrophy, blood pressure, exercise, normal blood pressure

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):161-166. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-161

Continuous Infusion High-Dose Leucovorin with 5-Fluorouracil and Cisplatin for Untreated Stage IV Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

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Arnon I. Dreyfuss, MD; John R. Clark, MD; Joel E. Wright, PhD; Charles M. Norris Jr., MD; Paul M. Busse, MD, PhD; James W. Lucarini, MD; Barbara G. Fallon, MD; Donna Casey; Janet W. Andersen, MS; Richard Klein, BS; Andre Rosowsky, PhD; Daniel Miller, MD; and Emil Frei III, MD

Topics: fluorouracil, carcinoma, cisplatin, leucovorin, head and neck, infusion procedures

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):167-172. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-167

Therapeutic Efficacy of the Somatostatin Analog SMS 201-995 (Octreotide) in Acromegaly: Effects of Dose and Frequency and Long-Term Safety

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Kian Y. Ho, MD; Andrew J. Weissberger, MB BS; Peter Marbach, PhD; and Leslie Lazarus, MB BS

Topics: acromegaly, octreotide, safety, somatostatin analog, frequency

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):173-181. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-173

Abdominal Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk

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David V. Schapira, MBChB; Nagi B. Kumar, RD, MA; Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH; and Charles E. Cox, MD

Topics: obesity, abdomen, breast cancer risk

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):182-186. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-182

Acyclovir-Resistant Varicella Zoster Virus Infection after Chronic Oral Acyclovir Therapy in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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Mark A. Jacobson, MD; Timothy G. Berger, MD; Senih Fikrig, MD; Paul Becherer, MD; John W. Moohr, MD; Sylvia C. Stanat, BA; and Karen K. Biron, PhD

Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, acyclovir, varicella-zoster virus infection

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):187-191. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-187

Brief Reports

Persistence of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Demonstrated by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Serum and Liver after Loss of HBsAg Induced by Antiviral Therapy

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Patrick Marcellin, MD; Michèle Martinot-Peignoux, BS; Marie-Anne Loriot, PhD; Emile Giostra, MD; Nathalie Boyer, MD; Valérie Thiers, BS; and Jean-Pierre Benhamou, MD

Topics: polymerase chain reaction, antiviral agents, hepatitis b surface antigens, hepatitis b virus ...

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):227-228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-227

Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure Induced by Combination Lovastatin and Gemfibrozil Therapy

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Gary E. Marais, MB, ChB; and Kerry K. Larson, MD

Topics: gemfibrozil, lovastatin, renal failure, acute, rhabdomyolysis

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):228-230. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-228

Academia and the Profession

Identification of Adverse Events Occurring during Hospitalization: A Cross-Sectional Study of Litigation, Quality Assurance, and Medical Records at Two Teaching Hospitals

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Troyen A. Brennan, MD; A. Russell Localio, JD; Lucian L. Leape, MD; Nan M. Laird, PhD; Lynn Peterson, MD; Howard H. Hiatt, MD; and Benjamin A. Barnes, MD

Topics: medical record, device, hospitalization, teaching hospitals, litigation, adverse event

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):221-226. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-221

Diagnosis and Treatment

Screening for Hypertension

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Benjamin Littenberg, MD; Alan M. Garber, MD, PhD; and Harold C. Sox Jr., MD

Topics: hypertension

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):192-202. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-192

Editorials

Does Increased Blood Pressure Cause Left Ventricular Hypertrophy or Vice Versa?

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Richard B. Devereux

Topics: hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):157-159. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-157

Octreotide Is Effective in Acromegaly But Often Results in Cholelithiasis

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William H. Daughaday, MD

Topics: acromegaly, octreotide, cholelithiasis

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):159-160. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-159

Ad Libitum

The Pizza Parade

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Robert C. Noble, MD

Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):237. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-237_1

Three Mothers

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Audrey Shafer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):237. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-237_2

Letters

Toxic Agoraphobia

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Thomas L. Kurt, MD, MPH; and Timothy J. Sullivan III, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):231-232. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-231

Increased Blood Leukocytes in Patients with Campylobacter pylori

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Tuomo Karttunen, MD; and Seppo Niemelä, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):232. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-232_1

High Frequency of Antibodies to the Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Victor Vargas, MD; Luis Castells, MD; and Juan I. Esteban, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):232-233. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-232_2

Immunosuppressive Therapy for Factor VIII Inhibitors

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Robert W. Colman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):233. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-233_1

Nimesulide, Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

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M.B. Pasticci, MD; F. Menichetti, MD; and F. Di Candilo, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):233-234. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-233_2

Acute Co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cytomegalovirus

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François Raffi, MD; Daniel Boudart, PhD; and Sylviane Billaudel, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):234-235. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-234

Measles and Immune Globulin Prophylaxis for Travelers and Hepatitis A

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Martin S. Wolfe, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):235. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-235_1

Single-Dose Phenytoin Infusion

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Denson G. Fujikawa, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):235-236. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-235_2

Oxygen, Food, and Air Travel

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Rolando Berger, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):236. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-236_1

Correction: Table 2 in National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: XV

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Christian M. Schmidt

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):236. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-236_2

Conferences

Advances in Medical Imaging

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H.K. Huang, DSc; Denise R. Aberle, MD; Robert Lufkin, MD; Edward G. Grant, MD; William N. Hanafee, MD; and Hooshang Kangarloo, MD

Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):203-220. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-203

Book Notes

Medical Malpractice Solutions: Systems and Proposals for Injury Compensation

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Topics: medical malpractice

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):238. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-238_1

Growing into Healthy Adults: Pediatric Antecedents of Adult Disease

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Topics: pediatrics

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):238. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-238_2

The Rights of Patients

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Topics: patient rights

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):238. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-238_3

Common Medical Diagnoses: An Algorithmic Approach

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Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-239_1

Essentials of Bedside Cardiology: For Students and House Staff

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Topics: cardiology

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-239_2

Drug Treatment of Heart Failure

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Topics: pharmacotherapy, heart failure

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-239_3

Urinary Calculi: ESWL, Endourology, and Medical Therapy

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Topics: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, urinary calculi

Ann Intern Med. 1990;112(3):239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-239_4

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