Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 October 1991, Vol. 115. No. 8

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Enterobacter Bacteremia: Clinical Features and Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance during Therapy

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Joseph W. Chow, MD; Michael J. Fine, MD; David M. Shlaes, MD, PhD; John P. Quinn, MD; David C. Hooper, MD; Michaekl P. Johnson, MD; Reuben Ramphal, MD; Marilyn M. Wagener, MS; Deborah K. Miyashiro, MS; and Victor L. Yu, MD

Topics: antibiotic resistance, bacterial, bacteremia, enterobacter, multi-antibiotic resistance

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):585-590. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-585

Physician Practices in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

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Frederick A. Anderson Jr., PhD; H. Brownell Wheeler, MD; Robert J. Goldberg, PhD; David W. Hosmer, PhD; Ann Forcier, BA; and Nilima A. Patwardhan, MD

Topics: venous thromboembolism

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):591-595. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-591

Incidence of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis after Screening Blood Donors for Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus and Surrogate Markers

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Josep M. Barrera, MD; Miquel Bruguera, MD; M. Guadalupe Ercilla, MD; José M. Sánchez-Tapias, MD; María P. Gil, PhD; Cristina Gil, PhD; Josep Costa, PhD; Antonio Gelabert, MD; Joan Rodés, MD; and Ricardo Castillo, MD

Topics: hepatitis c, blood donor, antibodies, hepatitis c virus, surrogate markers

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):596-600. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-596

Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling in Alzheimer Disease

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John C. S. Breitner, MD, MPH

Topics: alzheimer's disease, genetic counseling, genetics

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):601-606. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-601

Ventricular Late Potentials in Myotonic Dystrophy

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Mark R. Milner, MD; Rollin J. Hawley, MD; Mark Jachim; Joseph Lindsay Jr., MD; and Ross D. Fletcher, MD

Topics: myotonic dystrophy, late potentials, heart ventricle

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):607-613. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-607

Chronic Renal Failure in Sickle Cell Disease: Risk Factors, Clinical Course, and Mortality

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Darleen R. Powars, MD; Donna D. Elliott-Mills, MD; Linda Chan, PhD; Joyce Niland, PhD; Alan L. Hiti, MD, PhD; Lawrence M. Opas, MD; and Cage Johnson, MD

Topics: kidney failure, chronic, sickle cell anemia, mortality

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):614-620. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-614

Medicine and Public Policy

The Patient Self-Determination Act and the Future of Advance Directives

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Peter J. Greco, MD; Kevin A. Schulman, MD; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD; and John Hansen-Flaschen, MD

Topics: advance directives, hospitals, patient self-determination act

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):639-643. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-639

Editorials

New β-Lactams: New Problems for the Internist

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Christine C. Sanders, PhD

Topics: lactams

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):650-651. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-650

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: The Evolution of General Surgery

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John V. White, MD

Topics: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, general surgery

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):651-653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-651

Ad Libitum

The Nephron

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H.J. Van Peenen, MD

Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):654. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-654

Letters

Cost Effectiveness of Treating Asymptomatic HIV Infection

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John D. Hamilton, MD; Michael S. Simberkoff, MD; and Pamela M. Hartigan, PhD

Topics: cost effectiveness, hiv infection, asymptomatic

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):655-656. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-655

Fetal Hemoglobin Alters Hemoglobin A_1c Measurements

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Richard W. Bergstrom, MD; James R. Kelley, MD; and W. Kenneth Ward, MD

Topics: fetal hemoglobin, hemoglobin a, glycosylated

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):656. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-656_1

Barriers to Treating Obesity

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Jules Hirsch, MD

Topics: obesity

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):656-657. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-656_2

Dementia Screening

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Robert A. Murden, MD

Topics: dementia

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):657-658. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-657

Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers and Delirium

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P. V. Nickell, MD

Topics: delirium, histamine

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):658. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-658_1

Levothyroxine-Cholestyramine Interaction Reemphasized

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Susan M. Harmon, MD; and Charles F. Seifert, PharmD

Topics: cholestyramine, thyroxine

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):658-659. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-658_2

Cigarette Smoking and Facial Wrinkling

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Ian Joffe, MD

Topics: smoking, face

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):659-660. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-659

What's in a Title?

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Mark S. McGowan, MD

Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):660. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-660_1

A Library for Internists VII

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K. Loper

Topics: libraries

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):660. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-660_2

Book Notes

The Politics of Medical Encounters: How Patients and Doctors Deal With Social Problems

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Topics: politics, social problems

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):661. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-661_1

Ethics at the Bedside

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Topics: ethics

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):661-662. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-661_2

Blood: Pathophysiology

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Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):662. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-662_1

Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood

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Topics: neoplasms

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):662. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-662_2

Disorders of Hemostasis

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Topics: hemostatic function, hemostasis procedure

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):662. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-662_3

Milestones in Leukemia Research and Therapy

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Topics: leukemia

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):662-663. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-662_4

Cardiovascular Diseases in Blacks

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Topics: cardiovascular diseases, blacks

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):663. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-663_1

Cardiology: Fundamentals and Practice

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Topics: cardiology

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):663-664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-663_2

Cardiomyoplasty

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Topics: cardiomyoplasty

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_1

Transesophageal Echocardiography

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Topics: transesophageal echocardiography

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_2

Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention

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Topics: angiogram, cardiac catheterization

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_3

Congenital Heart Disease: A Deductive Approach to Its Diagnosis

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Topics: congenital heart disease

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_4

Atlas of Synovial Fluid Analysis and Crystal Identification

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Topics: synovial fluid examination, crystal structure

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_5

Shoulder Pain

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Topics: shoulder pain

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-664_6

Reviews

Clinical Applications of Serum Tumor Markers

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Susan E. Bates, MD

Topics: tumor marker

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):623-638. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-623

Ideas and Opinions

Descartes before the Horse: I Clone, Therefore I Am: The Hepatitis C Virus in Current Perspective

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Harvey J. Alter, MD

Topics: clone cells, equidae, equus caballus, hepatitis c virus

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):644-649. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-644

Brief Reports

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation after Factor IX Complex Resolved Using Purified Factor IX Concentrate

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Terence Hadley, MD; and Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD

Topics: disseminated intravascular coagulation, factor ix, factor ix concentrates

Ann Intern Med. 1991;115(8):621-622. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-8-621

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