Annals of Internal Medicine

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1 December 1992, Vol. 117. No. 11

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Brief Reports

Stunned Myocardium in the Toxic Shock Syndrome

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Jennie R. Crews, MD; J. Kevin Harrison, MD; G. Ralph Corey, MD; Charles Steenbergen, MD, PhD; and Thomas M. Bashore, MD

Topics: myocardial stunning, toxic shock syndrome

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):912-913. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-912

Myocardial Stunning after Electroconvulsive Therapy

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Wei-Xi Zhu, MD; David E. Olson, MD; Barry L. Karon, MD; and A. Jamil Tajik, MD

Topics: myocardial stunning, electroconvulsive therapy

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):914-915. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-914

Reviews

Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Stroke

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Frances A. DeRook, MD; Keith A. Comess, MD; Gregory W. Albers, MD; and Richard L. Popp, MD

Topics: transesophageal echocardiography, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):922-932. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-922

Chronic Myelopathy Associated with Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I)

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Antoine Gessain, MD, PhD; and Olivier Gout, MD

Topics: bone marrow diseases, htlv-i infections, spinal cord diseases, viruses

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):933-946. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-933

Academia and the Profession

Measured Enthusiasm: Does the Method of Reporting Trial Results Alter Perceptions of Therapeutic Effectiveness?

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C. David Naylor, MD, DPhil; Erluo Chen, MB, MPH; and Barry Strauss, MSc, MD

Topics: perception

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):916-921. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-916

Medicine and Public Policy

Breast Cancer Screening among Women from 65 to 74 Years of Age in 1987-88 and 1991

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Elizabeth Ann Coleman, RNP, PhD; Eric J. Feuer, PhD, The NCI Breast Cancer Screening Consortium

Topics: women, breast neoplasm screening

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):961-966. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-961

Editorials

The Low Efficiency of Maternal-Neonatal Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: How Certain Are We?

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Raymond S. Koff, MD

Topics: mothers, hepatitis c virus, newborn care management

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):967-969. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-967

The Breast Is Close to the Heart

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Suzanne W. Fletcher, MD; and Robert H. Fletcher, MD

Topics: breast, heart

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):969-971. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-969

Letters

A Proposed Trial of Amiodarone for Atrial Fibrillation

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Larry E. Alves, MD; and Edward P. Rose, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):972-973. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-972

AIDS-associated Illness and HIV Negativity

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Ramon A. Torres, MD; and Michael R. Barr, BS

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):973. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-973_1

Internal Medicine Curriculum Reform

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Jason E. McClellan, MD; and C. Patrick Laughlin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):973-975. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-973_2

Handicapping the Handicapped

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Michael J. Maricic, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):975. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-975_1

Correction: Spectrum Bias in Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):975. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-975_2

Correction: Review of Facing Death

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Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):975. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-975_3

Position Papers

American College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Third Edition *

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Topics: ethics, american college of physicians

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):947-960. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-947

Articles

Failure To Detect Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus

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John F. Reinus, MD; Enid L. Leikin, MD; Harvey J. Alter, MD; Ling Cheung, MD; Michiko Shindo, MD, PhD; Betsy Jett, BS; Steve Piazza, MD; and J. Wai-Kuo Shih, PhD

Topics: vertical disease transmission, hepatitis c virus

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):881-886. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-881

Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus

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Rune Wejstål, MD, PhD; Anders Widell, MD, PhD; Ann-Sofie Månsson; Svante Hermodsson, MD, PhD; and Gunnar Norkrans, MD, PhD

Topics: mothers, hepatitis c virus

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):887-890. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-887

Postoperative Hyponatremic Encephalopathy in Menstruant Women

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J. Carlos Ayus, MD; James M. Wheeler, MD, MPH; and Allen I. Arieff, MD

Topics: women, encephalopathy

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):891-897. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-891

Causes of Persistent Dizziness: A Prospective Study of 100 Patients in Ambulatory Care

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Kurt Kroenke, MD; Christine A. Lucas, MPH; Michael L. Rosenberg, MD; Barbara Scherokman, MD; Jerome E. Herbers Jr., MD; Paul A. Wehrle, MD; and Joseph O. Boggi, DO

Topics: dizziness, ambulatory care services

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):898-904. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-898

Effect of HIV Antibody Testing and AIDS Education on Communication about HIV Risk and Sexual Behavior: A Randomized, Controlled Trial in College Students

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Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH; Jerome M. Greenberg, MD; Lee H. Hilborne, MD, MPH; Francoise Kusseling, MA; Maureen Mangotich, MD; and Martin F. Shapiro, MD, PhD

Topics: hiv, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hiv antibodies, sex behavior

Ann Intern Med. 1992;117(11):905-911. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-905

Book Notes

The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care