Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 March 1993, Vol. 118. No. 6

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Discontinuing Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis in Selected Adolescents and Young Adults: A Prospective Study

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Ximena Berrios, MD; Emilo del Campo, MD; Beatriz Guzman, RN; and Alan L. Bisno, MD

Topics: rheumatic fever, acute rheumatic fever

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):401-406. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00001

Efficacy of Oral Ondansetron in the Prevention of Emesis in Outpatients Receiving Cyclophosphamide-based Chemotherapy

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Thomas M. Beck, MD; Arthur A. Ciociola, PhD; Stephen E. Jones, MD; Walter H. Harvey, DO; N. Simon Tchekmedyian, MD; Alex Chang, MD; Daniel Galvin, MS; Nan E. Hart, BA, Ondansetron Study Group*

Topics: antiemetic agent, chemotherapy regimen, cyclophosphamide, ondansetron, outpatients, vomiting, emetics

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):407-413. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00002

Clinical Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Seropositive Pregnant Women with No History of Genital Herpes

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Lisa M. Frenkel, MD; Eileen M. Garratty, AIMLS; Jie Ping Shen, MD; Noel Wheeler, PhD; Onelio Clark, MPH; and Yvonne J. Bryson, MD

Topics: pregnancy, simplexvirus, genital herpes, human herpesvirus 2, infection, women

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):414-418. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00003

Incidence of Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, MSc

Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 1, postpartum period, thyroid diseases

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):419-423. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00004

Hepatic Injury during Propylthiouracil Therapy in Patients with Hyperthyroidism: A Cohort Study

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Yun-Fan Liaw, MD; Miau-Ju Huang, MD; Kong-Dee Fan, MD; Kay-Lun Li, MD; Shyi-Shane Wu, MD; and Tong-Jong Chen, MD

Topics: hyperthyroidism, propylthiouracil, liver, injury of

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):424-428. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00005

Influence of Sex Hormones on Plasma Endothelin Levels

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Kees H. Polderman, MD; Coen D. A. Stehouwer, MD; Gerard J. van Kamp, PhD; Gustaaf A. Dekker, MD, PhD; Freek W. A. Verheugt, MD, PhD; and Louis J. G. Gooren, MD, PhD

Topics: endothelins, plasma, gonadal steroid hormones

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):429-432. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00006

Brief Reports

Medical Treatment of Benign Gastrocolic Fistula

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Erik P. Thyssen, MD; Leonard B. Weinstock, MD; Dennis M. Balfe, MD; and Burton A. Shatz, MD

Topics: gastrocolic fistula

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):433-435. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00007

Reviews

Heart Rate Variability

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Conny M. A. van Ravenswaaij-Arts, MD; Louis A. A. Kollee, MD, PhD; Jeroen C. W. Hopman, MSc; Gerard B. A. Stoelinga, MD, PhD; and Herman P. van Geijn, MD, PhD

Topics: heart rate variability, sinus arrhythmia, heart rate

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):436-447. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00008

Position Papers

Guidelines for Counseling Persons Infected with Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) and Type II (HTLV-II)

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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S.P.H.S. Working Group.

Topics: counseling, human t-lymphotropic virus 1, human t-lymphotropic virus 2, guidelines, viruses, t-cell ...

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):448-454. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00009

Ideas and Opinions

Alternative Perspectives on the Biased Foundations of Medical Technology Assessment

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George A. Diamond, MD; and Timothy A. Denton, MD

Topics: coronary artery bypass surgery, health policy, technology, medical, utilitarian view

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):455-464. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00010

Editorials

Variation in Group A Streptococci and the Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever: A Half-Century Vigil

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Gene H. Stollerman, MD

Topics: rheumatic fever, acute rheumatic fever, streptococcal infections, group a

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):467-469. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00012

Placebos and Principles: A Trial of Ondansetron

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Marc L. Citron, MD

Topics: antiemetic agent, ondansetron

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):470-471. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00013

On Being a Doctor

Passing Stones

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John W. Burnside, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):465-466. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00011

Letters

Fecal Occult Blood Tests for Colorectal Cancer

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Paramvir Singh, MD; and Steven H. Gallo, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):472. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00014

Fecal Occult Blood Tests for Colorectal Cancer

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D. James B. St. John, MD; and Graeme P. Young, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):472. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00015

Fatal All-Trans Retinoic Acid Pneumonitis

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Kim Smith-Whitley, MD; and Beverley Lange, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):472-473. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00016

Fatal All-Trans Retinoic Acid Pneumonitis

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Raymond P. Warrell Jr., MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):472-473. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00017

Positional Right-to-Left Shunting

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Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):473-474. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00018

Positional Right-to-Left Shunting

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R. Scott Wright, MD; and G. S. Reeder, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):473-474. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00019

Skin Ulcers and Tuberculosis Outbreaks

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William W. Stead, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):474. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00020

Skin Ulcers and Tuberculosis Outbreaks

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Mark W. Frampton, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):474. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00021

Gamma-Interferon for Severe Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus

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Tomoaki Fujisaki, MD; Seiho Nagafuchi, MD; and Takashi Okamura, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):474-475. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00022

When To Discuss Advance Directives

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Richard Neubauer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):475-476. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00023

When To Discuss Advance Directives

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Mark S. Litwin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):475-476. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00024

Human Rights and Medicine's Obligations

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M. A. Nurhussein, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):476. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00025

Human Rights and Medicine's Obligations

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Troyen A. Brennan, MD; and Robert H. Kirschner, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):476. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00026

The Literature of Medicine

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Diseases of the Vulva

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David G. Mutch, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):477. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00027

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Seven Hells

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Henry Schneiderman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):477. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00028

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Toward a National Health Care Survey

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):477-478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00029

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: The Future of Health Care

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00030

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Biomedical Aspects

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00031

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00032

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: The Medical Almanac

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00033

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Did This Really Happen?

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00034

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Cardiology: The Artificial Heart: Prototypes, Policies, and Patients

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James B. Young, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):478. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00035

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Infectious Disease Medicine: Rehabilitation for Patients with HIV Disease

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):479. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00036

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Infectious Disease Medicine: Color Atlas and Synopsis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):479. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00037

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Gastroenterology: Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Gary Zuckerman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):479. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00038

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Liver and Biliary Diseases

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William G. M. Hardison, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):479-480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00039

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Gastroenterology in Practice

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00040

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Nephrology and Metabolic Medicine: Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00041

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Urinary Tract Pathology: An Illustrated Practical Guide to Diagnosis

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00042

Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Potassium

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(6):480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-6-199303150-00043

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