Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 June 1997, Vol. 126. No. 12

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Articles

Monitoring Plasma HIV-1 RNA Levels in Addition to CD4+ Lymphocyte Count Improves Assessment of Antiretroviral Therapeutic Response

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Michael D. Hughes, PhD; Victoria A. Johnson, MD; Martin S. Hirsch, MD; James W. Bremer, PhD; Tarek Elbeik, PhD; Alejo Erice, MD; Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Walter A. Scott, PhD; Stephen A. Spector, MD; Nesli Basgoz, MD; Margaret A. Fischl, MD; and Richard T. D'Aquila, MD,

Topics: antiretroviral therapy, highly active, hiv-1, lymphocyte count measurement, plasma, rna

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):929-938. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00001

Changes in Plasma HIV RNA Levels and CD4+ Lymphocyte Counts Predict Both Response to Antiretroviral Therapy and Therapeutic Failure

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William A. O'Brien, MS, MD; Pamela M. Hartigan, MPH, PhD; Eric S. Daar, MD; Michael S. Simberkoff, MD; and John D. Hamilton, MD

Topics: hiv, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, lymphocyte count measurement, plasma, blood hiv rna, anti-retroviral ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):939-945. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00002

Plasma Viral Load and CD4+ Lymphocytes as Prognostic Markers of HIV-1 Infection

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John W. Mellors, MD; Alvaro Munoz, PhD; Janis V. Giorgi, PhD; Joseph B. Margolick, MD, PhD; Charles J. Tassoni, PhD; Phalguni Gupta, PhD; Lawrence A. Kingsley, DrPH; John A. Todd, PhD; Alfred J. Saah, MD; Roger Detels, MD; John P. Phair, MD; and Charles R. Rinaldo Jr., PhD

Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hiv-1, lymphocyte count measurement, lymphocyte, neopterin, plasma, viral load ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):946-954. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00003

Brief Communications

Metabolic and Cardiovascular Effects of Carvedilol and Atenolol in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Dario Giugliano, MD; Rita Acampora, MD; Raffaele Marfella, MD; Nicoletta De Rosa, MD; Patrizia Ziccardi, MD; Raffaele Ragone, PhD; Lorenita De Angelis, MD; and Felice D'Onofrio, MD

Topics: atenolol, carvedilol, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, cardiovascular system

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):955-959. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00004

Correction of Excessive Anticoagulation with Low-Dose Oral Vitamin K₁

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Robert T. Weibert, PharmD; Dzung The Le, MD, PhD; Steven R. Kayser, PharmD; and Samuel I. Rapaport, MD

Topics: warfarin, international normalized ratio, vitamin k 1, anticoagulation treatment, excessive

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):959-962. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00005

Position Papers

CLINICAL GUIDELINE: Diagnosing Syncope: Part 1: Value of History, Physical Examination, and Electrocardiography

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Mark Linzer, MD; Eric H. Yang, BS; N.A. Mark Estes III, MD; Paul Wang, MD; Vicken R. Vorperian, MD; and Wishwa N. Kapoor, MD, MPH

Topics: electrocardiogram, syncope

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):989-996. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00012

Ideas and Opinions

Homelessness: Care, Prevention, and Public Policy

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James David Plumb, MD

Topics: public policy, homelessness

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):973-975. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00007

Medical Scientists and Health News Reporting: A Case of Miscommunication

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Miriam Shuchman, MD; and Michael S. Wilkes, MD, PhD

Topics: calcium channel blockers, endarterectomy, carotid, conflict of interest, politics, public relations, pressure-physical ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):976-982. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00008

Abroad

Mefloquine Compared with Doxycycline for the Prophylaxis of Malaria in Indonesian Soldiers: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Colin Ohrt, MD; Thomas L. Richie, MD, PhD; Hendra Widjaja, MD; G. Dennis Shanks, MD; Januar Fitriadi, MD; David J. Fryauff, ScD; Jurg Handschin, PhD; Douglas Tang, PhD; Bernardus Sandjaja, MD; Emiliana Tjitra, MD, MSc; Lukas Hadiarso, MD; George Watt, MD, DTM&H; and F. Stephen Wignall, MD

Topics: doxycycline, double-blind method, malaria, mefloquine, soldiers

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):963-972. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00006

Editorials

Use of HIV Viral Load in Clinical Practice: Back to the Future

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Michael S. Saag, MD

Topics: hiv, viral load result

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):983-985. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00010

Where's the Bias?

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Frank Davidoff, MD, Editor

Topics: conflict of interest, common cold, consultant, judgment, zinc, medical research

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):986-988. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00011

On Being a Doctor

What's Wrong with This Picture?

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Samuel A. Brody, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):997-998. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00013

Letters

Genetics, Alcohol, and Cirrhosis

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Elisabetta Ceni, PhD; Andrea Galli, MD; and Alessandro Casini, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1000. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00016

Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

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Kwan Kew Lai, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1000-1001. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00017

Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

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Robert A. Weinstein, MD; Mary Hayden, MD; and Sarah Slaughter, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1001. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00018

Antibiotic Prophylaxis before Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

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Baudouin Byl, MD; and Jacques Deviere, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1001. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00019

Antibiotic Prophylaxis before Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

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Sven J. van den Hazel, MD, PhD; Peter Speelman, MD, PhD; and Dirk J. van Leeuwen, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1001-1002. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00020

Hepatitis G and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

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Patrice Cacoub, MD; Lionel Frangeul; and Lucile Musset, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1002. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00021

Hepatitis C and Cancer

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Mark A. Marinella, MD; and Richard H. Moseley, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1002-1003. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00022

Hepatitis C and Cancer

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Ala I. Sharara, MD; Christine M. Hunt, MD; and John D. Hamilton, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1003. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00023

Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Physical Disability in the Elderly

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Jean-Yves Cesbron, MD; Ph Amouyel, MD, PhD; and Eric Masy, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1003. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00024

Update in Critical Care Medicine

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James R. Johnson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1004. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00025

Update in Critical Care Medicine

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John M. Luce, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1004. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00026

Bedside Prediction of Clostridium difficile Colitis

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David E. Langdon, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1004. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00027

Lymphocyte Subsets in Severe Atherosclerosis before Revascularization

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Georges Clerc, MD; and Pierre Michel Roux, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1004-1005. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00028

Smoking and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

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Luisa Fernandez-Soto, MD; Amalia Gonzalez-Jimenez, MD; and Fernando Escobar-Jimenez, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1005. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00029

Postoperative Hyponatremia

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J. Carlos Ayus, MD; and Allen I. Arieff, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1005. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00030

Postoperative Hyponatremia

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Mitchell Halperin, MD, FRCP(C); Manjula Gowrishankar, MD, FRCP(C); and C. David Mazer, MD, FRCP(C)

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1006. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00031

Over-the-Counter Naproxen Sodium and Esophageal Injury

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Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH; Min Chen, MS, RPh; and Robert Eaton, RPh

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1006. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00032

Correction: Making Medical Decisions

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1006. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00033

Medical Writings

Review: Critical Care Medicine: Perioperative Management

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1007. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00034

Review: Current Diagnosis

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1007-1008. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00035

Review: Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):1008. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00036

Ad Libitum

The Skin

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Alice Jones, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):982. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00009

A Poem in Two Parts

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Allan S. Pirnique, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):998. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00014

Commencement, 1996

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Stanley H. Schuman, MD, DrPH, LLD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(12):999. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00015

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