Annals of Internal Medicine

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20 April 2004, Vol. 140. No. 8

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Articles

d-Dimer for the Exclusion of Acute Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism : A Systematic Review

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Paul D. Stein, MD; Russell D. Hull, MBBS, MSc; Kalpesh C. Patel, MBBS; Ronald E. Olson, PhD; William A. Ghali, MD, MPH; Rollin Brant, PhD; Rita K. Biel, BSc; Vinay Bharadia, MSc; and Neeraj K. Kalra, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, venous thrombosis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, fibrin fragment ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):589-602. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00005

Alcohol Intake and Colorectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 8 Cohort Studies

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Eunyoung Cho, ScD; Stephanie A. Smith-Warner, PhD; John Ritz, PhD; Piet A. van den Brandt, PhD; Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPh; Aaron R. Folsom, MD; Jo L. Freudenheim, PhD; Edward Giovannucci, MD; R. Alexandra Goldbohm, PhD; Saxon Graham, PhD; Lars Holmberg, MD, PhD; Dong-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD; Nea Malila, MD; Anthony B. Miller, MB, BCh; Pirjo Pietinen, DSc; Thomas E. Rohan, MB, BS; Thomas A. Sellers, PhD; Frank E. Speizer, MD; Walter C. Willett, MD; Alicja Wolk, DrMedSci; and David J. Hunter, MB, BS

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: colorectal cancer, alcohol drinking

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):603-613. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00007

The Spectrum of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Associated Coronavirus Infection

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Timothy H. Rainer, MD; Paul K.S. Chan, MD; Margaret Ip, MRCP; Nelson Lee, MRCP; David S. Hui, MD; DeVilliers Smit, MBChB; Alan Wu, MBChB, MRCP; Anil T. Ahuja, FRCR; John S. Tam, PhD; Joseph J.Y. Sung, MD; and Peter Cameron, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: severe acute respiratory syndrome, sars virus, coronavirus infection

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):614-619. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00008

Reviews

Induced Abortion: An Overview for Internists FREE

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David A. Grimes, MD; and Mitchell D. Creinin, MD

Topics: abortion, induced, legal abortion, abortion, spontaneous, women

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):620-626. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00009

Alzheimer Disease: Mechanistic Understanding Predicts Novel Therapies

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Dennis J. Selkoe, MD

Topics: amyloid, alzheimer's disease

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):627-638. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00010

Clinical Guidelines

Lipid Control in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians FREE

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Vincenza Snow, MD; Mark D. Aronson, MD; E. Rodney Hornbake, MD; Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhD; Kevin B. Weiss, MD, the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians*

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: statins, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, lipids, lipid-lowering therapy, clinical practice ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):644-649. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00012

Pharmacologic Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Background Paper for the American College of Physicians FREE

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Sandeep Vijan, MD, MS; and Rodney A. Hayward, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: ldl cholesterol lipoproteins, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, lipids, pharmacology, lipid-lowering ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):650-658. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00013

Ideas and Opinions

Health Care System Chaos Should Spur Innovation: Summary of a Report of the Society of General Internal Medicine Task Force on the Domain of General Internal Medicine

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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Task Force on the Domain of General Internal Medicine*

Topics: advisory committees, chronic disease, internal medicine, health care systems

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):639-643. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00011

Editorials

Starting a Conversation about the Future of Internal Medicine

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The Editors

Topics: internal medicine

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):659. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00014

Generalism as Intention

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Richard J. Baron, MD

Topics: conflict of interest, advisory committees, internal medicine, physicians, family, rosmarinus, telephone, health ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):659-660. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00015

Working Together—That's Innovation!

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Howard K. Rabinowitz, MD

Topics: family medicine, internal medicine, physicians, family, primary health care, health care systems ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):660-661. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00016

Making It Possible for General Internal Medicine To Survive

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Robert B. Copeland, MD, FRCP

Topics: internal medicine

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):661-662. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00017

Reforming Payment for Primary Care: Making It Happen

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Gail R. Wilensky, PhD

Topics: primary health care

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):662-663. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00018

Customizing Residency Education

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Holly J. Humphrey, MD

Topics: internship and residency

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):663-664. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00019

Letters

Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain

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John D. Childs, PT, PhD; and Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):665. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00020

Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain

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Carl M. Shapiro, DO

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):665. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00021

Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain

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Paul G. Shekelle, MD, PhD; Sally C. Morton, PhD; and Willem J.J. Assendelft, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):665-666. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00022

Insulin Combination Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Yusuf Hassan, MD; Gaurav Gupta; and Saira Hassan, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):666. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00023

Insulin Combination Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Nasser Mikhail, MD, MSc; and Soma Wali, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):666-667. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00024

Insulin Combination Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Andreas Fritsche, MD; Hans-Ulrich Häring, MD; and Matthias Axel Schweitzer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):667. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00025

Losartan for Microalbuminuria in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Anil K. Mandal, MB, BS

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):667-668. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00026

Losartan for Microalbuminuria in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD; and Kazuyuki Shimada, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):668. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00027

Losartan for Microalbuminuria in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Adrienne A.M. Zandbergen, MD; Marinus G.A. Baggen, MD, PhD; and Rob J.Th. Ouwendijk, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):668-669. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00028

Computer Physician Order Entry

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David B. Edwards, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):669. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00029

Computer Physician Order Entry

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Barton M. Nassberg, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):669. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00030

Computer Physician Order Entry

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Gilad J. Kuperman, MD, PhD; and Richard F. Gibson, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):669-670. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00031

The Rise of Litigation in Human Subjects Research

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Larry D. Scott, MD, MA

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):670. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00032

The Rise of Litigation in Human Subjects Research

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Harvey Murff, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):670. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00033

Ezetimibe and Statin-Associated Myopathy

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Richard Fux, MD; Klaus Mörike, MD; Udo-Frank Gundel, MD; Rüdiger Hartmann, MD; and Christoph H. Gleiter, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):671-672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00034

Remission of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Vasculitis with Lamivudine

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Takuya Sawabe, MD, PhD; Takeshi Uenotsuchi, MD; Shinichi Imafuku, MD; Hiroshi Kohno, MD; Junichi Arima, MD, PhD; and Takahiko Horiuchi, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):672-673. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00035

Whipple Pancarditis as a Cause of Heart Failure

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Ram Y. Gordon, MD; Emily Blumberg, MD; Susan C. Brozena, MD; and Billie Fyfe, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):673-674. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00036

Organizational Changes in a Single Intensive Care Unit Affect Benchmarking

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Arthur R.H. van Zanten, MD; and Kees H. Polderman, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):674-675. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00037

Potentially Fatal Interaction between Diltiazem and Statins

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Patrick Gladding, MBCHB, BHB; Helen Pilmore, MBCHB, FRACP, MD; and Colin Edwards, MBBCH(WITS), FCP(SA), FRACP

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):W-31. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00037-w1

Another Presentation of Gout

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Mohamed El Sandid, MD; and Ha Ta, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):W-32. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00037-w2

Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Presenting 5 Years after Appendectomy

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Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD; Rendell W. Ashton, MD; and Henry C. Pitot, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):W-33. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00037-w3

Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis Associated with Infliximab in a Patient with Crohn Disease

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Betsy Y.C. Strong, MD; Barbara C. Erny, MD; Howard Herzenberg, MD; and Kristen J. Razzeca, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):W-34. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00037-w4

Current Clinical Issues

Cheaper Drugs in Foreign Markets Increase the Focus on Domestic Drug Prices

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Jennifer Fisher Wilson

Topics: fees and charges, prescriptions, drug, safety, united states food and drug administration, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):677-680. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00044

Summaries for Patients

Ability of Different d-Dimer Tests To Exclude Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism FREE

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Topics: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, fibrin d-dimer assay

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):I-42. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00001

Alcohol Consumption and the Risk for Colorectal Cancer FREE

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Topics: colorectal cancer, alcohol drinking

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):I-55. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00002

Do Some Patients with SARS Have Mild Disease? FREE

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Topics: severe acute respiratory syndrome

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):I-65. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00003

Control of Lipids in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Recommendations from the American College of Physicians FREE

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2, lipids, american college of physicians

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):I-85. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00004

Medical Writings

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis for Epidemiology: A Practical Guide

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Leonard E. Braitman, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):676. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00042

Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging

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Nancy J. Stiles, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):676. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00043

Book Notes

Book Listings

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):0-. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00046

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