Annals of Internal Medicine

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7 September 2004, Vol. 141. No. 5

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Articles

A Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the Emergency Department FREE

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Gabriel M. Leung, MD, MPH; Timothy H. Rainer, MD, MRCP; Fei-Lung Lau, MBBS, FRCS; Irene O.L. Wong, MPhil, MMedSc; Anna Tong, MBBS, FRCS (Edin); Tai-Wai Wong, MBBS, FRCS (Edin); James H.B. Kong, MBBS, FRCS; Anthony J. Hedley, MD, FRCP; Tai-Hing Lam, MD, FFPH, Hospital Authority SARS Collaborative Group

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: emergency service, hospital, severe acute respiratory syndrome, prediction rule

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):333-342. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00106

Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure FREE

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Graham Nichol, MPH, MD; Padma Kaul, PhD; Ella Huszti, MSc; and John F.P. Bridges, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: heart failure, cost effectiveness, hospitalization, cardiac resynchronization therapy

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):343-351. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00102

Location of Adenomas Missed by Optical Colonoscopy FREE

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Perry J. Pickhardt, MD; Pamela A. Nugent, MD; Pauline A. Mysliwiec, MD, MPH; J. Richard Choi, ScD, MD; and William R. Schindler, DO

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: colonoscopy, adenoma, optics, polyps

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):352-359. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00009

Clinical Characteristics and Functional Outcomes of West Nile Fever

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John T. Watson, MD, MSc; Peter E. Pertel, MD, MPH; Roderick C. Jones, MPH; Alicia M. Siston, MPH; William S. Paul, MD, MPH; Constance C. Austin, DVM, PhD, MPH; and Susan I. Gerber, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: west nile fever, infection

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):360-365. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00010

Improving Patient Care

A Controlled Trial To Increase Detection and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Patients with a Wrist Fracture

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Sumit R. Majumdar, MD, MPH; Brian H. Rowe, MD, MSc; Deb Folk, RN†; Jeffrey A. Johnson, PhD; Brian H. Holroyd, MD; Donald W. Morrish, MD; Walter P. Maksymowych, MD; Ivan P. Steiner, MD; Charles H. Harley, MD; Brian J. Wirzba, MD; David A. Hanley, MD; Sandra Blitz, MSc; and Anthony S. Russell, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: osteoporosis, fracture, carpal bone fractures, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):366-373. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00011

Reviews

Systematic Review: Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure FREE

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Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc; Justin A. Ezekowitz, MB, BCh, MSc; Natasha Wiebe, Mmath; Brian Rowe, MD, MSc; Carol Spooner, MSc; Ellen Crumley, MLIS; Lisa Hartling, MSc; Terry Klassen, MD, MSc; and William Abraham, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):381-390. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00101

Updates

Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Norton J. Greenberger, MD; and Prateek Sharma, MD

Topics: aspirin, hemorrhage, barrett's esophagus, celiac disease, crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative ...

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):374-380. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00012

Medicine and Public Policy

Assessing the New Medicare Prescription Drug Law FREE

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Robert B. Doherty, BA

Topics: income, medicare, prescription drug

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):391-395. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00100

Editorials

Accurate Clinical Prediction of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Are We There Yet? FREE

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John A. Jernigan, MD, MS; Rita F. Helfand, MD; and Umesh D. Parashar, MBBS, MPH

Topics: severe acute respiratory syndrome

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):396-398. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00108

Cardiac Resynchronization for Heart Failure FREE

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Mark A. Hlatky, MD; and Barry M. Massie, MD

Topics: heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):399-400. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00105

Colonoscopy: As Good as Gold?

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David Lieberman, MD

Topics: colonoscopy, gold

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):401-403. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00018

On Being a Patient

Physician as Patient: Lessons To Learn

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Peter A. Beatty, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):404-405. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00019

Letters

Aspirin Use and Risk for Colorectal Adenoma

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Henry Scovern, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):406. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00020

Aspirin Use and Risk for Colorectal Adenoma

Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH; and Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):406. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00021

Malpractice Reform and Medical Injury

Stanley J. Zimmerman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):406. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00022

New Treatments for Brittle Bones

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Susan Ott, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):406-407. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00023

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Pulmonary Embolism

Anita Karne, MD, MSc; and Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):407. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00024

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Pulmonary Embolism

John W. Eikelboom, MBBS; Andrew McQuillan, MBBS; and Daniel J. Quinlan, MBBS

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):407-408. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00025

Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus

Hirohito Sone, MD, PhD; Nobuhiro Yamada, MD, PhD; Sachiko Mizuno, MS; Rei Aida, MS; and Yasuo Ohashi, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):408-409. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00026

Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus

Luca Mascitelli, MD; and Francesca Pezzetta, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):409. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00027

Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus

Andrea A. Howard, MD, MS; Julia H. Arnsten, MD, MPH; and Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):409. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00028

Hospice Effect on Medicare Expenditures

Pedro Gozalo, PhD, MSc; Vince Mor, PhD; and Susan Miller, PhD, MBA

Topics: #

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):409-410. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00029

Hospice Effect on Medicare Expenditures

Diane Campbell, PhD; Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS; and Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):410. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00030

Silo-Filler's Disease, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Oxides of Nitrogen

James F. Leavey, MD; Robert L. Dubin, MD; Navdeep Singh, MD; and David A. Kaminsky, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):410-411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00031

Noninvasive Ventilation in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Implications of Different Meta-Analytic Strategies

John V. Peter, MD; and John L. Moran, MBBS, FRACP, FANZCA

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):W-78-W-79. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00031-w1

Ad Libitum

Talking with Donna

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Nicole Martin, BS

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):395. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00015

Summaries for Patients

Predicting Which Patients Have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome FREE

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Topics: severe acute respiratory syndrome

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-12. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00107

The Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure FREE

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Topics: heart failure, cost effectiveness, cardiac resynchronization therapy, cost-effectiveness analysis

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-29. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00104

How Often Does Colonoscopy Fail To Detect Polyps? FREE

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Topics: colonoscopy, polyps

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-42. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00003

Clinical Characteristics and Consequences of West Nile Fever FREE

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Topics: west nile fever

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-53. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00004

Increasing the Detection and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Patients Who Present to an Emergency Department with a Wrist Fracture FREE

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Topics: osteoporosis, emergency service, hospital, carpal bone fractures

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-54. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00005

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure FREE

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Topics: heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy

Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):I-64. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00103

Medical Writings

Case Studies in Genes and Disease: A Primer for Clinicians

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Linda Pinsky, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):412. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00033

Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies

Camille N. Abboud, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(5):412. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00034

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