Annals of Internal Medicine

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6 November 2007, Vol. 147. No. 9

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Articles

Risperidone for Treatment-Refractory Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Trial

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Ramy A. Mahmoud, MD, MPH; Gahan J. Pandina, PhD; Ibrahim Turkoz, MS; Colette Kosik-Gonzalez, MS; Carla M. Canuso, MD; Mary J. Kujawa, MD, PhD; and Georges M. Gharabawi-Garibaldi, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients | Audio/Video

Topics: antidepressive agents, risperidone, major depressive disorder

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):593-602. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00003

Phosphatidylcholine for Steroid-Refractory Chronic Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Trial

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Wolfgang Stremmel, MD; Robert Ehehalt, MD; Frank Autschbach, MD; and Max Karner, MD

Topics: ulcerative colitis, lecithin, steroids, adverse event

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):603-610. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00004

Antiproteinase 3 Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies and Disease Activity in Wegener Granulomatosis

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Javier D. Finkielman, MD; Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH; Darrell Schroeder, MS; Gary S. Hoffman, MD; Robert Spiera, MD; E. William St. Clair, MD; John C. Davis Jr., MD, MPH; W. Joseph McCune, MD; Andrea K. Lears, BS; Steven R. Ytterberg, MD; Amber M. Hummel; Margaret A. Viss; Tobias Peikert, MD; John H. Stone, MD, MPH; Ulrich Specks, MD, WGET Research Group

Topics: wegener granulomatosis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):611-619. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00005

Improving Patient Care

“You're Not a Victim of Domestic Violence, Are You?” Provider–Patient Communication about Domestic Violence

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Karin V. Rhodes, MD, MS; Richard M. Frankel, PhD; Naomi Levinthal, MA; Elizabeth Prenoveau, BA; Jeannine Bailey, MA; and Wendy Levinson, MD

Topics: domestic violence

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):620-627. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00006

Updates

Update in Hospital Medicine

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Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA; and Michael J. Pistoria, DO*

Topics: antibiotics, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, consultation, st segment elevation, hospitalists, hospitalization, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):628-632. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00007

Clinical Guidelines

Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians FREE

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Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Vincenza Snow, MD; Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD; Katherine Sherif, MD; Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH; Steven Weinberger, MD; Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians*

Includes: Summaries For Patients | Audio/Video

Topics: chronic obstructive airway disease, spirometry, clinical practice guideline, american college of physicians ...

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):633-638. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00008

Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline FREE

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Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH; Dennis Niewoehner, MD; Roderick MacDonald, MS; and Robert L. Kane, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: chronic obstructive airway disease, hospitalization, pulmonary rehabilitation, inhaled corticosteroid, clinical practice guideline, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):639-653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00009

Position Papers

Recommendations for Teaching about Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care

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Wally R. Smith, MD; Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH; Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH; Jada Bussey-Jones, MD; Valerie E. Stone, MD, MPH; Christopher O. Phillips, MD, MPH; Alicia Fernandez, MD; Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, MPP; and Jacqueline Bowles, MD, MSCE

Topics: advisory committees, attitude, health disparity, health care disparities, racial disparities, complex

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):654-665. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00010

Editorials

Addressing Domestic Violence: The (Long) Road Ahead

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Elaine J. Alpert, MD, MPH

Topics: domestic violence

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):666-667. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00011

Trials That Matter: Liquid-Based Cervical Cytology: Disadvantages Seem to Outweigh Advantages

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George F. Sawaya, MD; and Harold C. Sox, MD, Editor

Topics: cervical cytology, liquids

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):668-669. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00012

On Being a Doctor

Maestro Guillermo

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David W. Hines, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):670. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00013

Letters

Bridging Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Temporary Interruption of Warfarin

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A. M. Shojania, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):671. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00016

Bridging Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Temporary Interruption of Warfarin

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Martin J. O'Donnell, MB; Clive Kearon, MB, PhD; and Alexander G. Turpie, MB

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):671. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00017

Elevated Creatinine Levels and Quality of Care in Heart Failure

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Linda Fried, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00018

Elevated Creatinine Levels and Quality of Care in Heart Failure

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David W. Baker, MD, MPH; Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH; and Karen S. Kmetik, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00019

New Tests for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

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Heinke Kunst, MBBS, MD, MSC; and Khalid S. Khan, MBBS, MSc, Mmed

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):672-673. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00020

New Tests for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

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Dick Menzies, MD, MSc; and Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):673-674. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00021

Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Weighing the Evidence

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Til Stürmer, MD, MPH; Julie E. Buring, ScD; and Robert J. Glynn, PhD, ScD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):674. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00022

Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Weighing the Evidence

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Mary B. Barton, MD, MPP; and Marion M. Torchia

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):674-675. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00023

Reversible Hepatic Decompensation in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Due to Hypercoagulability

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Hannah M. Lee, MD; Manish Amin, MD; Marshall M. Kaplan, MD; and Edward F. Herlihy, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):675. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00024

Correction: Benzodiazepines and Hip Fractures

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):675-676. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00025

Correction: Serum and Biliary Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Determing the Cause of Obstructive Cholestasis

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):676. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00026

Ad Libitum

Sonnet for That Beautiful Night

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Lisa June, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):665. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00014

Stop and Smell the Bedpans

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Daniel B. Mendlovic, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):676. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00015

In the Clinic

Migraine

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Jennifer F. Wilson

Topics: migraine disorders, headache

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):ITC11-1. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-01011

Summaries for Patients

Can Adding Risperidone to Antidepressant Therapy Relieve Persistent Symptoms of Depression? FREE

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Topics: antidepressive agents, depressive disorders, risperidone

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):I-34. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00001

Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians FREE

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Topics: chronic obstructive airway disease, clinical practice guideline, american college of physicians

Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):I-41. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00002

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