Annals of Internal Medicine

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3 June 2008, Vol. 148. No. 11

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Articles

Association between Critical Care Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit FREE

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Mitchell M. Levy, MD; John Rapoport, PhD; Stanley Lemeshow, PhD; Donald B. Chalfin, MD, MS; Gary Phillips, MAS; and Marion Danis, MD

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Topics: care of intensive care unit patient, hospitals, intensive care unit, mortality, simplified ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):801-809. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00002

Sensitivity and Specificity of a Single Emergency Department Measurement of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin for Diagnosing Acute Kidney Injury

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Thomas L. Nickolas, MD, MS; Matthew J. O'Rourke, BS; Jun Yang, MD, PhD; Meghan E. Sise, BS; Pietro A. Canetta, MD; Nicholas Barasch, BS; Charles Buchen; Faris Khan, MD; Kiyoshi Mori, MD, PhD; James Giglio, MD; Prasad Devarajan, MD; and Jonathan Barasch, MD, PhD

Topics: kidney failure, chronic, renal failure, acute, emergency service, hospital, gelatinases, neutrophil, sensitivity ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):810-819. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00003

Declining Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Osaka, Japan, from 1990 to 2003

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Hideo Tanaka, MD; Yasuharu Imai, MD; Naoki Hiramatsu, MD; Yuri Ito, PhD; Kazuho Imanaka, MD; Masahide Oshita, MD; Taizo Hijioka, MD; Kazuhiro Katayama, MD; Iwao Yabuuchi, MD; Harumasa Yoshihara, MD; Atsuo Inoue, MD; Michio Kato, MD; Tetsuo Takehara, MD; Shinji Tamura, MD; Akinori Kasahara, MD; Norio Hayashi, MD; and Hideaki Tsukuma, MD

Topics: cancer, hepatitis c, carcinoma, hepatocellular, hepatitis c virus

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):820-826. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00004

Brief Communication: Pituitary Volume and Function in Competing and Retired Male Boxers

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Fatih Tanriverdi, MD; Kursad Unluhizarci, MD; Ismail Kocyigit, MD; Ibrahim S. Tuna, MD; Zuleyha Karaca, MD; Ahmet C. Durak, MD; Ahmet Selcuklu, MD; Felipe F. Casanueva, MD, PhD; and Fahrettin Kelestimur, MD

Topics: hormone, pituitary diseases, pituitary gland, normal pituitary function

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):827-831. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00005

Reviews

Meta-analysis: Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality FREE

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Nicolas Ochs, MD; Reto Auer, MD; Douglas C. Bauer, MD; David Nanchen, MD; Jacobijn Gussekloo, MD, MPH; Jacques Cornuz, MD, MPH; and Nicolas Rodondi, MD, MAS

Topics: cardiovascular system, thyroid diseases, mortality, subclinical hypothyroidism, coronary heart disease, hyperthyroidism, subclinical ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):832-845. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00225

Clinical Guidelines

Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement FREE

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, preventive medicine, diabetes mellitus, type 2, blood pressure, advisory committees, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):846-854. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00007

Screening Adults for Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force FREE

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Susan L. Norris, MD, MPH; Devan Kansagara, MD; Christina Bougatsos, BS; and Rongwei Fu, PhD

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, preventive medicine, diabetes mellitus, type 2, advisory committees, prediabetes

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):855-868. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00008

Academia and the Profession

Performance during Internal Medicine Residency Training and Subsequent Disciplinary Action by State Licensing Boards

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Maxine A. Papadakis, MD; Gerald K. Arnold, PhD; Linda L. Blank; Eric S. Holmboe, MD; and Rebecca S. Lipner, PhD

Topics: internal medicine, internship and residency, licensure, professionalism, medical residencies

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):869-876. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00009

Editorials

Are Intensivists Safe?

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Gordon D. Rubenfeld, MD, MSc; and Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH

Topics: intensivist

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):877-879. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00010

Cardiovascular Consequences of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: More Smoke but No Fire

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Paul W. Ladenson, MD

Topics: cardiovascular system, smoke, thyroid diseases, fire - disasters, fire - physical phenomenon ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):880-881. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00011

On Being a Doctor

Headache

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Manisha Bhide, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):882. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00012

Letters

Is Reporting of Quality Scores Worth Refining?

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Jeremy D. Graham, MA, DO

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):883. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00013

Possible Benefit to Survival from Early Invasive Strategies in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Dharam J. Kumbhani, MD, SM; and Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):883-884. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00014

Possible Benefit to Survival from Early Invasive Strategies in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Rehan Qayyum, MD; Jurga Adomaityte, MD; and M. Rizwan Khalid, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):884. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00015