Annals of Internal Medicine

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7 October 2008, Vol. 149. No. 7

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Articles

Stool DNA and Occult Blood Testing for Screen Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia

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David A. Ahlquist, MD; Daniel J. Sargent, PhD; Charles L. Loprinzi, MD; Theodore R. Levin, MD; Douglas K. Rex, MD; Dennis J. Ahnen, MD; Kandice Knigge, MD; M. Peter Lance, MD; Lawrence J. Burgart, MD; Stanley R. Hamilton, MD; James E. Allison, MD; Michael J. Lawson, MD; Mary E. Devens; Jonathan J. Harrington; and Shauna L. Hillman, MS

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: colonoscopy, adenoma, colorectal neoplasms, dna, occult blood, neoplasms, fecal analysis, dna analysis, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):441-450. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00004

Association of Electrocardiographic Morphology of Exercise-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmia with Mortality

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Robert E. Eckart, DO; Michael E. Field, MD; Tomasz W. Hruczkowski, MD; Daniel E. Forman, MD; Sharmila Dorbala, MBBS; Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD; Christine E. Albert, MD, MPH; William H. Maisel, MD, MPH; Laurence M. Epstein, MD; and William G. Stevenson, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: cardiac arrhythmia, right bundle-branch block, exercise stress test, exercise, mortality, left bundle-branch ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):451-460. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00005

Insulin-like Growth Factors, Their Binding Proteins, and Prostate Cancer Risk: Analysis of Individual Patient Data from 12 Prospective Studies

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Andrew W. Roddam, DPhil; Naomi E. Allen, DPhil; Paul Appleby, MSc; Timothy J. Key, DPhil; Luigi Ferrucci, MD; H. Ballentine Carter, MD; E. Jeffrey Metter, MD; Chu Chen, PhD; Noel S. Weiss, MD; Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD; Ann W. Hsing, PhD; James V. Lacey Jr, PhD; Kathy Helzlsouer, MD; Sabina Rinaldi, PhD; Elio Riboli, MD; Rudolf Kaaks, PhD; Joop A.M.J.L. Janssen, MD; Mark F. Wildhagen, PhD; Fritz H. Schröder, MD; Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD; Michael Pollak, MD; Edward Giovannucci, MD; Catherine Schaefer, PhD; Charles P. Quesenberry Jr., PhD; Joseph H. Vogelman, DEE; Gianluca Severi, PhD; Dallas R. English, PhD; Graham G. Giles, PhD; Pär Stattin, MD; Göran Hallmans, MD; Mattias Johansson, PhD; June M. Chan, ScD; Peter Gann, MD; Steven E. Oliver, PhD; Jeff M. Holly, PhD; Jenny Donovan, PhD; François Meyer, MD; Isabelle Bairati, MD; and Galan, MD

Topics: carrier proteins, insulin-like growth factor i, insulin-like growth-factor-binding proteins, somatomedins, prostate cancer ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):461-471. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00006

Improving Patient Care

The Effect of a Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Patients: A Randomized Trial

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Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD; Barbara I. Braun, PhD; Andrew J. Bush, PhD; Michele R. Bozikis, MPH; Linda Kusek, RN, MPH; John P. Burke, MD; Edward S. Wong, MD; John Jernigan, MD; Cralen C. Davis, MS; Bryan Simmons, MD, TRAPE Study Group

Topics: antibiotic prophylaxis, feedback, hospitals, quality improvement

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):472-480. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00007

Reviews

Systematic Review: d-Dimer to Predict Recurrent Disease after Stopping Anticoagulant Therapy for Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism

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Madeleine Verhovsek, MD; James D. Douketis, MD; Qilong Yi, PhD; Sanjay Shrivastava, MBBS, MPH; R. Campbell Tait, MBChB; Trevor Baglin, PhD; Daniela Poli, MD; and Wendy Lim, MD, MSc

Topics: anticoagulation, fibrin fragment d substance, venous thromboembolism, dimers

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):481-490. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00008

Clinical Guidelines

Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement FREE

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Includes: Supplemental Content | Summaries For Patients

Topics: preventive medicine, advisory committees, behavior therapy, counseling, sexually transmitted diseases

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):491-496. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00010

Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force FREE

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Jennifer S. Lin, MD, MCR; Evelyn Whitlock, MD, MPH; Elizabeth O'Connor, PhD; and Vance Bauer, MA

Includes: Supplemental Content | Summaries For Patients

Topics: pregnancy, preventive medicine, advisory committees, behavior therapy, counseling, primary health care, sexually ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):497-508. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00011

Editorials

Stool DNA Testing and Colon Cancer Prevention: Another Step Forward

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Daniel C. Chung, MD

Topics: colorectal cancer, colon cancer, fecal analysis, dna test

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):509-510. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00013

On Being a Doctor

The Journey

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Ariel Frank Green, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):511. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00014

Letters

Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?

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Thomas L. Petty, MD; and David M. Mannino, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):512-513. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00015

Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?

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Ned Calonge, MD, MPH; Diana B. Petitti, MD, MPH; and Kenneth Lin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):513. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00016

Did Prescription Bias Affect Outcomes in a Study of the Relative Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Drugs?

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Abhimanyu Beri, MD; and Saakshi Khattri, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):514. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00017

Did Prescription Bias Affect Outcomes in a Study of the Relative Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Drugs?

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Suzanne M. Cadarette, PhD; Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS; and Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):514. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00018

The Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Underlying Medical Diseases on Osteoporosis Are Still Unguided Territory for Internists

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Brittany Bohinc, MD; and John E. Snyder, MS, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):514-515. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00019

The Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Underlying Medical Diseases on Osteoporosis Are Still Unguided Territory for Internists

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Hau Liu, MD, MBA, MPH; Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD; Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; and Eric Orwoll, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):515-516. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00020

Symptomatic Hepatitis Associated with the Use of Herbal Red Yeast Rice

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Harry Roselle, MD; Andrew Ekatan, MD; Jausheng Tzeng, MD; Mark Sapienza, MD; and Jeffrey Kocher, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):516-517. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00021

Right-Sided Native Valve Endocarditis Revealing Adult-Onset Still Disease

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Alain Saraux, MD, PhD; Aymeric Binard, MD; Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, MD, PhD; Yannick Jobic, MD; and Sandrine Jousse-Joulin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):517-519. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00022

Correction: Using Standarized Serum Creatinine Values in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):519. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00023

Correction: Is There Enough Evidence to Support Use of N-Acetylcysteine in Contrast-Induced Nephropathy?

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):519. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00024

Correction: Trial by Fire: In Memoriam

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):519. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00025

Ad Libitum

Heart Defect

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C. Scott Williams, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):490. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00009

Tugboats

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George N. Braman

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):508. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00012

In the Clinic

Obesity

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George A. Bray, MD; and Jennifer F. Wilson

Topics: obesity, weight reduction, diet, overweight

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):ITC4-1. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-01004

Summaries for Patients

Stool DNA and Occult Blood Testing to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia FREE

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Topics: colorectal neoplasms, dna, occult blood, fecal analysis

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):I-20. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00001

Type of Exercise-Induced Arrhythmia on Exercise Test and Risk for Death FREE

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Topics: cardiac arrhythmia, exercise stress test, exercise

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):I-22. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00003

Counseling during Primary Care Visits to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations FREE

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Topics: preventive medicine, advisory committees, counseling, primary health care, sexually transmitted diseases

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):I-36. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00002

Medical Writings

Without Your Consent: The Hijacking of American Health Care

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Michael K. Gusmano, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):520. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00026

Alternative Medicine?: A History

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Wayne B. Jonas, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(7):520. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00027

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