Annals of Internal Medicine

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2 December 2008, Vol. 149. No. 11

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Prognostic Value of a T-Cell–Based, Interferon-γ Biomarker in Children with Tuberculosis Contact FREE

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Mustafa Bakir, MD; Kerry A. Millington, DPhil; Ahmet Soysal, MD; Jonathan J. Deeks, PhD; Serpil Efee; Yasemin Aslan, SRN; Davinder P.S. Dosanjh, DPhil; and Ajit Lalvani, DM

Topics: biological markers, interferons, t-lymphocyte, tuberculosis, enzyme linked immunospot assay

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):777-786. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00248

Sex Differences in Morphology and Outcomes of Mitral Valve Prolapse

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Jean-François Avierinos, MD; Jocelyn Inamo, MD; Francesco Grigioni, MD; Bernard Gersh, MD; Clarence Shub, MD; and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: mitral valve prolapse, sex characteristics, vomiting, women

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):787-794. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00003

Alcohol Screening Scores and Medication Nonadherence FREE

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Chris L. Bryson, MD, MS; David H. Au, MD, MS; Haili Sun, PhD; Emily C. Williams, MPH; Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD; and Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH

Topics: alcohol abuse, antihypertensive agents, hypertension, statins, alcohol drinking, financial audit, pharmacies, veterans, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):795-803. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00004

Improving Patient Care

Active Bed Management by Hospitalists and Emergency Department Throughput

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Eric Howell, MD; Edward Bessman, MD; Steven Kravet, MD, MBA; Ken Kolodner, ScD; Robert Marshall, MBA; and Scott Wright, MD

Topics: ambulances, beds, emergency service, hospital, hospitalists, hospitals, inpatient

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):804-810. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00006

Reviews

Narrative Review: Do State Laws Make It Easier to Say “I'm Sorry?”

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William M. McDonnell, MD, JD; and Elisabeth Guenther, MD, MPH

Topics: medical errors, apologies, narrative review, state law

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):811-815. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00007

Academia and the Profession

When Should a New Test Become the Current Reference Standard?

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Paul Glasziou, MB, BS, PhD; Les Irwig, MB, BCh, PhD; and Jonathan J. Deeks, PhD

Topics: reference standards, tuberculosis

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):816-821. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00009

Ideas and Opinions

Death and Taxes

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G. Stuart Mendenhall, MD

Topics: taxes, incentives

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):822-824. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00010

What Do You Do When Your Loved One Is Ill? The Line between Physician and Family Member

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Erik K. Fromme, MD; Neil J. Farber, MD; Stewart F. Babbott, MD; Mary E. Pickett, MD; and Brent W. Beasley, MD

Topics: medical errors, conflict of interest, ethics, professional, hospitals, mothers, professional role, abdomen, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):825-829. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00011

“Enough about Me, Let's Get Back to You”: Physician Self-disclosure during Primary Care Encounters

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Diane S. Morse, MD; Susan H. McDaniel, PhD; Lucy M. Candib, MD; and Mary Catherine Beach, MD

Topics: primary health care, self disclosure

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):835-837. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00015

Editorials

Drinking and Drugs: When Is Enough Too Much?

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Carol Golin, MD

Topics: alcohol abuse, ethanol, hiv, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, alcohol drinking, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):830-832. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00012

On Being a Doctor

The Belongings

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Deepak Asudani, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):833. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00013

Divine Paradise

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Steven A. Sumner, BS

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):834. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00014

Letters

Is Long-Term Use of Antismoking Drugs Consistent with Public Health Goals or Pharmaceutical Marketing Goals?

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Adriane J. Fugh-Berman, MD; and Douglas Melnick, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):838. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00016

Is Long-Term Use of Antismoking Drugs Consistent with Public Health Goals or Pharmaceutical Marketing Goals?

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Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):838. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00017

Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH; and Bruce Leff, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):838-839. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00018

Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):839. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00019

Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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Robert C. Sherrick, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):839-840. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00020

Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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Sam F. Carter, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):840. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00021

Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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Lawrence S. Phillips, MD; and Jennifer G. Twombly, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):840-841. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00022

Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?

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Anil K. Gollapudi, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):841. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00023

Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?

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Ned Calonge, MD, MPH; and Diana Petitti, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):841-842. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00024

Chorea in Adults after Pulmonary Endarterectomy with Deep Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest

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Rob M.A. de Bie, MD, PhD; Sulaiman Surie, MD; Jaap J. Kloek, MD; Jules D. Biervliet, MD; Edouard M. de Beaumont, MD; Peter M.M.J. Rutten; Harriet M.M. Smeding, PhD; Paul Bresser, MD, PhD; and Marina A.J. Tijssen, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):842. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00025

The Skinny on a Growing Problem: Dry Beriberi after Bariatric Surgery

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Marc R. Matrana, MD, MS; Sreekanth Vasireddy, MD; and William E. Davis, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):842-844. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00026

Correction: Brief Communication: The Relationship of Regression of Cirrhosis to Outcome in Chronic Hepatitis C

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):844. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00027

Ad Libitum

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Otto Thomas, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):803. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00005

Badinage

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George N. Braman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):815. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00008

In the Clinic

Hypertension

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Debbie L. Cohen, MD; and Raymond R. Townsend, MD

Topics: hypertension

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):ITC6-1. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-01006

Summaries for Patients

Differences in Mitral Valve Prolapse between Men and Women FREE

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Topics: mitral valve prolapse, women

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(11):I-36. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00001

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