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Annals of Internal Medicine

19 May 2009, Vol. 150. No. 10
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Splint for Base-of-Thumb Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial
François Rannou, MD, PhD; Jérôme Dimet, PharmD; Isabelle Boutron, MD, PhD; Gabriel Baron, PhD; Fouad Fayad, MD, MS; Yann Macé, MD; Johann Beaudreuil, MD, PhD; Pascal Richette, MD, PhD; Philippe Ravaud, MD, PhD; Michel Revel, MD; and Serge Poiraudeau, MD, PhD
Topics: osteoarthritis, pain, thumb, splint device
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):661-669. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00003  
Pulse Versus Daily Oral Cyclophosphamide for Induction of Remission in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody—Associated Vasculitis: A Randomized Trial
Kirsten de Groot, MD; Lorraine Harper, MD, PhD; David R.W. Jayne, MD, PhD; Luis Felipe Flores Suarez, MD, PhD; Gina Gregorini, MD; Wolfgang L. Gross, MD; Rashid Luqmani, MD; Charles D. Pusey, MD, PhD; Niels Rasmussen, MD; Renato A. Sinico, MD; Vladimir Tesar, MD, PhD; Philippe Vanhille, MD; Kerstin Westman, MD, PhD; Caroline O.S. Savage, MD, PhD, EUVAS (European Vasculitis Study Group)
Topics: vasculitis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody, cyclophosphamide, remission induction, pulse
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):670-680. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00004  
Hyperkyphosis Predicts Mortality Independent of Vertebral Osteoporosis in Older Women
Deborah M. Kado, MD, MS; Li-Yung Lui, MA, MS; Kristine E. Ensrud, MD, MPH; Howard A. Fink, MD, MPH; Arun S. Karlamangla, PhD, MD; Steven R. Cummings, MD, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
Topics: osteoporosis, congenital kyphosis, mortality, spinal fractures, women, vertebrae, elderly, hyperkyphosis
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):681-687. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00005  
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa: An Evaluation of Outcomes FREE
Eran Bendavid, MD; and Jayanta Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
Topics: hiv, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, africa
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):688-695. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00117  
Shop for Quality or Volume? Volume, Quality, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH; Joan F. Hilton, ScD; Judith Maselli, MSPH; Penelope S. Pekow, PhD; Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH; and Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc
Topics: coronary artery bypass surgery, hospitals, patient readmission, quality indicators
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):696-704. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00007  
Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement FREE
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Topics: preventive medicine, syphilis, advisory committees, pregnancy complications, infectious
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):705-709. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00008  
Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement FREE
Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH; Erica Shelton, MD, MPH; Cecili Sessions, MD, MPH; and Therese Miller, DrPH
Topics: pregnancy, preventive medicine, penicillin, syphilis, advisory committees, infection
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):710-716. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00009  
Current Guidelines for Using Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II–Receptor Antagonists in Chronic Kidney Disease: Is the Evidence Base Relevant to Older Adults?
Ann M. O'Hare, MD; James S. Kaufman, MD; Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH; C. Seth Landefeld, MD; Lynne V. McFarland, PhD; and Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH
Topics: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists, kidney failure, chronic, guidelines, elderly
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):717-724. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00010  
The Demise of Primary Care: A Diatribe From the Trenches
David D. Norenberg, MD
Topics: primary health care
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):725-726. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00011  
Evaluating the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Time to Scale It Up
Robert Gross, MD, MSCE; and Gregory Bisson, MD, MSCE
Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):727-728. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00012  
Quality Wrapped in Volume Inside a Hospital
Peter B. Bach, MD, MAPP
Topics: hospitals
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):729-730. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00013  
Does Evidence Support Renin–Angiotensin System Blockade for Slowing Nephropathy Progression in Elderly Persons?
Pantelis A. Sarafidis, MD, MSc, PhD; and George L. Bakris, MD
Topics: kidney diseases, renin-angiotensin system, receptor, epidermal growth factor, elderly
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):731-733. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00014  
The Name of a Champion
Adam D. Falchook, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):734. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00015  
Do Reference Standards Hold Back the Progress of Medicine?
Yvo M. Smulders, MD; and Abel Thijs, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):735. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00016  
Do Reference Standards Hold Back the Progress of Medicine?
Paul Glasziou, MB, BS, PhD; Les Irwig, MB, MCh, PhD; and Jonathan Deeks, PhD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):735-736. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00017  
Questions About Genetic Variation in 9p21 as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk
Jeff Gulcher, MD, PhD; and Kari Stefansson, MD, PhD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):736. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00018  
Questions About Genetic Variation in 9p21 as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk
Lukasz Kiljanek, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):736. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00019  
Questions About Genetic Variation in 9p21 as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk
John R. Schwarzenbach, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):736. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00020  
Questions About Genetic Variation in 9p21 as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk
Nina P. Paynter, PhD; Nancy R. Cook, ScD; and Paul M Ridker, MD, MPH
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):737. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00021  
The First Use of Penicillin in the United States
Charles M. Grossman, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):737. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00022  
Reversal of Haloperidol-Induced Cardiac Arrest by Using Lipid Emulsion
Guy Weinberg, MD; Guido Di Gregorio, MD; David Hiller, MD; Agnes Hewett, MD; and Archie Sirianni, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):737-738. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00023  
Use of Levosimendan for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock Associated With Electrical Storm
Marco Grazi, MD; Gianfranco Lauri, MD; Corrado Carbucicchio, MD; and Giancarlo Marenzi, MD
Topics: #
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):738-740. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00024  
What kind of randomized trials do patients and clinicians need?
Topics: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, diuretics, patient referral, angiotensin-converting enzyme, systolic blood pressure, endarterectomy, ...
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-2. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02002  
Review: Pneumococcal vaccination is not effective for preventing pneumonia, bacteremia, bronchitis, or mortality
Topics: bacteremia, pneumococcal vaccine, pneumonia, bronchitis, mortality
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-4. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02004  
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination reduced mortality in the ICU
Topics: decontamination, intensive care unit, mortality, oropharyngeal disorders, digestive tract decontamination
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-5. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02005  
Review: Evidence is insufficient to evaluate effectiveness of antiviral therapies for chronic hepatitis B
Topics: antiviral agents, hepatitis b, chronic
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-6. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02006  
Fractional flow reserve–guided PCI reduced major adverse cardiac outcomes compared with angiography-guided PCI in multivessel CAD
Topics: angiogram, percutaneous coronary intervention, fractional coronary flow reserve, heart
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-7. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02007  
Benazepril plus amlodipine reduced cardiovascular risk more than benazepril plus hydrochlorothiazide
Topics: benazepril, amlodipine, cardiovascular disease risk factors, hydrochlorothiazide (hctz)
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02008  
Intensive primary care treatment reduced cardiovascular risk factors at 1 year in screen-detected type 2 diabetes
Topics: cardiovascular disease risk factors, diabetes mellitus, type 2, primary health care
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-9. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02009  
Irbesartan did not reduce all-cause death or CV hospitalization in heart failure and preserved ejection fraction
Topics: irbesartan, heart failure, hospitalization, ejection fraction
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-10. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02010  
Review: Adding dexamethasone to standard therapy reduces short-term relapse for acute migraine in the emergency department
Topics: dexamethasone, emergency service, hospital, acute migraine
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-11. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02011  
Review: Computed tomography angiography is highly accurate for diagnosing significant stenosis in peripheral arterial disease
Topics: peripheral vascular diseases, constriction, pathologic, computed tomographic angiography
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-12. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02012  
Implementation of an evidence-based feeding guideline did not reduce mortality in intensive care units
Topics: intensive care unit, mortality
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-13. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02013  
The Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score identified patients with upper GI bleeding who could be managed as outpatients
Topics: outpatients, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, glasgow-blatchford bleeding score
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-14. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02014  
Absolute CVD risk, stratified by risk score, was 20% higher in primary care patients with CVD than in those without CVD
Topics: cardiovascular diseases, primary health care
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):JC5-15. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-02015  
The Effects of Splinting on Thumb Arthritis FREE
Topics: arthritis, thumb, application of splint
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):I-34. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00001  
Screening Pregnant Women for Syphilis Infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation FREE
Topics: pregnancy, preventive medicine, syphilis, advisory committees, infection
Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(10):I-40. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00002  
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