Annals of Internal Medicine

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18 August 2009, Vol. 151. No. 4

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Articles

Positron Emission Tomography in Staging Early Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial FREE

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Donna E. Maziak, MDCM; Gail E. Darling, MD; Richard I. Inculet, MD; Karen Y. Gulenchyn, MD; Albert A. Driedger, MD; Yee C. Ung, MD; John D. Miller, MD; Chu-Shu Gu, MSc; Kathryn J. Cline, BSc; William K. Evans, MD; and Mark N. Levine, MD, MSc

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: positron-emission tomography, diagnostic imaging, lung cancer

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):221-228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00132

Comparison of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F Versus Sulfasalazine in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Trial FREE

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Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, MD, MHS; Mildred Wilson, RN; Roy Fleischmann, MD; Nancy Olsen, MD; Joel Silverfield, MD; Phillip Kempf, MD; Alan Kivitz, MD; Yvonne Sherrer, MD; Frank Pucino, PharmD; Gyorgy Csako, MD; Rene Costello, BS; Tuyet Hang Pham, MT; Christopher Snyder, BS; Désirée van der Heijde, MD; Xuelian Tao, MD; Robert Wesley, PhD; and Peter E. Lipsky, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, sulfasalazine, adverse event, tripterygium wilfordii

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):229-240. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00005

Five-Year Outcomes of the China National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program

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Fujie Zhang, MD; Zhihui Dou, MS; Ye Ma, MPH; Yan Zhao, MD, MS; Zhongfu Liu, PhD; Marc Bulterys, MD, PhD; and Ray Y. Chen, MD, MSPH

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, antiretroviral therapy, highly active, cd4 count determination procedure, china, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):241-251. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00006

Reviews

Systematic Review: Elective Induction of Labor Versus Expectant Management of Pregnancy FREE

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Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPP, MPH, PhD; Vandana Sundaram, MPH; Anjali J. Kaimal, MD; Allison Gienger, BA; Yvonne W. Cheng, MD, MPH; Kathryn M. McDonald, MM; Brian L. Shaffer, MD; Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS; and Dena M. Bravata, MD, MS

Topics: pregnancy, cesarean section, labor, onset of labor induced, medline, mothers, watchful waiting ...

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):252-263. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00007

Academia and the Profession

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement FREE

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David Moher, PhD; Alessandro Liberati, MD, DrPH; Jennifer Tetzlaff, BSc; Douglas G. Altman, DSc, the PRISMA Group

Topics: hospitals, italy, cochrane collaboration

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):264-269. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00135

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration FREE

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Alessandro Liberati, MD, DrPH; Douglas G. Altman, DSc; Jennifer Tetzlaff, BSc; Cynthia Mulrow, MD, MSc; Peter C. Gøtzsche, MD, DrMedSci, MSc; John P.A. Ioannidis, MD; Mike Clarke, BA, DPhil; P. J. Devereaux, MD, BSc, PhD; Jos Kleijnen, MD, PhD; and David Moher, PhD

Topics: fracture, heterogeneity, denmark, greece, hospitals, internal medicine, ireland, italy, languages, medline, publication ...

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):W-65-W-94. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00136

Ideas and Opinions

Should We Be Applying Warfarin Pharmacogenetics to Clinical Practice? No, Not Now

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Michael H. Rosove, MD; and Wayne W. Grody, MD, PhD

Topics: warfarin, pharmacogenetics

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):270-273. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00009

History of Medicine

The Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: An Epidemiologic Perspective

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Richard H.C. Zegers, MD, PhD; Andreas Weigl, PhD; and Andrew Steptoe, DSc

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):274-278. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00010

Editorials

The PET and the Pendulum FREE

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Mitchell L. Margolis, MD

Topics: positron-emission tomography, pet animal

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):279-280. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00134

Elective Induction of Labor: Waking the Sleeping Dogma?

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George A. Macones, MD, MSCE

Topics: onset of labor induced, sleep

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):281-282. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00012

On Being a Patient

Medical Mystery, Medical Humility

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Gordon Mehler; and Ariel Zwang

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):283-284. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00013

Letters

Comments on the Recent Clinical Guidance Statement on HIV Screening

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Eliezer M. Van Allen, MD; and R. Jeffrey Kohlwes, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):286. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00015

Comments on the Recent Clinical Guidance Statement on HIV Screening

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David R. Holtgrave, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):286-287. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00016

Comments on the Recent Clinical Guidance Statement on HIV Screening

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Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD; and Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):287. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00017

The Professional Testing Center: Past and Present

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Christine K. Cassel, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):287-288. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00018

Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Affect Outcome and Management of Patients With Acute Dyspnea?

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Mihály Tapolyai, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):288. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00019

Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Affect Outcome and Management of Patients With Acute Dyspnea?

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Ajay Pachika, MD; Malek Numeir, MD; and Kiranmayi Adimoolam, MBBS

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):288-289. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00020

Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Affect Outcome and Management of Patients With Acute Dyspnea?

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Franca Dipaola, MD; Francesca Perego, MD; Monica Solbiati, MD; Giovanni Casazza, PhD, on behalf of the Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):289. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00021

Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Affect Outcome and Management of Patients With Acute Dyspnea?

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Hans-Gerhard Schneider, MBBS, MD; Louisa Lam, MPH; and Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):289-290. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00022

A Novel Maneuver to Prevent Median Nerve Injury in Phlebotomy

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Hiroaki Ohnishi, MD, PhD; Tsuyoshi Urata, BSc; Tomonori Kishino, MD, PhD; Maiko Takano, BSc; and Takashi Watanabe, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):290-291. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00023

Correction: Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):291-292. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00024

Correction: In The Clinic: Tuberculosis

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):292. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00025

Current Clinical Issues

Making Electronic Health Records Meaningful

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Jennifer Fisher Wilson

Topics: electronic medical records

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):293-296. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00026

Ad Libitum

Dissection

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Kristin N. Ray, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):285. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00014

ACP Journal Club

Writing a research article that is “fit for purpose”: EQUATOR Network and reporting guidelines

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Topics: guidelines

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-2. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02002

Review: Intensive insulin therapy increases risk for hypoglycemia but not mortality in critically ill adults

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Topics: hypoglycemia, critical illness, insulin, mortality

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-4. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02004

Intensive glucose control increased risk for death and severe hypoglycemia in critically ill adults

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Topics: hypoglycemia, critical illness, glucose control

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-5. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02005

Review: Diabetes is not a coronary disease equivalent

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-6. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02006

Screening for CAD in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes did not reduce risk for cardiac events

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2, cardiac event

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-7. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02007

Review: Oral vitamin D prevents nonvertebral and hip fractures in a dose-dependent manner in patients ≥ 65 years of age

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Topics: hip fractures, vitamin d

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02008

Review: Aldosterone blockade reduces mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction

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Topics: ventricular dysfunction, left, aldosterone, mortality

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-9. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02009

Esomeprazole did not improve asthma symptoms in poorly controlled asthma

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Topics: asthma, esomeprazole magnesium

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-10. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02010

Review: Combining 2 classes of blood pressure–lowering drugs has an approximately additive effect on systolic blood pressure

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Topics: systolic blood pressure, blood pressure, additive drug effects

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-11. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02011

Both typical and atypical antipsychotic agents were associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death

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Topics: sudden cardiac death, atypical antipsychotic

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-12. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02012

Concomitant use of proton-pump inhibitors with clopidogrel may increase risk for readmission after discharge for acute MI

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Topics: myocardial infarction, acute, clopidogrel, patient readmission, proton pump inhibitors

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-13. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02013

Bariatric surgery was cost-effective at 2 years for management of type 2 diabetes in obese patients

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Topics: obesity, diabetes mellitus, type 2, cost effectiveness, bariatric surgery

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-14. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02014

Bariatric surgery was dominant over conventional therapy for lifetime management of type 2 diabetes in obese patients

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Topics: obesity, diabetes mellitus, type 2, bariatric surgery

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):JC2-15. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-02015

Summaries for Patients

Positron Emission Tomography Plus Computed Tomography for Staging Early Lung Cancer FREE

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Topics: positron-emission tomography, computed tomography, lung cancer

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):I-21. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00133

The Chinese Herbal Remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis FREE

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Topics: rheumatoid arthritis, herbal therapy, chinese people, tripterygium wilfordii

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):I-36. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00002

Five-Year Outcomes of the China National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program FREE

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Topics: antiretroviral therapy, highly active, china, anti-retroviral agents

Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(4):I-42. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00003

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