Annals of Internal Medicine

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6 July 2010, Vol. 153. No. 1

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Articles

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Users of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs: Analysis of Claims Data

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Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD; Dana P. Goldman, PhD; Amee Kamdar, PhD; Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD; and Yang Lu, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: erectile dysfunction, prescriptions, drug, sexually transmitted diseases

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):1-7. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00003

Extended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical Patients With Recently Reduced Mobility: A Randomized Trial

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Russell D. Hull, MBBS; Sebastian M. Schellong, MD; Victor F. Tapson, MD; Manuel Monreal, MD; Meyer-Michel Samama, MD, PharmD; Philippe Nicol, PhD; Eric Vicaut, MD, PhD; Alexander G.G. Turpie, MD; Roger D. Yusen, MD, MPH, EXCLAIM (Extended Prophylaxis for Venous ThromboEmbolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients With Prolonged Immobilization) study

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: enoxaparin, hemorrhage, safety, impaired mobility, surrogate endpoints, thromboprophylaxis, mobility, venous thromboembolism

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):8-18. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00004

Small Area Variations in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Does the Neighborhood Matter? FREE

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Comilla Sasson, MD, MS; Carla C. Keirns, MD, PhD, MS; Dylan Smith, PhD; Michael Sayre, MD; Michelle Macy, MD, MS; William Meurer, MD; Bryan F. McNally, MD, MPH; Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH; Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD, PhD, CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival) Study Group

Topics: cardiac arrest, neighborhood, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):19-22. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00255

Reviews

Meta-analysis: Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease FREE

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Suetonia C. Palmer, MBChB; Sankar D. Navaneethan, MD, MPH; Jonathan C. Craig, MBChB, DCH, MM, PhD; David W. Johnson, MBChB(Hons), PhD; Marcello Tonelli, MD, SM; Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD; Fabio Pellegrini, MSc; Pietro Ravani, MD, MSc, PhD; Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD; Vlado Perkovic, MBBS, PhD; Giusi Graziano, PhD; Richard McGee, BMedSci, MBBCh, MM; Antonio Nicolucci, MD; Gianni Tognoni, MD; and Giovanni F.M. Strippoli, MD, PhD, MPH, MM

Topics: anemia, hypertension, kidney failure, chronic, hemoglobin, hemoglobin measurement, cardiovascular event, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents ...

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):23-33. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00252

Updates

Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Norton J. Greenberger, MD; and Prateek Sharma, MD

Topics: pancreatitis, acute, clopidogrel, azathioprine, liver diseases, barrett's esophagus, blood urea nitrogen, asthma, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):34-39. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00245

Ideas and Opinions

Candidate Performance Measures for Screening for, Assessing, and Treating Unhealthy Substance Use in Hospitals: Advocacy or Evidence-Based Practice?

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Richard Saitz, MD, MPH

Includes: Supplemental Content

Topics: ethanol, hospitals, evidence-based practice, bacterial infection, serious, advocacy

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):40-43. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00008

Early Disaster Response in Haiti: The Israeli Field Hospital Experience FREE

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Yitshak Kreiss, MD, MHA, MPA; Ofer Merin, MD; Kobi Peleg, PhD, MPH; Gad Levy, MD; Shlomo Vinker, MD; Ram Sagi, MD; Avi Abargel, MD, MHA; Carmi Bartal, MD, MPH; Guy Lin, MD; Ariel Bar, MD, MHA; Elhanan Bar-On, MD; Mitchell J. Schwaber, MD, MSc; and Nachman Ash, MD, MS

Topics: haiti, hospitals, israel, disasters and emergency preparedness

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):45-48. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00253

Editorials

Life Begins at Forty

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Thomas Fekete, MD

Topics: sexually transmitted diseases, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):49-50. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00011

Aggregating and Disaggregating Patients in Clinical Trials and Their Subgroup Analyses

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David M. Kent, MD, MS; and Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc

Topics: enoxaparin, quality of care, heterogeneity, health policy, factor x, interim analysis, venous ...

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):51-52. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00012

Anemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: Bursting the Hemoglobin Bubble FREE

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Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS; and Dana C. Miskulin, MD, MS

Topics: anemia, kidney failure, chronic, hemoglobin

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):53-55. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00250

On Being a Doctor

Jade

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Natalie A. Mariano, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):56. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00014

The Cancer Registry

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Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):57-58. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00015

Letters

Opioid Doses and Increased Risk for Overdose

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William C. Becker, MD; David A. Fiellin, MD; and Robert D. Kerns, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):59. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00016

Opioid Doses and Increased Risk for Overdose

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Milap C. Nahata, PharmD, MS; and Katy E. Trinkley, PharmD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):59. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00017

Opioid Doses and Increased Risk for Overdose

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Michael Von Korff, ScD; and Kate Dunn, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):59-60. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00018

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in the WHI Trial

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S. Mitchell Harman, MD, PhD; Eliot A. Brinton, MD; Frederick Naftolin, MD, PhD; George R. Merriam, MD; Marcelle I. Cedars, MD; Ruth G. Freeman, MD; and Nanette Santoro, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):60-61. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00019

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in the WHI Trial

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Amos Pines, MD; and David Sturdee, MBBS, MD, DA

Includes: Summaries For Patients

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):61. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00020

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in the WHI Trial

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Jerome L. Sullivan, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):61. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00021

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in the WHI Trial

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Sengwee Toh, ScD; Jacques E. Rossouw, MD; and Miguel A. Hernán, MD, DrPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):61-62. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00022

Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis

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Michael S. Lauer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):62. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00023

Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis

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Claude Bachmeyer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):62-63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00024

Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis

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Matias E. Valsecchi, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00025

Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis

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Hervé Decousus, MD; Isabelle Quéré, MD; and Alain Leizorovicz, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00026

Should Electrocardiography Be Used in Cardiovascular Screening of High School Athletes?

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Steven A. Yarows, MD; and Frank A. Smith, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):64. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00027

Should Electrocardiography Be Used in Cardiovascular Screening of High School Athletes?

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Aaron L. Baggish, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):64-65. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00028

Clinicians and Nutraceutical Use in Cardiology Patients: Ignorance and Neglect

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Patricia Uber, PharmD; Kelly Summers, PharmD; and Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):65-66. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00029

Successful Treatment of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis With the Interleukin-1-Receptor Antagonist Anakinra: Lack of Correlation With IL1RN Mutations

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Manuelle Viguier, MD, PhD; Philippe Guigue; Cécile Pagès, MD; Asma Smahi, PhD; and Hervé Bachelez, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):66-67. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00030

Correction: Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):67. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00031

Ad Libitum

For Rossi, on Admission to Medical School

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Rae Varcoe, MA, MBChB

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):44. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00009

At the New York Academy of Medicine

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Richard Bronson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):68. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00032

In the Clinic

Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Tom W.J. Huizinga, MD, PhD; and Theodore Pincus, MD

Topics: rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, methotrexate

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):ITC1-1. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-01001

Summaries for Patients

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Men Who Use Erectile Dysfunction Drugs FREE

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Topics: erectile dysfunction, sexually transmitted diseases

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):I-44. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00001

Do the Benefits of Prolonged Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Treatment Outweigh the Harms in Hospitalized Patients Who Are Bedbound? FREE

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Topics: low-molecular-weight heparin, inpatient

Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(1):I-50. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00002

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