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April 16, 2002; 136 (8)

Articles

  • A Diabetes Report Card for the United States: Quality of Care in the 1990s

    • Jinan B. Saaddine,
    • Michael M. Engelgau,
    • Gloria L. Beckles,
    • Edward W. Gregg,
    • Theodore J. Thompson,
    • and K.M. Venkat Narayan
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:565-574

    According to U.S. data collected from 1988 through 1995, a gap exists between recommended diabetes care and the care patients actually receive. These data offer a benchmark for monitoring changes in diabetes care.

  • Identification of Persons at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Do We Need the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test?

    • Michael P. Stern,
    • Ken Williams,
    • and Steven M. Haffner
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:575-581

    Persons at high risk for diabetes mellitus are better identified by using a simple prediction model than by relying exclusively on the results of a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test. Although adding the 2-hour glucose variable to the model enhanced prediction, the resulting slight improvement entails greater cost and inconvenience.

  • High Risk for Hyperlipidemia and the Metabolic Syndrome after an Episode of Hypertriglyceridemia during 13-cis Retinoic Acid Therapy for Acne: A Pharmacogenetic Study

    • Nicolas Rodondi,
    • Roger Darioli,
    • Albert-Adrien Ramelet,
    • Daniel Hohl,
    • Vincent Lenain,
    • Jean Perdrix,
    • Vincent Wietlisbach,
    • Walter F. Riesen,
    • Thomas Walther,
    • Laurent Medinger,
    • Pascal Nicod,
    • Béatrice Desvergne,
    • and Vincent Mooser
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:582-589

    Persons who develop hypertriglyceridemia during isotretinoin therapy for acne, as well as their parents, are at increased risk for future hyperlipidemia and the metabolic syndrome.

Brief Communications

  • Severe Hepatotoxicity Associated with the Dietary Supplement LipoKinetix

    • Joya T. Favreau,
    • Mina L. Ryu,
    • Glenn Braunstein,
    • Greg Orshansky,
    • Sean S. Park,
    • Gary L. Coody,
    • Lori A. Love,
    • and Tse-Ling Fong
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:590-595

    Seven patients developed acute hepatotoxicity within 3 months of using LipoKinetix, a weight loss supplement. Despite extensive evaluations, no other cause for hepatotoxicity could be identified in these patients.

Academia and Clinic

  • Potential Physician Malpractice Liability Associated with Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies

    • Michael H. Cohen and
    • David M. Eisenberg
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:596-603

    Physicians are increasingly grappling with medical liability issues as complementary and integrative health care practices are made available in conventional medical settings. This article proposes a framework in which physicians can assess potential malpractice liability issues in counseling patients about complementary and integrative therapies.

Review

  • Chronic Renal Diseases: Renoprotective Benefits of Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibition

    • Giuseppe Remuzzi,
    • Piero Ruggenenti,
    • and Norberto Perico
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:604-615

    Certain renal diseases seen in clinical practice have a rapid course that soon causes irreversible end-stage renal failure caused by complete structural damage. These diseases, however, are rare. The more common nephropathies progress more slowly but still evolve to end-stage renal failure. A multimodal approach that centers on reducing or removing all risk factors associated with renal disease progression may decrease the time to remission for most patients with proteinuric nephropathies.

Clinical Guidelines

  • The Role of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem-Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Practice Guideline of the Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

    • Kevin Imrie,
    • Rosmin Esmail,
    • Ralph M. Meyer,
    • and and the Members of the Hematology Disease Site Group of the Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative*
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:619-629

    The Hematology Disease Site Group of the Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative has systematically reviewed the published literature and, through a consensus process, developed an evidence-based practice guideline assessing the role of stem-cell transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma. This paper discusses the six recommendations contained in the guideline.

Editorial

  • Balancing Safety of Dietary Supplements with the Free Market

    • James D. Lewis and
    • Brian L. Strom
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:616-618

    In this issue, Favreau and colleagues report on cases of hepatotoxicity in users of the dietary supplement LipoKinetix. This and other recent reports of adverse outcomes associated with supplement use highlight two important issues that merit further consideration: 1) regulation and safety of dietary supplements and 2) safety surveillance.

Letters

  • Osteoarthritis and Knee Pain

    • Peter A. Simkin
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:630

  • Osteoarthritis and Knee Pain

    • David T. Felson and
    • Daniel Gale
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:630

  • Pseudoaccountability

    • Richard R. Babb
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:631

  • Long-Term Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in Young Men

    • Apoor S. Gami,
    • Victor M. Montori,
    • and Steven A. Smith
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:631

  • Long-Term Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in Young Men

    • Philip Greenland and
    • Laura Colangelo
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:631-632

  • Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Pharyngitis

    • Sjoerd Zwart and
    • Alfred Sachs
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:632-633

  • Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Pharyngitis

    • Jerome R. Hoffman,
    • Richelle J. Cooper,
    • and Richard E. Besser
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:633

  • Cardiovascular Outcomes and Renal Disease

    • Peter A. McCullough,
    • Keisha R. Sandberg,
    • and Steven Borzak
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:633-634

  • Cardiovascular Outcomes and Renal Disease

    • Johannes F.E. Mann,
    • Hertzel C. Gerstein,
    • and Salim Yusuf
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:634

  • William of Occam and Occam's Razor

    • Vincent Lo Re III and
    • Lisa M. Bellini
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:634-635

  • Correction: Cost-Effectiveness of Statins in Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction

    • David A. Ganz,
    • Karen M. Kuntz,
    • Joshua S. Benner,
    • and Jerry Avorn
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:635

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Sexual Chemistry: A History of the Contraceptive Pill

    • Kavita Nanda
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:636

  • Managing Death in the ICU: The Transition from Cure to Comfort

    • John Hansen-Flaschen
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:636

Current Clinical Issues

  • Intimate-Partner Violence: The Need for Primary Prevention in the Community

    • Linda Gundersen
    Ann Intern Med April 16, 2002 136:637-640

Book Listings

Medical Notices

Summaries for Patients

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April 16, 2002; 136 (8)
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  5. Clinical Guidelines
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  9. Current Clinical Issues
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