Table of Contents

March 16, 2004; 140 (6)

Articles

  • Health Plan Members' Views about Disclosure of Medical Errors

    • Kathleen M. Mazor,
    • Steven R. Simon,
    • Robert A. Yood,
    • Brian C. Martinson,
    • Margaret J. Gunter,
    • George W. Reed,
    • and Jerry H. Gurwitz
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:409-418

    Patients will probably respond more favorably to physicians who fully disclose medical errors than to physicians who are less forthright, but the specifics of the case and the severity of the clinical outcome are also important. In some circumstances, full disclosure won't deter patients from seeking legal advice.

  • Mupirocin Prophylaxis against Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Nonsurgical Patients: A Randomized Study

    • Heiman F.L. Wertheim,
    • Margreet C. Vos,
    • Alewijn Ott,
    • Andreas Voss,
    • Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans,
    • Christina M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls,
    • Marlene H.M. Meester,
    • Peter H.J. van Keulen,
    • and Henri A. Verbrugh
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:419-425

    Routine culture for Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage at hospital admission followed by intranasal mupirocin treatment of colonized patients does not prevent nosocomial S. aureus infections in nonsurgical patients.

  • Individualizing Nicotine Replacement Therapy for the Treatment of Tobacco Dependence: A Randomized Trial

    • Caryn Lerman,
    • Vyga Kaufmann,
    • Margaret Rukstalis,
    • Freda Patterson,
    • Kenneth Perkins,
    • Janet Audrain-McGovern,
    • and Neal Benowitz
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:426-433

    Ethnicity, body weight, and level of nicotine dependence may help to predict which smokers will achieve long-term abstinence with either transdermal or nasal spray nicotine.

  • Accuracy of Offspring Reports of Parental Cardiovascular Disease History: The Framingham Offspring Study

    • Joanne M. Murabito,
    • Byung-Ho Nam,
    • Ralph B. D'Agostino, Sr.,
    • Donald M. Lloyd-Jones,
    • Christopher J. O'Donnell,
    • and Peter W.F. Wilson
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:434-440

    It is difficult to interpret a family history of cardiovascular disease because the accuracy of patient reports of family history is unknown. Using Framingham Heart Study data spanning 2 generations, the authors compared patient reports of parental history with their parents' Framingham Study records. A positive family history item is probably accurate and a negative family history item is often inaccurate.

Updates

  • Update in Perioperative Medicine

    • Gerald W. Smetana,
    • Steven L. Cohn,
    • and Valerie A. Lawrence
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:452-461

    This first Update in Perioperative Medicine reviews recent key articles and advances in the following areas: cardiac risk stratification and risk reduction strategies, preoperative pulmonary evaluation, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, diabetes mellitus, and postoperative delirium.

Review

  • Pain: Moving from Symptom Control toward Mechanism-Specific Pharmacologic Management

    • Clifford J. Woolf
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:441-451

    Several distinct types of pain exist: nociceptive, inflammatory, neuropathic, and functional. By defining the mechanisms responsible for each type of pain, neurophysiologic research is providing insight into how diverse etiologic factors cause different types of pain.

Clinical Guidelines

  • Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Recommendation Statement

    • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:462-464

    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening for hepatitis C virus infection in asymptomatic adults who are not at increased risk for infection. The Task Force found insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening of adults at high risk for hepatitis C virus infection.

  • Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

    • Roger Chou,
    • Elizabeth C. Clark,
    • and Mark Helfand
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:465-479

    Screening tests can detect hepatitis C virus, and antiviral treatment can eradicate the virus. However, long-term outcomes of treating patients identified by screening are not known, and therefore the available evidence is inadequate to accurately weigh the overall benefits and risks of screening healthy asymptomatic adults.

Editorials

  • Addressing the Limitations of Structured Abstracts

    • The Editors
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:480-481

    This issue of Annals is the first in which the abstracts include a section on study limitations. We believe that a statement of study limitations in the abstract will help readers to understand the meaning and implications of every article.

  • Words That Heal

    • Douglas N. Frenkel and
    • Carol B. Liebman
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:482-483

    A study in this issue indicates that lawyers, physicians, and patients might all benefit from more dialogue about disclosing medical error. These conversations might tell us that a few well-chosen, well-spoken, and well-timed words have the power to heal some of the damage caused by medical error.

  • Mupirocin Prophylaxis Misses by a Nose

    • Henry F. Chambers III and
    • Lisa G. Winston
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:484-485

    A study reported in this issue indicates that general inpatient populations, even if screened and selected for Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, do not benefit from intranasal mupirocin. Whether other dosing regimens would be effective for high-risk colonized patients remains to be seen.

Letters

  • Pharmacologic Management of Migraine

    • Andrew J. Dowson,
    • Roger K. Cady,
    • Stewart J. Tepper,
    • Timothy R. Smith,
    • and Gary Shapero
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:W-26

  • Adrenal Insufficiency from Inhaled Corticosteroids

    • Andrew White and
    • Donald P. Woodmansee
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:W-27

  • Unilateral Pseudogynecomastia: A Novel Work-Related Disease

    • S. Hanneken,
    • R. Kruse,
    • P. Dall,
    • T. Ruzicka,
    • and N. J. Neumann
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:W-28

  • Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

    • Jean-Damien Ricard and
    • Didier Dreyfuss
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:486

  • Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

    • Harold R. Collard,
    • Sanjay Saint,
    • and Michael A. Matthay
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:486-487

  • Blood Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    • Mori J. Krantz
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:487

  • Blood Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    • Sandeep Vijan and
    • Rodney A. Hayward
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:487-488

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Gregory M. Peterson and
    • Shane L. Jackson
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:488

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Richard White and
    • William Dager
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:488-489

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Robert Zeller
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:489

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Brian F. Gage
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:489

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Robert J. DiDomenico
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:489-490

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Mark A. Crowther,
    • Linda Harrison,
    • and Jack Hirsh
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:490

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Theodore E. Warkentin
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:490-491

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Kenneth L. McCall
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:491

  • Randomized Trial of Warfarin Nomograms

    • Michael J. Kovacs and
    • Philip S. Wells
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:491-492

  • Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

    • Amy J. Behrman and
    • David A. Allan
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:492

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Secondary Erythrocytosis

    • Fadi Fakhouri,
    • Jean-Pierre Grünfeld,
    • Olivier Hermine,
    • and Richard Delarue
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:492-493

  • Successful Treatment of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage with Activated Factor VII

    • David Henke,
    • Ronald J. Falk,
    • and Don A. Gabriel
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:493-494

  • Capecitabine Induces Severe Angina-Like Chest Pain

    • Isa E.L.M. Kuppens,
    • Henk Boot,
    • Jos H. Beijnen,
    • Jan H.M. Schellens,
    • and Jerry Labadie
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:494-495

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Physician's Guide to Terrorist Attack

    • Harvey Rubin
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:496

  • Principles of Scientific Literature Evaluation: Critiquing Clinical Drug Trials

    • Joseph Lau
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:496

Current Clinical Issues

  • Risks from Microbes on the Rise: Reasons Why and Ways To Prevent Future Epidemics

    • Jennifer Fisher Wilson
    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:497-500

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

  • Book Listings

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:0

Medical Notices

  • Medical Notices

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:0

Summaries for Patients

  • The Effects of Telling Patients about Medical Errors

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:I-17

  • Effects of Antibiotic Nose Ointment for Hospitalized Patients with Staphylococcus aureus

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:I-36

  • Matching Nicotine Replacement Treatment to Particular Smokers

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:I-47

  • The Accuracy of Adult Patients' Reports of Their Parents' Medical Histories

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:I-58

  • Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

    Ann Intern Med March 16, 2004 140:I-62
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