Showing papers in "The American Journal of Medicine in 2005"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the database of the National Hospital Discharge Survey to further investigate the potential risk of obesity in venous thromboembolic disease and found that obesity is a risk factor for venous blood vessel thrombosis in men as well as women.

TL;DR: People with inadequate health literacy incur higher medical costs and use an inefficient mix of services, according to this study.

TL;DR: It is concluded that alcohol problems are more common in depression than in the general population, are associated with adverse clinical and health care utilization outcomes, and that antidepressants can be effective in the presence of alcohol dependence.

TL;DR: In this article, a meta-analysis of individual patient data from cohorts recruited from seven medical centers in the United States, Europe, and Japan, using standardized definitions for disease subtype and organ system involvement was performed.

TL;DR: Suggestions for improving adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus seen in general clinical practice are offered.

TL;DR: The findings reinforce the need for a special focus on the ordering and monitoring stages of pharmaceutical care for preventing adverse drug events in the long-term care setting.

TL;DR: Overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk of a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation or flutter in people without preexisting cardiovascular or endocrine disease.

TL;DR: Frailty, conceptualized as an underlying vulnerability, and hospitalization, which marks an acute deterioration in health, were strongly and independently associated with new-onset dependence in activities in daily living.

TL;DR: Despite technical progress in the management of acute renal failure over the last 50 years, mortality rates seem to have remained unchanged at around 50%.

TL;DR: The adapted Lee index was predictive of cardiovascular mortality in the administrative database of the Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, but its simple classification of surgical procedures as high-risk versus not high- risk seems suboptimal.

TL;DR: Evidence of the consequences of perimenopause symptoms by women from different ethnic groups will be enhanced significantly as a result of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) and other studies in progress.

TL;DR: The more complex Pneumonia Severity Index has a higher discriminatory power for short-term mortality, defines a greater proportion of patients atLow risk, and is slightly more accurate in identifying patients at low risk than either CURB score.

TL;DR: Trials of SUA-lowering therapy in hyperuricemic patients evaluating the effect on cardiovascular outcomes are justified in high-risk patients because the magnitude of excess risk attributable to high SUA is likely to be small in healthy individuals.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that patients at high risk for falls with atrial fibrillation are at substantially increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage, especially traumatic intra-cranial haemorrhage.

TL;DR: Subglottic secretion drainage appears effective in preventing early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia among patients expected to require >72 hours of mechanical ventilation, and in the remaining four studies, this was largely resolved by excluding a single outlying study.

TL;DR: Fluoroquinolone prescribing increased threefold in outpatient clinics and emergency departments in the United States from 1995 to 2002, and became the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics to adults in 2002.

TL;DR: The obesity hypoventilation syndrome, which is defined as a combination of obesity and chronic hyperventilation, results in pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, and probable early mortality as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The alterations in thyroid function tests seen in euthyroid subjects, the epidemiology and mechanism of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction, treatment options available, and the consequences of amioarone use in pregnancy and lactation are discussed.

TL;DR: The authors' comprehensive disease management program reduced cardiovascular risk factors and A(1C) levels among vulnerable patients with type 2 diabetes and poor glycemic control and had greater improvements in diabetes knowledge and satisfaction.

TL;DR: In high-functioning older adults, low folate levels appear to be a risk factor for cognitive decline, and the risk of developing cognitive decline might be reduced through dietary folate intake.

TL;DR: Wearing professional dress (ie, a white coat with more formal attire) while providing patient care by physicians may favorably influence trust and confidence-building in the medical encounter.

TL;DR: Patient satisfaction survey ratings of inpatient physicians' performance are associated with complaints from patients and with risk management episodes.

TL;DR: The factors that are involved in the phosphate homeostasis, the pathophysiology, the relevance in patient care, the clinical manifestations, and an appropriate management of phosphate depletion are discussed in this review.

TL;DR: Primary prevention in pregnant women may lower the risk of congenital toxoplasmosis, with an emphasis on risk factors and appropriate counseling of pregnant women.

TL;DR: Using an evidence-based approach, an algorithm for the management of subacromial impingement syndrome is proposed including indications for nonoperative management, advanced imaging, and operative management.

TL;DR: The epidemiology and risk factors for migraine in population studies, as well as patterns for healthcare use are reviewed, including prevalence is highest in women, in persons between the ages of 25 and 55 years, and in individuals from lower income households.

TL;DR: The current review describes the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in people with affective disorders and schizophrenic populations, its prognostic relevance, and its exacerbation among patients treated with particular psychotropic agents, including certain atypical antipsychotics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and mood stabilizers.

TL;DR: FDA guidelines regarding treatment indications for vasomotor symptoms, vaginal atrophy, and osteoporosis prevention have resulted in approval of several estrogen (and progestin) formulations, doses, and routes of administration, thereby providing many options for women who seek conventional therapy.

TL;DR: Preprocedure statin use is associated with significant reduction in CIN after contemporary PCI, which reinforces the need to initiate statin therapy before percutaneous coronary interventions.