50 studies every internist should know / edited by Kristopher J. Swiger [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swiger, Kristopher J., editor.

Series:

Fifty Studies Every Doctor Should Know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internal medicine--Popular works.

Internal medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

50 Studies Every Internist Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of internal medicine. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: preventative medicine, endocrinology, hematology and oncology, musculoskeletal diseases, nephrology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, cardiology, pulmonology, geriatrics and palliative care, and mental health. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review,

Contents:

Cover; Series; 50 Studies Every Internist Should Know; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Section 1 Preventive Medicine; 1 Preventing Diabetes: The Diabetes Prevention Program; 2 Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH); 3 Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: The Physicians' Health Study and the Women's Health Study; 4 Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI); 5 The Cochrane Review of Screening Mammography; 6 The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)

7 Screening for Lung Cancer with Low-Dose Computed Tomography versus Chest Radiography: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)Section 2 Endocrinology; 8 Treating Elevated Blood Sugar Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS); 9 Intensive versus Conservative Blood Sugar Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORD Trial; 10 Intensive versus Conventional Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: The DCCT Trial; 11 Intensive versus Conservative Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORD-BP Trial

Section 3 Hematology and Oncology12 Choice of Anticoagulant for Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer: The CLOT Trial; 13 Vena Cava Filters in the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis; 14 Phase I Study of Imatinib (STI571) in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; Section 4 Musculoskeletal Diseases; 15 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Low Back Pain; 16 Early Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: The TICORA Study; Section 5 Nephrology; 17 Revascularization versus Medical Therapy for Renal Artery Stenosis: The ASTRAL Trial

18 Correcting Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: The CHOIR Trial19 Early versus Late Initiation of Dialysis: The IDEAL Study; Section 6 Gastroenterology; 20 Use of IV Albumin in Patients with Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ; 21 Early Use of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding; Section 7 Infectious Diseases; 22 Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Infections among Patients in the Emergency Department; 23 Antibiotic Therapy in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

24 Early versus Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy for Patients with HIV: The NA-ACCORD StudySection 8 Cardiology; 25 Statins in Healthy Patients with an Elevated C-Reactive Protein: The JUPITER Trial ; 26 The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S); 27 Choosing First-Line Therapy for Hypertension: The ALLHAT Trial; 28 Rate Control versus Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation: The AFFIRM Trial; 29 Initial Treatment of Stable Coronary Artery Disease: The COURAGE Trial

30 Early Invasive versus Conservative Management for Unstable Angina or Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The RITA 3 Trial

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-934995-9

0-19-939086-X

0-19-934994-0