Annals of Internal Medicine Podcast

Summary of the January 15, 2013 issue, including articles on the accuracy of electronic reporting of quality measures; generic antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection; selective D-dimer testing; screening for, mother-to-child transmission of, and comparative effectiveness of treatments for HCV infection; and online professionalism investigations by state medical boards.

Summary of the January 1, 2013 issue, including articles on distributing naloxone to heroin users, HIV acquisition among U.S. women, influenza vaccine in HIV-infected persons, the association between health care quality and cost, adverse effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, use of performance measures to decrease low-value services, and episode-based bundled payments, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on menopausal hormone therapy to prevent of chronic conditions and a commentary on the "overdiagnosis" of breast cancer.

Summary of the December 18, 2012 issue, including articles on reducing hospital length of stay, adalimumab therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa, risk classification of advanced colorectal neoplasia, epidural injections for sciatica, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, and pay-for-performance, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for ovarian cancer and commentaries on trauma-informed care and a CDC antismoking media campaign.

Summary of the December 4, 2012 issue, including articles on clinical decision-support systems and HIV care, diagnostic accuracy of an amended insulin-glucose ratio for suspected insulinoma, estimating overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening, adherence to self-administered medications for chronic diseases, and warfarin and new oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism, as well as best practice advice from the ACP on upper endoscopy for GERD, recommendations from the CDC on HCV testing of persons born during 1945-1965, and commentaries on West Nile virus and iatrogenic fungal meningitis.

Summary of the November 20, 2012 issue, including articles on therapy for erectile dysfunction, bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients, and pharmacy dispensing of discontinued medications, as well as reviews on screening for HIV, clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of stable ischemic heart disease, and commentaries on the recently approved over-the-counter home HIV testing kit and the ethics of commercial screening tests.

Summary of the November 6, 2012 issue, including articles on the effects of oral diabetes drugs on cardiovascular events, a model of subsequent screening of persons with negative colonoscopy, rotavirus infection in older adults, physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis, screening for hearing loss in older adults, drug treatment of asymptomatic hypertriglyceridemia to prevent pancreatitis, and commentaries from 3 opinion leaders on the impact of the 2012 presidential election on health care.

Summary of the October 16, 2012 issue, including articles on familial Mediterranean fever, reuse of ICDs, insulin resistance in adipocytes after sleep restriction, tests for hepatitis C screening, effective adherence strategies, and price and utilization effects on heath care spending, as well as the USPSTF recommendation on screening for chronic kidney disease, and commentaries on lung cancer screening, overuse of diagnostic imaging, and the Affordable Care Act.

Summary of the October 2, 2012 issue, including articles on inviting patients to read their doctors' office notes, estimating kidney function in elderly patients, the relationship of electronic health records and diabetes outcomes, preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia, and the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for coronary heart disease with electrocardiography.

Summary of the September 18, 2012 issue, including articles on coronary risk prediction models, thalidomide for cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, transitional care service after stroke or myocardial infarction, patient handovers from hospital to primary care, the influence of reported trial design characteristics on intervention effect estimates, identifying evidence gaps to prioritize future research needs, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funding priorities.

Issue Summary for September 4, 2012

Summary of the August 21, 2012 issue, including articles on risk for colorectal cancer after polyp detection, lead exposure and gout, a lung cancer risk model, and the effects of lipid-lowering therapy in chronic kidney disease, as well as an Update in hematology and medical oncology, an article on a new curriculum on high value, cost-conscious care, and commentaries on maintenance of licensure and the tenth anniversary of A Physician Charter.

Summary of the August 7, 2012 issue, including articles on HbA1c diagnostic thresholds in black and white persons, the influence of context on antimicrobial prescribing for febrile respiratory illness, sleep disturbance due to hospital noise, and viscosupplementation for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, as well as an Update in nephrology, the USPSTF recommendation on prevention of falls in community-dwelling older adults, a commentary on the federal plan for prescriber education on opioid use, and a report on Group Health Cooperative's "rapid-learning health system."

Summary of the July 17, 2012 issue, including articles on the effect of the trans fat ban in New York City, urinary incontinence in young nulligravid women, escitalopram for the prevention of interferon-a-induced depression, postmenopausal hormone therapy for the primary prevention of chronic condition, an Update in rheumatology, and the USPSTF recommendation on prostate cancer screening. The issue also includes commentaries on the Task Force recommendation, Qnexa, and science-based training in patient safety and quality.

Summary of the July 3, 2012 issue, including articles on medication use after hospital discharge, rehospitalizations after acute myocardial infarction, advanced life support training, and clinical decision-support systems, as well as an Update in gastroenterology and hepatology, the AABB guideline on red blood cell transfusions, the USPSTF recommendation statement on behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer, and a commentary on dabigatran.

Summary of the June 19, 2012 issue, including articles on screening for hepatocellular carcinoma, hospitalization and delirium in persons with Alzheimer disease, acute liver injury due to flavocoxid, urinary incontinence in women, hospital medicine, the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for cervical cancer, and a commentary on the conversion of atorvastatin from brand to generic.