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Invited Commentary | May 20, 2013 
How Provocative Is Provocative Testing?:  Comment on “Yield of Routine Provocative Cardiac Testing Among Patients in an Emergency Department–Based Chest Pain Unit
Lee Goldman, MD
In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Hermann et al1 report on a large cohort of patients who underwent routine provocative testing ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6812
Viewpoint | May 20, 2013 
Defensive Medicine—Legally Necessary but Ethically Wrong?:  Inpatient Stress Testing for Chest Pain in Low-Risk Patients
Allen Kachalia, MD, JD; Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD
Ms Perry is a 58-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department with nonexertional substernal chest pain. She has no shortness of ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.7293
Invited Commentary | May 20, 2013 
Quality of Life, Utilities, Quality-Adjusted Life-years, and Health Care Decision Making:  Comment on “Estimating Quality of Life in Acute Venous Thrombosis”
Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS; Paul G. Shekelle, MD
Of what importance is knowing how patients assess the quality of life (QOL) of health states when trying to make decisions about ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.7396
Invited Commentary | May 20, 2013 
Counterintuitive Evidence Concerning Salt and Water Restriction in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients:  Comment on “Aggressive Fluid and Sodium Restriction in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure”
Melvin D. Cheitlin, MD
Fluid retention manifested by peripheral edema, fluid in the lungs, and ascites has been recognized as a sign of congestive heart failure ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.789
Original Investigation | May 20, 2013 
Yield of Routine Provocative Cardiac Testing Among Patients in an Emergency Department–Based Chest Pain Unit:  Yield of Stress Testing in Emergency Department Observation Units
Luke K. Hermann, MD; David H. Newman, MD; W. Andrew Pleasant, MD; Dhanadol Rojanasarntikul, MD; Daniel Lakoff, MD; Scott A. Goldberg, MD; W. Lane Duvall, MD; Milena J. Henzlova, MD
ImportanceImportance The American Heart Association recommends routine provocative cardiac testing in accelerated diagnostic protocols for coronary ischemia. The diagnostic and therapeutic yield ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 20, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.850
Original Investigation | May 13, 2013 
Changes in Sodium Levels in Processed and Restaurant Foods, 2005 to 2011
Michael F. Jacobson, PhD; Stephen Havas, MD, MPH, MS; Robert McCarter, ScD
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ImportanceImportance Excess consumption of sodium is an important cause of hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The higher ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6154
Research Letters | May 13, 2013 
Restaurant Meals: Almost a Full Day's Worth of Calories, Fats, and Sodium
Mary J. Scourboutakos, BSc; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Mary R. L’Abbe, PhD
Because of the prevalence of eating out, the connection between fast food consumption and disease risk has garnered widespread attention.1 However, less ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6159
Original Investigation | May 13, 2013 
The Energy Content of Restaurant Foods Without Stated Calorie Information
Lorien E. Urban, PhD; Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc; Christine E. Gary, MS; Jamie L. Fierstein, MS; Ashley Equi, BS; Carolyn Kussmaul, BS; Gerard E. Dallal, PhD; Susan B. Roberts, PhD
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ImportanceImportance National recommendations for the prevention and treatment of obesity emphasize reducing energy intake through self-monitoring food consumption. However, little information is ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6163
Editorial | May 13, 2013 
Eating Out Without Overeating
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
Just like many working parents, I eat out a lot with my family. Stopping at the supermarket after work to buy fresh ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6169
Invited Commentary | May 13, 2013 
Tailoring Chronic Pain Care by Brief Assessment of Impact and Prognosis :  Comment on “Point-of-Care Prognosis for Common Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults”
Michael Von Korff, ScD
In 2011, an Institute of Medicine report, Relieving Pain in America, called for a cultural transformation of pain care.1 The report concluded ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6486
Viewpoint | May 13, 2013 
Adulterated Sexual Enhancement Supplements:  More Than Mojo
Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Bastiaan J. Venhuis, PhD
Over the last 5 years the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified more than 330 dietary supplements adulterated with active ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.854
Research Letters | May 13, 2013 
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use, Depression, and Long-Term Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study
Nina Rieckmann, PhD; Ian M. Kronish, MD, MPH; Peter A. Shapiro, MD; William Whang, MD; Karina W. Davidson, PhD
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Depression is highly prevalent among patients with coronary heart disease.1 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are recommended as first-line antidepressant treatments for ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.910
Original Investigation | May 13, 2013 
Point-of-Care Prognosis for Common Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults
Christian D. Mallen, PhD; Elaine Thomas, PhD; John Belcher, PhD; Trishna Rathod, MSc; Peter Croft, MD; George Peat, PhD
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ImportanceImportance Many site-specific, multivariable risk models for predicting the outcome of musculoskeletal pain problems have been published. The overlapping content in these ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.962
Editor's Correspondence | May 13, 2013 
Dialysis Facility Profit Status and Compliance With a Black Box Warning
Julie H. Ishida, MD; Charles E. McCulloch, PhD; R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA; Barbara A. Grimes, PhD, MS; Kirsten L. Johansen, MD
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for treatment of anemia in dialysis patients are a substantial Medicare drug expenditure.1 In 2011, the Centers for Medicare ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.979
Original Investigation | May 6, 2013 
Attending Rounds in the Current Era:  What Is and Is Not Happening
Chad Stickrath, MD; Melissa Noble, BS; Allan Prochazka, MD; Mel Anderson, MD; Megan Griffiths, BS; Jonathan Manheim, MD; Stefan Sillau, MS; Eva Aagaard, MD
ImportanceImportance General medicine rounds by attending physicians provide the foundation for patient care and education in teaching hospitals. However, the detailed activities ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6041
Invited Commentary | May 6, 2013 
Attending Rounds:  Comment on “Attending Rounds in the Current Era”
John Amoss, MD
In my own era of medical training some 20 years ago, most general medicine attending rounds were performed by subspecialists. These rounds ...
JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6063
Research Letters | May 6, 2013 
Fattening Fasting: Hungry Grocery Shoppers Buy More Calories, Not More Food
Aner Tal, PhD; Brian Wansink, PhD
Fasting, intended or unintended, is a common phenomenon.1 It can be self-imposed in the case of extreme dieting, religious fasts, and chaotic ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.650
Viewpoint | May 6, 2013 
Two New Drugs for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia:  Managing Benefits and Risks in a Rare Disorder
Robert J. Smith, MD; William R. Hiatt, MD
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) has the highest cardiovascular risk of any known atherosclerotic disease, with severe and progressive cardiovascular events frequently presenting ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6624
Viewpoint | May 6, 2013 
Coverage With Evidence Development for Medicare Beneficiaries:  Challenges and Next Steps
Gregory W. Daniel, PhD, MPH; Erin K. Rubens, MPH, MBA; Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Physicians and patients must routinely make important decisions using limited and imperfect evidence. This includes decisions about new drugs and devices, which ...
JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6793
Invited Commentary | May 6, 2013 
Supporting High-Value Part D Medicare Choices for Low-Income Beneficiaries:  Comment on “Cognition and Take-up of Subsidized Drug Benefits by Medicare Beneficiaries”
Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH
The Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit (Part D), established as a voluntary program by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 with coverage ...
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 06, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6809

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