Wards Reading List

CARDIOLOGY

AFFIRM. A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. NEJM 5 Dec 2002; 347(23): 1825-33.

ALLHAT. Major Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Calcium Channel Blocker vs Diuretic: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). JAMA. 2002; 288(23): 2981-2997.

Ridker PM, JUPITER. Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein. NEJM 20 Nov 2008; 359(21): 2195-207.

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Garcia-Tsao G. Management of Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhosis. NEJM 2010; 362: 823.

ENDOCRINE

Maynard G. Improved Inpatient Use of Basal Insulin, Reduced Hypoglycemia, and Improved Glycemic Control: Effect of Structured Subcutaneous Insulin Orders and an Insulin Management Algorithm. J Hosp Med 2009; 4(1): 3.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

de Gans J. Dexamethasone in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis. NEJM 14 Nov 2002; 347(20): 1549-56.

Hammer SM. Management of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection. NEJM 2005; 353(16): 1702-10.

Zar FA. A Comparison of Vancomycin and Metronidazole for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea, Stratified by Disease Severity. Clinical Infect Dis 1 Sep 2007;45:302-7.

NEUROLOGY

NINDS rt-PA Stroke Study Group. Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke. NEJM 14 Dec 1995; 333(24): 1581-87.

PULMONOLOGY

Calverley PMA. TORCH. Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate and Survival in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. NEJM 2007; 356(8): 773.

Stein PD. PIOPED II. Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. NEJM 2006; 354(22): 2917.

Christopher Study Investigators. Effectiveness of Managing Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Using an Algorithm Combining Clinical Probability, D-Dimer Testing, and Computed Tomography. JAMA 2006; 295(2): 172.

Dominguez J. Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen by a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay in Urine Samples. Chest 2001; 119: 243-49.
Katzenstein AA. State of the Art: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. AJRCC 1998; 157: 1301.
Loudon R. State of the Art: Lung Sounds. Am Rev Respir Dis 1984; 130: 663.
Calabresi P. Porto-Caval and Porto-Pulmonary Anastomoses in Laennec's Cirrhosis and in Heart Failure. JCI 1957; 36: 1257.