{"title":"Red Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Patients","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0021","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in internal medicine. When should patients in the intensive care unit with anemia receive red cell transfusions? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"290 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123109237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Directly Observed Therapy for the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Baltimore","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0050","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in systems-based practice. Is directly observed therapy (DOT) effective in lowering the rates of tuberculosis (TB) in communities? Starting with this question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132036424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Comparison of Different Dieting Strategies","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in preventive medicine. Which type of diet is best: a low-fat diet, a low-protein diet, or a low-carbohydrate diet? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127043710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Trial of Early Ear Tube Placement in Children with Persistent Otitis Media","authors":"M. Hochman, N. Shapiro","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780190204037.003.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780190204037.003.0009","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in pediatrics. Does early placement of ear tubes in young children with persistent otitis media lead to improved developmental outcomes (i.e., speech and language skills, cognition, and psychosocial development)? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128910413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inhaled Corticosteroids for Mild Persistent Asthma","authors":"M. Hochman, N. Shapiro","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780190204037.003.0048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780190204037.003.0048","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in pediatrics. Do inhaled corticosteroids improve outcomes in patients with recent-onset mild persistent asthma? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"2016 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127511512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgery versus Rehabilitation for Chronic Low Back Pain","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199343560.003.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199343560.003.0029","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in surgery. Is spinal fusion surgery beneficial in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"194 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133010888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavioral versus Pharmacological Treatment for Insomnia in the Elderly","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0045","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in psychiatry. Which is better for treating insomnia in the elderly: cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), medications, or a combination of the two? Starting with this question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124634399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive versus Conservative Blood Sugar Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes","authors":"M. Hochman","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780199343560.003.0016","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in internal medicine. Should doctors target a “normal” blood glucose level in patients with type 2 diabetes? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.","PeriodicalId":243490,"journal":{"name":"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126435114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}