Journal of general internal medicine
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Comparative Study
Research, academic rank, and compensation of women and men faculty in academic general internal medicine.
To evaluate the status of men and women faculty in academic general internal medicine, including their professional training, faculty responsibilities, research performance, academic rank, and compensation, to determine whether systematic differences exist by gender. ⋯ While the characteristics of men and women faculty are quite similar, including those defining their academic productivity, important differences exist in research time, perceived institutional support, and compensation. These differences cannot be explained by such obvious factors as age differentials, academic rank, or hours of work per week.
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To establish the frequency of criteria-based depression and anxiety in newly admitted medical inpatients and to determine the natural history of depressive and anxiety symptoms during hospitalization. ⋯ Major depression occurs more commonly than anxiety disorder in newly admitted medical inpatients but both resolve spontaneously in the majority during the course of hospitalization without specific psychiatric intervention unless the hospitalization is prolonged. One in ten will continue to show symptoms of depression.
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Comparative Study
The medical problems of homeless clinic patients: a comparative study.
To compare the prevalence of major medical problems in homeless and nonhomeless patients. ⋯ There were more similarities than differences in the prevalences of major medical problems in homeless vs. nonhomeless community clinic patients. Where differences did exist, homeless persons consistently had a higher prevalence of illness than did the nonhomeless.
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Complications secondary to the use of oral contraceptive agents are rare. Hepatobiliary complications, while often dramatic in presentation, occur infrequently. In a patient without predisposing conditions to complications, the benefits achieved with estrogen/progesterone products outweigh the risks. ⋯ Fortunately, the complications associated with these drugs are infrequent and may be decreasing due to lower-dose products. Complications still occur, however, and need to be recognized by the general internist as medication-induced problems so the offending drugs can be discontinued and appropriate treatment and follow-up initiated. In addition, patients at risk for the development of complications need to be recognized and advised prior to the introduction of oral contraceptives.