Submissions from 2014
A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Caregiver burden and hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Outcomes by rescue shock number during the metabolic phase of porcine ventricular fibrillation resuscitation, Ryan Coute and Timothy Mader MD
High altitude pulmonary edema in an experienced mountaineer. Possible genetic predisposition, Babette Davis DO
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy white paper summary, David Desilets MD
Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation, Ernest DiNino MD
Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit, Daniel Engelman MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Rakesh Talati MD, and Jason Grimsman MD
Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Jack Fanton MD, Michael Germain MD, and Lewis Cohen MD
Data considerations in ischemic stroke trials, Edward Feldmann MD
Short-term global health education programs abroad: Disease patterns observed in Haitian migrant worker communities around La Romana, Dominican Republic, Brian Ferrara MD
Chronic interstitial disease: Solvents, mushrooms, toxic alcohols, and insecticides, Benjamin Freda MD and Gregory Braden MD
The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative services task force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Jennifer Friderici and Mihaela Stefan MD
Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Data from a contemporary cohort, Jane Garb, Adrienne Seiler MD, and Tara Lagu MD
Control-relevant erythropoiesis modeling in end-stage renal disease, Michael Germain MD
International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal: a systematic review, Michael Germain MD
Measurement of the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, Paul Visintainer, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, and David Desilets MD
Liver cancer presenting as a pancreatic mass, Rony Ghaoui MD, Maria Gonzalez MD, and David Desilets MD
Use of paracentesis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites: Opportunities for quality improvement, Rony Ghaoui MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Tara Lagu MD
The Massachusetts BMI letter: A qualitative study of responses from parents of obese children, Sarah Goff MD
How cardiologists present the benefits of percutaneous coronary interventions to patients with stable angina: a qualitative analysis, Sarah Goff MD and Reva Kleppel
Patient Beliefs Regarding Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Stable Angina, Sarah Goff MD and Carla Lauture
Congenital and Inflammatory Arteritides, Barbara Greco MD
Renal Vascular Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Barbara Greco MD
Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephrology, Barbara Greco MD
When Clot is not Your First Thought, Vikram Grewal MD
The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity, Sarah Haessler MD
Outcomes of patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia: worse disease or sicker patients?, Sarah Haessler MD, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Aruna Priya, and Daniel Skiest MD
CMV-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient, Owen Hanley MD
Eye tracking as a debriefing mechanism in the simulated setting improves patient safety practices, Philip Henneman MD
How do interruptions impact nurses' visual scanning patterns when using barcode medication administration systems?, Philip Henneman MD
The impact of age and gender on resource utilization and profitability in ED patients seen and released, Philip Henneman MD
Is outpatient emergency department care profitable? Hourly contribution margins by insurance for patients discharged from an emergency department, Philip Henneman MD, Haiping Li, and Michael Lemanski MD
Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones, Thomas Higgins MD
Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*, Thomas Higgins MD
Where are the brakes? Assessing driving safety in dementia, Thomas Higgins MD
Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon
Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser MD
Publication Rates of Presentations at Medical Meetings, Jonathan Housey
Can lithium stress the heart? A case of lithium toxicity and stress-induced cardiomyopahty, Sami Ibrahimi MD
Man in the barrel syndrome, an unexpected etiology, Sami Ibrahimi MD
Thick serum can clog the brain!, Sami Ibrahimi MD
Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD
Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements?, Leng Jiang MD
Orbital cellulitis with cavernous sinus thrombosis in an elderly woman: A case report, Kathryn Jobbins DO, Jessie Leyse MD, and Reham Shaaban MD
The Effect of Information Presentation on Beliefs About the Benefits of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD
Bornholm disease: Case report and a review of the literature, Brendan Kelly MD
Stones and the Missing Gallbladder, Jin Kim MD
Implementing a resident research program to overcome barriers to resident research, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Kevin Hinchey MD
SU-E-P-03: Implementing a low dose lung screening CT program meeting regulatory requirements, M. Terry LaFrance, Steven Marsh, and Gail O'Donnell-Moran
"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD
The axes of access--improving care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Use of mechanical ventilation by patients with and without dementia, 2001 through 2011, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Management and outcomes of pneumonia among children with complex chronic conditions, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Variation in Resource Utilization for the Management of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia across Community and Children's Hospitals, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Nicholas Hannon, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Reducing catheter-related infections in hemodialysis patients, Daniel Landry MD and Gregory Braden MD
Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Shin Yin Lee MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Mihaela Stefan MD
ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD
An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone, Thomas Lincoln MD and Daniel Skiest MD
Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community, Thomas Lincoln MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Maureen Desabrais
Do-not-resuscitate status and observational comparative effectiveness research in patients with septic shock*, Peter Lindenauer MD
Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure, Peter Lindenauer MD
Place of residence and outcomes of patients with heart failure: analysis from the telemonitoring to improve heart failure outcomes trial, Peter Lindenauer MD
The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD
The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD
The Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN): a learning organization focused on improving hospital care, Peter Lindenauer MD
Attitudes of hospital leaders toward publicly reported measures of health care quality, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, Amy Shatz, Nicholas Hannon, and Evan Benjamin MD
Reply: Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Still More to Know, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Use and Outcomes Associated with Long-acting Bronchodilators among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Outcomes associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation among patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, and Penny Pekow
Elderly Onset Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD
Healthcare professionals' attitudes, perceptions and practices regarding breast self-examination, Kah Poh Loh MD
Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity, Kah Poh Loh MD
An Unusual Cause of Delirium and Debility: Refractory Hypercalcemia in a Man with B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Kah Poh Loh MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Education and imaging. Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD
Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD
A rare cause of dilated bile duct incidentally detected on imaging., Kah Poh Loh MD, Deborah Nautsch MD, David Desilets MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Tara Lagu MD
Septic coronary artery embolism treated with aspiration thrombectomy: case report and review of literature, Amir Lotfi MD
The impact of the distance from the interventional cardiologist's home to the hospital during off hours, Amir Lotfi MD, Guarav Alreja MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, Jane Garb, and Marc Schweiger MD
Training the ambulatory internist: rebalancing residency education, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD
Coronary perfusion pressure response to high-dose intraosseous versus standard-dose intravenous epinephrine administration after prolonged cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, and Joshua Harris MD
Restoring coronary perfusion pressure before defibrillation after chest compression interruptions, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, Joshua Harris MD, and Scot Millay MD
Comparative effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Insight from a large data registry, Timothy Mader MD, William Soares MD, and Ryan Coute
Must one be a global end-diastolic index master to treat subarachnoid hemorrhage?*., Patrick Mailloux MD
Using quality oncology practice initiative metrics for physician incentive compensation, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Tamara Wrenn, Wilson Mertens MD, Gordon Josephson MD, and James Stewart MD
The role of intravascular ultrasound in understanding the mechanism, prevention and management of restenosis, Jaya Mallidi MD and Amir Lotfi MD
Recurrent right ventricular cardiac myxoma in a patient with Carney complex: a case report, Khawar Maqsood MD
Thermoregulation strategies for late preterm infants admitted to the continuing care nursery (CCN): A QI initiative, Tara Menon MD, Jennie Fleming PA, Gary Rockwell MD, Paul Visintainer, Rachana Singh MD, and Robert Rothstein MD
Factors associated with longer time to treatment for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: a cohort study, David Murman MD and Timothy Mader MD
Scurvy as a Consequence of Untreated Psychiatric Illness, Olubukola Ojewoye MD
A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine, Benjamin Osborne MD
Commercial insurance coverage for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure in the United States, Quinn Pack MD