Submissions from 2014
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
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation, readmissions, and death after acute myocardial infarction, Quinn Pack MD
The current and potential capacity for cardiac rehabilitation utilization in the United States, Quinn Pack MD
The prognostic importance of weight loss in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Quinn Pack MD
Measuring grade inflation: A clinical grade discrepancy score, Anna Paskausky
Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Raquel Belforti MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Variation in Diagnostic Coding of Patients With Pneumonia and Its Association With Hospital Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Dialysis withdrawal and palliative care, Arkadiy Pinkashov MD, Lewis Cohen MD, and Michael Germain MD
Atheroembolic kidney disease (AEKD): A case report, Hari Pokharel MD
Gemcitabine-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy (GITMA), Hari Pokharel MD
The Swollen Belly and Crowded Pericardium, Ryan Quarles
A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina by Invasion, Sheryl Ramdass MD
The Plot Thickens: Portal Vein Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis, Sheryl Ramdass MD
Effect of pain location and duration on life function in the year after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD
Incidence and predictors of acute psychological distress and dissociation after motor vehicle collision: a cross-sectional study, Niels Rathlev MD
Incidence and predictors of neck and widespread pain after motor vehicle collision among US litigants and nonlitigants, Niels Rathlev MD
Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD
The affordable care act and emergency care, Niels Rathlev MD
Reducing patient placement errors in emergency department admissions: right patient, right bed, Niels Rathlev MD, Christine Bryson MD, Patricia Samra, Lynn Garreffi, Haiping Li, Bonnie Geld, and Paul Visintainer
What We Teach: A Fellow's Perspective on House Staff Education, Risheen Reejhsinghani
Clinic Design, Key Practice Metrics, and Resident Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD
Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD
Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD
Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: Analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers, Jennifer Schimmel MD
Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound, Volumes 1 and 2 By Matt Dawson, Mike Mallin. Lexington, KY: Emergency Ultrasound Solutions, 2012; $30 via iTunes or Inkling.com (with 100% going towards innovation scholarship) or free at http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com/2013/09/scott-weingart-emcrit-ivc-ultrasoundalso-free-ibooks-alland-also-foamed-innovation-scholarship/), Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD and Gavin Budhram MD
Questioning the benefit of immediate CT scanning in suspected renal colic: A retrospective chart review of patients 50 and under presenting with flank pain, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Kye Poronsky, Tala Elia MD, Gavin Budhram MD, and Jane Garb
Does knowledge of the cost of cardiovascular tests influence physician ordering patterns?, Marc Schweiger MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, James Cook MD, and Janice Mayforth
A slice of Pisa anyone?, Vijairam Selvaraj MD
Deceptively simple or simply deceptive, Vijairam Selvaraj MD
The induced autoimmune attack syndrome!, Vijairam Selvaraj MD
A rare case of Raynaud’s vasculitis secondary to Hepatitis B vaccination: The induced auto-immune attack syndrome, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD
Inflammatory Breast Cancer - An Unsuspected Mimic, Abid Shah MD
Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD
Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD
Transient serotonin syndrome caused by concurrent use of tramadol and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Muhammad Shakoor MD
Unique presentations of invasive lobular breast cancer: a case series, Muhammad Shakoor MD
Classification of shock based on functional hemodynamic parameters and bedside ultrasound findings, Ramakant Sharma MD, William McGee MD, and Adam Adler MD
Paresthesias, Anant Shenoy MD and George Baquis MD
Better representing transgender patients in the electronic health record, Anant Shenoy MD, Nikolaus Kashey, Patrick Brown MD, and Neil Kudler MD
Comparative Effectiveness of Ceftriaxone in Combination With a Macrolide Compared With Ceftriaxone Alone for Pediatric Patients Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Variation and outcomes associated with direct hospital admission among children with pneumonia in the United States, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Geri-Pearls: Integrating geriatrics into internal medicine training, Dilpreet Singh MD
Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD
Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD
I couldn't see, couldn't hear and was scared of losing my mind: Susac Syndrome, Karen Singh MD
We see with our eyes, but we see with our brains as well: Phantoms in the brain: Charles Bonnet hallucinations, Karen Singh MD
When Occam's razor fails: Linezolid induced lactic acidosis in a patient with several aortic atherosclerotic diseases, Karen Singh MD
Adjunctive therapy for neonatal abstinence syndrome: Why not personalize it for each infant based on their in-utero exposure?, Rachana Singh MD and Paul Visintainer
Predictive models for severe intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants, Rachana Singh MD and Paul Visintainer
Resolution of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo After a Visit to Six Flags, Donielle Sliwa MD
Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization among Adults Presenting with Asthma Exacerbation to the Emergency Department, Howard Smithline MD
Mismatch in ED and Discharge Diagnoses of CHF, Howard Smithline MD, Sunjin Oh, and Nicholas Cormier
Mindfulness tools for living the full catastrophe, Robert Smith DO
Association Between the Choice of IV Crystalloid and In-Hospital Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis*, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Rosuvastatin for sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, Jay Steingrub MD
SAILS: Statins for acutely injured lungs (ARDS) from sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD
Treatment with neuromuscular blocking agents and the risk of in-hospital mortality among mechanically ventilated patients with severe sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Germline genetic variants in ABCB1, ABCC1 and ALDH1A1, and risk of hematological and gastrointestinal toxicities in a SWOG Phase III trial S0221 for breast cancer, James Stewart MD
'Strep' spares the elder, not the 'staph' ! Reporting acute post- staphylococcal glomerulonephritis in an elder, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD and Annie Yang MD
Do Physicians Underrecognize Obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, Jan Fitzgerald, and Michael Rothberg MD
Seizure control for intracranial arteriovenous malformations is directly related to treatment modality: a meta-analysis, Paul Visintainer
Utility of serodiagnostics designed for use in the United States for detection of Lyme borreliosis acquired in Europe and vice versa, Paul Visintainer
Role of chronic diuretic therapy in the era of new chronic lung disease: Clinical value and cost effectiveness, Paul Visintainer, Jennie Fleming PA, Robert Rothstein MD, and Rachana Singh MD
Role of chronic diuretic therapy in the era of new chronic lung disease: Clinical value and cost effectiveness, Paul Visintainer, Jennie Fleming PA, Robert Rothstein MD, and Rachana Singh MD
Role of chronic diuretic therapy in the era of new chronic lung disease: Clinical value and cost effectiveness, Paul Visintainer, Robert Rothstein MD, and Rachana Singh MD
Sustaining improvement: Experience with reducing pharmacotherapy for gastroesophageal reflux in premature infants, Paul Visintainer and Rachana Singh MD
Luteoma of pregnancy associated with nearly complete virilization of genetically female twins, Thomas Wadzinski MD, Yousef Altowaireb MD, Raavi Gupta MD, Rushika Conroy MD, and Kamal Shoukri MD
Code Sunset, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Connecting the golden hour to the golden years, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Part-time Academic Emergency Medicine: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Pearls, Jeannette Wolfe MD
The impact of a palliative care team on residents' experiences and comfort levels with pediatric palliative care, Kelly Wu MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Sarah Goff MD
An Atypical Case of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Annie Yang MD
An atypical case of confusion, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure, Annie Yang MD
What is Responsible for This Cauliflower-Like Lesion?, Annie Yang MD, Jean Henneberry MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
Submissions from 2013
Challenges in diagnosing AIDS in an elder, Basmah Abdalla MD and Maura Brennan MD
Oxcarbazepine Therapy for Central Diabetes Insipidus, Basmah Abdalla MD, Tara Lagu MD, Benjamin Freda MD, Daniel Landry MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Effects of body surface area-indexed calculations in the morbidly obese: a mathematical analysis, Adam Adler MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and William McGee MD
Hemodynamic parameters in the extremely obese indexed values may be missing, Adam Adler MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and William McGee MD
Linezolid for treatment of toxic shock syndrome in a patient with penicillin and clindamycin allergy, Sora Al Rowas MD
A need to shift the focus of international geriatrics to emphasize care for the robust as well as the frail?, Sora Al Rowas MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Effect of Patients' Awareness of CVD Risk Factors on Health-Related Behaviors, Naweed Alzaman MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Michael Rothberg MD
Decision-making capacity in elders with dementia, Yee Chuan Ang MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Maura Brennan MD