Submissions from 2014
Hemodynamic Assessment and Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: an Overview, Adam Adler, Ramakant Sharma MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and William McGee MD
Validation of a certified nurse-midwifery database for use in quality monitoring and outcomes research, Susan DeJoy
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy white paper summary, David Desilets MD
Congenital and Inflammatory Arteritides, Barbara Greco MD
Renal Vascular Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Barbara Greco 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
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
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
Quantifying the risk of incompatible kidney transplantation: a multicenter study, George Lipkowitz MD
Public Libraries Participating in Community Health Initiatives, Margot Malachowski MLS
Cigarette smoking and gestational diabetes mellitus in Hispanic woman, Glenn Markenson MD
Using Breast Milk to Assess Breast Cancer Risk: The Role of Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics, Sallie Schneider PhD
Preference for infant-directed speech in preterm infants, Bhavesh Shah 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
Association Between the Choice of IV Crystalloid and In-Hospital Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis*, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Protein phospholipase C Zeta1 expression in patients with failed ICSI but with normal sperm parameters, Margaret Arny, Daniel Grow MD, and Teru Jellerette
Outcomes by rescue shock number during the metabolic phase of porcine ventricular fibrillation resuscitation, Ryan Coute and Timothy Mader MD
Premature pubarche in a child with abnormal 3b-hyroxysteroid dehydrogenase function and Klinefelter Syndrome: The intriguing relationship between androgen deficiency and excess, Michele Gortakowski MD, Luisa Aguiar MD, Holley Allen MD, Rushika Conroy MD, and Edward Reiter MD
Save the ovaries in reproductive years… and maybe the uterus, too?, Oz Harmanli MD
Women's perceptions about female reproductive system: A survey from an academic obstetrics and gynecology practice, Oz Harmanli MD and Alex Knee
An evaluation of a collaborative, safety focused, nurse-pharmacist intervention for improving the accuracy of the medication history, Elizabeth Henneman, Ed Tessier, and Karen Plotkin RN
Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones, Thomas Higgins MD
DNA methylation in paired breast epithelial and white blood cells from women undergoing reduction mammoplasty, Melissa Johnson MD, D Joseph Jerry, and Sallie Schneider PhD
Use of mechanical ventilation by patients with and without dementia, 2001 through 2011, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer 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
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
Must one be a global end-diastolic index master to treat subarachnoid hemorrhage?*., Patrick Mailloux MD
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation, readmissions, and death after acute myocardial infarction, Quinn Pack MD
Clinic Design, Key Practice Metrics, and Resident Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD
Response to "Mandatory Anesthesia", Derek Rosner MD
Mindfulness tools for living the full catastrophe, Robert Smith DO
Rosuvastatin for sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, Jay Steingrub 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
Do Physicians Underrecognize Obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, Jan Fitzgerald, and Michael Rothberg MD
MCP arthrodesis using an intramedullary interlocking device, Jacqueline Vanderzanden MD
Evaluation of the treatment of pectus carinatum with compressive orthotic bracing using three dimensional body scans, Kaitlyn Wong MD, David Tashjian MD, Michael Tirabassi MD, and Kevin Moriarty MD
Cleft lip and palate, Mary-Alice Abbott MD
Inhaled anesthetic agent-vaporizer mismatch: Management in settings with limited resources, Adam Adler MD, Neil Connelly MD, Abistanand Ankam MD, and Karthik Raghunathan MD
Use and timing of insulin pump therapy is not associated with quality of life in children with T1DM or their parents, Mohammed Ahmed MD, Ksenia Tonyushkina MD, Emily Frydman MD, Alex Knee, and Holley Allen MD
Type 1 diabetes education in Nepal, Holley Allen MD
Payment barriers and potential solutions to psychiatric service delivery in the medical setting, Stuart Anfang MD and Benjamin Liptzin MD
The Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Knowledge and Behavior Among Patients With Diabetes., Amit Bhargava MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Michael Rothberg MD
Left ventricular thrombus development during ventricular fibrillation and resolution during resuscitation in a swine model of sudden cardiac arrest, Gavin Budhram MD, Timothy Mader MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and David Murman MD
Restructuring Pediatric Viral Respiratory Testing Protocols and Procedures: A QI Initiative, Beth Carter MD and Jackson Williams MD
Caregiver burden and hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation, Ernest DiNino MD
Data considerations in ischemic stroke trials, Edward Feldmann MD
Effect of a graduated licensing system on adolescent motor vehicle crashes, Michael Flaherty DO, Jane Garb, and Laura Koenigs MD
The effects of diet induced obesity on breast cancer associated pathways in mice deficient in SFRP1, Kelly Gauger and Sallie Schneider PhD
Rasmussen's encephalitis: A case-based imaging review of clinical, pathologic, and differential considerations, Michael George MD, Joseph Rozell MD, Areli Cuevas Ocampo MD, and Shan Li MD
Improving time to first dose of parenteral antibiotic in febrile immunocompromized children, Satkiran Grewal MD
Improving time to first dose of parenteral antibiotic in febrile immunocompromized children, Satkiran Grewal MD
Eye tracking as a debriefing mechanism in the simulated setting improves patient safety practices, Philip Henneman MD
Reducing unnecessary testing for clostridium difficile infection (CID) in a pediatric hospital system: A quality improvement initiative, James Klatte MD
Assessing the timing of antibiotic initiation and appropriateness for presumed sepsis in the NICU, Alex Knee, Robert Rothstein MD, and Rachana Singh MD
Assessing the timing of antibiotic initiation and appropriateness for presumed sepsis in the NICU, Alex Knee, Robert Rothstein MD, and Rachana Singh MD
The axes of access--improving care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism in pediatric patients, Amy Lamothe, Kathleen Kopcza, Evan Horton, Alex Knee, and Satkiran Grewal MD
ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD
Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure, Peter Lindenauer 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
Training the ambulatory internist: rebalancing residency education, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD
Recurrent right ventricular cardiac myxoma in a patient with Carney complex: a case report, Khawar Maqsood MD
A multinational study of thromboprophylaxis practice in critically ill children, Kimberly Marohn 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
Thermoregulation strategies for late preterm infants admitted to the continuing care nursery (CCN): A QI initiative, Tara Menon MD, Gary Rockwell MD, Paul Visintainer, Rachana Singh MD, Robert Rothstein MD, and Jennie Fleming PA
When zebras look like horses: Atypical teratoid-rhabdoid tumor and its mimics, Jeffrey Morris MD, Michael George MD, Joseph Rozell MD, Areli Cuevas Ocampo MD, and Shan Li MD
Bubbly badness in the pediatric GU system, Dustin Nguyen MD, Abdullah Shaikh MD, and Tara Catanzano MD
Obesity and timing of boys pubertal development, Edward Reiter 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
The chamber of secrets: A magical guide to the various pathologies affecting the ventricular system of the brain, Joseph Rozell MD and Shan Li MD
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: Analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers, Jennifer Schimmel 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
Use of ultrasound for pediatric caudal blocks in a residency program, Donald Schwartz MD, Praveen Prasanna MD, Annmarie Begley, Charles Gibson RN, and Neil Connelly MD
Pictorial essay in performing barium enemas, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Dustin Nguyen MD, and Tara Catanzano MD
Neonatal jaundice made easy - The nuclear way, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Dustin Nguyen MD, Alena Kreychman MD, and Steve Allen MD
Paresthesias, Anant Shenoy MD and George Baquis MD
Geri-Pearls: Integrating geriatrics into internal medicine training, Dilpreet Singh MD
SAILS: Statins for acutely injured lungs (ARDS) from sepsis, Jay Steingrub 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, Jennie Fleming PA, 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
Abnormalities of the Breast in Pregnancy and Lactation,, Richard Wait MD and Holly Mason MD
Randomized clinical trial of self versus clinical administration of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, Katharine White MD
Inhaled anesthetic agent-vaporizer mismatch: Management in settings with limited resources, Adam Adler MD
Payment Barriers and Potential Solutions to Psychiatric Service Delivery in the Medical Setting., Stuart Anfang MD and Benjamin Liptzin MD
Toxoplasma encephalitis in an HIV-infected patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy despite sustained immune response, Auras Atreya MD, Sonali Arora MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Jose Martagon-Villamil MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
Pulsed dye laser for the treatment of macular amyloidosis: a case report, Maya Barsky MD
Fluoroquinolone-induced hypoglycemia in an overweight nonagenarian with acute kidney injury and not on glucose-lowering therapy, Amit Bhargava MD and Maura Brennan MD
What do physicians read (and ignore) in electronic progress notes?, Patrick Brown MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Sarah Goff MD
Restructuring Pediatric Viral Respiratory Testing Protocols and Procedures: A QI Initiative, Beth Carter MD and Jackson Williams MD
Recombinant human leptin does not alter gut hormone levels after gastric bypass but may attenuate sweet cravings, Rushika Conroy MD
Improving time to first dose of parenteral antibiotic in febrile immunocompromized children, Satkiran Grewal MD
POP-Q 2.0: Its time has come!, Oz Harmanli MD
Obstetrician-gynecologists' opinions on elective bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy in the United States: a nationwide survey, Oz Harmanli MD and Keisha Jones 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