All Scholarly Works

Submissions from 2015 2015

Obstetric Balloon for Treatment of Foreshortened Vagina Using the McIndoe Technique, Aubrey Rauktys MD, Pranay Parikh MD, and Oz Harmanli MD

Prevention of stent thrombosis: challenges and solutions, Risheen Reejhsinghani and Amir Lotfi MD

The impact of hourly discharge rates and prioritization on timely access to inpatient beds, Patricia Samra, Mike Ehresman, Haiping Li, Todd Fairman, and Joan Roche

Ictal asystole and syncope, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD, James Murphy, Doris Kampe MD, Marshal Fox MD, William House MD, and James Cook MD

Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 4: Persistent breast erythema, Abid Shah MD

A randomized trial of benralizumab, an antiinterleukin 5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, after acute asthma, Howard Smithline MD

Comparison of the multiple mini-interview with the traditional interview for u.s. Emergency medicine residency applicants: a single-institution experience, William Soares MD

Laparoscopic repair of recurrent lateral enterocele and rectocele, Ellen Solomon MD

SWOG S0221: A Phase III Trial Comparing Chemotherapy Schedules in High-Risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer, James Stewart MD

Long term outcomes in octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Comparison of bare metal versus drug eluting stent, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD and Vijairam Selvaraj MD

Submissions from 2014 2014

Association between process quality measures for heart failure and mortality among US veterans., Wen-Chih Wu, Lan Jiang, Peter D. Friedmann, and Amal Trivedi

Long Eye Lashes, Too Long to See Them!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

Early experience treating tricuspid valve endocarditis with a novel extracellular matrix cylinder reconstruction, Joseph Flack 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

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The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity, Sarah Haessler MD

Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon

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Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser 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

"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD

The authors reply, 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

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

Recent advances in delirium recognition and management, Benjamin Liptzin 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, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Tara Lagu MD

Perceived psychosocial stress and glucose intolerance among pregnant Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD

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Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

Behavioral health care for children: the Massachusetts child psychiatry access project, Barry Sarvet 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

Regulation of fibroblast growth factor 2 expression in oxygen-induced retinopathy, Jeffrey Shenberger MD

Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD

Resolution of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo After a Visit to Six Flags, Donielle Sliwa MD

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Endocrine disruption in human placenta: expression of the dioxin-inducible enzyme, CYP1A1, is correlated with that of thyroid hormone-regulated genes, Thomas Wadzinski MD

Divergent Phenotypes in Siblings with X-Linked CGD, Fadi Alkhatib MD

Non-Invasive Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis. An Insulin Success Story., Jasdeep Badwal MD

Sonographic confirmation of intubation: comparison of 3 methods in a pig model, Gavin Budhram MD, David Murman MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and Alison Sullivan

High altitude pulmonary edema in an experienced mountaineer. Possible genetic predisposition, Babette Davis DO

Short-term global health education programs abroad: Disease patterns observed in Haitian migrant worker communities around La Romana, Dominican Republic, Brian Ferrara MD

The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Data from a contemporary cohort, Jane Garb, Adrienne Seiler MD, and Tara Lagu MD

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How do interruptions impact nurses' visual scanning patterns when using barcode medication administration systems?, Philip Henneman MD

Spirometry for the primary care pediatrician, Robert Kaslovsky MD and Matthew Sadof MD

Potential hazard due to induced radioactivity secondary to radiotherapy: the report of task group 136 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, M. Terry LaFrance

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

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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

Elderly Onset Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh 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

Commercial insurance coverage for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure in the United States, Quinn Pack MD

A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina by Invasion, Sheryl Ramdass MD

Toward scar-free surgery: an analysis of the increasing complexity from laparoscopic surgery to NOTES, John Romanelli MD

Right ventricular myocardial responses to progressive exercise in young adult males, Thomas Rowland MD

Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD

Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD

Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization among Adults Presenting with Asthma Exacerbation to the Emergency Department, Howard Smithline MD

Seizure control for intracranial arteriovenous malformations is directly related to treatment modality: a meta-analysis, Paul Visintainer

Part-time Academic Emergency Medicine: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Pearls, Jeannette Wolfe MD

An Atypical Case of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Annie Yang MD

A cluster randomized trial of an organizational linkage intervention for offenders with substance use disorders: study protocol., Peter D. Friedmann, Lori J. Ducharme, Wayne Welsh, Linda Frisman, Kevin Knight, Timothy Kinlock, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Elizabeth Hall, Terry Urbine, Michael Gordon, Sami Abdel-Salam, Dan O'Connell, Carmen Albizu-Garcia, Hannah Knudsen, Jamieson Duval, and Juliane Fenster

Medications for addiction treatment: an opportunity for prescribing clinicians to facilitate remission from alcohol and opioid use disorders., Tae Woo Park and Peter D. Friedmann

Unexpected traumatic rupture of left atrium mimicking aortic rupture, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, and John Rousou MD

Long Eye Lashes, Too Long to See Them!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

Too Little Can Make You Bleed, Too Much Can Give You a Heart Attack!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

Bridging the digital chasm: Linking digital natives with digital immigrants, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, Anna Stepczynski MD, Behdad Besharatian MD, and Auras Atreya MD

Non-Invasive Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis. An Insulin Success Story., Jasdeep Badwal MD

Leukostasis as a Cause of Seizure, Amy Bodnarchuk MD

Health Sciences Librarianship, edited by M. Sandra Wood New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 448p. ISBN 978-0-8108-8812-8. $125.00 (hardcover); ISBN 978-0-8108-8813-5. $75.00 (softcover), Ellen Brassil

Human Metapneumovirus in a Elderly Female, Paul Cheriyan MD

Transient Constrictive Pericarditis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - Avoiding a Second Surgery, Thomas Chin MD

A profile of midwifery in Paraguay, Anissa Dickerson CNM

Ah! I can't bear it! This is the worst headache of my life!, Stanlies D'Souza MD

Oh no! Both arteries in my neck are blocked! Now what?, Stanlies D'Souza 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

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How cardiologists present the benefits of percutaneous coronary interventions to patients with stable angina: a qualitative analysis, Sarah Goff MD and Reva Kleppel

When Clot is not Your First Thought, Vikram Grewal MD