Submissions from 2013
Acquired perforating dermatosis (APD): Our quest to cure the itch, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Behdad Besharatian MD, Eimear Kitt MD, and Maura Brennan MD
At the top of my head - Multimodality imaging of focal protruding masses of the scalp and skull in adults and children, Michael George MD, Shan Li MD, and Jeffrey Morris MD
The unlucky 7: The anatomy, physiology and radiographic appearance of children with the 7 most common forms of congenital heart disease, Michael George MD, Stanley Polansky MD, Tara Catanzano MD, and Yvonne Paris MD
The unlucky 7: The surgeries, post-operative appearance, and potential complications of children with the 7 most common forms of congenital heart disease, Michael George MD, Stanley Polansky MD, Tara Catanzano MD, and Yvonne Paris MD
Improvement in the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, David Desilets MD, Angelica Belo MD, and Jorge Sotelo MD
Percutaneous coronary interventions for stable angina: Why patients think it will save their lives, Sarah Goff MD and Michael Rothberg MD
Dose-response and efficacy of ferric citrate to treat hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients: A short-term randomized trial., Barbara Greco MD
Development of a checklist for documenting team and collaborative behaviors during multidisciplinary bedside rounds, Elizabeth Henneman, Reva Kleppel, and Kevin Hinchey MD
Resource scheduling through resource-aware simulation of emergency departments, Philip Henneman MD
Using computer modeling to study the impact of adding a fast track to a crowded ED, Philip Henneman MD
Bradycardia-induced Torsade de Points, Randa Jaber MD and Mohammed Albugeaey MD
A rare cause of cardiac amyloidosis in an elder, Randa Jaber MD and Maura Brennan MD
Atypical presentation of enterococcus faecalis aortic valve endocarditis in an elder, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Update from the National Front, Gary Kerr PharmD
A rare complication of COPD: Infected emphysematous bullae, Shiv Khosla MD and Maura Brennan MD
Varicella zoster encephalitis in the elderly: The deadly imitator, Eimear Kitt MD, Behdad Besharatian MD, Jessie Leyse MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Toilet trouble: Defecation syncope in the elderly, Eimear Kitt MD, Michael Voisine MD, Behdad Besharatian MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Saving Sight: An Eye Surgeon's Look at Life Behind the Mask and the Heroes Who Changed the Way We See, Andrew Lam MD
Nearly fatal constipation in a frail elder, Shin Yin Lee MD, Yee Chuan Ang MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Impact of the 2008 USPSTF Recommendation on PSA screening in elderly men, Shin Yin Lee MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Maura Brennan MD
Culture and complexities of shared medical decision-making: The family-doctor-patient triad, Kah Poh Loh MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Building chief residents' leadership skills, Gina Luciano MD, Rebecca Blanchard PhD, and Kevin Hinchey MD
Can we rely on EM resident self-assessment of EM knowledge?, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD
Predicting annual in-service scores using audience response system, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD
Sorafenib or placebo with either gemcitabine or capecitabine in patients with HER-2-negative advanced breast cancer that progressed during or after bevacizumab, Grace Makari-Judson MD
There is no "i" in teamwork in the patient-centered medical home: defining teamwork competencies for academic practice, Lauren Meade MD
Mom, what's my itis? A clinical and radiologic review on pediatric vasculitides, Grace Mitchell MD
Detection of BCR-ABL1 Kinase Domain Mutations Causing Imatinib Resistance in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Franklin Moore MD
Detection of BCR-ABL1 kinase domain mutations causing Imatinib resistance in chronic myelogenous leukemia, Franklin Moore MD
Quantitative BCR-ABL1 RQ-PCR Fusion Transcript Monitoring, Franklin Moore MD
Quantitative BCR-ABL1 RQ-PCR Fusion Transcript Monitoring in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Franklin Moore MD
Put your money where your temporal lobe is: The unique imaging characteristics of CADASIL, Jeffrey Morris MD, Shan Li MD, and Joel Fritz MD
Male Breast Disease: Pictorial Review with Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation, Cheri Nguyen MD, Michael Swirsky MD, Vivian Miller MD, Caleb Scott MD, Rhett Krause MD, and Jennifer Hadro MD
Superficially invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SISCCA) immunohistochemistry of difficult differential diagnoses, Christopher Otis MD
Use of fibrin sealants in cardiovascular surgery: a systematic review, John Rousou MD
Pacing strategies of inexperienced children during repeated 800 m individual time-trials and simulated competition, Thomas Rowland MD
Stroke volume dynamics during progressive exercise in healthy adolescents, Thomas Rowland MD
Soft tissue chordomas: A clinicopathologic analysis of 11 cases, Anita Sebastian
Soft tissue chordomas: a clinicopathologic analysis of 11 cases, Anita Sebastian
A slice of Pisa anyone?, Vijairam Selvaraj MD and Anju Bhagavan MD
Early nutrition and weight gain in preterm newborns and the risk of retinopathy of prematurity, Bhavesh Shah MD and William Seefeld MD
Not all dementias are alike: FTD with a family history of "Alzheimer's Disease", Karen Singh MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Evaluation of dyspnea severity assessment methods, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, and Alex Knee
Supplemental thiamine for the treatment of acute heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia - "Where blood transfusion is not always the solution", Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, and Jingjing Hu MD
Unraveling a life-threatening complication due to esomeprazole in an elderly patient, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Gurmukteshwar Singh MD, and Daniel Landry MD
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis in an elderly female, Remya Tharackal Ravindran MD and Rebecca Starr MD
Utility of JT index when prescribing antipsychotics in the context of prolonged QTc and QRS, Remya Tharackal Ravindran MD and Rebecca Starr MD
Aggressive ED management of atrial fibrillation, Susan Torrey MD
ST elevation - MI and its mimics, Susan Torrey MD
Factors associated with emergency department visits for asthma exacerbation, Richard Wells MD
Alcohol use in adults., Peter D. Friedmann
Aversion to injection limits acceptability of extended-release naltrexone among homeless, alcohol-dependent patients., Peter D. Friedmann, Dawn Mello, Sean Lonergan, Claire Bourgault, and Thomas P. O'Toole
Two Cases Of Papillary Fibroelastoma Obstructing Coronary Ostia- Differing Anesthetic Management Leading To Divergent Outcomes, Adam Adler MD, Ryan Joyce MD, and Toni Chahla MD
Tackling TACO: Naming it, claiming it, and taming it?, Chester Andrzejewski MD
Detecting cancers in dense tissue on screening mammography, Jane An MD, Jennifer Hadro MD, David March MD, and Giovanna Crisi MD
A fatal rash: It's lupus, Auras Atreya MD and Sonali Arora MD
CAPS-tastrophe!, Auras Atreya MD, Eimear Kitt MD, and Behdad Besharatian MD
Medical student boot camp: A two-week elective for the advancement of cognitive and technical skills in preparation for internship, Raquel Belforti MD, Adam Kellogg MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and Gladys Fernandez MD
Sixth cranial nerve palsy as an unusual presenting symptom of Ipilimumab-induced hypophysitis, David Burgess MD, Kah Poh Loh MD, and Shin Yin Lee MD
Electrolyte profile of pediatric patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Blake Spirko MD, Jane Garb, and Howard Smithline MD
Team building: A climb to perianesthesia excellence, Alison Colburn RN and Nancy Falvey RN
Review of clinical anesthesia, Neil Connelly MD
Methods of luminal distention for colonoscopy, David Desilets MD
Collaborative Care for Children: A Grand Rounds Presentation, Nancy Dunbar MD
Nonresolving rhabdomyolysis revealing an occult culprit: A case report of paraspinal compartment syndrome, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD, and Christopher LaChance MD
Abnormalities of the deep pelvis: A review of deep pelvic anatomy with illustration of spread of disease across fascial planes, Qiqing Ge, Tara Catanzano MD, and Dmitry Rakita MD
Update on anemia and kidney disease, Kiran Goli MD, Arkadiy Pinkashov MD, Daniel Landry MD, and Michael Germain MD
Using computer modeling to study the impact of adding a fast track to a crowded ED, Philip Henneman MD
The worst headache of my life - Parasitemic in New England, Francisco Hernandez-Munoz MD
HIV induced rhabdomyolysis, Francisco Hernandez-Munoz MD, Sarah Dreilling MD, Daniel Landry MD, and Behdad Besharatian MD
Massive subcutaneous emphysema in robotic sacrocolpopexy, Keisha Jones MD and Oz Harmanli MD
New intitiatives arise out of NECC compounding tragedy, Gary Kerr PharmD
Mythmaking in medical education and medical practice., Tara Lagu MD, Nicholas Hannon, and Michael Rothberg MD
Impact of the 2008 USPSTF recommendation on PSA screening in elderly men, Shin Yin Lee MD
Update on STDs in correctional settings, Thomas Lincoln MD
A typical case of IgA nephropathy, Kah Poh Loh MD, David Burgess MD, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, and Ashish Verma MD
Gastric malignancy in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD
Covering all bases: A simulated, longitudinal case-based approach to teaching critical care fellows, Patrick Mailloux MD
Nissen fundoplication in the pediatric patient: Clinical and imaging evaluation, Grace Mitchell MD, Stanley Polansky MD, Stephen O'Connor MD, David Tashjian MD, Anastasios Angelides MD, and Qiqing Ge MD
Ruptured hypogastric artery aneurysms: a contemporary review, Marvin Morris MD
Breast lesions incidentally detected on CT: A pictorial review with emphasis on the need for further diagnostic work-up, Dustin Nguyen MD, Margaret Yacobozzi MD, Sara Smolinski MD, Carlos Valdes MD, Dmitry Rakita MD, and Jennifer Hadro MD
Management dilemma: Progressive thrombosis in a patient with sarcoidosis, cirrhosis and a history of bleeding esophageal varices, Lu Pan MD, Iheanyichukwu Ogu MD, Kah Poh Loh MD, Joseph Rozell MD, David Desilets MD, and Linda Canty MD
Commentary, Clemens Schirmer MD
Significance of common bile duct dilation in post cholecystectomy patients, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Tara Catanzano MD, and David Desilets MD
Successful kidney transplantation from a hepatitis B surface antigen-positive donor to an antigen-negative recipient using a novel vaccination regimen, Gurmukteshwar Singh MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Michael Germain MD, Michael O'Shea MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Evaluation of dyspnea severity assessment methods, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer
Supplemental thiamine for the treatment of acute heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer
Do physicians under-recognize obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD
Healthcare cost of type 1 diabetes mellitus in new-onset children in a hospital compared to an outpatient setting., Ksenia Tonyushkina MD and Holley Allen MD
Development of the block nurse role: Challenges and successes, Cidalia Vital RN, Penny Bertolasio RN, and Lee Nutting RN
Maintaining perianesthesia competencies on a tight budget, Cidalia Vital RN, Cinnamon Desgres RN, Alison Colburn RN, Esther Brown RN, Maryann Tourtellotte RN, Maureen Maynard RN, Ann Marie Culver RN, Deb Pond RN, and Barbara Zahm RN
Post operative urinary retention (POUR): Phase 1, Cidalia Vital RN and Ann Ward RN
Cardio-embolic stroke following remote blunt chest trauma, Sonali Arora MD, Auras Atreya MD, Srikanth Penumetsa MD, and William Hiser MD
Predictors of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing elective cardiac catherization for chronic ischemic heart disease, Auras Atreya MD
Predictors of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing elective cardiac catherization for chronic ischemic heart disease, Auras Atreya MD
Single-operator ultrasound-guided intravenous line placement by Emergency Nurses reduces the need for physician intervention in patients with difficult-to-establish intravenous access, Gavin Budhram MD, Richard Barus, and Ryan Coute
Sixth cranial nerve palsy as an unusual presenting symptom of ipilimumab-induced hypophysitis, David Burgess MD