All Scholarly Works

Submissions from 2013 2013

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

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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

Medical Writing: A Guide for Clinicians, Educators, and Researchers, by Robert B. Taylor 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2012. 372p. ISBN: 978-1-4419-8233-9. $34.95, Ellen Brassil

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

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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

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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

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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

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

Learning to care for the dying, Monique Carreno MD, Maura Brennan MD, Diane Dietzen MD, and Gina Luciano MD

Pancreatic and biliary stents, David Desilets MD

Acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistocystosis (AHLH) - Atypical presentation as progressive skin necrosis, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD and Randa Jaber MD

Recent insights into life expectancy with and without dialysis, Michael Germain MD

Some feelings are more important: cognitive attitudes, affective attitudes, anticipated affect, and blood donation., Michael Germain MD

Norovirus gastroenteritis in immunocompromised patients, Sarah Haessler MD and Eric Granowitz MD

Collaboration in the commonwealth., Suzanne Hendery MD and Wilson Mertens MD

Resuscitation status may predict mortality in patients admitted to the ICU., Thomas Higgins MD

Golf ball in the left ventricle! Is there a role for surgery in the management of left ventricular thrombus, Sami Ibrahimi MD

A rare diagnosis of acute renal infarction revealing Burkitt's Lymphoma, Payal Jhawar MD

The effect of patient education in decision making regarding elective percutaneous coronary intervention, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD

Access to subspecialty care for patients with mobility impairment: a survey, Tara Lagu MD, Nicholas Hannon, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jill Avrunin, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Oxcarbazepinetherapy for central DI, Daniel Landry MD, Basmah Abdalla MD, and Gregory Braden MD

Can we rely on EM resident self-assessment of EM knowledge?, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD

Variability by institution in emergency medicine inservice reviews with audience response units, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD

Hypoglycemic myocardial stunning as cause of cardiogenic shock in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy: A case report and review of literature, Khawar Maqsood MD and Amatur Amarah MD

Decubitus ulcers are associated with prolonged length of stay in critically ill patients, William McGee MD, Elizabeth Lederman, and Thomas Higgins MD

Differences in severity and resource utilization for medical and surgical ICU patients, William McGee MD, Elizabeth Lederman, and Thomas Higgins MD

Milestones: Do learners and teachers agree?, Lauren Meade MD

Boerhaave's syndrome as an initial presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis: A case series, Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

Reversible myocardial dysfunction following intraocular bevacizumab administration, Srikanth Penumetsa MD and Gregory Giugliano MD

Communication milestone: A model for universal milestones that are adaptable across disciplines and at all levels of training, Michael Picchioni MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Heather Sankey MD, and Sean Mahar

Occult etiology of emesis in an adolescent, Claire Poche MD

Performance of two highly sensitive troponin I assays for the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndrome: Results from the multi-center Rule Out Myocardial Infarction Using Computer Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) II biomarker sub-study, J. Hector Pope MD

Unwarranted variability in antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section delivery: a national survey of anesthesiologists., Karthik Raghunathan MD, Neil Connelly MD, Jennifer Friderici, Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, Ryan Joyce MD, Praveen Prasanna MD, and Nandakumar Ponnusamy MD

Developing and Implementing a Milestone-Based Resident Evaluation Program, Michael Rosenblum MD and Kevin Hinchey MD

Myocardial inotropic response to progressive exercise in healthy subjects: A review, Thomas Rowland MD

A single center's experience with the bedside subdural evacuating port system: A useful alternative to traditional methods for chronic subdural hematoma evacuation, Clemens Schirmer MD

Superficial temporal artery dissection: A technical note, Clemens Schirmer MD

A rare case of Raynaud's Vasculitis secondary to Hepatitis B vaccine, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

Inflammation-initiating illnesses, inflammation-related proteins, and cognitive impairment in extremely preterm infants, Bhavesh Shah MD

Hospital performance measures and 30-day readmission rates, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Michael Rothberg MD, Robert Goldberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Keys to communicating about prognosis in the ICU: A multicenter study of family, provider, and expert perspectives, Jay Steingrub MD

Esomeprazole induced hypomagnesemia, parathyroid hormone resistance and tetany, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD

COOMBS negative hemolytic anemia - Where blood transfusion is not always the solution, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD and T. Vijay Gadiraju MD

Effect of a dietitian-managed bone algorithm on serum phosphorus level in maintenance hemodialysis patients., Stephen Sweet MD

Do physicians under-recognize obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD

Effect of eritoran, an antagonist of MD2-TLR4, on mortality in patients with severe sepsis: The ACCESS randomized trial, Mark Tidswell MD

Acute kidney injury due to intravenous bleach injection., Ashish Verma MD

Should we do more to improve oral contraceptive continuation?, Jacqueline White MD

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Why gender-specific medicine matters in the emergency department, Jeannette Wolfe MD

Impaired mitochondrial metabolism and mammary carcinogenesis, Nagendra Yadava PhD, Sallie Schneider PhD, D. Joseph Jerry, and Chul Kim

Meat And Cola: An Esophageal Bezoar Treated by a Novel, Inexpensive Approach, Adam Adler MD, Neil Connelly MD, and Abistanand Ankam MD