Submissions from 2012
Not just a sore throat: Lemierre"s syndrome a rare disease of infection induced internal jugular vein thrombosis and its differential diagnosis, Qiqing Ge, Jane An MD, and Shan Li 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 renal artery stenosis, Barbara Greco MD
Receive HCAP care in accordance with ATS guidelines: Surprising findings from a large national database, Sarah Haessler MD
Using discrete event simulation to study potential causes of crowding, Philip Henneman MD
One lung ventilation in a patient with Seckel Syndrome, Aimen Houni MD and Stanlies D'Souza MD
Myelodysplastic syndrome with concurrent Sweet's syndrome and leukemia cutis, Vandita Johari MD and Wayne Duke MD
Fatigued but not intellectually compromised, Adam Kellogg MD
Hospital patterns of use of positive inotropic agents in patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD
Immunosuppression in the transplant patient: what the primary care doctor needs to know, Daniel Landry MD
Double hit: Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma, Steve Lee MD, Syed Ali MD, and Vandita Johari MD
Continuity of mental health care for HIV-positive jail inmates (roundtable discussion), Thomas Lincoln MD
Enhancing linkages for HIV+ jail inmates: A descriptive of program outcome data, Thomas Lincoln MD
A case of septic shock in a parturient, Lakshmi Madabhushi MD and Stanlies D'Souza MD
The anesthetic management for laparoscopic surgery in a patient with stiff person syndrome, Natalie Maida MD and Steven Dunn MD
Does first-trimester ultrasound predict obstetrical outcomes in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies?, Glenn Markenson MD
Extremes of weight may lead to inaccurate reporting of body surface area (BSA) indexed hemodynamic parameters, William McGee MD, Adam Adler MD, and Karthik Raghunathan MD
Classification of shock based on functional hemodynamic parameters, William McGee MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Adam Adler MD
Competency based assessment in medical residencies and how it might be applied to medical student education, Lauren Meade MD
Lessons from geese: Teaching teamwork in a patient centered medical home, Lauren Meade MD
Ovarian tumors: A multimodality pictorial review with correlation to clinicopathologic finding, Chiedozie Mkpolulu MD and Tara Catanzano MD
A comparison of Nanosphere's Verigene(R) respiratory virus plus nucleic acis test (RV+) to a traditional testing algorithm for influenza A/B and RSV, Franklin Moore MD
Child abuse and neglect in the United States, Kevin Moriarty MD and David Tashjian MD
Pediatric pancreatitis in the era of obesity, Kevin Moriarty MD and David Tashjian MD
Endotracheal tube placement varification by ultrasonography: A comparison of three methods using a porcein model, David Murman MD and Gavin Budhram MD
Atypical presentation of septic arthritis of the shoulder, Jasmine Paadam MD and Dev Basu MD
Physical activity of pregnant Hispanic women, Penny Pekow, Kelly Lynch MD, and Glenn Markenson MD
Feasibility of a longitudinal integrated clinical (LIC) experience concurrent with traditional block core clerkships, Michael Picchioni MD, Thomas Campfield MD, and Rebecca Blanchard PhD
Basic communication: A framework for teaching and evaluation across programs and across disciplines, Michael Picchioni MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Heather Sankey MD, and Sean Mahar
Intern immersion: A novel paradigm for orientation, Michael Picchioni MD, Lauren Meade MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Samuel Borden MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Gina Luciano MD
Putting milestones into practice: Case studies, Michael Picchioni MD, Lauren Meade MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Samuel Borden MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Gina Luciano MD
Abdominal anaphylaxis presenting as trauma: a recipe for delayed diagnosis, J. Hector Pope MD, Eleanor Winston MD, and Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD
Carcinoma cuniculatum - A potential diagnostic pitfall on punch biopsy of the penis, Carlos Prieto-Granada MD and Wayne Duke MD
Academy of nutrition and dietetics: standards of professional performance for registered dietitians (competent, proficient, expert) in clinical nutrition management., Mary Jane Rogalski
Antibiotic-resistance and carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE): Assessment of clinical knowledge and practices in non-infectious disease trained clinicians in the hospital., Jennifer Schimmel MD
Massive hemothorax from a type-B aortic dissection, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD
Near-infrared spectroscopy in healthy and torsed testes, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD
Routine ultrasound use for caudal block placement reveals a significant abnormal finding in a child with a chromosomal abnormality, Donald Schwartz MD
Guidelines in practice: Therapies for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo., Anant Shenoy MD
Post-operative outcomes in dialysis patients undergoing elective or emergent non-cardiac surgery, Gurmukteshwar Singh MD, Arley Diaz MD, Paul Visintainer, Penny Pekow, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Michael Rothberg MD
The use of dexmedetomidine for awake intubation in an achondroplastic obstetric patient, Sallie Smith-Schneider PhD, Lakshmi Madabhushi MD, and Ashish Malik MD
Pathogenetic and predictive value of biomarkers in patients with ALI and lower severity of illness: Results from two clinical trials, Jay Steingrub MD
Telehealth program for Medicaid patients with type 2 diabetes lowers hemoglobin A1C, Garry Welch and Sofija Zagarins MD
The impact of a palliative care team on residnets' experieinces and comfort levels with pediatric palliative care, Kelly Wu MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Sarah Goff MD
Multimodal analgesia for open liver resection in an anti-coagulated patient, Ammar Yamani MD and Stanlies D'Souza MD
Post-Dural Puncture Headache in a Pediatric Patient with Pseduotumor Cerebri, Ammar Yamani MD and Stanlies D'Souza MD
Murder and euthanasia accusations against physicians, Lewis Cohen MD
Test ulitization review: Do delays in laboratory results contribute to delays in discharge? A retrospective analysis of 102 discharges from non-acute medical floors at an academic hospital, Evrim Erdogan PhD and Vandita Johari MD
A case report of plasmacytoma presenting as a mass in the distal pancreas, Jonathan Freeman MD
A case report of plasmacytoma presenting in a mass in the distal pancreas, Jonathan Freeman MD
Advocacy and critical issues, Richard Friedberg MD
Validity of using ICD-9-CM codes to identify selected categories of obstetric complications, procedures and co-morbidities, Sarah Goff MD, Penny Pekow, Glenn Markenson MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD
From theory to actual practice: Creation and application of milestones in an internal medicine residency program, 2004-2010, Kevin Hinchey MD, Lauren Meade MD, Samuel Borden MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Michael Picchioni MD
Pathologists are coagulation consultants: New challenges and updates, Vandita Johari MD
Predictors of liver donation without kidney recovery in a cohort of expanded criteria donors: Identifying opportunities to improve expanded criteria donor kidney utilization., George Lipkowitz MD
Libraries in New England working to develop healthy communities and increase health literacy, Margot Malachowski MLS
Indexed hemodynamic measurements may be inappropriate at body surface area extremes, William McGee MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Adam Adler MD
Talar trauma: A multimodality review of talar fractures and associated injuries, Chiedozie Mkpolulu MD
Manifestations of hamate injuries on plain radiographs, Chiedozie Mkpolulu MD, Marc Haber MD, Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD, and Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD
A thermo-modulating container for transport and storage of glucose meters in a cold weather environment, James Nichols
Association between nursing home care quality and 30-day readmission rates for patients hospitalized with heart failure, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Primary central nervous system posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in an elderly liver transplant recipient, Wei Ooi MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Armen Asik MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a mimic, Wei Ooi MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Metastatic goblet cell carcinoid tumor to the ovary, Christopher Otis MD
Transdifferentiation of glioblastoma stem-like cells into mural cells drives vasculogenic mimicry in glioblastomas, Stephan Scully, Brooke Bentley, Sherry Taylor MD, Dennis Oh MD, Robert Schapiro MD, Luis Moral MD, Wei Yan, and Rong Shao
Birth weight- and fetal weight-growth restriction: Impact on neurodevelopment., Bhavesh Shah MD, Frederick Hampf MD, Herbert Gilmore MD, and Susan McQuiston MD
Pertussis in childhood, John Snyder MD and Donna Fisher MD
Why women lose at the negotiating table, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Buprenorphine for human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients: does it serve as a bridge to hepatitis C virus therapy?, Lynn E. Taylor, Michaela A. Maynard, Peter D. Friedmann, Cynthia J. Macleod, Josiah D. Rich, Timothy P. Flanigan, and Diana L. Sylvestre
Knowledge sharing in academic medical centers: Examining the nexus of higher education and workforce development, Elisabeth Bennett, Rebecca Blanchard PhD, and Gladys Fernandez MD
Metabolic and neuroendocrine responses to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. I: Energy balance, metabolic changes, and fat loss, Gregory Braden MD, Xiao Liu MD, John Romanelli MD, and J Enrique Silva MD
Endoscopic closure devices, David Desilets MD
Esophageal function testing, David Desilets MD
Loss of SFRP1 promotes ductal branching in the murine mammary gland, Kelly Gauger, Giovanna Crisi MD, and Sallie Schneider PhD
Brief overview of the coagulation cascade, Vandita Johari MD and Chandravathi Loke MD
Variation in the care of septic shock: The impact of patient and hospital characteristics, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
What is the best method for estimating the burden of severe sepsis in the United States?, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Meng-Shoiu Shieh, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Bariatric Surgery, Xiao Liu MD
Pharmacology of anticoagulants, Chandravathi Loke MD, Syed Ali MD, and Vandita Johari MD
Importance of intravenous fluid dose and composition in surgical ICU patients, William McGee MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
The Obese Patient and Bariatric Surgery, Donna Mercado MD
Bariatric Surgery, Donna Mercado MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Xiao Liu MD
Bring in the negotiator: The basics of the art of negotiations, Grace Mitchell MD
Histology of serosal membranes, Christopher Otis MD
Fine needle aspiration of salivary gland masses in HIV-infected patients, Liron Pantanowitz MD
Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated, Niels Rathlev MD
Little evidence of correlation between growth in health care spending and reduced mortality, Michael Rothberg MD, Jaime Cohen MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Profiling of ABC transporters ABCB5, ABCF2 and nestin-positive stem cells in nevi, in situ and invasive melanoma, Namrata Setia MD and Jane Garb
Necrotizing enterocolitis and the role of anemia of prematurity, Bhavesh Shah MD and Rachana Singh MD
Complementary and alternative medicine in children: an analysis of the recent literature, John Snyder MD and Patrick Brown MD
Improving the quality and outcomes of perioperative care, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Bartholin's Cyst, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD and Michael Plevyak MD
Pregnancy, Vaginal Bleeding, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD and Michael Plevyak MD
Glioblastoma-derived tumor cells induce vasculogenic mimicry through Flk-1 protein activation, Brooke Bentley, Stephan Scully, Wei Yan, Sherry Taylor MD, Dennis Oh MD, Luis Moral MD, and Rong Shao
Examination of ancestral informative markers and self-reported race with tumor characteristics of breast cancer among Black and White women, Ronald Burkman MD
The practice of medicine-waste reduction, medical liability, and the R word, Ronald Burkman MD
Sleep and pain management are key components of patient care in ESRD, Lewis Cohen MD