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Submissions from 2011

 

Transvenous balloon-protected embolization of a scalp arteriovenous fistula using Onyx liquid embolic, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

ED technicians can successfully place ultrasound-guided intravenous catheters in patients with poor vascular access, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

 

Use of P53 silenced endothelial progenitor stem cells (hEPC) in diabetic peripheral vascular disease, Sabyasachi Sen MD

 

A case of long-standing painful skin rash and depression, Sabyasachi Sen MD, David Gang MD, and Yousef Altowaireb MD

 

Endothelial dysfunction in healthy young pre-diabetic patients, pre and post aerobic exercise, Sabyasachi Sen MD and Ashequl Islam MD

 

Depot-specific adipose weight and gene expression is modulated by myostatin and activin, Sabyasachi Sen MD and Alan Schneyer

 

Antioxidants Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD), Catalase (CAT), and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) Ameliorate High Glucose (HG) Concentration-Induced Adipogenesis in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Derived Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Sabyasachi Sen MD and J Enrique Silva MD

 

A Traumatic Motor Neuronopathy After a Cervical Burst Fracture, Anant Shenoy MD

 

BAT thermogenic deficiency in thyroid hormone receptor alpha-null (Thra-0/0) mice: Evidence for a cellular defect caused by under-expression of Thra-dependent genes needed for T3 activation of UCP1, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

 

Ethnic differences in the self-recognition of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities: a cross-sectional analysis, Senthil Sivalingam MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, Jennifer Friderici, James Cook MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

Emergency department medication lists are not accurate, Howard Smithline MD, Selin Caglar MD, Philip Henneman MD, Fidela Blank, and Elizabeth Henneman

 

Bartonella, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

 

Sexism in the ED: How prevalent is gender bias?, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Improved exercise behaviors associated with a comprehensive structured exercise program following bariatric surgery, Sofija Zagarins MD and Garry Welch

 

Colocated general medical care and preventable hospital admissions for veterans with serious mental illness., Paul A. Pirraglia, Amy M. Kilbourne, Zongshan Lai, Peter D. Friedmann, and Thomas P. O'Toole

 

Autonomy and parental support associated with better A1cs for teens, Holley Allen MD, Jane Garb, and Paul Visintainer

 

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors but not obesity in pediatric type 1 diabetes, Holley Allen MD, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Nancy Dunbar MD, Paul Visintainer, and Edward Reiter MD

 

Is there a different relationship between Vitamin DE 250H and parathyroid hormone in children with type 1 diabetes, Holley Allen MD, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Edward Reiter MD, Paul Visintainer, Nancy Dunbar MD, and Emily Frydman MD

 

Cost-minimization analysis of the direct costs of TPE and IVIg in the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome, Chester Andrzejewski MD

 

Mystery diarrhea leads to a QI initiative on drug-related diarrhea in long-term care, Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Myasthenia gravis in the setting of polypharmacy in an 86 year old, Rebeca Bell MD and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

A rare etiology of pancreatitis in a nursing home patient, Amit Bhargava MD, Curtis Andrews MD, Raquel Belforti MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

Dead but still our patient, Maura Brennan MD and Mohamed Elarabi MD

 

An avoidable rehospitalization due to poor documentation and communication of cognitive status, Maura Brennan MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Yee Chuan Ang MD

 

Recurrent SSRI-induced myoclonus in a frail octogenarian, Maura Brennan MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Yee Chuan Ang MD

 

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)-A rare cause of falls and syncope in an elder, Maura Brennan MD and Geetika Sachdeva MD

 

Diabetes, women, and the ObGyn, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Chronic diarrhea associated with persistent norovirus excretion in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Report of two cases, Todd Capizzi MD, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Richard Steingart MD, and Wilson Mertens MD

 

Cough and Fever in a 28 year-old IV Drug User, Monique Carreno MD and Curtis Andrews MD

 

How many criteria does it take to remove a single parathyroid gland?, Nicholas Coe MD

 

Successful models of collaborative practice: The Baystate story, Susan DeJoy

 

Unilateral twitching & confusion due to paraneoplastic encephalitis, Ranjit Dhelaria MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

All that itches is scabies, Mohamed Elarabi MD and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Unusual course of recurrent myeloid sarcoma in an elderly patient with AML, Mohamed Elarabi MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm, a ticking bomb after cardiac surgery, Joseph Flack MD, Fadi Saab MD, James Cook MD, and Leehapong Navaravong MD

 

Alternative perceptions of the educational value of attending rounds, Kevin Hinchey MD

 

Three brothers, one genotype, evolving sweat chlorides - Is this really CF?, Robert Kaslovsky MD

 

Adherence to HIV treatment and care among previously homeless jail detainees, Thomas Lincoln MD

 

Best practices to enhance linkages for HIV+ jail inmates for improved health outcomes, Thomas Lincoln MD

 

Effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on blood and renal functions in normal tensive, non-diabetic, morbidly obese patients, Xiao Liu MD

 

Digitizing Hospital History: A Pilot Project, Margot Malachowski MLS

 

Neurologic Disease and Pregnancy, Glenn Markenson MD, Carmel Armon MD, George Baquis MD, George Howard MD, Philip Hsu MD, and Karin Johnson MD

 

Survey of peak flow rates in mechanical ventilation, William McGee MD

 

Lactic acidosis and delta anion gap: Do serial lactate measurements add value?, William McGee MD, Ashish Arora MD, and Geetika Sachdeva MD

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Hypercapnic cerebral edema presenting in a woman with asthma: A case report, William McGee MD and Ryan Joyce MD

 

Congenital CNS malformations and their association with pediatric epilepsy: A pictoral review with emphasis on pathophysiology and epidemiology, Cheri Nguyen MD, Richard Hicks MD, and Stanley Polansky MD

 

Laboratory quality control based on risk management, James Nichols

 

Reducing patient identification errors related to glucose point-of-care testing, James Nichols, Guarav Alreja MD, Namrata Setia MD, and Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Use of ultra pure nitric oxide generated by the reduction of nitrogen dioxide to reverse pulmonary hypertension in hypoxemic swine, Charles Plant MD

 

Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A Systematic review, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Developing a successful scholarly activities program, Michael Rothberg MD

 

Is the 'Athlete's Heart' arrhythmogenic?: Implications for Sudden Cardiac Death, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Chronic cough in women, Heather Sankey MD

 

Hemangiopericytomas of the skull base, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in reduction mammoplasty: an analysis of nationwide inpatient sample database, Joseph Shin MD and Marisa Amaral MD

 

When will I go through menopause?, Cynthia Sites MD

 

A standardized discharge process to reduce unplanned hospital readmissions, Roy Sittig MD

 

Similar efficacy of raltegravir when used with or without a protease inhibitor in treatment-experienced patients, Daniel Skiest MD and Jane Garb

 

Effect of neuromuscular blockers on mortality in patients with severe sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Toll-like receptor-4 antagonist eritoran tetrasodium for severe sepsis, Mark Tidswell MD

 

Patients' knowledge of risk and protective factors for cardiovascular disease, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, Amir Lotfi MD, Ashish Verma MD, Reva Kleppel, Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

Treating common gynecologic conditions with acupuncture, Halina Wiczyk MD

 

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Hodgkin's Lymphoma-Unfavorable Clinical Stage I and II, Michael Yunes MD

 

Skin manifestations of drug allergy., Michael R. Ardern-Jones and Peter S. Friedmann

 

Is head trauma a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? An evidence-based review, Carmel Armon MD

 

Medicine: The Art Behind the Science, Amit Bhargava MD

 

SGIM Taking the Lead on Promoting, Amit Bhargava MD

 

Longitudinal data analysis with latent growth modeling: An introduction and illustration for higher education researchers, Rebecca Blanchard PhD

 

Literature review of residents as teachers from an adult learning perspective, Rebecca Blanchard PhD, Kevin Hinchey MD, and Elisabeth Bennett

 

Use of Aspirin Associates with Longer Primary Patency of Hemodialysis Grafts, Gregory Braden MD

 

Do pregnancies complicated by preterm births with a negative fetal fibronectin screen have different characteristics compared to those that have positive fibronectin results?, Fadi Bsat MD, Alex Knee, Andrew Healy MD, Michael Plevyak MD, and Glenn Markenson MD

 

Does Suture Choice Matter for Ultrasound-Indicated Cerclage?, Fadi Bsat MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Michael Plevyak MD, Alex Knee, and Andrew Healy MD

 

Genetic technologies and incidental findings: Implications for the researcher-participant relationship, Matthew Fickie MD

 

An education intervention for pediatricians during a novel H1N1 influenza pandemic at a children’s hospital, Donna Fisher MD, Alicia Johnston MD, and Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

 

The fetal magnetic resonance imaging experience in a large community medical center, Peter Ghobrial MD, Rebecca Levy MD, and Stephen O'Connor

 

Peer pressure, role modeling, and the social dynamics of medical training: What unconscious factors influence the hand hygiene behavior of medicine teams?, Sarah Haessler MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Reva Kleppel, and Paul Visintainer

 

2009 pandemic H1N1-associated myocarditis in a previously healthy adult, Sarah Haessler MD, Armando Paez MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Thomas Higgins MD

 

Does obesity affect the vaginal hysterectomy outcomes?, Oz Harmanli MD

 

Side docking the daVinci S Robot made simple, Oz Harmanli MD

 

The effect of concommitant oophorectomy on the perioperative outcomes of hysterectomy, Oz Harmanli MD and Keisha Jones MD

 

Hindrances to bedside barcode scanning, Mark Heelon and Kirthana Raman

 

Nurses' visual scanning patterns during the medication administration process, Philip Henneman MD

 

A Curriculum to Develop Chief Resident Leadership Skills, Kevin Hinchey MD and Gina Luciano MD

 

Rectal biopsies obtained with jumbo biopsy forceps in the evaluation of Hirschsprung disease, Barry Hirsch MD, Anastasios Angelides MD, Susan Goode MD, and Jane Garb

 

Improvement in headaches with CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea, Karin Johnson MD

 

Optic neuropathy cause by dronedarone, Karin Johnson MD

 

No Diversion in Western Massachusetts, Adam Kellogg MD

 

Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to initial non-shockable rhythms, Timothy Mader MD, Richard Misiaszek MD, and Ryan Coute

 

Civic Engagement and Your Library, Margot Malachowski MLS

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Ventilator autocycling and delayed recognition of brain death, William McGee MD and Patrick Mailloux MD

 

Lost or Found in Transition: Educational Innovation for Transitions of Care, Lauren Meade MD

 

Molecular pathology of solid tumors, Franklin Moore MD

 

Horseshoe kidney and inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report and literature review, Marvin Morris MD

 

Adaptation of a handheld glucose analyzer for use in cold weather point-of-care environment, James Nichols

 

Role of YKL-40 in the angiogenesis, radioresistance, and progression of glioblastoma, Dennis Oh MD, Sherry Taylor MD, Luis Moral MD, Wei Yan, Brooke Bentley, Rong Shao, and Stephan Scully

 

Oil red O staining in cytopathology, Liron Pantanowitz MD and Robert Goulart MD

 

Physical activity and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among Hispanic women, Penny Pekow and Glenn Markenson MD

 

A trial to end ambulance dicersion in Boston: Report from the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Consortium, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Herpes zoster vaccine and older adults, Michael Rothberg MD

 

Risk factor model to predict venous thromboembolism in hospitalized medical patients, Michael Rothberg MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Penny Pekow