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Submissions from 2011

Are surgeons capable of introspection?, David Page MD

Spectrum of breast disease encountered in HIV-positive patients at a community teaching hospital, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Sabyasachi Sen MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Jane Garb, and Daniel Skiest MD

Time-of-day effect on cardiac responses to progressive exercise, Thomas Rowland MD

Adolescent asthma: A developmental approach, Matthew Sadof MD and Robert Kaslovsky MD

Public-academic partnerships: Public-academic partnerships to address the need for child and adolescent psychiatric services, Barry Sarvet MD

Response to epidural anesthesia in neonates for pyloromyotomy and accompanying editorial, Donald Schwartz MD and Maureen McNeely MD

Cutaneous neoplasms With prominent verocay body-like structures: The so-called "rippled pattern", Namrata Setia MD

Type-2 Iodothyronine 5'Deiodinase (D2) in Skeletal Muscle of C57Bl/6 Mice. II. Evidence for a Role of D2 in the Hypermetabolism of Thyroid Hormone Receptor {alpha}-Deficient Mice, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Type-2 iodothyronine 5'deiodinase in skeletal muscle of C57BL/6 mice. I. Identity, subcellular localization, and characterization, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Improving quality of life for menopausal women, Cynthia Sites MD

Characteristics and outcomes of ventilated patients according to time to liberation from mechanical ventilation, Jay Steingrub MD

Medical ethics, end of life care and clinical research, Jay Steingrub MD, Mark Tidswell MD, and Paul Jodka MD

Pharmacokinetics and safety of a new paediatric fixed-dose combination of zidovudine/lamivudine/nevirapine in HIV-infected children, Maripat Toye RN MS

Factors Associated With Use of ASAM Criteria and Service Provision in a National Sample of Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Units., Emmeline Chuang, Rebecca Wells, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Peter D. Friedmann, and I-Heng Lee

Cataract surgery complications in nonagenarians., Victoria L. Tseng, Paul B. Greenberg, Wen-Chih Wu, Lan Jiang, Emily Li, Jessica M. Kang, Ingrid U. Scott, and Peter D. Friedmann

Repair of intervalvular fibrous body rupture during aortic valve replacement, Victor Alimov MD, Ak Alameddine MD, and Joseph Flack MD

ALSUntangled No. 11: Nu Tech Mediworld, Carmel Armon MD

Variations in faculty assessment of NICU flowsheet data: Implications for electronic data display, Patrick Brown MD

Ultrasound-guided IV placement by nursing staff reduces requirement for emergency physician intervention, Gavin Budhram MD

The evolution of combined oral contraception: improving the risk-to-benefit ratio, Ronald Burkman MD and Carrie Bell MD

GI endoscopes, David Desilets MD

In tumors Salmonella migrate away from vasculature toward the transition zone and induce apoptosis, Sabha Ganai MD, Richard Arenas MD, Brooke Bentley, and Neil Forbes

When Enough Is Enough: The Nephrologist's Responsibility in Ordering Dialysis Treatments, Michael Germain MD

Understanding diabetic ketoacidosis, Chelsea Gordner DO and James Nichols

Hypnosis for functional abdominal pain, David Gottsegen MD

Incidence and management of graft erosion, wound granulation, and dyspareunia following vaginal prolapse repair with graft materials: A systematic review, Oz Harmanli MD

Esophagus and stomach disorders, Philip Henneman MD and Rakesh Talati MD

Mechanism of trauma, Aaron Hexdall MD

Use and outcomes of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal fusion surgery, Peter Lindenauer MD and Penny Pekow

Eustachian valve endocarditis: Rare case reports and review of literature, Amir Lotfi MD and Guarav Alreja MD

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Intraoperative monitoring, William McGee MD and Karthik Raghunathan MD

Development of a postgraduate year 1 pharmacy residency program at a large teaching hospital, Aaron Michelucci and Evan Horton

Neck Trauma, Niels Rathlev MD

Heuristic map of myotomal innervation in humans using direct intraoperative nerve root stimulation, Clemens Schirmer MD and Sunah Kim MD

Atypical glandular cells on cervical cytology and breast disease: what is the association?, Kathryn Sharpless MD

Mice with a targeted deletion of the type 2 deiodinase are insulin resistant and susceptible to diet induced obesity, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Operational methods of HIV testing in emergency departments: a systematic review, Daniel Skiest MD

Public health and clinical impact of increasing emergency department-based HIV testing: perspectives from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium, Daniel Skiest MD

The feasibility of measuring phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using a single-shot (31)P RARE MRI sequence, Howard Smithline MD

A personal reflection: the slippery slope of hope, Mark Stambovsky

Preoperative evaluation and management for patients with chronic kidney disease, Mihaela Stefan MD

The relative impact of diabetes distress vs depression on glycemic control in hispanic patients following a diabetes self-management education intervention, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Nancy Allen

Letter to the editor, Jeannette Wolfe MD

Revisiting Paulozzi et al.'s "Prescription drug monitoring programs and death rates from drug overdose"., Traci C. Green, Nickolas Zaller, Josiah Rich, Sarah Bowman, and Peter Friedmann

Adrenal insufficiency following spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage during pregnancy with spontaneous recovery, Yousef Altowaireb MD, Kamal Shoukri MD, and J Enrique Silva MD

Commentary: Disability evaluations--Are the evaluators able?, Stuart Anfang MD

Forensic Evaluation of the Older Patient, Stuart Anfang MD

The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomised placebo-controlled trial, Gregory Braden MD

A Comparison of Obstetric Maneuvers for the Acute Management of Shoulder Dystocia, Ronald Burkman MD

LegalEASE-Sleep deprivation: It's not just an issue with residents, Ronald Burkman MD

VTE and OCs with dospirenone-Proceed with caution, Ronald Burkman MD

Papillary carcinoma mimicking subacute thyroiditis in a postpartum female, Peter Butler MD, Kamal Shoukri MD, and Ibitoro Osakwe MD

Mitochondrial dysfunction impairs tumor suppressor p53 expression/function, Shannon Compton, Sabyasachi Sen MD, D Joseph Jerry, Sallie Schneider, and Chul Kim

Addition of epinephrine to epidural bupivacaine infusions following initiation of labor analgesia with epidural fentanyl, Neil Connelly MD, Jorge P. Freiman MD, Tanya Lucas MD, Robert Parker MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, Charles Gibson, Brennan Katz MD, and Chad Iwashita MD

Correlation of stromal expression of YKL-40 with recurrence of colorectal cancer, Jane Garb, Christopher Chapman MD, Brooke Bentley, Q Jackie Cao MD, Rong Shao, Richard Arenas MD, and Hannah Swayze-Quinn MD

Accuracy of ICD-9_CM coding for identifying obstetric complications in administrative data, Sarah Goff MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD

A novel method, using detailed administrative data, for severity of illness adjustment in observational studies of treatment effectiveness, Tara Lagu MD

Sorafinib plus chemotherapy for patients with advanced breast cancer previously treated with bevacizumab, Grace Makari-Judson MD

Breast cancer survivors perceptions regarding relapse and related disease risk, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Deborah Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Wilson Mertens MD

Validity of using ICD-9CM codes to identify selected obstetric complications, procedures and comorbidities, Glenn Markenson MD, Sarah Goff MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Lumbar exam in chronic pain, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD

Speech and language development: monitoring process and problems, Susan McQuiston MD and Nancy Kloczko MD

Recalling breast cancer presentation and therapy: Associations between patient inaccuracies and demographic characteristics, Wilson Mertens MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Deborah Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Grace Makari-Judson MD

Geographic distribution of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infections, Kevin Moriarty MD, Connie Rossini MD, David Tashjian MD, Jane Garb, and Richard Wait MD

Imaging characteristics of central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine myelinolysis, Cheri Nguyen MD, Simon Li MD, and Shan Li MD

Perforated Peptic Ulcer, Benjamin Osborne MD

From critical values to critical diagnoses: A review with an emphasis on cytopathology, Christopher Otis MD and Christopher Chapman MD

Brainstem Glioma, Clemens Schirmer MD

Endovascular recanalization of symptomatic flow-limiting cervical carotid dissection in an isolated hemisphere, Clemens Schirmer MD

Evaluation of a combined strategy favoring endovasuclar therapy for aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery, Clemens Schirmer MD

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