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Submissions from 2011

 

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

 

Acute effects of firefighting on arterial stiffness and blood flow, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Fluid replacement requirements for child athletes, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Will you be my doctor? Primary care physicians' willingness to accept transition of young adults with chronic conditions, Matthew Sadof MD

 

Randomized trial of a literacy-sensitive, culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention for low-income latinos: latinos en control, Jeffrey Scavron MD and Garry Welch

 

Attempted formulation of a guideline to assess the need for coil extraction during clipping of previously coiled aneurysms, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Complete endoscopic removal of colloid cyst using a nitinol basket retriever, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Superficial temporal artery dissection – a technical note, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Virtual coil embolization in a model side-wall aneurysm: influence of the hematocrit, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Sonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter and correlation with intracranial pressure, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

 

Persistent next-day effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance, Neal Seymour MD

 

Increased facial hair in a postmenopausal woman: a common complain that warrants investigation?, Cynthia Sites MD

 

Effect of soy supplementation on endogenous hormones in postmenopausal women: Racial differences, Cynthia Sites MD and Alex Knee

 

Resting energy expenditure and body composition: racial differences in postmenopausal women, Cynthia Sites MD and Alex Knee

 

Evidence for subpopulations of Listeria monocytogenes with enhanced invasion of cardiac cells, Daniel Skiest MD and Linda Bobo MD

 

Aortic valve fibroelastoma presenting with myocardial infarction, Mara Slawsky MD and Ashequl Islam MD

 

Pharmacokinetics of high-dose oral thiamine, Howard Smithline MD

 

RARE imaging of post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery - validation and reproducibility, Howard Smithline MD

 

The reliability of repeated measures of the time constant for post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery using a weighted intraclass correlation coefficient, Howard Smithline MD

 

The way to a man's heart is through his liver, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, and Gregory Giugliano MD

 

Participation in community gardens as an adjunct treatment to a weight management program, Chrystal Wittcopp MD and Sarah Goff MD

 

Study shows gender gap in starting EM salaries, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Gender and treatment response in substance use treatment-mandated parolees., Jennifer E. Johnson, Peter D. Friedmann, Traci C. Green, Magdalena Harrington, and Faye S. Taxman

 

Prevalence and predictors of ocular complications associated with cataract surgery in United States veterans., Paul B. Greenberg, Victoria L. Tseng, Wen-Chih Wu, Jeffrey Liu, Lan Jiang, Christine K. Chen, Ingrid U. Scott, and Peter D. Friedmann

 

Cutia aplasia and transverse limb defects related to first trimester misoprostol exposure, Mary-Alice Abbott MD and Sara Goldstein

 

Is there a role for surgery in the management of giant B-cell right atrial lymphoma?, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, Joseph Flack MD, and John Rousou MD

 

Acute pancreatitis from gastrostomy tube migration in a nursing home resident, Raquel Belforti MD and Amit Bhargava MD

 

Gender differences in new residents' perceptions of their preparation to teach, Elisabeth Bennett and Rebecca Blanchard PhD

 

A four-part model of informal learning: Implications for Pathology, Elisabeth Bennett and Jean Henneberry MD

 

Virtual HRD and international medical education: A conceptual analysis, Elisabeth Bennett and Jennifer Hurst

 

From the classroom to the clinic: A review of literature investigating the experiences of medical students with learning disabilities in the clinical years, Elisabeth Bennett, Michael Willers MD, and Rebecca Blanchard PhD