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Submissions from 2008

Baboon corpus luteum: Size and sex steroid secretion throughout the luteal phase, M Yusoff Dawood MD

Comparative performance of uncoated self expanding metal biliary stents (SEMS) of different designs in two diameters: Final patency results of an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT), David Desilets MD

Endoscopic stapled cystgastrostomy, David Desilets MD

Predictive value of CT scanning for common bile duct stones, David Desilets MD and Abdullah Shaikh MD

Capecitabine-induced palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia in a diabetic patient, Sarah Dews MD, Venkta Kodali MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD

Time for a reality check: The hospital-based laboratory's perspective, Richard Friedberg MD

Analyzing medical processes, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman

The effect of hospital volume on outcomes for patients with prolonged acute mechanical ventilation(PAMV), Thomas Higgins MD

Asymmetry correction in the irradiated breast: Outcomes of reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy after breast conserving therapy, Melissa Johnson MD, Michael Chin, Glen Brooks MD, and Anoush Hadaegh MD

Who do you want taking care of your parent, Peter Lindenauer MD

High-dose atorvastatin does not negatively influence clinical outcomes among clopidogrel treated acute coronary syndrome patients--a Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) a, Amir Lotfi MD, Marc Schweiger MD, and Gregory Giugliano MD

Intravascular lesions of the hand, Liron Pantanowitz MD and Wayne Duke MD

Does mandatory in-patient alcohol detoxification reduce ED recidivism or hospital admission for patients with chronic, severe alcohol dependence, Niels Rathlev MD

The impact of oral contrast administration for abdominal CT imaging on ED length of stay, patient symptoms and satisfaction: A prospective randomized clinical trial, Niels Rathlev MD

A randomized pilot study of acupuncture for control of treatment-induced menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients, Lindsay Rockwell MD, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Ruth Barham, and Wilson Mertens MD

A NOTES drainage of two infected pseudocysts: Endoscopic stapled cystgastrostomy., John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD

A NOTES survival study of a novel gastric closure device: Looped T-anchors, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, Carolanne Lovewell, and Christopher Chapman MD

Patient knowledge and attitudes about avian influenza in an internal medicine clinic, Michael Rothberg MD

The children with special health care needs medical education project, Matthew Sadof MD

The role of simulation in critical care education, Susan Scott

Distinct Angiogenic Mediators Are Required for Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor- and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-induced Angiogenesis: The Role of Cytoplasmic Tyrosine Kinase c-Abl in Tumor Angiogenesis, Rong Shao, Wei Yan, and Brooke Bentley

Unusual initial presentation of Lupus as renal infarcts and pulmonary embolism in setting of nephrosis in young hispanic male, Senthil Sivalingam MD and Barbara Greco MD

Fertility services for human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: Provider policy, practice, and perspectives, Julie Stanitis MD, Daniel Grow MD, and Halina Wiczyk MD

Multicenter validation of a computer-based clinical decision support tool for glucose control in adult and pediatric intensive care units, Jay Steingrub MD

Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of activated Protein C for the treatment of acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD

Blood glucose control with three different QI strategies, Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

eProtocol-insulin development and refinement in teo research networks, Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

Late post-partum eclampsia and posterior reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Ashish Verma MD, Basil Lau MD, Shaji Daniel MD, and Paul Jodka MD

Physical activity predicts weight loss following gastric bypass surgery: Findings from a support group survey, Garry Welch, Jay Kuhn MD, John Romanelli MD, Jane Garb, Bernadette Piepul, and Cheryl Wesolowski

Are you ready? Assessing weight management preparedness in families presenting to pediatric weight management programs, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Sarah Goff MD, and Kathleen Szegda

Barriers to effective pediatric obesity prevention, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Kathleen Szegda, Lela Hobby, and Jennifer Kennedy

Patient satisfaction and sustained outcomes of drug abuse treatment., Zhiwei Zhang, Dean R. Gerstein, and Peter D. Friedmann

Attributions of responsibility for addiction: the effects of gender and type of substance., Christina Hatgis, Peter D. Friedmann, and Morton Wiener

Donepezil and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Ashish Arora MD, Ashish Verma MD, Maura Brennan MD, and M Javed Ashraf MD

Speaking in plain language, Robert Baevsky MD

Elder abuse screening: Why is it an important tool, Maura Brennan MD, Rukshana Cader MD, and Reham Shaaban MD

An atypical presentation of lymphoma: The failure of Ocam's Razor, Maura Brennan MD, Rukshana Cader MD, Reham Shaaban MD, and Warren Ho MD

A lively centenarian with giant peptic ulcer disease, Maura Brennan MD and Jodie Hermann MD

ICU mortality risk may be overestimated in elders without other risk factors, Maura Brennan MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Paul Jodka MD

Longitudinal study of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera(R)) effects on bone health in adolescents: study design, population characteristics and baseline bone mineral density, Ronald Burkman MD

Unusual manifestation of disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS in a Central American immigrant, Imran Dosani MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Peter Butler MD, and Monica Hollowell MD

Unilateral anteromedial thalamic stroke presenting as anterograde and retrograde amnesia, Tara DuVal MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

A prospective, case-controlled study of the effect of continuous hemoglobin (Hgb) monitoring (Critline) on hemoglobin variability (Hv) and erythropoietin (Epo) dosing, Michael Germain MD, Warren Ho MD, and Jane Garb

Frequent hemoglobin (Hgb) monitoring (12x/month) can inform clinical and organisational decision making, Michael Germain MD, Warren Ho MD, and Jane Garb

Cytotechnologists today: Much more than 'pap-ologists' with schools in need of our support, Robert Goulart MD

Antibiotic adverse reactions and drug interactions, Eric Granowitz MD and Richard Brown MD

Fatal case of bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis following IVIg infusion in an adolescent girl treated for ITP, Satkiran Grewal MD and Matthew Richardson MD

Congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation precipitated by unintended overdose of baking soda, Chunmei Huang MD, Amit Saxena MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Amir Lotfi MD

Cramping with Crohn's: New diagnosis of Crohn's in a 88 year old man, Syed Hussain MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, Alvaro Rosales MD, and Arnulfo Deray MD

The efficacy of intravenous immunoglobin in the treatment of refractory Clostridium difficile diarrhea, Melina Irizarry MD, Michael Wall MD, and Sarah Haessler MD

An education program to increase knowledge of and immunization with adult pertussis vaccination among parents of newborns, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam MD, Brian W. Smith MD, and Donna Fisher MD

Necrotizing fasciitis in a chronic left lower extremity wound, Ilse Levin MD and Roy Sittig MD

Length of stay and mortality in pulmonary embolism: high time for evidence-based discharge criteria, Peter Lindenauer MD

Outcomes of care by hospitalists, general internists, and family physicians, Peter Lindenauer MD and Michael Rothberg MD

The risks of lunch--postprandial hypotension, Gina Luciano MD and Maura Brennan MD

Simulation as an educational modality for multidisciplinary training experience in Critical Care Medicine, Patrick Mailloux MD and Gladys Fernandez MD

Evidence base for evaluation, management and rehabilitation of ankle injuries, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD

Clinical assessment of the axillary sentinel lymph node for breast cancer metastasis by the surgeon: A study of one institutionÂ’s voluntary policy change, Juliana Meyer MD, Sabha Ganai MD, Robert Goulart MD, and Holly Mason MD

Evaluation of QC3: The automatic quality control system on the ABL80 FLEX, James Nichols, Sadiqa Karim MD, and Melissa Arabadjief MD

Evaluation of the B-hydroxybutyrate ketone test on the STAT-site M analyzer, James Nichols and Ronald Moccio

Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus wound infections among 'lipotourists' from the United States who underwent abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic, Armando Paez MD and Eric Granowitz MD

Adenolipoma of the external female genitalia, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Jean Henneberry MD, Christopher Otis MD, and Mary Zakhary MD

Idiopathic short stature: Management and growth hormone treatment, Edward Reiter MD

Burst pressures in gastric closure: A NOTES comparison study of looped T-anchors vs. endoclips in the explanted porcine stomach, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD

NOTES pancreatic pseudocystgastrostomy: A human NOTES anastomosis., John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, David Earle MD, and Loki Skylizard MD

Characterization of rapid performance improvement on a complex laparoscopic task using a virtual-reality trainer in the SAGES learning center., John Romanelli MD, David Lin MD, and Neal Seymour MD

Sensory impairment, Alvaro Rosales MD, Ashish Verma MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

Complications of viral influenza, Michael Rothberg MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Richard Brown MD

Do pediatricians manage influenza differently than internists, Michael Rothberg MD, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD, and David Rose MD

DLBD - Diagnosis Lost By Delay, Amit Saxena MD and Jagadeesan Udayarani MD

The 'Doppler-Swoosh' Test: A further modification to the swoosh test, Donald Schwartz MD and Karthik Raghunathan MD

Premature closure may be detrimental in the elderly, Reham Shaaban MD, Rukshana Cader MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

Near fatal Foley, Senthil Sivalingam MD and Maura Brennan MD

An unusual cardiac cause of delirium, Senthil Sivalingam MD and Arnulfo Deray MD

Bacterial meningitis, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Bordetella pertussis, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Brucella species, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Campylobacter species, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Candida species, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Clostridium botulinum, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Clostridium tetani, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Coccidioides species, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Cryptococcus neoforms, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Histoplasma capsulatum, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Mycobacterium leprae, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Phaeohyphomycoses, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Shigella species, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

Streptococcus pyogenes, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD

The combined mammographic and sonographic evaluation of palpable breast lesions: Negative predictive value with at least 3-year follow-up, Erica Tyler MD and David March MD

Atrial stunning following cardioversion resulting in flash pulmonary edema, Michael Wall MD and Sandra Bellantonio MD

Suture survival in an acidic environment: Implications for Natural Orifice Transgastric Endolumenal Surgery (NOTES), Eyad Wohaibi MD, Sabha Ganai MD, Richard Wait MD, and John Romanelli MD

Demonstration of increasing laparoscopic clinical skill over time: Use of a new network-based resident assessment tool, Eyad Wohaibi MD, David Lin MD, David Earle MD, and Neal Seymour MD

A mother and son with an isolated 6q subtelomere deletion and comparison to other reported cases, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Prospective detection of hyperglycemia in critically ill children using continuous glucose monitoring, Holley Allen MD, Dennis Brenner MD, and Christine McKiernan MD

Diagnostic utility of mammaglobin in lesions of the uterine cervix, Margaret Assaad MD, Christopher Otis MD, Sharon Marconi, and Liron Pantanowitz MD

Reflective writing and facilitated discussion enhance teaching of clinical ethics, Maura Brennan MD, Thomas Campfield MD, Elisabeth Bennett, and John O'Reilly MD

Ligneous inflammation of the female genital tract, Gabriel Caponetti MD, Christopher Otis MD, Sharon Marconi, and Liron Pantanowitz MD

Adequacy of lymph node retrieval in colonic adenocarcinoma depends on surgical and anatomic factors, Christopher Chapman MD and Wayne Duke MD