Submissions from 2007
Research knowledge among the participants in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS), Bruce Waslick MD
A new web-based operative skills assessment tool effectively tracks progression in surgical resident performance, Eyad Wohaibi MD, David Earle MD, Francis Ansanitis, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD
Sports and trauma in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis revisited, Carmel Armon MD
Sedation of elderly patients undergoing coronary arteriography does not result in adverse outcomes and improves postprocedural care, M Javed Ashraf MD, James Cook MD, Marc Schweiger MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Neelima Vallurupalli MD
Comparison of conventional smears versus ThinPrep in thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy: Diagnostic categories and surgical correlation, Margaret Assaad MD, Maryanne Hornish, Roxanne Florence MD, and Robert Goulart MD
Diagnostic accuracy of image-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy of the mediastinum, Margaret Assaad MD, Christopher Otis MD, and Liron Pantanowitz MD
Effects of low-dose oral contraceptives on body weight: Results of a randomized study of up to 13 cycles of use, Ronald Burkman MD
Reducing surgical complications, Jan Fitzgerald, Gary Kanter MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Regina Trelease
Adverse outcomes of geriatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery who are at high risk for delirium, Sabha Ganai MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, K Francis Lee MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Second intention healing for intermediate and large postsurgical defects of the lip, Aimee Leonard MD
Breaking bad news: A practical approach for the hospitalist, David Ling MD
Utility of fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid lymphoma, Rukmini Modem MD, Robert Goulart MD, and Liron Pantanowitz MD
Outcome of clinically based large-scale screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection using the ThinPrep Pap Test collection vial, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Maryanne Hornish, and Robert Goulart MD
Immunocytochemical evaluation of p16(INK4A) in ThinPrep Pap Tests diagnosed as atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Christopher Otis MD, and Robert Goulart MD
Comparison of full chest CTA with limited CTA and triple rule-out CTA for PE detection and effective dose implications., Hetal Patel MD and Bret Coughlin MD
Impact of digital image manipulation in cytopathology, Jeffrey Pinco MD, Robert Goulart MD, Christopher Otis MD, Jane Garb, and Liron Pantanowitz MD
Urticaria after varicella vaccine: The need for a graded challenge, Mario Rodenas MD, Jonathan Bayuk MD, and Jacqueline Cook
Promoting physical activity for children's health: rationale and strategies, Thomas Rowland MD
Activin subunit and receptor expression in normal and cleft human fetal palate tissues, Alan Schneyer
Differential roles of HIC-5 isoforms in the regulation of cell death and myotube formation during myogenesis, Larry Schwartz and Honor Glenn
Common genetic variation in GATA-binding protein 3 and differential susceptibility to breast cancer by estrogen receptor alpha tumor status, Melissa Troester
False positive lactic acidosis in ethylene glycol toxicity: A confounding variable, Raquel Belforti MD, Giselle Cruz, Barbara Greco MD, and Eliah Munyikwa MD
The impact of a simulation training program on the confidence of internal medicine residents to lead and perform adult resuscitation, Raquel Belforti MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gerard Langlois, Gladys Fernandez MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Elizabeth D'Amour
Improving patient safety in the ED waiting room, Fidela Blank, John Santoro MD, Ann Maynard, Deborah Provost, and Marjorie Keyes
Refining happiness: From residency to troubleshooting your practice, Samuel Borden MD and Emily Singer MD
Preventive care in older adults: What and when, Maura Brennan MD, Tara DuVal MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD
Optic neuritis associated with CSF Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 1 DNA, Beth Carter MD, Linda Bobo MD, and Brendan Kelly MD
Dialysis discontinuation: Quo vadis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Complex cystic breast masses: Diagnostic approach and imaging-pathologic correlation, Devang Doshi MD, David March MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, and Bret Coughlin MD
Early predictors of medication use in young children with ADHD, Jack Fanton MD
Hypercalcaemia after topical treatment with Calcipotriol, Jimmy Fune MD
Pyoderma gangrenosum in an uncommon location: A therapeutic challenge, Jimmy Fune MD and Katherine Gerstle MD
Oocyte maturation arrest more common in younger patients undergoing IVF/ICSI, Daniel Grow MD, Andrew Moore MD, Margaret Arny, and Kelly Lynch MD
A rapidly re-accumulating pleural effusion, Theodore Hartenstein MD, John Tsongalis MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD
Prospective validation of the mortality probability model, Version III, Thomas Higgins MD
Hysterectomy after Novasure endometrial ablation failure of a bridge to menopause, Albert Hsu MD, Carrie Bell MD, Ronald Burkman MD, and Daniel Grow MD
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis, Syed Hussain MD, Khaled Dahche MD, Sandhya Kommana MD, Lauren Meade MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, and Vivianne Bunin MD
Methotrexate monotherapy in autoimmune hepatitis, Syed Hussain MD, Jeanne McCarthy, Siddharth Wartak MD, and David Desilets MD
Myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated deletion of chromosome 20q: an indolent disease with minimal morphological dysplasia and frequent thrombocytopenic presentation, Vandita Johari MD
Utility of serum creatinine for detecting chronic kidney disease in elderly outpatients, Eileen Kehoe MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Thabo Kenosi MD, Penny Pekow, Maura Brennan MD, Jeffrey Mulhern MD, Gregory Braden MD, and Abbie Courtemanche MD
Hepatocellular carcinoma with intracardiac metastases, Cyrus Khan MD, Abdullah Shaikh MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD
Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in the setting of a solid tumor, Cyrus Khan MD, Chunbai Zhang MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD
Splenic arterial embolization: A treatment option for hypersplenism, Basil Lau MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Armen Asik MD
Public and community health collaborations with corrections, Thomas Lincoln MD
The future of psychiatric services in general hospitals, Benjamin Liptzin MD
Alkalotic diabetes ketoacidosis, Gina Luciano MD, David Rose MD, and Michael Germain MD
A formal transition program for young adults with reproductive endocrine disorders, Kelly Lynch MD and Ingrid Dunn MD
A blinded, randomized controlled evaluation of an impedance threshold device during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in swine, Timothy Mader MD, Adam Kellogg MD, Jeremy Smith MD, Brett Murphy MD, and Claudia Gaudet
Editorial comment: hemophagocytic syndrome--an HIV-associated quagmire, Liron Pantanowitz MD
Protein electrophoresis and immunoglobulin analysis in HIV-infected patients, Liron Pantanowitz MD
Cholelithiasis of the ovary after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Michel Prefontaine MD, and John Hunt MD
Accuracy of caudal needle placement in children: Comparison of the Swoosh Test and ultrasonography, Karthik Raghunathan MD, Donald Schwartz MD, and Neil Connelly MD
Normal and aberrant growth, Edward Reiter MD
Young female with facial eschar: Suspected cervicofacial actinomycosis, Reham Shaaban MD, Aalya Ramadhan MD, and Michael R. Grey MD
Effect of a clinical pharmacist's interventions on duration of antiretroviral-related errors in hospitalized patients, Daniel Skiest MD, Gary Tereso, Lauren Meade MD, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, and Mark Heelon
Isolated left ventricular noncompaction: A rare cardiomyopathy, Siddharth Wartak MD, Syed Hussain MD, and M Javed Ashraf MD
Sick sinus syndrome secondary to facial injury, Siddharth Wartak MD, Prabhdeep Sethi MD, James Cook MD, and Syed Hussain MD
Treatment of depression in adolescents: TADS results and future directions, Bruce Waslick MD
Allergen immunotherapy in a 45-year-old Caucasian male with a 20-year history of HIV with severe allergic rhinitis: Monitoring of HIV viral load and T cells during immunotherapy, John Wheeler MD and Jonathan Bayuk MD
Surgical resident performance on a virtual reality simulator correlates with operating room performance, Eyad Wohaibi MD, David Earle MD, Ron Bush, and Neal Seymour MD
Anatomy of a lawsuit, Part II: The discovery phase, Ronald Burkman MD
Cytologic features of müllerian papilloma of the cervix: mimic of malignancy, Robert Goulart MD, David Gang MD, Barry Sachs MD, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Monica Hollowell MD, and Christopher Otis MD
Intestinal type adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix, Rukmini Modem MD, Christopher Otis MD, Roxanne Florence MD, and Liron Pantanowitz MD
Recommendations for the reporting of prostate carcinoma, Christopher Otis MD
Editorial comment: plasmablastic lymphoma--a diagnostic and therapeutic puzzle, Liron Pantanowitz MD
Journal Watch from ACE (Alliance for Clinical Education): Annual Review of Medical Education Articles in Internal Medicine Journals 2005-2006, Michael Picchioni MD
Circulatory efficacy during progressive aerobic exercise in children: Insights from the Q: VO(2) relationship., Thomas Rowland MD
Cerebral metastasis and other central nervous system complications of pleuropulmonary blastoma, Philippa Sprinz MD
Idraparinux versus standard therapy for venous thromboembolic disease, Mark Tidswell MD
Cachexia in a 53-year-old end-stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis, Chirag Vaidya MD
Antidepressant management in the context of suicidal ideation, Bruce Waslick MD
Left-sided appendicitis in a patient with congenital gastrointestinal malrotation: a case report, Frank Welte MD
ALS 1996 and beyond: New hopes and challenges, Carmel Armon MD
FIMR on a shoestring, Andrew Balder MD
Transdermal hormonal contraception: Benefits and risks, Ronald Burkman MD
Cat-scratch disease lymphadenitis, Gabriel Caponetti MD and Liron Pantanowitz MD
SIR/RSNA/CIRSE Joint Medical Simulation Task Force Strategic Plan Executive Summary, John Cardella MD
A revised method to assess intensive care unit clinical performance and resource utilization, Thomas Higgins MD
The predictive validity of the internal medicine in-training examination, Kevin Hinchey MD
Manejo de Embarazo de Alto Riesgo (Management of High Risk Pregnancy), Glenn Markenson MD
Laparoscopic resection of an obturator nerve schwannoma, Philip Omotosho MD, David Tashjian MD, and Kevin Moriarty MD
Intensive care unit organization and management, Jay Steingrub MD and Thomas Higgins MD
Awareness and use of direct-to-consumer nutrigenomic tests, United States, 2006, Kathleen Szegda
Improving tactile sensation in minimally invasive pediatric surgery, Michael Tirabassi MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, George Wadie MD, and David Tashjian MD
Inpatient hyperglycemia, Deepak Asudani MD
Recognizing and managing delirium in the hospitalized older adult, Saeid Behroozi MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD
Recognizing common problems in hospitalized older adults, Saeid Behroozi MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD
Case of chronic pancreatic brucellosis presenting as hemosuccus pancreaticus., Angelica Belo MD, David Longworth MD, David Desilets MD, and Chunbai Zhang MD
Reach out & read and the development of language and literacy, Elizabeth Boyle MD
SIR/RSNA/CIRSE Joint Medical Simulation Task Force Strategic Plan: Executive Summary, John Cardella MD
Epidural volume, Anthony Co MD and Neil Connelly MD
Drug-induced pulmonary toxicities, Jane Cross MD
Training in patient monitoring and sedation and analgesia, David Desilets MD
Performance and ergonomic characteristics of expert surgeons using a face-mounted display during virtual reality-simulated laparoscopic surgery: An electromyographically based study., David Earle MD, Neal Seymour MD, David Lin MD, and Ron Bush
Recombinant nematode anticoagulant protein c2 in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome and beyond, Adrian Fluture MD and Gregory Giugliano MD
Engineered strategies to overcome therapeutic resistance in solid tumors., Neil Forbes
Carotid artery stenting: Stent or scapel, Satyendra Giri MD and Raul Octaviani MD