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Submissions from 2004

 

Patient safety and administration of therapeutic medications: how the laboratory and pharmacy can work together to improve patient outcomes., Richard Friedberg MD

 

Expression of c-Kit in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, Robert Goulart MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, Sharon Marconi, and Grace Makari-Judson MD

 

Pharmacologic approaches to sedation, pain relief and neuromuscular blockade in the intensive care unit. Part III: Neuromuscular blockade, Thomas Higgins MD and Paul Jodka MD

 

Measurements of contrast intensity in systole are more accurate predictors of myocardial blood flow, validated by microspheres., Leng Jiang MD

 

Clinical palliative care for surgeons: part 2., K Francis Lee MD

 

Completing tuberculosis prophylaxis in jail: targeting treatment and comparison of rifampin/pyrazinamide with isoniazid regimens., Thomas Lincoln MD and David Rose MD

 

The growth arrest-specific gene CCN5 is deficient in human leiomyomas and inhibits the proliferation and motility of cultured human uterine smooth muscle cells., Holly Mason MD

 

Taking a 'leap of faith': acceptance and value of a cancer program-sponsored spiritual event., Wilson Mertens MD

 

Quantitation of lung sealing in the survival swine model., Kevin Moriarty MD, Gregory Banever MD, Michael Tirabassi MD, and David Tashjian MD

 

Kaposi's sarcoma., Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Is There Value in Follow-Up Stress Testing for Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain and Normal Rest SPECT Myocardian Perfusion., J. Hector Pope MD

 

Gynecomastia, Edward Reiter MD

 

Continuous glucose monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes: before and after insulin pump therapy., Edward Reiter MD and Holley Allen MD

 

A complete large bowel obstruction after laparascopic cholecystectomy: A rare complication, John Romanelli MD

 

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for duplicated gallbladder, John Romanelli MD

 

Vitamin B1 deficiency after laparascopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, John Romanelli MD

 

Wanted: Effective patient education. (Editorial), Ronald Burkman MD

 

Selected principles of perinatal-neonatal glucose metabolism., Hussein Farrag MD

 

Clinical palliative care for surgeons: part 1., K Francis Lee MD

 

Prevalence and indicators of Chlamydia trachomatis among men entering Massachusetts Correctional Facilities: Policy Implications., Thomas Lincoln MD

 

Estrogen induces CCN5 expression in the rat uterus in vivo., Holly Mason MD

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Recombinant human platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase for treatment of severe sepsis: results of a phase III, multicenter, randomized,double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial., William McGee MD

 

Barrett's esophagus: histopathologic definitions and diagnostic criteria., James Mueller MD

 

A humane ED seclusion/restraint: legal requirements, a new policy, procedure, "psychiatric advocate" role., John Santoro MD, Fidela Blank, and Ann Maynard

 

Pyloric stenosis, hyperkalemia and anesthesia practice, Donald Schwartz MD and Neil Connelly MD

 

Mass casualty terrorist bombings: a comparison of outcomes by bombing type., Howard Smithline MD and Jeffrey Arnold MD

 

Designated case managers as facilitators of medical and psychosocial service delivery in addiction treatment programs., Peter D. Friedmann, James C. Hendrickson, Dean R. Gerstein, and Zhiwei Zhang

 

Effects of testosterone on behavior, depression, and cognitive function in older men with mild cognitive loss., Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Planning a renal palliative care program and its components, Lewis Cohen MD

 

Psychological and psychiatric considerations for patients with advanced renal disease. IN, Lewis Cohen MD

 

Update on psychotropic medication use in renal disease., Lewis Cohen MD, Michael Germain MD, and Ed Tessier

 

Designated case managers as facilitators of medical and psychosocial service delivery in addiction treatment programs., Paul Friedmann MD

 

Secondary triage of the injured pediatric patient within the trauma center: Support for a selective resource-sparing two-stage system., Richard Gabor MD

 

Palliative care., Michael Germain MD and Lewis Cohen MD

 

Endometrial biopsy results in patients with endometrial cells on pap test utilizing Bethesda System 2001., Robert Goulart MD, Roxanne Florence MD, and Maryanne Hornish

 

Diagnostic agreement in the evaluation of image-guided breast core needle biopsies: results from a randomized clinical trial., Robert Goulart MD and David Page MD

 

Influence of embryo transfer depth on in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer outcomes., Daniel Grow MD and Michael Plevyak MD

 

Left ventricular volume estimation from three-dimensional echocardiography, K Francis Lee MD

 

Working towards a culture of safety at Baystate Medical Center., Peter Lindenauer MD and Evan Benjamin MD

 

Beta-galactosidase and alpha-mannosidase inhibit formation of multicellular nodules in breast cancer cell cultures., Christopher Otis MD

 

Histological characterization of regression in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Kaposi's sarcoma., Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Inflammatory fibroid polyps of the gastrointestinal tract: evidence for a dendritic cell origin., Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Cryptorchidism, Michael Picchioni MD

 

Insulin-like growth factors as diagnostic tools in growth hormone deficiency during childhood and adolescence: the KIGS experience., Edward Reiter MD

 

Pediatric cardiac problems, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Multiple-center randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 546C88: effect on survival in patients with septic shock., Jay Steingrub MD

Submissions from 2003

 

Classification and regression tree analysis in public health: methodological review and comparison with logistic regression., Stephenie C. Lemon, Jason Roy, Melissa A. Clark, Peter D. Friedmann, and William Rakowski

 

Nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis in children taking Topiramate for seizures, Sarah Barnett MD, Herbert Gilmore MD, Beth Rosen MD, Anthony Jackson MD, Dina Kornblau MD, and Jane Garb

 

An update on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women., Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Combined effect of oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women., Ronald Burkman MD

 

A revolution in death-hastening decisions., Lewis Cohen MD

 

Reflections on shunt infection, Paul Kanev MD

 

Enhancing resident training in abortion and contraception through hospital-community partnership., Donna O'Shea MD and Heather Sankey MD

 

Clinical use of drotrecogin alfa (activated): Patients treated in mercury differ from those in PROWESS., Jay Steingrub MD

 

Safety of drotrecogin alfa (activated): Results of Mercury, a retrospective multicenter observational study., Jay Steingrub MD

 

Hypercalciuria and its potential effects in children on topiramate for seizure disorders., Sarah Barnett MD, Anthony Jackson MD, Herbert Gilmore MD, Beth Rosen MD, Gregory Braden MD, Dina Kornblau MD, and Jane Garb

 

Prevalence and risk factors for renal artery stenosis in patients undergoing routine coronary angiography, Gregory Braden MD, Ehsan Ansari MD, Barbara Greco MD, James Arcoleo MD, James Cook MD, and Mark Porway MD

 

Association of regimens of hormone replacement therapy to prognostic factors among women diagnosed with breast cancer aged 50-64 years., Ronald Burkman MD

 

Vimentin and leukocyte common antigen-negative molding cells in pleural effusions of patients with small cell lung carcinoma., Q Jackie Cao MD, Patricia Krebs MD, Roxanne Florence MD, and Robert Goulart MD

 

Cultural orientation and diabetes self-care in low-income African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus., Stuart Chipkin MD and Garry Welch

 

Adaptive biatrial pacing reduces atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting., James Cook MD, David Deaton MD, John Rousou MD, and Joseph Flack MD

 

Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction and reduced left ventricular function, James Cook MD and Stephen Wittenberg MD

 

Vimentin and leukocyte common antigen-negative molding cells in pleural effusions of patients with small cell lung carcinoma, Robert Goulart MD and Q Jackie Cao MD

 

Pancreatitis and duodenitis from sarcoidosis: successful therapy with mycophenolate mofetil., Farhad Navab MD, Michael Germain MD, Michael H. O'Shea MD, Gregory Braden MD, Jonathan Freeman MD, Jeffrey Mulhern MD, George Lipkowitz MD, and Robert Madden MD

 

Adoption of reminder and recall messages for immunizations by pediatricians and public health clinics., Cheryl Tierney

 

An evidence-based medicine approach to the evaluation of the Role of exogenous risk factors in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Carmel Armon MD

 

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the central nervous system performed freehand under computed tomography guidance without stereotactic instrumentation., Margaret Assaad MD, Luis Moral MD, and Christopher Otis MD

 

Comparison of three outpatient regimens in the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy., Fadi Bsat MD and David Seubert MD

 

Current controversies: hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer., Ronald Burkman MD

 

Coronary revascularization is associated with an improved outcome in patients undergoing ICD implantation: Data from the dual and VVI ICD (DAVID) Trial., James Cook MD

 

Pharmacological opening of mitoKATP channels with diazoxide ameliorates ischemia/reperfusion cell death through the modulation of mitochondrial volume and calcium accumulation., Richard Engelman MD

 

Engineering tumor therapies, Neil Forbes

 

Effect of tirofiban before primary angioplasty on initial coronary flow and early ST-segment resolution in patients with acute myocardial infarction., Satyendra Giri MD

 

Hyperbaric oxygen inhibits stimulus-induced proinflammatory cytokine synthesis by human blood-derived monocyte-macrophages., Eric Granowitz MD

 

Cutaneous metastases from an aggressive epithelioid vascular neoplasm, Jean Henneberry MD

 

Diagnostic utility of Lupus Band Test, Jean Henneberry MD

 

Predictors and clinical impact of atrial fibrillation after pacemaker implantation in elderly patients treated with dual chamber versus ventricular pacing., James Kirchhoffer MD

 

SARS: here to stay? Monkeypox: beware of exotic pets., David Longworth MD

 

Prevalence of Mycoplasma bacteria in amniotic fluid at the time of genetic amniocentesis using the polymerase chain reaction., Glenn Markenson MD

 

Safety in the ICU: Computerized physician order entry aids compliance with an ICU safety protocol for glycemic control., William McGee MD, A Farid MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Mary Brunton

 

Safety in the ICU: Achieving compliance with head of bed elevation using computerized physician order entry., William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, A Farid MD, Jan Fitzgerald, and Mary Brunton

 

The mathematical model for total pubertal growth in idiopathic growth hormone (GH) deficiency suggests a moderate role of GH dose., Edward Reiter MD

 

Management of influenza symptoms in healthy adults., David Rose MD and Michael Rothberg MD

 

International emergency medicine: recent trends and future challenges., Jeffrey Arnold MD

 

Management of influenza in adults older than 65 years of age, Sandra Bellantonio MD, David Rose MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

Pulling the plug., Lewis Cohen MD

 

Errors in a busy emergency department., Philip Henneman MD, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Penny Pekow, and Evan Benjamin MD

 

Pharmacologic approaches to sedation, pain relief and neuromuscular blockade in the intensive care unit. Part II. Pain Relief., Thomas Higgins MD, Paul Jodka MD, and A Farid MD

 

Psychomotor skills assessment in practicing surgeons experienced in performing advanced laparoscopic procedures., Neal Seymour MD

 

The impact of smoking cessation on drug abuse treatment outcome., Stephenie C. Lemon, Peter D. Friedmann, and Michael D. Stein

 

Right atrial thrombus leading to altered mental status., Thomas Higgins MD, Theonia Boyd MD, and Leng Jiang MD

 

Legal considerations for palliative care in surgical practice., K Francis Lee MD

 

How reliable are pain scores? A pilot study of 20 healthy volunteers., Timothy Mader MD, Howard Smithline MD, Jeannette Wolfe MD, and Fidela Blank

 

Blood, sweat and tears: Are surgeons prepared for the challenges of self-reflection, David Page MD

 

Hyperkalemia and pyloric stenosis., Donald Schwartz MD, Neil Connelly MD, Poornachandran Manikantan MD, and James Nichols

 

Should informed consent be required for laboratory testing for drugs of abuse in medical settings?, Elizabeth A. Warner, Robert M. Walker, and Peter D. Friedmann

 

Case report: penetrating cardiac injury secondary to a terrorism-related nail bomb explosion., Jeffrey Arnold MD

 

Mass-casualty, terrorist bombings: implications for emergency department and hospital emergency response (Part II)., Jeffrey Arnold MD

 

Mass-casualty, terrorist bombings: epidemiological outcomes, resource utilization, and time course of emergency needs (Part I)., Jeffrey Arnold MD and Howard Smithline MD

 

Cycle control, tolerability, and satisfaction among women switching from 30-35 microg ethinyl estradiol-containing oral contraceptives to the triphasic norgestimate/25 microg ethinyl estradiol-containing oral contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO., Ronald Burkman MD and Anthony Poindexter MD