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Submissions from 2010

 

12-lead ECG findings of pulmonary hypertension occur more frequently in emergency department patients with pulmonary embolism than in patients without pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Accuracy of very low pretest probability estimates for pulmonary embolism using the method of attribute matching compared with the wells score, Howard Smithline MD

 

A MATLAB-based image registration graphical user interface system for 31P NMR and 1H MR images of the lower leg, Howard Smithline MD

 

A randomized placebo-controlled study of intravenous montelukast for the treatment of acute asthma, Howard Smithline MD

 

Clinical features from the history and physical examination that predict the presence or absence of pulmonary embolism in symptomatic emergency department patients: Results of a prospective, multicenter study, Howard Smithline MD

 

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery depletes plasma thiamine levels, Howard Smithline MD

 

D-Dimer and exhaled CO2/O2 to detect segmental pulmonary embolism in moderate-risk patients, Howard Smithline MD

 

Design of an MRI birdcage coil for lower leg imaging, Howard Smithline MD

 

Factors associated with positive D-dimer results in patients evaluated for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Objectively quantified level of dyspnea is not associated with large clot burden in patients with acute PE, Howard Smithline MD

 

Prospective multicenter assessment of interobserver agreement for radiologist interpretation of multidetector computerized tomographic angiography for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

The likelihood of acute pulmonary embolism in ED patients is not lower among patients taking warfarin, Howard Smithline MD

 

Assessing validity by comparing transition and static measures of dyspnea in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Selin Caglar MD, and Fidela Blank

 

Physician vs patient assessment of dyspnea during acute decompensated heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Selin Caglar MD, and Fidela Blank

 

Electrolyte profile of pediatric patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, Howard Smithline MD, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Blake Spirko MD, and Jane Garb

 

Pulse oximetry using a disposable finger sensor placed on the forehead in hypoxic patients, Howard Smithline MD, Ned Rudnitzky MD, Sandra Macomber, and Fidela Blank

 

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Jeannette Wolfe MD

Submissions from 2009

 

Acute glaucoma after dilated eye exam in a patient with hyphema, retinal detachment, and vitreous hemorrhage, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Assessment of echocardiography image acquisition and image interpretation skills in emergency medicine residents, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism using emergency department bedside echocardiogram, Gavin Budhram MD and Richard Misiaszek MD

 

Gastric transmural pressure measurements in vivo: Implications for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), David Desilets MD, Timothy Mader MD, John Romanelli MD, and David Earle MD

 

Critical care ultrasound: Undifferentiated hypotension, Tala Elia MD

 

Angina Pectoris, Marc Haber MD

 

Resource management and process change in a simplified model of the emergency department, Philip Henneman MD

 

Simulating patient flow through an Emergency Department using process-driven discrete event simulation, Philip Henneman MD

 

Many emergency health care workers do not verify patient identity prior to performing common tasks, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman

 

Studying rigorously defined health care processes using a formal process modeling language, clinical simulation, observation, and eye tracking, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman

 

Many emergency care workers do not verify patient identity prior to performing common tasks, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, and Donna Fisher MD

 

Clinical Pathologic Case Competition, Adam Kellogg MD

 

Spotlight talk: Cardiac life support update, Kim Krach MD

 

Spotlight talk: EKG presentations, Kim Krach MD

 

Fix your fracture care claims in 3 simple steps to avoid errant code, postop overlap, Michael Lemanski MD

 

Nomenclature and definitions for emergency department human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing: Report from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium, Michael Lemanski MD

 

Body temperature changes are associated with outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation, Timothy Mader MD

 

Cardiac arrests of hospital staff and visitors: Experience from the national registry of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Timothy Mader MD

 

Derangements in blood glucose following initial resuscitation from in-hospital cardiac arrest: A report from the national registry of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Timothy Mader MD

 

Hospital variation in time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD

 

Impact of physician and patient gender on pain management in the emergency department--a multicenter study, Timothy Mader MD

 

In adult cardiac arrest (prehospital or in-hospital) (P), initially with a non-shockable rhythm but who develop a shockable rhythm (prehospital or in-hospital) (P), does any specific alteration in treatment algorithm (I) as opposed to standard care (accor, Timothy Mader MD

 

Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD

 

The effect of ambient temperature on cold saline during simulated infusion to induce therapeutic hypothermia, Timothy Mader MD

 

The effect of ambient temperature on iced saline during simulated infusion to induce therapeutic hypothermia, Timothy Mader MD

 

The effect of the preshock pause on coronary perfusion pressure decay and rescue shock outcome in porcine ventricular fibrillation, Timothy Mader MD

 

Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: A cost-effectiveness analysis, Timothy Mader MD

 

Time to invasive airway and outcomes after in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest, Timothy Mader MD

 

Using the American Heart Association's National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for performance improvement, Timothy Mader MD

 

Quantitative waveform measures of ventricular fibrillation predict return of spontaneous circulation and short-term survival, Timothy Mader MD, Adam Kellogg MD, and Joshua Walterscheid MD

 

Feasibility of intraosseous infusion of iced saline to induce therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac resuscitation, Timothy Mader MD, Joshua Walterscheid MD, and Adam Kellogg MD

 

Wellens Syndrome, Benjamin Mattingly MD

 

Blood glucose measurement in patients with suspected diabetic ketoacidosis: A comparison of Abbott MediSense PCx point-of-care meter values to reference laboratory values, James Nichols, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, and Penny Pekow

 

CARES: Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival, Benjamin Osborne MD

 

STEMI Regionalization, Benjamin Osborne MD

 

Abdominal 64-MDCT for suspected appendicitis: the use of oral and IV contrast material versus IV contrast material only, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Academic career development for clinical directors, Niels Rathlev MD

 

A trial to end ambulance diversion in Boston, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Keynote presentation: Emergency department crowding - effects on patient outcomes, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Panel discussion: Update on trauma care, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Penetrating neck trauma, Niels Rathlev MD

 

The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes, Niels Rathlev MD and Timothy Mader MD

 

Diagnosis of acute mitral valve insufficiency using emergency bedside echocardiography, Jeremy Sautner MD and Gavin Budhram MD

 

Real-time inter-rater reliability of the council of emergency medicine residency directors standardized direct observation assessment tool, Joseph Schmidt MD

 

12-lead electrocardiogram findings of pulmonary hypertension occur more frequently in emergency department patients with pulmonary embolism than in patients without pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Classification and regression tree (CART) analysis: A novel method to derive and validate a pretest probability prediction rule for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Empiric systemic anticoagulation in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Factors associated with positive D-dimer results in patients evaluated for pulmonary embolism: A prospective multivariate analysis, Howard Smithline MD

 

High frequency of repeated negative computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography in emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD

 

History of anxiety significantly decreases the probability of pulmonary embolism in symptomatic emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD

 

Influence of gender on the clinical presentation of venous thromboembolism (VTE): A prospective multi-center, observational study of emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD

 

Measurement of phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using phosphorous magnetic resonance imaging, Howard Smithline MD

 

Measurement of phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using phosphorus magnetic resonance imaging, Howard Smithline MD

 

Potential impact of adjusting the threshold of the quantitative D-dimer based on pretest probability of acute pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Prospective multi-center assessment of interobserver agreement for radiologist interpretation of 64-channel CT angiography for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Pulmonary infiltrates revealed on CT in patients with negative evaluation for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD

 

Outcome measures for acute decompensated heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, and Thomas Fitzgerald

 

EKG warnings of impending mischief, Susan Torrey MD

 

Subtle EKG signs of ischemia and infarction, Susan Torrey MD

 

Vasopressor Use in the Emergency Department, Susan Torrey MD

 

Lessons learned on pain, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Why am I taking this so hard, Jeannette Wolfe MD

Submissions from 2008

 

Speaking in plain language, Robert Baevsky MD

 

Bedside echocardiography in the management of a thoracic stab wound with early pericardial tamponade, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection using emergency department bedside echocardiogram, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Emergency department bedside echocardiography in diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and atrial fibrillation, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Emergency department echocardiography demonstrates large pericardial effusion and pendulous cardiac motion in patient with shortness of breath and electrical alternans, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Emergency Thoracic Ultrasound, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Can the heat of localized soft tissue infections be quantified non-invasively using an infrared thermography camera, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Sondra Jasienowski, and Fidela Blank

 

Tissue oxygenation in soft tissue infections, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Sondra Jasienowski, and Fidela Blank

 

Chapter 20: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound., Tala Elia MD

 

American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Young Physicians Section President's Message, Marc Haber MD

 

Approach to Patients with Chest Pain, Philip Henneman MD

 

Approach to Patients with Seizure, Philip Henneman MD

 

Endocrine Emergencies, Philip Henneman MD

 

Stroke, Philip Henneman MD

 

Analyzing medical processes, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman

 

Designing property specifications to improve the safety of the blood transfusion process, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman

 

Providers do not verify patient identity during computer order entry, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Rakesh Talati MD, and Joan Roche

 

Alcoholic emergencies, Adam Kellogg MD

 

Alcoholic emergenices, Adam Kellogg MD

 

Neck and chest trauma, Adam Kellogg MD

 

Chart critical care with this checklist, Michael Lemanski MD