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Submissions from 2016 2016

Variation in prevalence and patterns of peripherally inserted central catheter use in adults hospitalized with pneumonia, Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer

A Win for EMR Providing effective, timely and well communicated treatment for an individual with a rare medical condition, Ryan Quarles

Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) in Patients Presenting with Variceal Bleeding: A 5 year, multi-center US experience, Sheryl Ramdass MD

A Multicenter Evaluation of Baveno Guideline Adherence and Outcomes For Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage, Sheryl Ramdass MD

An unusual cause of acute liver failure, Sheryl Ramdass MD

Long-term outcomes of elders discharged on antipsychotics, Sheryl Ramdass MD

Open Access Colonoscopy: Critical appraisal of indications, quality metrics and outcomes, Sheryl Ramdass MD

Association between thrombophilia and ischemic stroke: When is work-up for hypercoagulable state indicated?, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Leslie Howard MD, and Saurabh Dahiya MD

Association of Epidemiologic Factors and Genetic Variants Influencing Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Function With Postconcussive Symptoms After Minor Motor Vehicle Collision, Niels Rathlev MD

Chronic widespread pain after motor vehicle collision typically occurs through immediate development and nonrecovery: results of an emergency department-based cohort study, Niels Rathlev MD

CRHBP polymorphisms predict chronic pain development following motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

Methodology of AA CRASH: a prospective observational study evaluating the incidence and pathogenesis of adverse post-traumatic sequelae in African-Americans experiencing motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

Persistent Pain Among Older Adults Discharged Home From the Emergency Department After Motor Vehicle Crash: A Prospective Cohort Study, Niels Rathlev MD

Restricted activity and persistent pain following motor vehicle collision among older adults: a multicenter prospective cohort study, Niels Rathlev MD

Randomized Controlled Trial of Electronic Care Plan Alerts and Resource Utilization by High Frequency Emergency Department Users with Opioid Use Disorder, Niels Rathlev MD, Ashley Deutsch MD, Howard Smithline MD, Haiping Li, and Paul Visintainer

Reality Doesn't Bite: Improving Education and Outcomes Through Innovations That Enhance Resident Continuity of Care, Michael Rosenblum MD, Gina Luciano MD, and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

A rare and underdiagnosed cause of paraparesis and myelopathy, Riffat Sabir MD and Jalaluddin Umar MD

A rare and underdiagnosed cause of paraparesis and myelopathy, Riffat Sabir MD and Jalaluddin Umar MD

Cyclical Thrombocytopenia: A Rare but Fatal Imitator of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, Shazia Samanani MD

Left atrial myxoma, Rajeswer Sarasam MD

Saddle pulmonary embolism: right ventricular strain an indicator for early surgical approach, Rajeswer Sarasam MD

Ventricular septal defect, Rajeswer Sarasam MD

Development and Testing of Shared Decision Making Interventions for Use in Emergency Care: A Research Agenda, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

The Physician-as-Stakeholder: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of Physicians' Motivations for Using Shared Decision Making in the Emergency Department, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Sarah Goff MD, Tala Elia MD, Kye Poronsky, Kelly Nault, and Peter Lindenauer

Validity of STONE scores in younger patients presenting with suspected uncomplicated renal colic, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Kye Poronsky, Tala Elia MD, Gavin Budhram MD, Jane Garb, and Timothy Mader MD

Frequency, clinical and angiographic characteristics, and outcomes of high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes patients with left circumflex culprit lesions, Marc Schweiger MD

Ion Membrane Channelopathies: A Connected Gateway: Brugada Pattern in a patient with underlying Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome, Shakil Shaikh MD

Living with the Deceased: A Case on Decision Making Capacity, Shakil Shaikh MD

Right Ventricular Stress Relief by Intra-Pulmonary Shunting in Portopulmonary Hypertension, Shakil Shaikh MD

Incidental malignancy in the elderly: a difficult decision, Ali Shami MD

Registry Participation in Neuromuscular Disease, Anant Shenoy MD

Turning Electromyography Reports Upside Down: A Pilot Study Surveying Referring Providers, Anant Shenoy MD and George Baquis MD

Epidemiology of pediatric hospitalizations at general hospitals and freestanding children's hospitals in the United States, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer

Clinical Implications of Brief Device-Detected Atrial Tachyarrhythmias in a Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Population: Results from the Registry of Atrial Tachycardia and Atrial Fibrillation Episodes, Mara Slawsky MD

Corticosteroid therapy in refractory shock following cardiac arrest: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial, Howard Smithline

Perioperative Assessment of and Care for the Elderly and Frail, Rebecca Starr MD and Mihaela Stefan MD

Outcomes of Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation in Patients Hospitalized with Asthma Exacerbation, Mihaela Stefan MD, Tara Lagu, Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, Nancy Hill RN, and Peter Lindenauer

Response, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer

Outcomes Associated with Early Postoperative Noninvasive Ventilation in Bariatric Surgical Patients with Sleep Apnea, Mihaela Stefan MD, Xiao Liu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer

How well do patients and providers agree on the severity of dyspnea?, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, Ernest DiNino MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Hospitals' Patterns of Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Asthma Exacerbation, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, Tara Lagu MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Key stakeholders' perceptions of the acceptability and usefulness of a tablet-based tool to improve communication and shared decision making in ICUs, Jay Steingrub MD

An emerging new entity: IgG4 related disease, Eng Tan MD

Inpatient Medicine Perception of Osteoporosis Prevention Study- a qualitative study, Eng Tan MD

To B or not to B: A Case of CD20 Antigen Expression in Symptomatic Multiple, Monica Thim DO

To “B” or Not to “B”: A Case of CD20 Antigen Expression in Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma, Monica Thim DO

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Thiamine as a Metabolic Resuscitator in Septic Shock: A Pilot Study, Mark Tidswell MD and Howard Smithline MD

Mitoxantrone-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia-A Velocity Vector Imaging Analysis, Abhishek Tripathi MD

Resolution of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia-Associated Autoimmune Hemolysis With Ibrutinib, Abhishek Tripathi MD and Richard Steingart MD

A Connection That Helps The Body, But Damages The Heart, Ahamad Turk MD

Huffing and puffing with cardiac arrest: an unusual presentation of Toluene toxicity, Ritika Vankina MD

5 Fluorouracil induced coronary vasospasm, Ritika Vankina MD and Mitkumar Patel MD

Comparison of males versus females with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease at presentation and at 11-20 years after diagnosis, Paul Visintainer

Fatigue in patients with erythema migrans, Paul Visintainer

Oscillatory lower body negative pressure impairs task related functional hyperemia in healthy volunteers, Paul Visintainer

Postsynaptic α1-Adrenergic Vasoconstriction Is Impaired in Young Patients With Vasovagal Syncope and Is Corrected by Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition, Paul Visintainer

Global Emergency Medicine Journal Club: A Social Media Discussion About the Lack of Association Between Press Ganey Scores and Emergency Department Analgesia, Lauren Westafer DO

Hot Off the Press: An Observational Study of 2,248 Patients Presenting with Headache, Suggestive of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, That Received a Lumbar Puncture Following a Normal Computed Tomography of the Head, Lauren Westafer DO

Submissions from 2015 2015

Heart rate response to a caudal block in children anesthetized with sevoflurane after ultrasound confirmation of placement, Adam Adler MD, Donald Schwartz MD, Annmarie Begley, Jennifer Friderici, and Neil Connelly MD

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma- Unravelling the Mystery behind Refractory Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion, Nitesh Ainani MD

In-Hospital Temporal Trends in Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States Between 2006-2011, Nitesh Ainani MD

What is the source? Nontyphoidal Salmonella Endocarditis in a hospitalised patient, Nitesh Ainani MD

Long Eye Lashes, Too Long to See Them!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

Too Little Can Make You Bleed, Too Much Can Give You a Heart Attack!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

Unmasking the Silent Infection!, Fadi Alkhatib MD

The Association Between Insurance Type and Cost-related Delay in Care: A Survey of Access to Care in Massachusetts, Sora Al Rowas MD

The Association Between Insurance Type and Cost-Related Delay in Care: A Survey of Access to Care in Massachusetts, Sora Al Rowas MD

When your pancreas can’t handle shingles, Ghassan Alzayer MD

Healthcare Providers' Knowledge of Diets and Dietary Advice, Sonali Arora MD, Auras Atreya MD, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Tara Lagu MD

Bioterrorism, Andrew Artenstein MD

Fostering Further Successes in Vaccinology, Andrew Artenstein MD

Fostering further successes in vaccinology, Andrew Artenstein MD

Promoting high value inpatient care via a coaching model of structured, interdisciplinary team rounds, Andrew Artenstein MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Adrienne Seiler MD, Alex Knee, Greta H. Boynton MD, Michael Picchioni MD, Bonnie Geld, and Winthrop Whitcomb MD

Pause-dependent paroxysmal phase-4 atrioventricular block, Auras Atreya MD, James Cook MD, and Marshal Fox MD

The heavy LEGACY: Should weight management be part of every atrial fibrillation clinic?, Auras Atreya MD and Gregory Giugliano MD

Adjunctive Diagnostic Procedures for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Auras Atreya MD and Amir Lotfi MD

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Digoxin Overdose, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Gardner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Horner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Hypercoagulable State, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Hypersplenism, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Pulseless Electrical Activity, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Seeing is believing: Optimizing outpatient direct observation in the age of milestones, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD and Michael Rosenblum MD

Proton Pump Inhibitor Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis - Remaining Mindful of the Medication Reconciliation, Jasdeep Badwal MD

Telehealth program for type 2 diabetes: usability, satisfaction, and clinical usefulness in an urban community health center, Andrew Balder MD and Sofija Zagarins MD

Cultivating Medical Education Research Mentorship as a Pathway Towards High Quality Medical Education Research, Rebecca Blanchard PhD and Paul Visintainer

Outcomes After Referral for Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer, Isaac Bromberg

Mobile vitreous opacities on ocular ultrasonography are not always pathologic: a cross-sectional survey in an asymptomatic population, Gavin Budhram MD, Michele Schroeder MD, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Tala Elia MD, and Jennifer Friderici

Subacute Diffuse Large Joint Osteonecrosis in an HIV patient on MAART, Nicolas Cal MD

Reappearance and treatment of penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary medical centre, Matthew Chabot MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Jennifer Friderici, Jennifer Schimmel MD, and Julius Larioza MD

Broken-hearted, again – A case of recurrent stress cardiomyopathy, Thomas Chin MD

Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 3: STEMI mimic on EKG: The Brugada pattern, Thomas Chin MD

Myocardial Infarction: The Forme Fruste of Endocarditis, Daniel Coffin DO

Bevacizumab in high-grade gliomas: past, present, and future, Saurabh Dahiya MD

Milk-alkali-induced Pancreatitis in a Chronically Hypocalcemic Patient with DiGeorge Syndrome, Nicholas Daniel MD

A curious cause of heart failure, Soumabha Das MD

Differentiating Differentiation Syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma, Soumabha Das MD

Topic: Recent Innovations in Hernia Surgery, David Desilets MD and John Romanelli MD

Tension capnopericardium and cardiac arrest as an unexpected adverse event of peroral endoscopic myotomy (with video), David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, and David Earle MD