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Submissions from 2015 2015

Endovascular therapy for cerebrovascular injuries after head and neck trauma, Ennis Duffis MD

Not a glutton for gluten! Celiac disease in elders, Prasanna Durairaj MD and Rebecca Starr MD

Countless Causes of Confusion, Jillian Edmonds DO

Focal Crescentic and Necrotizing Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Crystalline Light Chain Deposits: A Unique Light Chain Associated Pattern of Injury, Jillian Edmonds DO

Change of heart-assessing decisional capacity in discharges, Nura El-Haj MD, Randa Jaber MD, and Wanda Colon-Cartagena MD

A Cryptic Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient, Amanda Fernandes MD

Skin Necrosis from Levamisole Contaminated Cocaine, Amanda Fernandes MD

Factors associated with emergency department visits in asthma exacerbation, Jane Garb, Jan Fitzgerald, and Reva Kleppel

Clinical Use of Pulse Wave Analysis: Proceedings From a Symposium Sponsored by North American Artery, Michael Germain MD

Executive summary of the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Supportive Care in Chronic Kidney Disease: developing a roadmap to improving quality care, Michael Germain MD

How to integrate predictions in outcomes in planning clinical care, Michael Germain MD

Iron dosing in kidney disease: inconsistency of evidence and clinical practice, Michael Germain MD

Pruritus in Kidney Disease, Michael Germain MD

Should Dialysis be Offered to All Elderly Patients, Michael Germain MD

Outcomes associated with a mandatory gastroenterology consultation to improve the quality of care of patients hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, David Desilets MD, Tara Lagu MD, Paul Visintainer, Angelica Belo MD, Jorge Sotelo MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Impact of geography on organ allocation: Beyond the distance to the transplantation center, Rony Ghaoui MD and Jane Garb

Advance care planning: a qualitative study of dialysis patients and families, Sarah Goff MD, Rebecca Feinberg MPH, Jennifer Germain, and Lewis Cohen MD

Shared decision-making in end-stage renal disease: a protocol for a multi-center study of a communication intervention to improve end-of-life care for dialysis patients, Sarah Goff MD, Jamie Klingensmith, Michael Germain MD, and Lewis Cohen MD

Proyecto Mamá: a lifestyle intervention in overweight and obese Hispanic women: a randomised controlled trial - study protocol, Sarah Goff MD and Glenn Markenson MD

Life Threatening Transaminitis as a Complication from the Use of Clozaoine, Santhi Gokaraju MD

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder - A Rare Aggressive Tumor and a Curse to the Elderly, Santhi Gokaraju MD

Small cell carcinoma of the bladder- a rare aggressive tumor and a curse to the elderly, Santhi Gokaraju MD, Ritika Vankina MD, Kathryn Jobbins DO, Reham Shaaban MD, and Wanda Colon-Cartagena MD

Systematic Review of ED-based Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Research, Amy Gottlieb MD

Ferric Citrate Reduces Intravenous Iron and Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Use in ESRD, Barbara Greco MD

Pyridoxamine dihydrochloride in diabetic nephropathy (PIONEER-CSG-17): lessons learned from a pilot study, Barbara Greco MD

Mirtazapine Induced Galactorrhea: A Rare Adverse Effect, Hector Guzman MD

Mirtazapine Induced Galactorrhea: A Rare Adverse Effect, Hector Guzman MD

Frequency of Follow Up Imaging Recommended by Radiologists and the Impact on Clinical Treatment Plans, Owen Hanley MD

Frequency of Follow Up Imaging Recommended by Radiologists and the Impact on Clinical Treatment Plans, Owen Hanley MD and Tiara Sanborn MD

Too weak to breathe: A case of CIDP with respiratory involvement, Mini Hariharan MD

Resource specification for prototyping human-intensive systems, Philip Henneman MD

Using Computer Simulation to Study Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in an Emergency Department, Philip Henneman MD and Fidela Blank

Comparing observed and predicted mortality among ICUs using different prognostic systems: why do performance assessments differ?, Thomas Higgins MD

Variability in Risk-Adjusted Sepsis Mortality: How Much Is Too Much?, Thomas Higgins MD

Variability in Risk-Adjusted Sepsis Mortality: How Much Is Too Much?, Thomas Higgins MD

Where are the brakes? Assessing driving safety in dementia, James Higgs MD and Rebecca Starr MD

Impact of the 2008 USPSTF Recommendation on Clinician's Practice Following an Elevated PSA Test in Elderly Men, Sami Ibrahimi MD

Thick serum can clog the brain, Sami Ibrahimi MD, Evrim Erdogan PhD, Wanda Colon-Cartagena MD, and Ashish Verma MD

HIV in the elderly, Sami Ibrahimi MD and Armando Paez MD

Lithium Induced Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus in an older adult, Randa Jaber MD and Maria Ferrera MD

“Please help me”-a caregiver’s stress, Randa Jaber MD and Rebecca Starr MD

When a safe alternative is not so safe, Issra Jamal MD

When your liver can not breathe, Issra Jamal MD

Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure devices: technology update, Karin Johnson MD and Douglas Johnson MD

Postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing non-cardiac non-thoracic surgery: A practical approach for the hospitalist, Kirti Joshi MD, Mihaela Tiru MD, Thomas Chin MD, Marshal Fox MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD

A Clinical Prediction Model to Assess Risk for Chemotherapy-Related Hospitalization in Patients Initiating Palliative Chemotherapy, Ankit Kansagra MD

Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 1: Stones and the missing gallbladder, Jin Kim MD

Procedural sedation for MRI in children with ADHD, Eimear Kitt MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Reva Kleppel

Informed Decision Making for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Disease, Reva Kleppel and Marc Schweiger MD

Improving the process of informed consent for percutaneous coronary intervention: Patient Outcomes from the Patient Risk Information Services Manager (ePRISM) study, Aaron Kugelmass MD

From Public to Social Reporting of Hospital Quality, Tara Lagu MD

"Less is more" and the house of god: was the fat man right again?, Tara Lagu MD

TRANSFORM-ing patient safety culture: a universal imperative, Tara Lagu MD

Can we make performance measures more resilient to the effects of coding?, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Ensuring access to health care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Reply: trends in sepsis and infection sources in the United States. A population-based study, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Trends in sepsis and infection sources in the United States. A population-based study, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Effects of prolonged ethanol lock exposure to carbothane- and silicone-based hemodialysis catheters: a 26-week study, Daniel Landry MD, Randa Jaber MD, George Lipkowitz MD, and Michael O'Shea MD

Prevalence and Predictors of Mental/Emotional Distress Among HIV+ Jail Detainees at Enrollment in an Observational Study, Thomas Lincoln MD and Maureen Desabrais

Association between Initial Fluid Choice and Subsequent In-hospital Mortality during the Resuscitation of Adults with Septic Shock, Peter Lindenauer

Weekend Discharges and Length of Stay Among Veterans Admitted for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter Lindenauer MD

Hospital patterns of mechanical ventilation for patients with exacerbations of COPD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Nancy Hill RN

A curious presentation of Lyme disease, Peter Liu MD

Pulmonary tuberculosis and post-pneumonectomy like syndrome, Jennifer Lockhart MD

Elderly-Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD

Extrahepatic Biliary Adenomas: Rare but with Unforeseeable Clinical Course, Kah Poh Loh MD

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD

Outcomes and Predictors of Hospital Mortality in Metastatic Cancer Patients Receiving Life Sustaining Treatments (LSTs), Kah Poh Loh MD

Predictors of Life Sustaining Treatments in Patients with Metastatic Cancer, Kah Poh Loh MD

Geriatrics in Malaysia, Kah Poh Loh MD, Yee Chuan Ang MD, and Maura Brennan MD

Elderly-Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD and Maura Brennan MD

Between Scylla and Charybdis: Antipsychotic use and agitation in hospitalized older adults, Kah Poh Loh MD, Maria Ferrera MD, and Maura Brennan MD

Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity, Kah Poh Loh MD, Ankit Kansagra MD, Armen Asik MD, Syed Ali MD, and Saurabh Dahiya MD

Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions and Knowledge of the USPSTF Guidelines on Breast Self-Examination, Kah Poh Loh MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Jennifer Friderici, Eng Tan MD, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Reva Kleppel, and James Stewart MD

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with postero-lateral scar by cardiac magnetic resonance: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Amir Lotfi MD

Sleep apnea and severe bradyarrhythmia--an alternative treatment option: a case report, Amir Lotfi MD

Linking digital natives with digital immigrants, Gina Luciano MD, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD

Modifications of myofilament protein phosphorylation and function in response to cardiac arrest induced in a swine model, Timothy Mader MD

How to Handle Conflict With Poise?: A Fellow's Perspective, Jaya Mallidi MD

Long-term outcomes following fractional flow reserve-guided treatment of angiographically ambiguous left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, Jaya Mallidi, Auras Atreya, James Cook MD, Jane Garb, and Amir Lotfi

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Time for Development of a Large National Registry, Jaya Mallidi MD and Gregory Giugliano MD

Vasodilators and management of hypertensive emergencies, Jaya Mallidi MD, Gabriella Macias, and Amir Lotfi MD

Plasma ProBNP Is Not a Specific Marker for Transient Myocardial Ischemia, Khawar Maqsood MD, Muhammad Shakoor MD, James Cook MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, and Amir Lotfi MD

Code Status in the Perioperative Period, Alexandra Marchetta MD

Code Status in the Perioperative Period, Alexandra Marchetta MD

Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 5: Code status in the perioperative period, Alexandra Marchetta MD, Christine Bryson MD, and Gina Luciano MD

Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of complex hand infections: a case series, Brett Marvel MD and Gavin Budhram MD

Utility of Functional Hemodynamics and Echocardiography to Aid Diagnosis and Management of Shock, William McGee MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Adam Adler MD

Found in transition: applying milestones to three unique discharge curricula, Lauren Meade MD

Nurturing 21st century physician knowledge, skills and attitudes with medical home innovations: the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education teaching health center curriculum experience, Lauren Meade MD

Solutions to Common Problems in Training Learners in General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Settings, Lauren Meade MD

TRACER: an 'eye-opener' to the patient experience across the transition of care in an internal medicine resident program, Lauren Meade MD, Reva Kleppel, and Kevin Hinchey MD

Use of radiofrequency ablation probe for eradication of residual adenoma after ampullectomy, Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD and David Desilets MD

Spontaneous coronary dissection, Rohini Meka MD

An Unusual Presentation of Gout, Saki Miwa MD

Gout as Cause of Severe Neck Pain, Saki Miwa MD

Delayed Neuropsychiatric Syndrome in a patient with intentional Carbon Monoxide intoxication, Rehan Mujahid MD

An Overlooked Cause of Acute Hepatitis, Anita Mulye MD

A Puff of Smoke in the Brain: Moyamoya Disease in a 25-Year-Old Female, Anita Mulye MD

Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 2: Chlorpromazine-induced hepatitis, Anita Mulye MD and Tara Lagu MD