Submissions from 2015
Letter: future directions for epidemiological studies of Barrett's oesophagus, Farhad Navab MD
The impact of lifestyle on Barrett's Esophagus: A precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma, Farhad Navab MD and David Desilets MD
The association between skilled nursing facility care quality and 30-day readmission rates after hospitalization for heart failure, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Jennifer Friderici, Mara Slawsky MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV-1-Monoinfected Adults With Elevated Aminotransferase Levels on Antiretroviral Therapy, Abigail Orenstein MD
Employment Status and Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation: DOES ENCOURAGING EARLIER ENROLLMENT IMPROVE ATTENDANCE?, Quinn Pack MD
Impact of utilizing a women-based formula for determining adequacy of the chronotropic response during exercise treadmill testing, Quinn Pack MD
Safety of early enrollment into outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after open heart surgery, Quinn Pack MD
A Common Vaccine; A Rare Reaction” Pneumovax 23 Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Study, Kostas Papamakakis MD
Association of guideline-based antimicrobial therapy and outcomes in healthcare-associated pneumonia, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Sarah Haessler MD, Raquel Belforti MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
The Baystate Frailty Study - Prevalence of Frailty in a Cohort of Hospitalized Elderly Patients, Hari Pokharel MD
The Baystate Frailty Study - Prevalence of Frailty in a Cohort of Hospitalized Elderly Patients, Hari Pokharel MD
The Baystate Frailty Study - Prevalence of Frailty in a Cohort of Hospitalized Elderly Patients, Hari Pokharel MD
Simulation in Pre-departure Training for Residents Planning Clinical Work in a Low-Income Countr, Kimball Prentiss MD
Long-term Antipsychotic Use in the Hospitalized Elderly, Sheryl Ramdass MD
Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma: Case of a Rare Gastric Cancer, Sheryl Ramdass MD
The Plot Thickens: Portal Vein Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis, Sheryl Ramdass MD
Thrombosis in a Bleeding Disorder, Sheryl Ramdass MD
A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina Syndrome by Infiltration: Case of a Sacral Chordoma, Sheryl Ramdass MD and Maura Brennan MD
Sextuplets at 67, Sheryl Ramdass MD and Rebecca Starr MD
μ-Opioid Receptor Gene A118 G Variants and Persistent Pain Symptoms Among Men and Women Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision, Niels Rathlev MD
Prevention of stent thrombosis: challenges and solutions, Risheen Reejhsinghani and Amir Lotfi MD
Accepted Wisdom: Not Necessarily Correct, Jolian Rios MD
When Conventional Wisdom Misleads: Challenges of Recruiting for a Study to Reduce Colon Cancer Screening Disparities in Latino Men, Jolian Rios MD
Clinic Design and Continuity in Internal Medicine Resident Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD
Life, Death and... Rice and Beans, Sarah Rossmassler
The "HEADS AT" Training Tool for Residents: A Roadmap for Caring for Children With Medical Complexity, Matthew Sadof MD, Michele Gortakowski MD, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD, and Stephanie Carlin MD
The impact of hourly discharge rates and prioritization on timely access to inpatient beds, Patricia Samra, Mike Ehresman, Haiping Li, Todd Fairman, and Joan Roche
Atrial fibrillation in acute pericarditis: an overblown association, Meera Sareen MD
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and microvascular dysfunction, Meera Sareen MD
Atrial fibrillation in acute pericarditis: an overblown association, Pooja Sareen MD
Autonomic Dysfunction and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Pooja Sareen MD
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and microvascular dysfunction, Pooja Sareen MD
Clinical decision rules for diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: A research agenda, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD
Young Patients with Suspected Uncomplicated Renal Colic are Unlikely to Have Dangerous Alternative Diagnoses or Need Emergent Intervention, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Kye Poronsky, Tala Elia MD, Gavin Budhram MD, Jane Garb, and Timothy Mader MD
Effects of oral premedication on cognitive status of elderly patients undergoing cardiac catherization, Marc Schweiger MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and James Cook MD
Ictal asystole and syncope, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD, James Murphy, Doris Kampe MD, Marshal Fox MD, William House MD, and James Cook MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 4: Persistent breast erythema, Abid Shah MD
AVAPS Use in Patient with NIPPV Induced Barotrauma, Abid Shah MD and Thomas Chin MD
Idiopathic Non-Uremic Calciphylaxis: A Case Study, Abdullah Shaikh MD
Intracoronary abciximab bolus-only versus standard protocol during percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome, Muhammad Shakoor MD
Plasma pro-BNP is not a specific marker for transient myocardial ischemia, Muhammad Shakoor MD
An asymmetric sensory polyneuropathy related to thiamine deficiency from a gluten-free diet, Anant Shenoy MD
Direct admission to hospitals among children in the United States, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Drug-Induced Psoriatic Arthritis - Rare Presentation after Hepatitis C Treatment, Dilpreet Singh MD
Hemorrhagic Pancreatic Pseudocyst - Blood Weeping Pseudocyst with Fistulization, an Uncommon Complication of Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Dilpreet Singh MD
Immunogenicity and Safety of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults Previously Vaccinated With Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, Daniel Skiest MD
Investigation of Efavirenz Discontinuation in Multi-ethnic Populations of HIV-positive Individuals by Genetic Analysis, Daniel Skiest MD
A Differential to Remember: Pylephlebitis in a Patient with HIV Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Fever, Donielle Sliwa MD
A randomized trial of benralizumab, an antiinterleukin 5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, after acute asthma, Howard Smithline MD
Independent evaluation of a simple clinical prediction rule to identify right ventricular dysfunction in patients with shortness of breath, Howard Smithline MD
Emergency medicine residents' knowledge of mechanical ventilation, Howard Smithline MD and Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD
Comparison of the multiple mini-interview with the traditional interview for u.s. Emergency medicine residency applicants: a single-institution experience, William Soares MD
Poststreptococcal immunologic complications, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD
Impact of COPD on the Mortality and Treatment of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: The Worcester Heart Failure Study, Mihaela Stefan MD
Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Mihaela Stefan MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Death among patients hospitalized with pneumonia: implications for hospital outcome measures, Mihaela Stefan MD, Randa Jaber MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Jane Garb, and Jan Fitzgerald
The authors reply, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
The authors reply, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Hospitalist attitudes toward the assessment and management of dyspnea in patients with acute cardiopulmonary diseases, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Trends in mechanical ventilation among patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of COPD in the United States, 2001 to 2011, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shoiu Shieh, Penny Pekow, Nancy Hill RN, and Peter Lindenauer MD
A multicenter study of key stakeholders' perspectives on communicating with surrogates about prognosis in intensive care units, Jay Steingrub MD
Is optimism bias about prognosis by surrogate decision makers associated with more health care utilization at the end of life?, Jay Steingrub MD
SWOG S0221: A Phase III Trial Comparing Chemotherapy Schedules in High-Risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer, James Stewart MD
An Unusual Cause of Fever, Eng Tan MD
CNS Presentation with Diffuse Burkitt's Lymphoma in HIV Patient, Eng Tan MD
Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus, Master of Disguise, Eng Tan MD
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Master of Disguise, Eng Tan MD and Kah Poh Loh MD
‘The double effect’ of capacity assessment on care goals for a neglected elder with advanced dementia superimposed by delirium, Monica Thim DO
Time Does Not Always Fix a “Broken Heart:” A Case of Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Monica Thim DO
A seashell by the seashore, Matthew Thornton MD
Fluid Management With a Simplified Conservative Protocol for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome*, Mark Tidswell MD
The Economic and Humanistic Burden of Severe Sepsis, Bogdan Tiru MD, Ernest DiNino MD, Abigail Orenstein MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, Adam Pesaturo, Ankur Gupta MD, and William McGee MD
Risk factor model to predict a missed clinic appointment in an urban, academic, and underserved setting, Orlando Torres MD, Jane Garb, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
Long term outcomes in octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Comparison of bare metal versus drug eluting stent, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD and Vijairam Selvaraj MD
Outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure managed by cardiologists versus noncardiologists, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD and Vijairam Selvaraj MD
An Approach to Management of an Unusual Case of Relapse of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Archana Vasudevan MD
Clostridium difficile infections before and during use of ultraviolet disinfection, Paul Visintainer
Comparison of a quantitative PCR assay with peripheral blood smear examination for detection and quantitation of Babesia microti infection in humans, Paul Visintainer
Long-term assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease, Paul Visintainer
Long-term Assessment of Post-Treatment Symptoms in Patients With Culture-Confirmed Early Lyme Disease, Paul Visintainer
Reply to Crawford, Paul Visintainer
Reply to Greenberg, Paul Visintainer
Is it Really Diabetes? Falsely Elevated HbA1c: Case Report of South Florida Hemoglobin Variant, Clara Weinstock DO and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD
Hot Off the Press: Outpatient Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosed in the Emergency Department, Lauren Westafer DO
Adverse drug reaction-related hospitalization in the elderly: five year trends from 2007-2011, Shugin Xing MD and Michael Voisine MD
Submissions from 2014
Hemodynamic Assessment and Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: an Overview, Adam Adler, Ramakant Sharma MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and William McGee MD
Calcium oxalate supersaturation increases early after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Varun Agrawal MD, Xiao Liu MD, Thomas Campfield MD, John Romanelli MD, J Enrique Silva MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Identifying opportunities for quality improvement at a single academic center, Naimah Al Faraj MD
Divergent Phenotypes in Siblings with X-Linked CGD, Fadi Alkhatib MD
Long Eye Lashes, Too Long to See Them!, Fadi Alkhatib 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
Bifurcated vaccination needle, Andrew Artenstein MD
Toxoplasma encephalitis in an HIV-infected patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy despite sustained immune response, Auras Atreya MD, Sonali Arora MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Jose Martagon-Villamil MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
"DxCostBuddy”: An android application to improve cost-conscious care among internal medicine residents, Auras Atreya MD and Behdad Besharatian MD
Bridging the digital chasm: Linking digital natives with digital immigrants, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, Anna Stepczynski MD, Behdad Besharatian MD, and Auras Atreya MD