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Submissions from 2015

 

An Approach to Management of an Unusual Case of Relapse of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Archana Vasudevan MD

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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

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Long-term assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease, Paul Visintainer

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Long-term Assessment of Post-Treatment Symptoms in Patients With Culture-Confirmed Early Lyme Disease, Paul Visintainer

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Reply to Crawford, Paul Visintainer

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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

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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

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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

 

Non-Invasive Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis. An Insulin Success Story., Jasdeep Badwal MD

 

Non-Invasive Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis. An Insulin Success Story., Jasdeep Badwal MD

 

Fluoroquinolone-induced hypoglycemia in an overweight nonagenarian with acute kidney injury and not on glucose-lowering therapy, Amit Bhargava MD and Maura Brennan MD

 

The Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Knowledge and Behavior Among Patients With Diabetes., Amit Bhargava MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Michael Rothberg MD

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Connecting Mixed Methods as an Education Research Strategy, Rebecca Blanchard PhD

 

Leukostasis as a Cause of Seizure, Amy Bodnarchuk MD

 

The nuances of age as an outcome predictor, Maura Brennan MD and Thomas Higgins MD

 

Beta Cell Expansion Induced by Activin, Melissa Brown, Alan Schneyer, and Ibrahim Osumanu

 

What do physicians read (and ignore) in electronic progress notes?, Patrick Brown MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Sarah Goff MD

 

Bedside ultrasound AIDS identification and removal of cutaneous foreign bodies: a case series, Gavin Budhram MD

 

Left ventricular thrombus development during ventricular fibrillation and resolution during resuscitation in a swine model of sudden cardiac arrest, Gavin Budhram MD, Timothy Mader MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and David Murman MD

 

Sonographic confirmation of intubation: comparison of 3 methods in a pig model, Gavin Budhram MD, David Murman MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and Alison Sullivan

 

The Baystate Frailty Study, John Budrow, Mihaela Stefan MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Keith Spencer

 

Human Metapneumovirus in a Elderly Female, Paul Cheriyan MD

 

An unusual case of a patient with drug overdose and Brugada pattern on electrocardiogram presenting as a possible acute coronary syndrome, Thomas Chin MD

 

Transient Constrictive Pericarditis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - Avoiding a Second Surgery, Thomas Chin MD

 

A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

 

Caregiver burden and hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

 

Outcomes by rescue shock number during the metabolic phase of porcine ventricular fibrillation resuscitation, Ryan Coute and Timothy Mader MD

 

High altitude pulmonary edema in an experienced mountaineer. Possible genetic predisposition, Babette Davis DO

 

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy white paper summary, David Desilets MD

 

Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation, Ernest DiNino MD

 

Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit, Daniel Engelman MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Rakesh Talati MD, and Jason Grimsman MD

 

Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Jack Fanton MD, Michael Germain MD, and Lewis Cohen MD

 

Data considerations in ischemic stroke trials, Edward Feldmann MD

 

Short-term global health education programs abroad: Disease patterns observed in Haitian migrant worker communities around La Romana, Dominican Republic, Brian Ferrara MD

 

Chronic interstitial disease: Solvents, mushrooms, toxic alcohols, and insecticides, Benjamin Freda MD and Gregory Braden MD

 

The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative services task force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Jennifer Friderici and Mihaela Stefan MD

 

Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Data from a contemporary cohort, Jane Garb, Adrienne Seiler MD, and Tara Lagu MD

 

Control-relevant erythropoiesis modeling in end-stage renal disease, Michael Germain MD

 

International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal: a systematic review, Michael Germain MD

 

Measurement of the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, Paul Visintainer, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, and David Desilets MD

 

Liver cancer presenting as a pancreatic mass, Rony Ghaoui MD, Maria Gonzalez MD, and David Desilets MD

 

Use of paracentesis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites: Opportunities for quality improvement, Rony Ghaoui MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Tara Lagu MD

 

The Massachusetts BMI letter: A qualitative study of responses from parents of obese children, Sarah Goff MD

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How cardiologists present the benefits of percutaneous coronary interventions to patients with stable angina: a qualitative analysis, Sarah Goff MD and Reva Kleppel

 

Patient Beliefs Regarding Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Stable Angina, Sarah Goff MD and Carla Lauture

 

Congenital and Inflammatory Arteritides, Barbara Greco MD

 

Renal Vascular Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Barbara Greco MD

 

Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephrology, Barbara Greco MD

 

When Clot is not Your First Thought, Vikram Grewal MD

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The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity, Sarah Haessler MD

 

Outcomes of patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia: worse disease or sicker patients?, Sarah Haessler MD, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Aruna Priya, and Daniel Skiest MD

 

CMV-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient, Owen Hanley MD

 

Eye tracking as a debriefing mechanism in the simulated setting improves patient safety practices, Philip Henneman MD

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How do interruptions impact nurses' visual scanning patterns when using barcode medication administration systems?, Philip Henneman MD

 

The impact of age and gender on resource utilization and profitability in ED patients seen and released, Philip Henneman MD

 

Is outpatient emergency department care profitable? Hourly contribution margins by insurance for patients discharged from an emergency department, Philip Henneman MD, Haiping Li, and Michael Lemanski MD

 

Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV Hospital Mortality Models: Implications for National Benchmarking*, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Where are the brakes? Assessing driving safety in dementia, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon

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Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser MD

 

Publication Rates of Presentations at Medical Meetings, Jonathan Housey

 

Can lithium stress the heart? A case of lithium toxicity and stress-induced cardiomyopahty, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Man in the barrel syndrome, an unexpected etiology, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Thick serum can clog the brain!, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

 

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

 

Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements?, Leng Jiang MD

 

Orbital cellulitis with cavernous sinus thrombosis in an elderly woman: A case report, Kathryn Jobbins DO, Jessie Leyse MD, and Reham Shaaban MD

 

The Effect of Information Presentation on Beliefs About the Benefits of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD

 

Bornholm disease: Case report and a review of the literature, Brendan Kelly MD

 

Stones and the Missing Gallbladder, Jin Kim MD

 

Implementing a resident research program to overcome barriers to resident research, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

SU-E-P-03: Implementing a low dose lung screening CT program meeting regulatory requirements, M. Terry LaFrance, Steven Marsh, and Gail O'Donnell-Moran

 

"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD

 

The axes of access--improving care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Use of mechanical ventilation by patients with and without dementia, 2001 through 2011, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Management and outcomes of pneumonia among children with complex chronic conditions, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Variation in Resource Utilization for the Management of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia across Community and Children's Hospitals, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Nicholas Hannon, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Reducing catheter-related infections in hemodialysis patients, Daniel Landry MD and Gregory Braden MD

 

Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Shin Yin Lee MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Mihaela Stefan MD

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ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD

 

An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone, Thomas Lincoln MD and Daniel Skiest MD

 

Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community, Thomas Lincoln MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Maureen Desabrais