Submissions from 2012
Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage, Saurabh Dahiya MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Monique Carreno MD, and Wei Ooi MD
Primary testicular lymphoma with cardiac involvement in an immunocompetent patient: case report and a concise review of literature, Saurabh Dahiya MD, Wei Ooi MD, Jaya Mallidi MD, Senthil Sivalingam MD, and Richard Steingart MD
Gangrene from finger pricking, Saurabh Dahiya MD, Michael Voisine MD, and Aashish Samat MD
Emerging technologies for endoscopic hemostasis, David Desilets MD
Endoluminal bariatric techniques, David Desilets MD
Endoscopic closure devices, David Desilets MD
Equipment for pediatric endoscopy, David Desilets MD
Esophageal function testing, David Desilets MD
Acute kidney injury secondary to type I cryogloblobulinemia associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Rare presentation with unique renal pathology, Ranjit Dhelaria MD, Jonathan Freeman MD, and Barbara Greco MD
30-day outcomes and predictors of mortality in dialysis patients undergoing abdominal surgery, Arley Diaz MD and Mihaela Stefan MD
Post-operative outcomes in dialysis patients undergoing elective or emergent non-cardiac surgery, Arley Diaz MD and Mihaela Stefan MD
Dialysis: Epidemiology, outcomes, and clinical trials: Cardiovascular - II, Arley Diaz MD, Paul Visintainer, Penny Pekow, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Michael Rothberg MD
Implementation of a palliative care ICU interdisciplinary conference, Diane Dietzen MD
POLST Implementaion in a Community Hospital, Diane Dietzen MD
When Italians cannot eat: An exploration of the cultural context of food at end-of-life, Diane Dietzen MD
Prosthetic mesh contamination during NOTES(®) transgastric hernia repair: A randomized controlled trial with swine explants, David Earle MD, John Romanelli MD, Philip Omotosho MD, Peter Wu MD, Connie Rossini MD, Hannah Swayze-Quinn MD, and David Desilets MD
Acute kidney injury-Withdrawal and witholding of dialysis, Benjamin Freda MD
Decongestive treatment of heart failure-Cardiorenal Implications, Benjamin Freda MD
Decongestive treatment of heart failure-Ultrafiltration and diuretics, Benjamin Freda MD
Diagnosis and management of hyponatremia, Benjamin Freda MD
Key issues in evaluation and management of acute kidney injury, Benjamin Freda MD
Withdrawal and witholding support for AKI: Ethical issues in the ICU, Benjamin Freda MD
Transient acute kidney injury and acute kidney injury on decompensated heart failure, Benjamin Freda MD, Paul Visintainer, and Gregory Braden MD
Isolated right-sided heart failure secondary to thyrotoxicosis, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD
Social networking! A modern pandemic, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD
Improvement in glycemic control following a diabetes education intervention is associated with change in diabetes distress but not change in depressive symptoms, Jane Garb, Sofija Zagarins MD, Nancy Allen, and Garry Welch
Pursuing permanent hemodialysis vascular access in patients with a poor prognosis: juxtaposing potential benefit and harm, Michael Germain MD
The impact of increasing the upper age limit of donation on the eligible blood donor population in Canada., Michael Germain MD
Update in anemia in CKD, Michael Germain MD
Extreme hypocalcemia associated with Denosumab, Michael Germain MD and Gregory Braden MD
Renal Palliative Care, Michael Germain MD and Lewis Cohen MD
Exercise training improves HR responses and VÿO2peak in predialysis kidney patients, Michael Germain MD and Sheila Sullivan
Measurement of the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, and David Desilets MD
The SVV-SV relationship during one lung ventilation, Charles Gibson RN, Adam Adler MD, William McGee MD, Gary Hochheiser MD, and Rose Ganim MD
A prospective multicenter registry of laser therapy for degenerated saphenous vein graft stenosis: the COronary graft Results following Atherectomy with Laser (CORAL) trial, Gregory Giugliano MD
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction as a presenting feature of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Gregory Giugliano MD, Auras Atreya MD, Sonali Arora MD, and Senthil Sivalingam MD
Validity of using ICD-9-CM codes to identify selected categories of obstetric complications, procedures and co-morbidities, Sarah Goff MD, Penny Pekow, Glenn Markenson MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Update on renal artery stenosis, Barbara Greco MD
Receive HCAP care in accordance with ATS guidelines: Surprising findings from a large national database, Sarah Haessler MD
Getting doctors to clean their hands: lead the followers, Sarah Haessler MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Reva Kleppel, Kevin Hinchey MD, and Paul Visintainer
Managing community-acquired pneumonia during flu season, Sarah Haessler MD and Jennifer Schimmel MD
Using discrete event simulation to study potential causes of crowding, Philip Henneman MD
Bar-code verification: Reducing but not eliminating medication errors, Philip Henneman MD, Fidela Blank, and Elizabeth Henneman
Jaundice and shock after a Father's Day celebration, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Accelerated aortic valve restenosis in a patient with ESRD, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD and Jorge Velez MD
Intensive care unit readmissions in U.S. hospitals: Patient characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes, Thomas Higgins MD
How quickly do clinicians adopt EMR notes?, Thomas Higgins MD, Neil Kudler MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Patrick Brown MD
AM last page: Applying Knowles' Andragogy to resident teaching, Kevin Hinchey MD, Elisabeth Bennett, and Rebecca Blanchard PhD
From theory to actual practice: Creation and application of milestones in an internal medicine residency program, 2004-2010, Kevin Hinchey MD, Lauren Meade MD, Samuel Borden MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Michael Picchioni MD
Left ventricular noncompaction and aneurysm revealed by left ventriculography, Costin Ionescu MD
Method of biopsy and sample quality for genetic mutation testing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer in a community hospital, Subramony Iyer MD
Chronic opiate therapy and non-specific abdominal pain, Randa Jaber MD
Getting the patient out of the woods - Near death from babesiosis in an elder, Randa Jaber MD and Maura Brennan MD
Scurvy from "too much Coca-cola" in a malnouridhed and bipolar woman, Payal Jhawar MD
Scurvy from "Too much Coca-Cola" in a malnourished and bipolar woman, Payal Jhawar MD
Scurvy from too much Coca-Cola in a malnourished and bipolar woman, Payal Jhawar MD
Brief overview of the coagulation cascade, Vandita Johari MD and Chandravathi Loke MD
Fungal bronchitis: Morbidity, mortality, and treatment, Douglas Johnson MD
Obstructive sleep apnea and prolonged mechanical ventilation, Karin Johnson MD and Douglas Johnson MD
Asymptomatic enterococcus faecalis native aortic valve endocarditis presenting with cold right leg, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD
Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram in a near fatal Flecainide overdose, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Airway management in blunt neck trauma, Adam Kellogg MD
Alcohol withdrawal syndromes, Adam Kellogg MD
Applying for emergency medicine residency, Adam Kellogg MD
Fatigued but not intellectually compromised, Adam Kellogg MD
How to obtain a great SLOR, Adam Kellogg MD
Pediatric resuscitation: Big heads, small tubes, Adam Kellogg MD
Absorbable fistula plug as an effective treatment for gastric fistula after sleeve gastrectomy, Shiv Khosla MD
Population: A case of a delirious elder, Eimear Kitt MD
A stroke of death: Artery of Percheron Syndrome, Eimear Kitt MD, Auras Atreya MD, and Behdad Besharatian MD
A stroke of death: Artery of Percheron Syndrome, Eimear Kitt MD, Auras Atreya MD, and Behdad Besharatian MD
Engaged patients say what? Patient feedback on the NHS Choices website, Tara Lagu MD
Hospital patterns of use of positive inotropic agents in patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD
Shades of gray: Social media in medical education, Tara Lagu MD
Patient opinion of hospital care in England: Analysis of reviews from the NHS Choices website, Tara Lagu MD, Nicholas Hannon, Sarah Goff MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Incorporating initial treatments improves the performance of a mortality prediction model based on administrative data, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Association of diagnostic coding with trends in hospitalizations and mortality of patients with pneumonia, 2003-2009, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, and Meng-Shoiu Shieh
Variation in the care of septic shock: The impact of patient and hospital characteristics, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Hospitalizations, costs, and outcomes of severe sepsis in the United States 2003 to 2007, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Meng-Shoiu Shieh
What is the best method for estimating the burden of severe sepsis in the United States?, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Meng-Shoiu Shieh, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Incorporating initial treatments improves performance of a mortality prediction model for patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Immunosuppression in the transplant patient: what the primary care doctor needs to know, Daniel Landry MD
Spontaneous atraumatic splenic hemorrhage, Shin Yin Lee MD
Elderly female with hypercalcemia: Hodgkin lymphoma masquerading as relapsed, Shin Yin Lee MD, Yee Chuan Ang MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD
Double hit: Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma, Steve Lee MD, Syed Ali MD, and Vandita Johari MD
ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD
Continuity of mental health care for HIV-positive jail inmates (roundtable discussion), Thomas Lincoln MD
Enhancing linkages for HIV+ jail inmates: A descriptive of program outcome data, Thomas Lincoln MD
Enhancing the link: HIV, jails, and community care, Thomas Lincoln MD
Update on HIV PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis), Thomas Lincoln MD
Comparative effectiveness research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD
Hospitalist utilization and hospital performance on 6 publicly reported patient outcomes, Peter Lindenauer MD
Is statin use associated with reduced mortality after pneumonia? A systematic review and meta-analysis, Peter Lindenauer MD
Procedure intensity and the cost of care, Peter Lindenauer MD and Tara Lagu MD
Primary care physicians' use of publicly reported quality data in hospital referral decisions, Peter Lindenauer MD and Michael Rothberg MD
Predictors of liver donation without kidney recovery in a cohort of expanded criteria donors: Identifying opportunities to improve expanded criteria donor kidney utilization., George Lipkowitz MD
Bariatric Surgery, Xiao Liu MD
A rare case of a hemorrhagic spinal cord cavernoma, Alina Livshits MD