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Submissions from 2013

 

Failure to deliver ICD shocks after a failed discharge despite redetection of rapid ventricular tachycardia? What is the cause?, John Marenco MD

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Applying dynamic parameters to predict hemodynamic response to volume expansion in spontaneously breathing patients with septic shock: The eye cannot see what the mind does not know, William McGee MD

 

Decubitus ulcers are associated with prolonged length of stay in critically ill patients, William McGee MD, Elizabeth Lederman, and Thomas Higgins MD

 

Differences in severity and resource utilization for medical and surgical ICU patients, William McGee MD, Elizabeth Lederman, and Thomas Higgins MD

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Physiologic goal-directed therapy in the perioperative period: the volume prescription for high-risk patients, William McGee MD and Karthik Raghunathan MD

 

Milestones: Do learners and teachers agree?, Lauren Meade MD

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Playing With Curricular Milestones in the Educational Sandbox: Q-sort Results From an Internal Medicine Educational Collaborative., Lauren Meade MD

 

There is no "i" in teamwork in the patient-centered medical home: defining teamwork competencies for academic practice, Lauren Meade MD

 

Boerhaave's syndrome as an initial presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis: A case series, Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

 

Hemosuccus pancreaticus - A commonly forgotten and uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed, Iheanyichukwu Ogu MD, David Desilets MD, and Rony Ghaoui MD

 

An algorithm for transition of care in the emergency department, Benjamin Osborne MD

 

Management dilemma: Progressive thrombosis in a patient with sarcoidosis, cirrhosis and a history of bleeding esophageal varices, Lu Pan MD, Iheanyichukwu Ogu MD, Kah Poh Loh MD, Joseph Rozell MD, David Desilets MD, and Linda Canty MD

 

Perioperative use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risks for adverse outcomes of surgery, Penny Pekow and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Reversible myocardial dysfunction following intraocular bevacizumab administration, Srikanth Penumetsa MD and Gregory Giugliano MD

 

Communication milestone: A model for universal milestones that are adaptable across disciplines and at all levels of training, Michael Picchioni MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Heather Sankey MD, and Sean Mahar

 

Occult etiology of emesis in an adolescent, Claire Poche MD

 

Kidney cancer, Anthony Poindexter MD and Gregory Braden MD

 

Campylobater Ileocolitis: Presentation Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hari Pokharel MD

 

Performance of two highly sensitive troponin I assays for the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndrome: Results from the multi-center Rule Out Myocardial Infarction Using Computer Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) II biomarker sub-study, J. Hector Pope MD

 

Cardiac Catheterization the Definitive Treatment of Cardio-Embolic Myocardial Infarction from Infective Endocarditis?, Leena Rahmat MD and T. Vijay Gadiraju MD

 

Variations in institutional review board reviews of a multi-center, Emergency Department (ED)-based genetic research protocol, Niels Rathlev MD

 

No diversion in Western Massachusetts, Niels Rathlev MD, Fidela Blank, Benjamin Osborne MD, Adam Kellogg MD, Haiping Li, John Santoro MD, and Paul Visintainer

 

Transforming primary care training-patient-centered medical home entrustable professional activities for internal medicine residents, Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Developing and Implementing a Milestone-Based Resident Evaluation Program, Michael Rosenblum MD and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

Association between sedating medications and delirium in older inpatients, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jill Avrunin, Tara Lagu MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access program is associated with a marked reduction in central venous catheter use in noncritically ill emergency department patients, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

 

Near-infrared Spectroscopy Assessment of Tissue Saturation of Oxygen in Torsed and Healthy Testes, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Fidela Blank, Ryan Coute, and Paul Visintainer

 

Heart rate changes in children during a sevoflurane induction are age dependent, Donald Schwartz MD, Annmarie Begley, Charles Gibson RN, Paul Visintainer, and Neil Connelly MD

 

Duration of eptifibatide infusion after percutaneous coronary intervention and outcomes among high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: insights from EARLY ACS, Marc Schweiger MD

 

A rare case of Raynaud's Vasculitis secondary to Hepatitis B vaccine, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

Deceptively simple or simply deceptive!: A rare case of acute renal failure and MODS secondary to anaplasmosis, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

Rare case of acute renal failure and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome secondary to anaplasmosis, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

A slice of Pisa anyone?, Vijairam Selvaraj MD and Anju Bhagavan MD

 

Dronedarone-induced optic neuropathy, Vijairam Selvaraj MD and Karin Johnson MD

 

Significance of common bile duct dilation in post cholecystectomy patients, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Tara Catanzano MD, and David Desilets MD

 

50 Gastrointestinal Cases and Associated Imaging, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Syed Hussain MD, David Desilets MD, and Tara Catanzano MD

 

Complications of Intracoronary Abciximab Bolus-only versus Standard Protocol during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome, Muhammad Shakoor MD

 

Sulfa allergy: Cross-reactivity versus multiple concurrent allergies, Muhammad Shakoor MD

 

Talking with patients about dying., Gurmukteshwar Singh MD

 

Successful kidney transplantation from a hepatitis B surface antigen-positive donor to an antigen-negative recipient using a novel vaccination regimen, Gurmukteshwar Singh MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Michael Germain MD, Michael O'Shea MD, and Gregory Braden MD

 

Not all dementias are alike: FTD with a family history of "Alzheimer's Disease", Karen Singh MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

A Predictive Model for SIVH risk in Preterm Infants and Targeted Indomethacin Therapy for Prevention., Rachana Singh MD and Paul Visintainer

 

Flecainide toxicity-treatment with intravenous fat emulsion and extra corporeal life support, Senthil Sivalingam MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Mini Hariharan MD, Auras Atreya MD, Joseph Flack MD, and Hany Aziz MD

 

Evaluation of dyspnea severity assessment methods, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, and Alex Knee

 

Evaluation of dyspnea severity assessment methods, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer

 

Supplemental thiamine for the treatment of acute heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer

 

Supplemental thiamine for the treatment of acute heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, Ryan Coute, Alex Knee, and Paul Visintainer

 

Eosinophilia and rash, Liza Smith MD

 

Respiratory distress, Liza Smith MD

 

Hospital performance measures and 30-day readmission rates, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Michael Rothberg MD, Robert Goldberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Association between antibiotic treatment and outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD treated with systemic steroids, Mihaela Stefan MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Epidemiology and outcomes of acute respiratory failure in the United States, 2001 to 2009: a national survey, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Keys to communicating about prognosis in the ICU: A multicenter study of family, provider, and expert perspectives, Jay Steingrub MD

 

Esomeprazole induced hypomagnesemia, parathyroid hormone resistance and tetany, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD

 

COOMBS negative hemolytic anemia - Where blood transfusion is not always the solution, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD and T. Vijay Gadiraju MD

 

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia - "Where blood transfusion is not always the solution", Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, and Jingjing Hu MD

 

Unraveling a life-threatening complication due to esomeprazole in an elderly patient, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Gurmukteshwar Singh MD, and Daniel Landry MD

 

Efficacy of clonidine versus phenobarbital in reducing neonatal morphine sulfate therapy days for neonatal abstinence syndrome. A prospective randomized clinical trial, Brooke Surran MD, Paul Visintainer, Kathleen Kopcza, Bhavesh Shah MD, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Effect of a dietitian-managed bone algorithm on serum phosphorus level in maintenance hemodialysis patients., Stephen Sweet MD

 

Epstein-Barr Virus Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Eng Tan MD

 

Do physicians under-recognize obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD

 

Do physicians under-recognize obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD

 

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis in an elderly female, Remya Tharackal Ravindran MD and Rebecca Starr MD

 

Utility of JT index when prescribing antipsychotics in the context of prolonged QTc and QRS, Remya Tharackal Ravindran MD and Rebecca Starr MD

 

Effect of eritoran, an antagonist of MD2-TLR4, on mortality in patients with severe sepsis: The ACCESS randomized trial, Mark Tidswell MD

 

Aggressive ED management of atrial fibrillation, Susan Torrey MD

 

Antibiotics, QT prolongation and torsade…oh my!, Susan Torrey MD

 

Not every atrial fib needs to be admitted, Susan Torrey MD

 

ST elevation - MI and its mimics, Susan Torrey MD

 

Acute kidney injury due to intravenous bleach injection., Ashish Verma MD

 

Congenital anomalies, prematurity, and low birth weight rates in relation to nuclear power plant proximity1), Paul Visintainer

 

Aortic valve endocarditis due to lactobacillus casei complicated by stroke and vertebral osteomyelitis: A case report, Durane Walker MD and Armando Paez MD

 

Factors associated with emergency department visits for asthma exacerbation, Richard Wells MD

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Busting the myths of the emergency medicine gender gap, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Gender Diversity, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Producing a successful PeRLs video, Jeannette Wolfe MD

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Why gender-specific medicine matters in the emergency department, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Acute appendicitis, Jeannette Wolfe MD and Philip Henneman MD

Submissions from 2012

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Misleading indexed hemodynamic parameters: the clinical importance of discordant BMI and BSA at extremes of weight, Adam Adler MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and William McGee MD

 

Renal sarcoidosis presenting as acute kidney injury with granulomatous interstitial nephritis and vasculitis, Varun Agrawal MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, and Benjamin Freda MD

 

When tube feeds result in weight loss, Mohammed Albugeaey MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Iheanyichukwu Ogu MD

 

Effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on myocardial and renal injury: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Guarav Alreja MD and Amir Lotfi MD

 

Effect of in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol on lumbar and femoral bone, articular cartilage, and the intervertebral disc in male and female adult mice progeny with and without swimming exercise, Sora Al Rowas MD

 

Hemotherapy bedside biovigilance involving vital sign values and characteristics of patients with suspected transfusion reactions associated with fluid challenges: can some cases of transfusion-associated circulatory overload have proinflammatory aspects?, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Theresa Stec, Jean Provencher, Lynne O'Hearn, Paul Visintainer, and Jay Steingrub MD

 

Somalian guy with FTD, Yee Chuan Ang MD

 

We need an interpreter, Yee Chuan Ang MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

ALSUntangled 15: Coconut Oil, Carmel Armon MD

 

ALSUntangled No. 14: Mototab, Carmel Armon MD

 

Evidence-Based Guideline Update: Intraoperative Spinal Monitoring with Somatosensory and Transcranial Electrical Motor Evoked Potentials*, Carmel Armon MD

 

Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Americ, Carmel Armon MD

 

Is head trauma a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? An evidence based review, Carmel Armon MD

 

Toxoplasma encephalitis in HIV: Is a CD4+ count greater than 200/ìL reassuring?, Ashish Arora MD, Jose Martagon-Villamil MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Auras Atreya MD, and Sonali Arora MD

 

Calcific temdonitis of longus colli - A potential for diagnostic and therapeutic pitfalls, Sonali Arora MD

 

Embolic stroke, a delayed sequela of blunt chest trauma, Sonali Arora MD, Auras Atreya MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Srikanth Penumetsa MD, William Hiser MD, and Ashish Arora MD

 

Double trouble: Heart & lung in distress, Sonali Arora MD, Auras Atreya MD, and Amir Lotfi MD

 

The importance of goals of care in elders with mild dementia, Sonali Arora MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Shiv Khosla MD

 

In the blink of an eye: The deadly story of epidemic meningitis, Andrew Artenstein MD

 

Double trouble: Heart & lung in distress!, Auras Atreya MD

 

Predictors of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing elective cardiac catherization for chronic ischemic heart disease, Auras Atreya MD