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Submissions from 2011 2011

Houston, we have a problem! Use of advanced hemodynamics to solve clinical challenging situations, William McGee MD

Survey of peak flow rates in mechanical ventilation, William McGee MD

Utilization of formal echocardiography for shock: The emperor has no clothes, William McGee MD

Lactic acidosis and delta anion gap: Do serial lactate measurements add value?, William McGee MD, Ashish Arora MD, and Geetika Sachdeva MD

Establishing goals of volume management in critically ill patients with failure using applied hemodynamic physiology, William McGee MD, Benjamin Freda MD, and Patrick Mailloux MD

Automated reporting of safety bundles: Streamlining the performance improvement process, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Mark Tidswell MD

Hypercapnic cerebral edema presenting in a woman with asthma: A case report, William McGee MD and Ryan Joyce MD

Safe placement of central venous catheters: a measured approach, William McGee MD and Patrick Mailloux MD

Ventilator autocycling and delayed recognition of brain death, William McGee MD and Patrick Mailloux MD

Intraoperative monitoring, William McGee MD and Karthik Raghunathan MD

Volume resposiveness in critically ill patients, William McGee MD and Bogdan Tiru MD

Concomitant thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ANCA-associated vasculitis in an adolescent, Christine McKiernan MD, Varun Agrawal MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, Jiuming Ye MD, Jonathan Freeman MD, Peter Blier MD, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Michael Germain MD, and Gregory Braden MD

Lost or Found in Transition: Educational Innovation for Transitions of Care, Lauren Meade MD

Milestones: Theory to practice, Lauren Meade MD

Recalling breast cancer presentation and therapy: Associations between patient inaccuracies and demographic characteristics, Wilson Mertens MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Deborah Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Grace Makari-Judson MD

Association of spontaneous bilateral femoral stress fractures with zoledronic acid use in a patient with metastatic breast cancer-a cautionary tale, Wilson Mertens MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Michael Yunes MD, Rebecca Levy MD, and Grace Makari-Judson MD

Multislice computed tomography demonstrating anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, Halil Mutlu MD

Imaging characteristics of central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine myelinolysis, Cheri Nguyen MD, Simon Li MD, and Shan Li MD

A rare presentation of a common disease: The PPP Syndrome of pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis, Mompoloki Nkhumane MD

Double Whammy: Sarcoidosis and rapidly enlarging liver hemangiomas induced by interferon in malignant melanoma treatment, Wei Ooi MD

Recurrent idiopathic eosinophillic myocarditis, Wei Ooi MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Amir Lotfi MD

Standardized physician discharge encounter for congestive heart failure to increase patients readiness for discharge and decrease readmission rate, Wei Ooi MD, Adrienne Seiler MD, Amit Bhargava MD, . ., Jackcy Jacob MD, Mark Jankowske MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Jaya Mallidi MD, Jan Fitzgerald, Reva Kleppel, Kevin Hinchey MD, Paul Visintainer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Ashley Nelson MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

Perforated Peptic Ulcer, Benjamin Osborne MD

Spectrum of breast disease encountered in HIV-positive patients at a community teaching hospital, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Sabyasachi Sen MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Jane Garb, and Daniel Skiest MD

Physical activity and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among Hispanic women, Penny Pekow and Glenn Markenson MD

Risk factors for prenatal depressive symptoms among Hispanic women, Penny Pekow and Glenn Markenson MD

Fundamental residency redesign: The structure and function of competency-based progressions, Michael Picchioni MD and Samuel Borden MD

Competency based progresion and evaluation: Five year experience with the baystate Learner-Manager-Teacher model, Michael Picchioni MD and Michael Rosenblum MD

Emergency department utilization after the implementation of Massachusetts health reform, J. Hector Pope MD

Pancreatic diseases in the AIDS patient, Dmitry Rakita MD, Abdullah Shaikh MD, and David Desilets MD

A trial to end ambulance dicersion in Boston: Report from the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Consortium, Niels Rathlev MD

Complications of tube thoracostomy placement in the emergency department, Niels Rathlev MD

International Perspectives on Emergency Department Crowding, Niels Rathlev MD

Interventions to safeguard system effectiveness during periods of emergency department crowding, Niels Rathlev MD

Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A Systematic review, Niels Rathlev MD

Neck Trauma, Niels Rathlev MD

Using emergency department-based inception cohorts to determine genetic characteristics associated with long term patient outcomes after motor vehicle collision: methodology of the CRASH study, Niels Rathlev MD

Competency-Based Progression: Concept to Reality, Michael Rosenblum MD, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, and Gina Luciano MD

Developing a successful scholarly activities program, Michael Rothberg MD

Herpes zoster vaccine and older adults, Michael Rothberg MD

Is varenicline effectiveness declining in randomized trials?, Michael Rothberg MD and Ranjit Dhelaria MD

Inappropriate medication use in older adults undergoing surgery: a national study, Michael Rothberg MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Risk factor model to predict venous thromboembolism in hospitalized medical patients, Michael Rothberg MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Penny Pekow

Myocardial abscess (MA) associated with remote coronary artery bypass grafting, Geetika Sachdeva MD

Sepsis-induced right ventricular dysfunction in refractory septic shock, Geetika Sachdeva MD, . ., Ashish Arora MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

Randomized trial of a literacy-sensitive, culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention for low-income latinos: latinos en control, Jeffrey Scavron MD and Garry Welch

ED technicians can successfully place ultrasound-guided intravenous catheters in patients with poor vascular access, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

Sonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter and correlation with intracranial pressure, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in the Emergency Department: Patient-Centered Survey, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

Use of P53 silenced endothelial progenitor stem cells (hEPC) in diabetic peripheral vascular disease, Sabyasachi Sen MD

Endothelial dysfunction in healthy young pre-diabetic patients, pre and post aerobic exercise, Sabyasachi Sen MD and Ashequl Islam MD

Antioxidants Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD), Catalase (CAT), and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) Ameliorate High Glucose (HG) Concentration-Induced Adipogenesis in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Derived Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Sabyasachi Sen MD and J Enrique Silva MD

Sickle Cell Disease - A pictoral review of the progression of disease, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Vivian Miller MD, and Margaret Yacobozzi MD

A Traumatic Motor Neuronopathy After a Cervical Burst Fracture, Anant Shenoy MD

Physiological importance and control of non-shivering facultative thermogenesis, J Enrique Silva MD

BAT thermogenic deficiency in thyroid hormone receptor alpha-null (Thra-0/0) mice: Evidence for a cellular defect caused by under-expression of Thra-dependent genes needed for T3 activation of UCP1, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Mice with a targeted deletion of the type 2 deiodinase are insulin resistant and susceptible to diet induced obesity, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Type-2 Iodothyronine 5'Deiodinase (D2) in Skeletal Muscle of C57Bl/6 Mice. II. Evidence for a Role of D2 in the Hypermetabolism of Thyroid Hormone Receptor {alpha}-Deficient Mice, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

Type-2 iodothyronine 5'deiodinase in skeletal muscle of C57BL/6 mice. I. Identity, subcellular localization, and characterization, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD

A standardized discharge process to reduce unplanned hospital readmissions, Roy Sittig MD

Ethnic differences in the self-recognition of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities: a cross-sectional analysis, Senthil Sivalingam MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, Jennifer Friderici, James Cook MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

Operational methods of HIV testing in emergency departments: a systematic review, Daniel Skiest MD

Public health and clinical impact of increasing emergency department-based HIV testing: perspectives from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium, Daniel Skiest MD

Evidence for subpopulations of Listeria monocytogenes with enhanced invasion of cardiac cells, Daniel Skiest MD and Linda Bobo MD

Randomized comparison of DRV/r vs ATV/r on serum lipids in HIV+ persons on fully suppressive LPV/r or FPV/r with high serum triglycerides, Daniel Skiest MD and Jane Garb

Similar efficacy of raltegravir when used with or without a protease inhibitor in treatment-experienced patients, Daniel Skiest MD and Jane Garb

Can a statistical model predict the risk of vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity (VIN)?, Daniel Skiest MD, Safia Kuriakose, Erica Tenholder, Evan Horton, Seth Housman, and Jane Garb

Aortic valve fibroelastoma presenting with myocardial infarction, Mara Slawsky MD and Ashequl Islam MD

Evaluation of skeletal muscle during calf exercise by 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients on statin medications, Howard Smithline MD

Pharmacokinetics of high-dose oral thiamine, Howard Smithline MD

RARE imaging of post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery - validation and reproducibility, Howard Smithline MD

Simultaneous acquisition of phosphocreatine and inorganic phosphate images for Pi:PCr ratio mapping using a RARE sequence with chemically selective interleaving, Howard Smithline MD

The feasibility of measuring phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using a single-shot (31)P RARE MRI sequence, Howard Smithline MD

The reliability of repeated measures of the time constant for post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery using a weighted intraclass correlation coefficient, Howard Smithline MD

Emergency department medication lists are not accurate, Howard Smithline MD, Selin Caglar MD, Philip Henneman MD, Fidela Blank, and Elizabeth Henneman

Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum, Howard Smithline MD, Ian Goodman MD, Gerard Langlois, Blake Spirko MD, Fidela Blank, and Gladys Fernandez MD

Preoperative evaluation and management for patients with chronic kidney disease, Mihaela Stefan MD

A simulation-based program to train medical residents to lead and perform advanced cardiovascular life support, Mihaela Stefan MD, Raquel Belforti MD, Gerard Langlois, and Michael Rothberg MD

Medical consultation and best practices for preoperative evaluation of elderly patients, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, and Laura Iglesias Lino MD

Acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury: Impact of fluid accumulation on classification of acute kidney injury and associated outcomes, Jay Steingrub MD

Characteristics and outcomes of ventilated patients according to time to liberation from mechanical ventilation, Jay Steingrub MD

Enteral omega-3 fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid, and antioxidant supplementation in acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD

Randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of an aerosolized ¥â©ü-agonist for treatment of acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD

Vascular pedicle width in acute lung injury: correlation with intravascular pressures and ability to discriminate fluid status, Jay Steingrub MD

Association between marital status and survival among patients with sepsis treated in the intensive care unit, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Richard Wells MD

Effect of neuromuscular blockers on mortality in patients with severe sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Medical ethics, end of life care and clinical research, Jay Steingrub MD, Mark Tidswell MD, and Paul Jodka MD

Genetic predictors of taxane-induced neurotoxicity in a SWOG phase III intergroup adjuvant breast cancer treatment trial (S0221), James Stewart MD

Lack of circulating bioactive and immunoreactive IGF-I changes despite improved fitness in chronic kidney disease patients following 48 weeks of physical training, Sheila Sullivan and Michael Germain MD

The effect of loading dose timing of eritoran on 28-day mortality in patients with severe sepsis and higher risk of mortality: Analysis of data from a phase II trial, Mark Tidswell MD

Toll-like receptor-4 antagonist eritoran tetrasodium for severe sepsis, Mark Tidswell MD

Targeting hyponatremia and hemodynamics in acute decompensated heart failure: Is there a role for vasopressin antagonists?, Gregory Valania MD and Mara Slawsky MD

Effect of oxygen therapy on hemodynamic stability during hemodialysis with continuous blood volume and O2 saturation monitoring, Paul Visintainer and Michael Germain MD

Patients' knowledge of risk and protective factors for cardiovascular disease, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, Amir Lotfi MD, Ashish Verma MD, Reva Kleppel, Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, and Michael Rothberg MD

The way to a man's heart is through his liver, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, and Gregory Giugliano MD

Postoperative atrial fibrillation is not associated with an increase risk of stroke or the type and number of grafts: A single-center retrospective analysis, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, Prabhdeep Sethi MD, Jane Garb, and Gregory Giugliano MD

Comprehensive diabetes management program for poorly controlled Hispanic type 2 patients at a community health center, Garry Welch, Nancy Allen, and Sofija Zagarins MD

Evaluation of clinical outcomes for gastric bypass surgery: results from a comprehensive follow-up study, Garry Welch, Cheryl Wesolowski, Sofija Zagarins MD, Jay Kuhn MD, John Romanelli MD, Jane Garb, and Nancy Allen

The relative impact of diabetes distress vs depression on glycemic control in hispanic patients following a diabetes self-management education intervention, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Nancy Allen

Motivational interviewing delivered by diabetes educators: Does it improve blood glucose control among poorly controlled type 2 diabetes patients?, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Jane Garb