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Submissions from 2010

Non-adherence: Hypertensive emergency in a nongenarian, Sandra Bellantonio MD and Curtis Andrews MD

Scopolamine treatment and muscarinic receptor subtype-3 gene ablation augment azoxymethane-induced murine liver injury, Angelica Belo MD

Co-editor, Elisabeth Bennett

Conceptualizing education faculty development for hospital-based faculty, Elisabeth Bennett

Paradox and promise in the knowledge society, Elisabeth Bennett

The coming paradigm shift: Synthesis and future directions in virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett

The ecology of virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett

Using Action Research to Improve Instruction: An Interactive Guide for Teachers, Elisabeth Bennett

Virtual HRD: A paradigm shift?, Elisabeth Bennett

The feasibility of a longitudinal integrated clinical experience within a traditional third year curriculum, Elisabeth Bennett, Thomas Campfield MD, and Michael Picchioni MD

Septicimia and the Coastal Region, Anju Bhagavan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Ashita Talsania MD

A rare etiology for pancreatitis in an adult nursing home patient, Amit Bhargava MD, Curtis Andrews MD, and Raquel Belforti MD

Emergence of gentamicin-resistant bacteremia in hemodialysis patients receiving gentamicin lock catheter prophylaxis, Gregory Braden MD, Daniel Landry MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, and Stephen Sweet MD

Energy homeostasis following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Gregory Braden MD, Xiao Liu MD, Jay Kuhn MD, J Enrique Silva MD, and John Romanelli MD

Advanced Illness Care and Elders at the End of Life, Maura Brennan MD

Cognitive impairment in the ICU: Could more have been done for this elder?, Maura Brennan MD

RMSF in an elderly woman, Maura Brennan MD and Emily Baiyee MD

Geriatrics: The art and heart behind the science, Maura Brennan MD and Amit Bhargava MD

Mad as a hatter, stiff as a board, Maura Brennan MD, Amit Bhargava MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Miguel Mujica-Baella MD

Leg pain from a pericardial effusion, Maura Brennan MD, Ashita Talsania MD, and Manmeet Singh MD

Abdominal Pain, Gavin Budhram MD

Images in emergency medicine. Elderly woman with rectal bleeding, Gavin Budhram MD and Linda Willard MD

The Thr92Ala 5' type 2 deiodinase gene polymorphism is associated with a delayed triiodothyronine secretion in response to the thyrotropin-releasing hormone-stimulation test: a pharmacogenomic study, Peter Butler MD

Therapy with hydrochlorothiazide and spironlactone decreases the risk of calcium oxalate precipitation in premature infants, Thomas Campfield MD, Gary Rockwell MD, and Gregory Braden MD

Insulin resistance and nephrolithiasis: Risk in obese adolescents, Thomas Campfield MD, Rishita Tiwari MD, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Gregory Braden MD, and Holley Allen MD

Increasing hospice services for elderly patients maintained with hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

Predicting six-month mortality for patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

Caudally threaded epidural catheter following a single-shot caudal block in a high-risk neonate: a combined caudal-epidural technique, Neil Connelly MD, Donald Schwartz MD, and Deevia Patel MD

Antiarrhythmic therapy, James Cook MD

Split decision, Michael Coppola MD

Electron microscopy in end stage renal disease: a case of Fabry's disease, Giovanna Crisi MD, Adriana Doldan-Silvero MD, and Michael Germain MD

ECG image of the month. A childhood illness … in an adult. Complete atrioventricular block, Jiang Cui MD, Mathias Stoenescu MD, and Leehapong Navaravong MD

Gastrotomy closure with the lock-it system and the Padlock-G clip: A survival study in a porcine model, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and Christopher Chapman MD

Effect of an educational pamphlet on colon cancer screening: A randomized, prospective trial, David Desilets MD, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Syed Hussain MD, and Shelley Rahn MD

Final roller coaster ride, Ranjit Dhelaria MD

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration an extremely rare complication in a case of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Ranjit Dhelaria MD

Twiddlers Syndrome – An uncommon twist, Ranjit Dhelaria MD and Geetika Sachdeva MD

Sirolimus-induced lung injury, Mohamed Elarabi MD, Ashita Talsania MD, Ashish Verma MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Maura Brennan MD

Sirolimus-induced lung injury: An unusual cause of ARDS, Mohamed Elarabi MD and Ashish Verma MD

Simulation in critical care medicine: Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, Neal Seymour MD, Richard Wait MD, and Gerard Langlois

Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD

Venous thromboembolism: Have we made headway?, Jan Fitzgerald

Management of hyponatremia: Providing treatment and avoiding harm, Benjamin Freda MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, and Warren Ho MD

Pediatric Feeding Problems, Richard Gabor MD

Incidence and risk factors of developing nephrotoxicity in adult non-intensive care unit patients receiving vancomycin for greater than 48 hours, Jane Garb, Jason Cross, Daniel Skiest MD, Kathleen Kopcza, and Seth Housman

Use of 12x/month haemoglobin monitoring with a computer algorithm reduces haemoglobin variability, Jane Garb, Warren Ho MD, and Michael Germain MD

Nurse diabetes case management interventions and blood glucose control: Results of a meta-analysis, Jane Garb, Garry Welch, and Sofija Zagarins MD

A longitudinal study of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients, Michael Germain MD

Determining optimum hemoglobin sampling for anemia management from every-treatment data, Michael Germain MD

Evaluation of cinacalcet HCl treatment after kidney transplantation, Michael Germain MD

An integrative approach to advanced kidney disease in the elderly, Michael Germain MD and Lewis Cohen MD

One can't judge a stent by its cover, Gregory Giugliano MD and Marc Schweiger MD

Angina Pectoris in Emergency Medicine, Marc Haber MD

Resident experience of abuse and harassment in emergency medicine: Ten years later, Marc Haber MD

A surgical site infection cluster: the process and outcome of an investigation--the impact of an alcohol-based surgical antisepsis product and human behavior, Sarah Haessler MD, Neil Connelly MD, Gary Kanter MD, Jan Fitzgerald, Annette Golubchik MD, Michael Albert MD, Charles Gibson, and Mary Ellen Scales

Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors, Elizabeth Henneman, Fidela Blank, and Philip Henneman MD

Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Philip Henneman MD

Bar-Code Scanning May Reduce but Not Eliminate Medication and Patient Identification Errors In Clinical Simulation, Philip Henneman MD and Fidela Blank

Patient identification errors are common in a simulated setting, Philip Henneman MD, Donna Fisher MD, and Elizabeth Henneman

Experience modeling and analyzing medical processes: UMass/Baystate Medical safety project overview, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Lucinda Cassells MD, and Wilson Mertens MD

Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: Opportunity to improve patient safety, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Cheryl Reilly, and Joan Roche

Using discrete event simulation to study patient length of stay, Philip Henneman MD and Haiping Li

Emergency department patients who stay more than 6 hours contribute to crowding, Philip Henneman MD, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, John Santoro MD, Ann Maynard, Deborah Provost, Elizabeth Henneman, and Haiping Li

Disorders of the Small Intestine, Philip Henneman MD and Susan Torrey MD

Appendicitis, Philip Henneman MD and Jeannette Wolfe MD

Growing concerns, larger than fatigue, . . and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

A fulminant complication of advanced lymphoma, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD and Chirag Vaidya MD

Association between lymphotoxin-alpha (tumor necrosis factor-beta) intron polymorphism and predisposition to severe sepsis is modified by gender and age, Thomas Higgins MD

A tale of Lutes and Ouds: Time to play together in the same key, Thomas Higgins MD

The author replies, Thomas Higgins MD

Simulation in critical care medicine - Helping students "Get It", Thomas Higgins MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD

Can residents learn to be good doctors without harming patients?, Kevin Hinchey MD and Michael Rothberg MD

Validation of a statistical model to predict vancomyacin-induced nephrotoxicity in adult non-intensive care unit patients, Seth Housman, Safia Kuriakose, Erica Tenholder, Evan Horton, Jane Garb, and Daniel Skiest MD

Use of HIV resistance testing after prolonged treatment interruption, Dmitri Iarikov MD, Carol Ann Rauch MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Claudia Martorell MD, and Robert Hoffman MD

Low Prevalence of Primary HIV Resistance in Western Massachusetts, Dmitri Iarikov MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Claudia Martorell MD, and Robert Hoffman MD

Popliteal artery embolization with the Mynx closure device, Ashequl Islam MD and Marc Norris MD

Preventing serious sequelae after an acute coronary syndrome: the consequences of thrombosis versus bleeding with antiplatelet therapy, Ashequl Islam MD and Pikeshkumar Patel MD

Frequency of sleep apnea in stroke and TIA patients: a meta-analysis, Karin Johnson MD and Douglas Johnson MD

Obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor for stroke and atrial fibrillation, Karin Johnson MD and Douglas Johnson MD

Spotlight talk: Cardiac Resuscitation, Kim Krach MD

Spotlight talk: Electrocardiography, Kim Krach MD

Putting the public back in public reporting of health care quality, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Patients' evaluations of health care providers in the era of social networking: an analysis of physician-rating websites, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Nicholas Hannon

Toxic Shock Syndrome, Julius Larioza MD and Richard Brown MD

Check on critical care, gain $50 for some caveat patients, Michael Lemanski MD

Emergency Department specific exception allows you to sidestep some HPI rules, Michael Lemanski MD

Put critical care clock on pause until physician returns, Michael Lemanski MD

A jail-community program for HIV inmates in need of mental health services, Thomas Lincoln MD

MHANCE (Mental Health as New Community Enhancement): Improving engagement into HIV+ care by engaging families of newly released inmates into the substance abuse recovery process, Thomas Lincoln MD

Strategies of correctional health care services organization medical director boot camp, Thomas Lincoln MD

Use of stand assist devices in the correctional system: A case report, Thomas Lincoln MD

Hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how you count matters, Peter Lindenauer MD

The performance of US hospitals as reflected in risk-standardized 30-day mortality and readmission rates for medicare beneficiaries with pneumonia, Peter Lindenauer MD

Missed opportunities for osteoporosis treatment in patients hospitalized for hip fracture, Peter Lindenauer MD and Penny Pekow

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis among medical patients at US hospitals, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Penny Pekow

Association of corticosteroid dose and route of administration with risk of treatment failure in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, and Evan Benjamin MD

Activated protein C and hospital mortality in septic shock: a propensity-matched analysis, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, and Jay Steingrub MD

Increased risk of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery starts in the early post-operative period, Xiao Liu MD

Postprandial hypotension, Gina Luciano MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

Automated external defibrillators and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD