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
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
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
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