Submissions from 2009
The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes, Niels Rathlev MD and Timothy Mader MD
Magnetic retraction of the gallbladder during NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, and David Earle MD
Gastric closure in NOTES using a novel, over-the-scope nitinol clip - A survival study in an animal model, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, David Earle MD, and Christopher Chapman MD
Burst pressures in gastric closure - A NOTES study of the Lock-It system with the Padlock-G in the explanted porcine stomach, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and David Desilets MD
Rapid resident cycling: The 14 day mini-block, Michael Rosenblum MD
The future is now: Continuity as a team-based concept in radical office redesign, Michael Rosenblum MD, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, and Lauren Meade MD
Rapid resident cycling: The 14-day mini-block, Michael Rosenblum MD and Kevin Hinchey MD
Survey of physician knowledge regarding antiretroviral medications in hospitalized HIV-infected patients, Michael Rothberg MD, Saarah Arshad MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
Public reporting of hospital quality: Recommendations to benefit patients and hospitals, Michael Rothberg MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Uncommon cause for a common serious medical condition, Aashish Samat MD
Diagnosis of acute mitral valve insufficiency using emergency bedside echocardiography, Jeremy Sautner MD and Gavin Budhram MD
Real-time inter-rater reliability of the council of emergency medicine residency directors standardized direct observation assessment tool, Joseph Schmidt MD
Expanded use of the TAXUS Express Stent: Two-year safety insights from the 7,500 patient ARRIVE Registry programme, Marc Schweiger MD
MMSE limitations in diagnosing vascular dementia, Mayu Sekiguchi MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Validity of the reduced-sample insulin modified frequently-sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test using the nonlinear regression approach, Sabyasachi Sen MD
Improved survival and differentiation of human bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) in serum-free conditions using Human Endothelial Progenitor Cell (hEPC)-conditioned media, Sabyasachi Sen MD and Jagendra Yadava
Facilitating internsÂ’ acquisition of medical knowledge and core skills through experiential learning, Reham Shaaban MD, Raquel Belforti MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Effect of duration of second stage of labor and mode of delivery on neonatal complications among preterm, Bhavesh Shah MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Michael Plevyak MD, and Penny Pekow
A retrospective observational comparison study Poractant alpha and Beractant in preterm infants with very low birth weight with respiratory distress syndrome, Bhavesh Shah MD, Penny Pekow, and Evan Horton
Effects of exercise on energy-regulating hormones and appetite in men and women, J Enrique Silva MD
Metabolic effects of thyroid hormones, J Enrique Silva MD
The history of thyroid hormone control of metabolic rate, J Enrique Silva MD
Demonstration of type-2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) activity in mouse type 1 skeletal muscle, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD
Mouse skeletal muscle microsomes have type-2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) mRNA and activity. Possible role in hypermetabolism of TRa deficient mice, J Enrique Silva MD and Waile Ramadan MD
Mild cognitive impairment: Not to be forgotten, Manmeet Singh MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Geetika Sachdeva MD
Cultural differences in the perception of obesity and cardiovascular risk, Senthil Sivalingam MD
Severe triple vessel coronary artery disease and aneurysms in a young white man: Disease progression of childhood Kawasaki disease, Senthil Sivalingam MD
Cryptococcosis and other fungal infections of the central nervous system in AIDS, Daniel Skiest MD
Toxoplasmosis of the central nervous system: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment, Daniel Skiest MD
Rolofylline: A selective adenosine 1 receptor antagonist for the treatment of heart failure, Mara Slawsky MD
12-lead electrocardiogram findings of pulmonary hypertension occur more frequently in emergency department patients with pulmonary embolism than in patients without pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Classification and regression tree (CART) analysis: A novel method to derive and validate a pretest probability prediction rule for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Empiric systemic anticoagulation in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Factors associated with positive D-dimer results in patients evaluated for pulmonary embolism: A prospective multivariate analysis, Howard Smithline MD
High frequency of repeated negative computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography in emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD
History of anxiety significantly decreases the probability of pulmonary embolism in symptomatic emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD
Influence of gender on the clinical presentation of venous thromboembolism (VTE): A prospective multi-center, observational study of emergency department patients, Howard Smithline MD
Measurement of phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using phosphorous magnetic resonance imaging, Howard Smithline MD
Measurement of phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in muscle using phosphorus magnetic resonance imaging, Howard Smithline MD
Potential impact of adjusting the threshold of the quantitative D-dimer based on pretest probability of acute pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Prospective multi-center assessment of interobserver agreement for radiologist interpretation of 64-channel CT angiography for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Pulmonary infiltrates revealed on CT in patients with negative evaluation for pulmonary embolism, Howard Smithline MD
Outcome measures for acute decompensated heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Richard Barus, and Thomas Fitzgerald
Achieving universal HIV screening: Predictors of what influences screening, Mihaela Stefan MD
Factors surrounding physician-patient discussions about HIV and the impact on testing, Mihaela Stefan MD
Physician knowledge of the revised HIV screening guidelines, Mihaela Stefan MD
Recurrent stupor associated with chronic valporic acid therapy and hyperammonemia, Mihaela Stefan MD
Experiential learning: Facilitating interns' acquisition of core skills with an innovative two-week training program, Mihaela Stefan MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Raquel Belforti MD, and Reham Shaaban MD
International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units, Jay Steingrub MD
Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality from acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD
Developing an in-training examination for fellows: The experience of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, James Stewart MD
A surprising cause for a wound in a nursing home resident: An occult sweat gland carcinoma, Ashita Talsania MD and Maura Brennan MD
EKG warnings of impending mischief, Susan Torrey MD
Subtle EKG signs of ischemia and infarction, Susan Torrey MD
Vasopressor Use in the Emergency Department, Susan Torrey MD
Gastrointestinal complications after 3 months of dual antiplatelet therapy for drug-eluting stents as assessed by wireless capsule endoscopy, Neelima Vallurupalli MD
Munchausen's malingering microbes, Ashish Verma MD, Mohamed Elarabi MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD
Wellen's syndrome: Mark of the widow, Ashish Verma MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, Timothy Mulligan MD, and Siddharth Wartak MD
Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, and Michael Rothberg MD
Sickle cell anemia masking malignancy, Siddharth Wartak MD and David Rose MD
A web-based self-management assessment tool that improves HbA1c, Garry Welch, Rebecca Shayne MD, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Jane Garb
A web-based self management tool that improves A1c, Garry Welch, Rebecca Shayne MD, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Jane Garb
A brief intervention using a computerized patient self management assessment tool improves blood glucose control (HbA1c), Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Jane Garb
Estimating prognosis in end-stage renal disease, Stephen Wittenberg MD and Lewis Cohen MD
Lessons learned on pain, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Why am I taking this so hard, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Workflow interruptions in the hospitalist model of care, Surinder Yadav MD and Evan Benjamin MD
A hospitalist-led multidisciplinary team rounding model to improve quality of care, Surinder Yadav MD, Jan Fitzgerald, David Ling MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Donna Borah
A preliminary study of the application of speckle tracking imaging for assessing myocardial function during exercise stress echocardiography, Gui Hua Yao MD, Hany Aziz MD, John Abboud MD, William Hiser MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Right ventricular global longitudinal strain is not uniformly impaired in patients with pulmonary hypertension, Gui Hua Yao MD, Jiang Cui MD, William Hiser MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Is epicardial fat a risk factor for significant coronary artery disease? An echocardiographic study, Gui Hua Yao MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, James Cook MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Allometric model using body weight containing variables improves scaling of left atrial size in obesity but remains challenging in severely obese subjects, Gui Hua Yao MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, Jiang Cui MD, William Hiser MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Superiority of biplane Simpson's rule over biplane area-length method in left atrial volume quanitification: Comparison with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, Gui Hua Yao MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, William Hiser MD, Mara Slawsky MD, James Cook MD, Leng Jiang MD, and Gustavo Camarano MD
Submissions from 2008
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and soccer: a different epidemiological approach strengthen the previous findings, Carmel Armon MD
A randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise in individuals with ALS, Carmel Armon MD
From clues to mechanisms: Understanding ALS initiation and spread, Carmel Armon MD
Physicians should desist from aiding in executions, Carmel Armon MD
Reflections: neurology and the humanities. Three drawers, Carmel Armon MD
Response to Belli and Vanacore, Carmel Armon MD
Subcutaneous IGF-1 is not beneficial in 2-year ALS trial, Carmel Armon MD
Dyskinetic variant of neuroleptic malignant syndrome precipitated by naloxone given to reverse opioid overdose in a 57-year-old woman, a smoker, on bupropion and duloxetine, Carmel Armon MD, Aaron Michelucci, and Erin Taylor
Donepezil and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Ashish Arora MD, Ashish Verma MD, Maura Brennan MD, and M Javed Ashraf MD
Clinical utility of folic acid testing for patients with anemia or dementia, M Javed Ashraf MD, James Cook MD, and Michael Rothberg MD
The belongings, Deepak Asudani MD
A judgment call, Deepak Asudani MD and Sharon Wretzel MD
A time to live, a time to die: End-of-life case discussions, Betty Babb, Danielle Plouffe, Paul Jodka MD, Beth Stadnicki, Nancy Doubleday, and Paula Lusardi
Speaking in plain language, Robert Baevsky MD
Factors associated with skilled nursing facility transfers in dementia-specific assisted living, Sandra Bellantonio MD
Opportunities and challenges for diabetes prevention at two community health centers, Evan Benjamin MD, Dorothea von Goeler MD, and Penny Pekow
E-tools of change: An analysis of a corporate Intranet promoting organizational change, Elisabeth Bennett
Effect of clopidogrel on early failure of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial, Gregory Braden MD
Expression of Jagged 1 and Jagged 2 in human kidney development, Gregory Braden MD, Thomas Campfield MD, Gary Rockwell MD, and Giovanna Crisi MD
Being a 'good doctor', Maura Brennan MD
Elder abuse screening: Why is it an important tool, Maura Brennan MD, Rukshana Cader MD, and Reham Shaaban MD
An atypical presentation of lymphoma: The failure of Ocam's Razor, Maura Brennan MD, Rukshana Cader MD, Reham Shaaban MD, and Warren Ho MD
Reflective writing and facilitated discussion enhance teaching of clinical ethics, Maura Brennan MD, Thomas Campfield MD, Elisabeth Bennett, and John O'Reilly MD
A lively centenarian with giant peptic ulcer disease, Maura Brennan MD and Jodie Hermann MD
ICU mortality risk may be overestimated in elders without other risk factors, Maura Brennan MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Paul Jodka MD
Adverse reactions to antibiotics in critical care, Richard Brown MD and Eric Granowitz MD