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Submissions from 2006

 

NT-proBNP levels in the ICU do not predict the etiology of respiratory distress., Thomas Higgins MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, and James Cook MD

 

Severity-adjusted outcome after CPOE implementation, Thomas Higgins MD, William McGee MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Baystate educational innovation project, Kevin Hinchey MD, Samuel Borden MD, Lauren Meade MD, Michael Picchioni MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and David Longworth MD

 

Baystate educational innovation project, Kevin Hinchey MD, Samuel Borden MD, Lauren Meade MD, Michael Picchioni MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and David Longworth MD

 

See one, do one, teach one: Introducing the manager model into the PGY-2 year, Kevin Hinchey MD and Michael Picchioni MD

 

See one, do one, teach one: Introducing the manager model into the PGY-2 year, Kevin Hinchey MD and Michael Picchioni MD

 

Acute detection of reperfused and non-reperfused acute myocardial infarction with Tc-99m glucaric acid, William Hiser MD

 

Geometric determinants of functional tricuspid regurgitation: Insights from 3-dimensional echocardiography, Leng Jiang MD

 

The going home initiative: Getting trauma ICU patients home with hospice, Paul Jodka MD, Betty Babb, and Beth Stadnicki

 

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: A rare entity, Cyrus Khan MD, Raul Octaviani MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD

 

Purple urinary catheter and bag syndrome in a nonagenarian, Venkta Kodali MD

 

Variable Troponin T and CK MB Leak and ECG changes in Rhabdomyolysis without chest trauma, Venkta Kodali MD and Hany Aziz MD

 

Creutzfeldt Jacob disease and myasthenia gravis presenting as delirium in an octgenarian, Venkta Kodali MD, Maura Brennan MD, Todd Capizzi MD, Donna Mercado MD, George Baquis MD, Benjamin Liptzin MD, and David Longworth MD

 

A nutritional supplement formula for influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans., Harvey Lederman MD

 

Cutaneous malignant melanoma., Aimee Leonard MD

 

Large mucosal lip defects: Management by second intention healing, Aimee Leonard MD

 

Rapid preparation of high-quality frozen sections using the Cryo-Hist embedding machine, Aimee Leonard MD

 

Surgical Pearl: The use of a laboratory vortex for poly-L-lactic acid injection., Aimee Leonard MD

 

Treatment of giant keratoacanthoma with intralesional 5-fluorouracil., Aimee Leonard MD

 

Viral hepatitis, risk behaviors, aminotransferase levels, and screening options at a county correctional center, Thomas Lincoln MD

 

Facilitators and barriers to continuing healthcare after jail: A community-integrated program, Thomas Lincoln MD and Thomas Conklin MD

 

Volume, quality of care, and outcome in pneumonia., Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Physician characteristics, attitudes and use of computerized order entry, Peter Lindenauer MD, David Ling MD, Nancy Hoople, Evan Benjamin MD, and Deborah Naglieri-Prescod

 

Quality of care for patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease., Peter Lindenauer MD, Penny Pekow, and Evan Benjamin MD

 

A question of heterogenous VISA in a patient with persistent respiratory alkalosis, Gina Luciano MD, Simon Li MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Michael Chin

 

Female sex is associated with improved short-term outcome following prolonged ventricular fibrillation, Timothy Mader MD

 

Paramedic compliance with ACLS epinephrine guidelines in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest., Timothy Mader MD

 

Sex differences exist in porcine ventricular morphology, Timothy Mader MD

 

Stroke volume variability, SVO2 and intravascular volume during CVVHD, Patrick Mailloux MD and William McGee MD

 

Physical activity patterns during pregnancy in a diverse population of women., Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow

 

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in pediatric sports: A case series of three young athletes, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD

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Central venous catheterization: Better and worse., William McGee MD

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The pulmonary artery catheter in critical care., William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, and Paul Jodka MD

 

Update in perioperative medicine., Donna Mercado MD

 

Chemotherapy ordering in a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) environment: A longitudinal analysis of defects from oncologist to patient, Wilson Mertens MD, Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, and Donald Higby MD

 

Long term effects of renal artery stenting with carbon dioxide angiography on renal function and blood pressure control, Leelakrishna Nallamshetty MD, Hetal Patel MD, George Hartnell MD, and Barbara Greco MD

 

Technical factors in renal artery stenting: Effects on contrast volume, fluoroscopy time and post procedure creatinine., Leelakrishna Nallamshetty MD, Hetal Patel MD, George Hartnell MD, and Barbara Greco MD

 

An HIV-positive elderly woman with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, Rosette Odulio MD and Maura Brennan MD

 

Lost in translation, William Ortiz MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Lost in translation, William Ortiz MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Evaluation of Phospho-mTOR (Mamalian Target of Rapamycin) expression in benign, proliferative and malignant epithelial lesions of the breast, Christopher Otis MD, Sandra Camelo-Piragua MD, Darius Arabadjief MD, Melissa Arabadjief MD, Raavi Gupta MD, Brooke Pazik, Sharon Marconi, and Reva Ricketts-Loriaux MD

 

Evaluation of the PI3K/pAkt pathway in breast carcinoma which are negative for ER, PR and HER-2/neu receptor expression, Christopher Otis MD, Raavi Gupta MD, Brooke Pazik, Sharon Marconi, and Reva Ricketts-Loriaux MD

 

Evaluation of the relationships between pAkt and beta-catenin in invasive breast carcinoma, Christopher Otis MD, Sharon Marconi, Brooke Pazik, Darius Arabadjief MD, Melissa Arabadjief MD, Sandra Camelo-Piragua MD, Raavi Gupta MD, and Reva Ricketts-Loriaux MD

 

Experience with clinical cases of Mycobacterium abscessus at a large Midwestern medical center, Armando Paez MD

 

Daptomycin therapy for serious infections due to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, Armando Paez MD and Daniel Skiest MD

 

Rapid loss of daptomycin susceptibility in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates from an infective endocarditis patient, Armando Paez MD, P Wilk, Robert Bourgeault, Carol Ann Rauch MD, and Richard Brown MD

 

Maternal body mass index, delivery route, and induction of labor in a midwifery caseload., Penny Pekow, Barbara Graves, and Susan DeJoy

 

Ejaculation disorders, Michael Picchioni MD

 

Task-specific mini-CEXs: A way of documenting competence and enhancing feedback, Michael Picchioni MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Lauren Meade MD, David Ling MD, and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

Task-specific mini-CEXs: A way of documenting competence and enhancing feedback, Michael Picchioni MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Lauren Meade MD, David Ling MD, and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

Differences in triage thresholds for patients presenting with possible acute coronary syndromes: More than meets the eye., J. Hector Pope MD

 

Employing statistical process control (SPC) charting to evaluate menopausal symptoms in women enrolled in a clinical trial of a complementary intervention., Lindsay Rockwell MD, Wilson Mertens MD, Grace Makari-Judson MD, and Lucinda Cassells MD

 

Aspirin desensitization prior to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Mario Rodenas MD and Jonathan Bayuk MD

 

A Quality Improvement(QI) curriculum in action: Diabetes management, Michael Rosenblum MD and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

A Quality Improvement(QI) curriculum in action: Diabetes management, Michael Rosenblum MD and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

Effects of local variation, specialty, and beliefs on antiviral prescribing for influenza., Michael Rothberg MD, Barbara W. Stechenberg MD, and David Rose MD

 

Addressing gaps in abortion education: A sexual health elective created by medical students, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

 

Novel tissue factor/factor VIIa inhibitor reduces ischemia in patients with nSTE-ACS: Results of the dose-ranging and heparin de-escalation phases of the ANTHEM-TIMI 32 Trial, Marc Schweiger MD

 

Provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade in a randomized investigation of bivalirudin versus heparin plus planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition during percutaneous coronary intervention: Predictors and outcome in the randomized evaluation in Percutan, Marc Schweiger MD

 

Tissue-factor/factor VIIa inhibition with higher-dose rNAPc2 reduces ischemia in patients with NSTE-ACS managed with an early invasive strategy in ANTHEM-TIMI 32, Marc Schweiger MD

 

High dose atorvastatin does not impact the efficacy of clopiclogrel: A PROVE IT TIMI-22 analysis, Marc Schweiger MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, and Amir Lotfi MD

 

Systemic capillary leak syndrome: Clarkson's Disease, Archan Shah MD, William McGee MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Linda Canty MD

 

Initiation of Drotrecogin Alfa(Activated)[DTAA] versus placebo infusion acutely improves hemodynamics in patients with septic shock, Archan Shah MD and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Thermogenic mechanisms and their hormonal regulation., J Enrique Silva MD

 

Community-onset methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in an urban HIV clinic., Daniel Skiest MD

 

Predictors of HIV disease progression in patients who stop ART with CD4 cell counts >350 cells/mm, Daniel Skiest MD

 

Treatment failure resulting from resistance of staphylococcus aureus to daptomycin., Daniel Skiest MD

 

Validity of dyspnea measures in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Thomas Fitzgerald, and Sondra Jasienowski

 

Fertility services for HIV positive and serodiscordant couples: Provider policy, practice and perspectives, John Stanitis MD, Penny Pekow, Halina Wiczyk MD, and Daniel Grow MD

 

Adding up the zeros, Jay Steingrub MD

 

Incidence and impact on mortality of acute renal dysfunction after the onset of acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD

 

Bedside electronic glucose protocol (eProtocol-insulin) performance, Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Bedside electronic glucose protocol (eProtocol-insulin) performance., Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Comparison of two fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury., Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Pulmonary-artery versus central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury., Jay Steingrub MD and Mark Tidswell MD

 

Acute hemodynamic changes during Drotrecogin Alfa (activated) (DTAA) infusion in septic shock, Jay Steingrub MD, Mark Tidswell MD, and Thomas Higgins MD

 

Is there a role for low tidal volume ventilation to prevent ALI/ARDS? Survey of tidal volumes and incidence of ALI/ARDS in ventilated patients, Jay Steingrub MD, Mark Tidswell MD, and Archan Shah MD

 

Early surgical intervention in acute cholecystitis for our elderly, Michael Wall MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in refractory clostridium difficile diarrhea, Michael Wall MD, Melina Irizarry MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, Orlando Torres MD, and Eric Granowitz MD

 

Computerized adaptive testing of diabetes impact: A feasibility study of Hispanics and non-Hispanics in an active clinic population., Garry Welch and Paula Santiago-Kelley

 

The impact of body mass index on concordance in the interpretation of matched noncontrast and contrast abdominal pelvic computed tomographic scans in ED patients with nontraumatic abdominal pain., Jeannette Wolfe MD, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Bret Coughlin MD, and Steve Lee MD

Submissions from 2005

 

A step ahead: Strategies for excellence in critical care nursing practice., Amy Albano, Paula Lusardi, and Susan Scott

 

In the Literature, Glenn Allison MD, David Ling MD, and Xiao Liu MD

 

Therapeutic apheresis in pregnant women- a review, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Aparna Rajadhyaksha MD, and Theresa Stec

 

Adverse events reporting in the apheresis setting: regulatory resources, Chester Andrzejewski MD and Theresa Stec

 

Acquired nucleic acid changes may trigger sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Carmel Armon MD

 

Acquired nucleic acid changes may trigger sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis., Carmel Armon MD

 

Addendum to assessment: Prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology., Carmel Armon MD

 

Advances in neuromuscular disease. Highlights of the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting, Carmel Armon MD

 

Confusion in elders caused by non-convulsive status epilepticus., Carmel Armon MD

 

Stem cell research and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Carmel Armon MD

 

Comparison between different assays of natriuretic peptides (Pro-BNP and BNP) in patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, M Javed Ashraf MD, James Cook MD, Mara Slawsky MD, and James Nichols

 

PISA Syndrome - A side effect of Donepezil therapy, M Javed Ashraf MD and Victoria Peters MD

 

Tissue Doppler imaging for left ventriclar dyssynchrony: Radial versus longitudinal assessment, Hany Aziz MD, Leng Jiang MD, Lisa Massie MD, and Kenneth Santiago MD

 

Supine vs. semi-recumbent and upright twelve-lead ECG: Does change in body position alter ECG interpretation for ischemia, Robert Baevsky MD, Marc Haber MD, Fidela Blank, and Howard Smithline MD

 

Group a beta-hemolytic streptoccal glossal necrotizing myositis--case report and review, Robert Baevsky MD and Stephen Lieberman MD

 

Marfan syndrome, dural ectasia and polyradiculopathy, George Baquis MD and Paul Markarian

 

Diastolic dysfunction in elderly patients, Sandra Bellantonio MD and M Javed Ashraf MD

 

Antibiotic use in older adults with severe functional impairment, Sandra Bellantonio MD and Sivakumar Natanasabapathy MD

 

Perioperative beta-blocker therapy and mortality after major noncardiac surgery., Evan Benjamin MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Penny Pekow