2007
120: Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Is There a Relationship, a Retrospective Analysis, Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Sallie Urffer MHA; James Reed; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; R Breitbart; Deborah Swavely DNP, RN; K Sterk; K Jones; and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Article)
Initial airway management skills of senior residents: simulation training compared with traditional training., Pierre D Kory, Lewis A Eisen, Mari Adachi, Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD, Marnie E Rosenthal, and Paul H Mayo (Article)
Lifeboat ethics: considerations in the discharge of inpatients for the creation of hospital surge capacity., Chadd K. Kraus DO, Frederick Levy, and Gabor D Kelen (Article)
Suitability of temporal bone acoustic window: conventional TCD versus transcranial color-coded duplex sonography., Jaroslaw Krejza, Maciej Swiat, Mikolaj A Pawlak, Grzegorz Oszkinis, John Weigele, Robert W Hurst, and Scott Kasner (Article)
Angle-corrected imaging transcranial doppler sonography versus imaging and nonimaging transcranial doppler sonography in children with sickle cell disease., J Krejza, W Rudzinski, M A Pawlak, M Tomaszewski, R Ichord, J Kwiatkowski, Devang Gor MD, and E R Melhem (Article)
An evidence-based template for implementation of multidisciplinary evidence-based practices in a tertiary hospital setting., Mark R Kresse, Maria A Kuklinski, and Joseph G Cacchione MD (Article)
Operative probe scintimetry with indium and technetium for colorectal cancer., Joseph A Kuhn and Joshua Nochumson MD (Article)
Nonoperative treatment of symptomatic spondylolysis., Mark F Kurd, Deepan Patel, Robert Norton, George Picetti, Brian Friel DO, and Alexander R Vaccaro (Article)
Measuring the attitudes and impact of the eighty-hour workweek rules on orthopaedic surgery residents., Sharat K Kusuma, Samir Mehta, Michael Sirkin MD, Adolph J Yates, Theodore Miclau, Kimberly J Templeton, and Gary E Friedlaender (Article)
Decay accelerating factor can control T cell differentiation into IFN-gamma-producing effector cells via regulating local C5a-induced IL-12 production., Peter N Lalli PhD, Michael G Strainic, Feng Lin, M Edward Medof, and Peter S Heeger (Article)
Impact of rate-modulated pacing on quality of life and exercise capacity--evidence from the Advanced Elements of Pacing Randomized Controlled Trial (ADEPT)., Gervasio A Lamas; J David Knight; Michael O Sweeney; Marcus Mianulli; Vinod Jorapur; Koroush Khalighi MD, MS; James R Cook; Russell Silverman; Lawrence Rosenthal; Nancy Clapp-Channing; Kerry L Lee; and Daniel B Mark (Article)
Ulcerative colitis: diagnosis and treatment., Robert C Langan, Patricia B Gotsch, Michael A Krafczyk, and David D Skillinge (Article)
Stent Thrombosis Predictors in Everyday Practice: Insights from the 7000-Patient TAXUS ARRIVE Registry Program, John Lasala, David A. Cox MD, Stephen Mascioli, and Donald Baim (Article)
Carts and care. Roll out safer medication delivery and smoother workflow with mobile technology., Marjorie Lavin RN, CNRN, MS; Gina M. Sierzega MBA; David Pucklavage RN, BSN, CPM, SME; Dale Kleinbach RN, MHA; Christina C. Gogal BS; and Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN (Article)
Technology insight: brain MRI and cardiac surgery--detection of postoperative brain ischemia., Megan Leary MD and Louis R Caplan (Article)
Lehigh Valley Hospital at a Glance, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Article)
LVHN Medical Residents 2007-2008, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Book)
Interatrial conduction measured during biventricular pacemaker implantation accurately predicts optimal paced atrioventricular intervals., Vadim A. Levin MD, Margit Nemeth, Ilyas Colombowala, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng, James A Coles, Michael R Ujhelyi, and Mehdi Razavi (Article)
Podoplanin is a Highly Sensitive and Specific Marker to Distinguish Primary Skin Adnexal Carcinomas from Adenocarcinomas Metastatic to Skin., Haohai Liang; Hong Wu; Tamar A. Giorgadze; Dinesh Sariya; Kirsten S. Bellucci MD; Ranjitha Veerappan; Bernadette Liegl; Geza Acs; Rosalie Elenitsas; Shruti Shukla; George A. Youngberg; Philip S. Coogan; Theresa Pasha; Paul J. Zhang; and Xiaowei Xu MD, PhD (Article)
A unit model for collaborative practice: creating the ideal patient experience and practice environment., Diane M. Limoge RN, BSN, CCRN and Barbara Zuppa RN, BSN, Specialist (Article)
Immunohistochemical detection of p16INK4a in liquid-based cytology specimens on cell block sections., Haiyan Liu, Jianhui Shi, Myra Wilkerson, Yajue Huang, Steven Meschter, William Dupree, and Fan Lin (Article)
Dicer-1, but not Loquacious, is critical for assembly of miRNA-induced silencing complexes., Xiang Liu; Joseph K Park; Feng Jiang MD, PhD; Ying Liu; Dennis McKearin; and Qinghua Liu (Article)
Inflammatory nodules mimic applicator track seeding after percutaneous ablation of renal tumors., R Peter Lokken, Debra A Gervais, Ronald S Arellano, Kemal Tuncali, Paul R Morrison, Servet Tatli MD, Peter R Mueller, and Stuart G Silverman (Article)
Young-onset Parkinson's disease: hospital utilization and medical comorbidity in a nationwide survey., Elan D Louis, Claire Henchcliffe, Brian T Bateman, and Christian Schumacher (Article)
Retraction. Young-onset Parkinson's disease: hospital utilization and medical comorbidity in a nationwide survey., Elan D Louis, Claire Henchcliffe, Brian T Bateman, and H Christian Schumacher (Article)
Prognostic significance of microalbuminuria in postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome., Randall Lou-Meda, Robert S Oakes, Jarom N. Gilstrap MD, Christopher G Williams, and Richard L Siegler (Article)
Microcystic adnexal carcinoma arising within a nevus sebaceus., Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins, Marie Uberti-Benz, and Rosalie Elenitsas (Article)
Percutaneous Flexor Tenotomy-Office Procedure for Diabetic Toe Ulcerations., Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, John Parenti, Gerald Cush, Maria Urick, and O Fred Miller Iii (Article)
Bee Swarmings in Children, Frank LoVecchio DO, MPH; Jeffrey Algier MD; Anne-Michelle Ruha MD; Steven C. Curry MD; Kevin L. Wallace MD; Kimberley A. Graeme MD; and Robert D. Cannon DO (Article)
Pap Tests: New Technology Refines Diagnostics, Victoria A. Loven (Article)
Update on Cervical Cancel Screening, Victoria A. Loven (Article)
Prolonged coma after eszopiclone overdose, Brian D. Lovett MD, David Watts, and Michael Grossman (Article)
Are CDC guidelines for prevention of intravascular catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI) effective in burn patients?, Daniel D. Lozano MD; Pamela A. Howard MD; Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD; Svetlana Konstantinova; and Deborah Fry MT (ASCP), MBA, CIC (Article)
Radiologists' ethical and professional obligations., Kay Denise Spong Lozano (Article)
Prosthodontic Management of Angular Cheilitis and Persistent Drooling: A Case Report, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD (Article)
Anxiety Control of Dental Patients by Clinical Combination of Acupuncture, Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, and Eye Movement Desensitization with Sedation via Submucosal Route, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD; Gabriel P. Lu MD, PhD; and Winston I. Lu PharmD (Article)
P47: Impact of adding routine intraoperative endoscopy to laparoscopic gastric bypass for refractory morbid obesity: Multicenter prospective study, Laura Ludwig, Yannis Raftopoulos, Chris Haughn, Samuel Szomstein, Peter Rovito MD, Paul Rosenthal, and Roberto Bergamaschi (Article)
Safety of percutaneous injection of bovine dermal crosslinked collagen for glottic insufficiency., Quang Luu, Veling Tsai, Venkat R Mangunta MD, Gerald S Berke, and Dinesh K Chhetri (Article)
69: Implementation of Electronic Documentation and its Effect on Un-billable Units in the Emergency Department, Richard S. MacKenzie MD; Valerie Rupp RN, BSN; K Fredericks; M Allen; and L Moll (Article)
Novel mutations in the small leucine-rich repeat protein/proteoglycan (SLRP) genes in high myopia., Marja Majava, Paul N Bishop, Pasi Hägg, Paul G Scott, Aine Rice, Chris Inglehearn, Christopher J Hammond, Tim D Spector, Leena Ala-Kokko, and Minna Männikkö (Article)
A report on 10 new patients with heterozygous mutations in the COL11A1 gene and a review of genotype-phenotype correlations in type XI collagenopathies., Marja Majava, Kristien P Hoornaert, Deborah Bartholdi, Mieke C Bouma, Katelijne Bouman, Marta Carrera, Koenraad Devriendt, Jane Hurst, George Kitsos, Dunja Niedrist, Michael B Petersen, Debbie Shears, Irene Stolte-Dijkstra, J M Van Hagen, Leena Ala-Kokko, Minna Männikkö, and Geert R Mortier (Article)
Consortium for osteogenesis imperfecta mutations in the helical domain of type I collagen: regions rich in lethal mutations align with collagen binding sites for integrins and proteoglycans., Joan C Marini, Antonella Forlino, Wayne A Cabral, Aileen M Barnes, James D San Antonio, Sarah Milgrom, James C Hyland, Jarmo Körkkö, Darwin J Prockop, Anne De Paepe, Paul Coucke, Sofie Symoens, Francis H Glorieux, Peter J Roughley, Alan M Lund, Kaija Kuurila-Svahn, Heini Hartikka, Daniel H Cohn, Deborah Krakow, Monica Mottes, Ulrike Schwarze, Diana Chen, Kathleen Yang, Christine Kuslich, James Troendle, Raymond Dalgleish, and Peter H Byers (Article)
Fractures of the tibial plafond., J Lawrence Marsh, Joseph Borrelli, Douglas R Dirschl, and Michael Sirkin MD (Article)
Fracture and dislocation classification compendium - 2007: Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification, database and outcomes committee., J L Marsh, Theddy F Slongo, Julie Agel, J Scott Broderick, William Creevey, Thomas A DeCoster, Laura Prokuski, Michael Sirkin MD, Bruce Ziran, Brad Henley, and Laurent Audigé (Article)
Kiss and tell: what do we know about pre- and early adolescent females who report dating? A pilot study., C A Martin, K Lommel, J Cox, T Kelly, M K Rayens, J H Woodring, and Hataim Omar (Article)
Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries: a role for MRI?, Matthew W Martinez, Luciano Babuin, Imran S Syed, Da-Li Feng, Wayne L Miller, Verghese Mathew, Jerome F Breen, and Allan S Jaffe (Article)
Transcatheter closure of ischemic and post-traumatic ventricular septal ruptures., Matthew W Martinez, Farouk Mookadam, Yinguang Sun, and Donald J Hagler (Article)
A case of hemolysis after percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure with a device., Matthew W Martinez, Martina Mookadam, and Farouk Mookadam (Article)
Defining Practice Patterns in Gynecologic Oncology to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis, Martin A. Martino MD; Eva Williamson; Lakshminarayan Rajaram; Johnathan M. Lancaster MD, PhD; Mary S. Hoffman; George L. Maxwell MD; and Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson MD (Article)
Orienting nurses to a vascular nursing specialty., Karen Diane Marzen-Groller (Article)
The PROXIMAL trial: proximal protection during saphenous vein graft intervention using the Proxis Embolic Protection System: a randomized, prospective, multicenter clinical trial., Laura Mauri, David Cox, James Hermiller, Joseph Massaro, Joyce Wahr, Sew Wah Tay, Michael Jonas, Jeffrey J Popma, Jim Pavliska, Dennis Wahr, and Campbell Rogers (Article)
Imaging of gastrointestinal tract infection., Joseph P Mazzie, Sean R Wilson, Michael A Sadler, Michael Khalili, Bruce R Javors, Shiobhan R Weston, and Douglas S Katz (Article)
The treatment of spinal cord ischemia following thoracic endovascular aortic repair., Michael L McGarvey, Michael T Mullen, Edward Y Woo, Joseph E. Bavaria MD, Yanni G Augoustides, Steven R Messé, and Albert T Cheung (Article)
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and American Academy of Pediatrics issue co-endorsed sedation guidelines., Eugene J McGuire DDS (Article)
Recurrence rates and analysis of close or positive margins in patients treated without re-excision before radiation for breast cancer., Alyson McIntosh MD, Gary Freedman, Debra Eisenberg, and Penny Anderson (Article)
Routine forensic use of the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene for species identification., Terry Melton and Charity Holland (Article)
Outcomes of urinary diversion in children with spinal cord injuries., Lisa A Merenda, Theresa Duffy, Randal R Betz, Mary Jane Mulcahey, Gregory Dean, and Michel Pontari (Article)
Major pancreatic resections for suspected cancer in a community-based teaching hospital: lessons learned., Ramaz E Metreveli, Katherine Sahm, Raafat Abdel-Misih, and Nicholas J Petrelli (Article)
Negative functional effects of natriuretic peptides are attenuated in hypertrophic cardiac myocytes by reduced particulate guanylyl cyclase activity., Mark Meyer, Qihang Zhang, Kiranpreet Khurana MD, Peter M Scholz, and Harvey R Weiss (Article)
Redesigning residency training in internal medicine: the consensus report of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Education Redesign Task Force., Frederick J. Meyers MD, Steven E. Weinberger MD, John P. Fitzgibbons MD, Jeffrey Glassroth MD, F Daniel Duffy MD, Charles P. Clayton MD, and Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Education Redesign Task Force (Article)
Use of stents to treat intracranial cerebrovascular disease., Philip M Meyers, H Christian Schumacher, Kurenai Tanji, Randall T Higashida, and Louis R Caplan (Article)
Symptom prevalence of ADHD and ODD in a pediatric population in Argentina., Claudio Michanie, Gabriel Kunst, Daniel S Margulies, and Aleksandra Yakhkind (Article)
Contact and primary irritant dermatitis of the nail unit diagnosis and treatment., Giuseppe Militello (Article)
51: A Standardized Orientation Course on Central Line Placement Leads to Persistent Knowledge Improvement, Andrew C. Miller DO; Bryan G. Kane MD; Valerie Rupp RN, BSN; Sharon R. Kimmel; and S Yaich (Article)
Laryngeal neuropathy as a cause of chronic intractable cough., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
Promotion of bladder cancer development and progression by androgen receptor signals., Hiroshi Miyamoto; Zhi-Ming Yang MD, PhD; Yei-Tsung Chen; Hitoshi Ishiguro; Hiroji Uemura; Yoshinobu Kubota; Yoji Nagashima; Yu-Jia Chang; Yueh-Chiang Hu; Meng-Yin Tsai; Shuyuan Yeh; Edward M Messing; and Chawnshang Chang (Article)
Variations in Cervical IL-10 and IL-8 Concentrations Throughout Gestation in Normal Pregnancies, Myriam A.J. Mondestin MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Anthony M. Vintzileos MD; David Sorrentino MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; Surendra Sharma PhD; and Nazeeh Hanna MD (Article)
Infections associated with ventricular assist devices: epidemiology and effect on prognosis after transplantation., D H Monkowski, P Axelrod, T Fekete, T Hollander, S Furukawa, and R Samuel (Article)
Angiogenic factors for the prediction of preeclampsia in high-risk women., Tiffany A Moore Simas, Sybil L Crawford, Matthew J Solitro, Sara C Frost, Bruce A Meyer, and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Article)
Dendritic cell vaccines., Paul J Mosca, H Kim Lyerly, Timothy M Clay, Michael A Morse, and H Kim Lyerly (Article)
Posaconazole salvage therapy allows successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with refractory invasive mold infections., K Mullane, Amir Toor MD, C Kalnicky, T Rodriguez, J Klein, and P Stiff (Article)
The GATA factor Serpent cross-regulates lozenge and u-shaped expression during Drosophila blood cell development., Selen Muratoglu, Barry Hough, Soe T Mon, and Nancy Fossett (Article)
Successful treatment of Nocardia nova bacteremia and multilobar pneumonia with clarithromycin in a heart transplant patient., Sarjita D. Naik, R Mateo-Bibeau, Meir Shinnar, Monzarin Mahal, and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Article)
Beta-blocker contraindications: are there patients or situations where use is inappropriate?, S D Naik and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Article)
Diffuse neurofibrillary tangles with calcification (DNTC): Kosaka-Shibayama disease in America., Sudip Nanda, Surya Prakash Bhatt, John Pamula, William W Woodruff, Martin Fowler, and Donna Miller (Article)
Unusual cause of generalized osteolytic vertebral lesions: a case report., Sudip Nanda, Surya Prakash Bhatt, David Steinberg, and Stephen A Volk (Article)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy--a new variant and widening disease spectrum., Sudip Nanda, John Pamula, Surya Prakash Bhatt, Ian Chan, Mohamed A Turki, and Thompson H Dale (Article)
Cardiac herniation and volvulus with acquired dextrocardia: echocardiographic diagnosis., Sudip Nanda, John Pamula, Surya Prakash Bhatt, Mohamed A Turki, Ellen Myers, and Thompson Dale (Article)
Images in clinical medicine. A complication of central venous catheterization., Sudip Nanda and Laurie Strockoz-Scaff (Article)
Histologic Evidence of Inflammation and Risk of Placental Abruption, Carl A. Nath MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Susan Shen-Schwarz MD; and Lillian M. Kaminsky MD (Article)
Positive correlation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 and death-associated protein kinase hypermethylation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma., Chetan Nayak, André Lopes Carvalho, Carmen Jeronimo, Rui Henrique, Michael M Kim, Mohammad O Hoque, Steve Chang, Wei-Wen Jiang, Wayne Koch, William Westra, David Sidransky, and Joseph Califano (Article)
Forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis of 116 casework skeletal samples., Kimberlyn Nelson and Terry Melton (Article)
Subtraction imaging: applications for nonvascular abdominal MRI., Amit Newatia, Gaurav Khatri, Barak Friedman, and John Hines (Article)
Simultaneous analysis of 14 benzodiazepines in oral fluid by solid-phase extraction and LC-MS-MS., George Ngwa, Dean Fritch, Kristen Blum, and Gregory Newland (Article)
Management of chronic noncancer pain in the primary care setting., Bruce Nicholson MD and Steven D Passik (Article)
A retained surgical sponge presenting as chronic pelvic pain., Lucybeth Nieves, Peter F Schnatz, Marine Sahakyan, and Joel I Sorosky (Article)
Impact of baseline platelet count in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction (from the CADILLAC trial)., Eugenia Nikolsky, Cindy L Grines, David A Cox, Eulogio Garcia, James E Tcheng, Mehrdad Sadeghi, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J Lansky, Yingbo Na, and Gregg W Stone (Article)
Mucosal dysplasia in ileal pelvic pouches after restorative proctocolectomy., Naris Nilubol, Ellen Scherl, David S. Bub, Stephen R Gorfine, James Marion, Michael T Harris, Asher Kornbluth, Simon Lichtiger, Peter Rubin, James George, Mark Chapman, Noam Harpaz, Daniel Present, and Joel J Bauer (Article)
Retrospective analysis of the prognostic value of electroencephalography patterns obtained in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest survivors during three years., Akira Nishisaki, Joseph Sullivan, Bernhard Steger, Carey R Bayer, Dennis Dlugos, Richard Lin, Rebecca Ichord, Mark A Helfaer, and Vinay Nadkarni (Article)
Transient biventricular apical ballooning: a unique presentation of the "broken heart"., Gregg Novak, Kimberly Kross DO, Kristy Follmer, Alessandra Brofferio, and Jamshid Shirani (Article)
Shingles: what you should know., Ellen Novatnack and Steve Schweon (Article)
Shirodkar versus McDonald cerclage for the prevention of preterm birth in women with short cervical length., Anthony O Odibo, Vincenzo Berghella, Meekai S To, Orion Rust MD, Sietske M Althuisius, and Kypros H Nicolaides (Article)
273: National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR): Pregnancy outcomes in female thoracic transplant recipients, L Ohler, L Coscia, C McGrory, Michael J. Moritz MD, and V T. Armenti (Article)
Augmentation of posterior wall acetabular fracture fixation using calcium-phosphate cement: a biomechanical analysis., Steven A Olson; Michael W Kadrmas; Jon D Hernandez MD, PhD; Richard R Glisson; and Jesse L West (Article)
A matched-cohort comparison of laparoscopic cryoablation and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for treating renal masses., Rebecca L O'Malley, Aaron D Berger, Jamie A Kanofsky, Courtney K Phillips, Michael Stifelman, and Samir S Taneja (Article)
Chronic disease prevention in adolescence., Hatim Omar MD and Joav Merrick (Article)
Membranous dysmenorrhea: a case series., Hatim Omar MD and Shawn J Smith (Article)
Anatomical Relationship Between Traditional Acupuncture Point ST 36 and Omura's ST 36 (True ST 36) With Their Therapeutic Effects: 1) Inhibition of Cancer Cell Division by Markedly Lowering Cancer Cell Telomere While Increasing Normal Cell Telomere, 2) Improving Circulatory Disturbances, With Reduction of Abnormal Increase in High Triglyceride, L-homocystein, CRP, or Cardiac Troponin I & T in Blood by the Stimulation of Omura's ST 36--Part 1, Yoshiaki Omura MD; Yemeng Chen OMD(China); Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD; Yasuhiro Shimotsuura MD, FICAE; Motomu Ohki MSc; and Harsha Duvvi MD, MPH, FICAE (Article)
Correlation of cervical endplate strength with CT measured subchondral bone density., Nathaniel R Ordway, Yen-Mou Lu, Xingkai Zhang, Chin-Chang Cheng, Huang Fang, and Amir H Fayyazi (Article)
Structural property distribution of the cervical endplate and the correlation with CT measured subchondral bone density., Nathaniel R Ordway, Yen-Mou Lu, Xingkai Zhang, Chin-Chang Cheng, Huang Fang, and Amir H Fayyazi (Article)