2007
OSTEOPOROSIS AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS, Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Sallie Urffer MHA; James Reed; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Deborah Swavely DNP, RN; Kim Sterk; 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)
The cannabinoid receptor agonists, anandamide and WIN 55,212-2, do not directly affect mu opioid receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes., George R Kracke, Sean P Stoneking, Joshua M Ball, Brandon M Tilghman, Carmen C Washington, Katherine A Hotaling, Joel O Johnson, and Joseph D Tobias (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, Rebecca 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)
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment., Vaishali Lafita MD, Marc A Borge, and Terrence C Demos (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)
New World cranial deformation practices: historical implications for pathophysiology of cognitive impairment in deformational plagiocephaly., Gregory P Lekovic, Brenda Baker, Jill M Lekovic, and Mark C Preul (Article)
Role of Gamma Knife surgery in the management of pineal region tumors., Gregory P Lekovic, L Fernando Gonzalez, Andrew G Shetter, Randall W Porter, Kris A Smith, David Brachman, and Robert F Spetzler (Article)
Bone dowels in anterior lumbar interbody fusion., Gregory P Lekovic, Patrick P Han, Kathy J Kenny, and Curtis A Dickman (Article)
Litigation of missed cervical spine injuries in patients presenting with blunt traumatic injury., Gregory P Lekovic and Timothy R Harrington (Article)
A comparison of two techniques in image-guided thoracic pedicle screw placement: a retrospective study of 37 patients and 277 pedicle screws., Gregory P Lekovic, Eric A Potts, Dean G Karahalios, and Graham Hall (Article)
Referring physicians' attitudes toward international interpretation of teleradiology images., Neil Lester, Tyler Durazzo, Alan Kaye, Marilyn Ahl, and Howard P Forman (Article)
Hypertonic saline as a treatment for acute spinal cord injury: effects on somatic and autonomic outcomes as observed in a mouse model., Howard B. Levene MD, PhD; C Jamie Erb; John P Gaughan; Christopher M Loftus; Ronald F Tuma; and Jack I Jallo (Article)
Method to perform IV injections on mice using the facial vein., Howard B. Levene MD, PhD; M Zhang; C J Erb; J I Jallo; C M Loftus; and R F Tuma (Article)
Surgical treatment of capillary hemangiomas causing amblyopia., Michelle Levi, Shirah Schwartz-Jacobs, Francine Blei, Emily Ceisler, Mark Steele, Louis Furlan, Arthur Millman, and Sylvia R Kodsi (Article)
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)
Management and Outcomes of Full Thickness Chondral Defects of the Knee in Professional Basketball Players, Gabriel E. Lewullis (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)
CT-guided percutaneous cryotherapy of renal masses., Peter J Littrup, Abraham Ahmed, Hussein D Aoun, Daniel L Noujaim, Ted Harb MD, Sam Nakat, Khaled Abdallah, Barbara A Adam, Raghu Venkatramanamoorthy, Wael Sakr, J Edson Pontes, and Lance K Heilbrun (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)
Gimbernat y Arbós, Antonio de (1734-1816)., Marios Loukas, Abraham El-Sedfy, R Shane Tubbs, Sanjay Linganna MD, E George Salter, and Robert Jordan (Article)
Jean Casimir Félix Guyon--urologist and anatomist., Marios Loukas, Sanjay Linganna MD, and Robert Jordan (Article)
The clinical anatomy of the internal thoracic veins., M Loukas, M S Tobola, R S Tubbs, R G Louis, M Karapidis, I Khan, G Spentzouris, Sanjay Linganna MD, and B Curry (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)
EUS yield in evaluating biliary dilatation in patients with normal serum liver enzymes., Shahid Malik MD, Neeraj Kaushik, Asif Khalid, Kathy Bauer, Debra Brody, Adam Slivka, and Kevin McGrath (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)
Surrogate markers for neurological outcome in children after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest., Scott D Markowitz, Rebecca N Ichord, Gil Wernovsky, J William Gaynor, and Susan C Nicolson (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)
Abstract 2750: Multi-detector Computed Tomography Is An Accurate Screening Imaging Modality For Detection Of Thrombus In Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation, Matthew W. Martinez MD (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)
The impact of optimal (<1cm) surgical debulking on survival at the time of recurrence in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS), Martin A. Martino MD (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)
Endothelial Dysfunction Improves Following Biventricular Pacing And Identifies Responders To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Martin E. Matsumura MD (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)
484: Levels of smoke exposure during pregnancy and the incidence of preeclampsia, Sharon E. Maynard MD (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)
Totally Laparoscopic Hartmann’s Reversal: A Safe Procedure for even High-Risk Patients, Kara McConville, E Schochet, and R Bergamaschi (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)
Helical Tomotherapy Provides Significant Normal Brain Sparing Using a Simultaneous Integrated Boost, Alyson McIntosh MD (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)
Additional anomalies modify aneuploidy risk in fetuses with omphalocele, David McLean (Article)
Norwegian scabies mimicking onychomycosis and scalp dermatitis in a child with IPEX syndrome., Patrick McLucas, Gregory J Fulchiero, Emmy Fernandez, Jeffrey J Miller, and Andrea L Zaenglein (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)
ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IMPROVES AFTER BIVENTRICULAR PACING AND PREDICTS RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY, Lynn Moran and Martin E. Matsumura 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)
Educating the Old Order Anabaptist, P Muller, L Douglas, K Moyer, and Daniel D. Lozano MD (Article)
Intraoperative antihypertensive therapy in a previously normotensive patient: case study., Muhammad Muntazar MD and Michael E Goldberg (Article)