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Prognostic Value of Bone and Soft Tissue (ST) Metastases (M) in Stage D3 Prostate Cancer (PC) R.A. Madan , Q. Xia, S. Hwang, V. Chang, F. Zhong, S. Srinivas, I. Boholli, B. Kasimis; VA New Jersey Health Care System / UMDNJ NJMS, East Orange, NJ; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; VA New Jersey Health Care System / UMDNJ, East Orange, NJ; VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ

Prevalence of asymptomatic intracranial and extracranial atherosclerotic disease in patients with stroke Dr. Ismail A Khatri, Newark, NJ, United States, Dr. Yasin Zada , Newark, NJ, United States, Dr. Nazli Janjua, Newark, NJ, United States, Dr. Ammar Alkawi, Newark, NJ, United States, Dr. Shafiuudin Ahmed, Newark, NJ, United States, Dr. Jawad F Kirmani, Newark, NJ, United States, Ms. Pansy Harris-Lane, Newark, NJ, United States and Dr. Adnan I Qureshi, Newark, NJ, United States

Case of a 40 yr. Old woman with persistent pulmonary hypertension suspected to be secondary to Chronic pulmonary Thromboembolism Abdur R Shad, MD, NJ, USA, Yasin Zada, MD , NJ, USA, Hormoz Ashtyani, MD, NJ, USA

Chronic Hemodialysis as an Adjunct Treatment for Multiple Myeloma Sanjay Shah , Chris Parisi, Alexandre Ackad, Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), Renal Division, Hackensack, New Jersey

Isolated Noncompaction of the Left Ventricle Myocardium Masquerading as “Cocaine-Induced” Cardiomyopathy Josef Fox, MD , UMDNJ-NJMS; Ralph Oriscello, MD, FACP

Large Eustachian Valve Mimicking Cor Triatriatum Dexter Alireza Sedarat; Bernard Kim, MD ; Sanjeev Patel, MD

Right-Sided Heart Failure Secondary to Hyperthyroid Induced Tachycardia Mediated Cardiomyopathy Rena F Burghli, DO , Ramzan M Zakir, MD, Robert L Berkowitz, MD, PhD, Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Caused by an Unusual Microorganism: Gemella Morbillorum Anthony Al-Dehneh , Ramzan M Zakir, Leticia Dabu, Raj Kapila, and Muhamed Saric

A Rare Case of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Rajiv J Patel, DO ; Ramzan M Zakir, MD; John Apovian, MD; Jayant N Patel, MD, Hackensack University Medical Center, UMDNJ-NJMS

Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis A Smith, MD ; N Ogden, MD; L Beilory, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Secondary to a Hematologic Malignancy Mimicking Tuberculosis vs. Pneumonia Vijay Maiya, MD ; Maureen Wood, MD; Kevin Fennelly, MD, MPH; Stephanie Brown, MD; Angella Smith, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey

Pennyroyal-Induced Acute Hepatitis Manzurul A Sikder, M D and Anthony J Gennaro, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey

Ward Rage: Does Unprofessional Behavior Exist in the Hospital and to Whom is it Directed? Rina Shah, MD ; Michael Demyen, MD; Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey

Ring Enhancing Lesions in the Brain Viral P Mehta, MD ; Ami Abraham, Do; Reynard J McDonald, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey

Reduction in Length of Stay of Heart failure Admission Using B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Assay in the Emergency Dept. to Facilitate Early Identification Ramzan M Zakir, MD ; O C Ugwu, MD; Vivek Dhruva, DO; David Sedaghat, MD; Robert L Berkowitz, MD, PhD, Hackensack University Medical Center, UMDNJ-NJMS

Prognostic Value of Bone and Soft Tissue (ST) Metastases (M) in Stage D3 Prostate Cancer (PC) Ravi A Madan , Q. Xia, S. Hwang, V. Chang, F. Zhong, S. Srinivas, I Boholli, B. Kasimis; VA New Jersey Health Care System/UMDNJ-NJMS, East Orange, NJ; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; VA New Jersey Health Care System/UMDNJ, East Orange, NJ; VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ

An Unusual but Emerging Etiology of New Onset Seizures Ami Abraham, DO ; Rina Shah, MD; Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ / NJMS, Newark, NJ

Perceptions of Internship Year: Preliminary vs. Categorical Medicine Residents Rina Shah, MD ; Michael Demyen, MD; Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ / NJMS, Newark, NJ

Fatal Ascending Aorta-to-Right Ventricle Fistula Formation Following Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis of Bicuspid Aortic Value Jakemia Coleman, MD ; Bunyad Haider, MD; Aloysius Cuyjet, MD; Linas Riauba, MD; Ramzan Zakir, MD and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, UMDNJ / NJMS, Newark, NJ

Warfarin Skin Necrosis in Protein C Deficiency Disorder Ji Young Lee, MD and Vivek K. Vahehra, MD, UMDNJ / NJMS, Newark, NJ

A Rapid in Vitro Blood Test to Monitor Anticoagulant Effects of Bivalirudin Ramzan M Zakir, MD ; William Hoffman, MD; and Charles R Spillert, PhD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Length of Stay Comparison between a dedicated telemetry team and a general medial team Rina Shah, MD ; Michael Demyen, MD; and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Acute myelomonocytic leukemia terminating in disseminated intravascular coagulation Manzurul A Sikder, MD and Shanti Srinivas, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Thyrotoxicosis Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Diagnostic Challenge Harmit Kalia, DO ; Nisheet Prasad, MD; and Aloysius B Cuyjet, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Risk of Glaucoma with Inhaled Steroid Use Dr. John Misdary and Dr. Leonard Bielory, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Unusual Presentation of Diffuse B-Cell Lymphoma in an HIV Patient with Back Pain Ravi A Madan, MD ; Victor T Chang, MD; and Lisa Dever, MD, VA New Jersey Health Care System / UMDNJ, East Orange, NJ

A Tourniquet can save a limb and make a diagnosis Vijay Maiya, MD ; Benjamin Levine, MD; and Harmit Kalia, DO, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

An uncommon cause for transient ischemic attack Sedaghat, D ; Anis A; Esrig B; Payne S; and Saric M, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

A Fatal Case of Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Sedaghat, D ; Zakir, R; Choe J; and Saric, M, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

The Case of the “Wandering” Lead: Diagnosing and Managing a Malpositioned ICD Lead in the Left Ventricle Nadine Cohen, MD ; Nicole Sirotin, MD; and Ralph Oriscello, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Isolated U Wave as a Sign for Coronary Artery Disease Nicole Sirotin, MD ; Ather Anis, MD; and Ralph Oriscello, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Milk and protein in the lungs Vijay Maiya, MD ; Maureen Wood, MD; and Kevin Fennelly, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Prospective Evaluation of Treatment of Acute Hypertension in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage using American Heart Association Guidelines Adnan I Qureshi, MD, Newark, NJ; Pansy Harris-Lane, NP, Newark, NJ; Molly Jacob, NP, Newark, NJ; Jawad F Kirmani, MD, Newark, NJ; Shafiuddin A Ahmed, MD, Newark, NJ; Yasin Zada, MD , Newark, NJ; Afshin A Divani, PhD, Newark, NJ

Perceived Geriatric Education Needs of OB/GYN Physicians Choudhry, HS ; Suchak, N; Tank L; Vaitovas, B; Petriella M; and Steel K, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Assessment of Health Care Professionals Choudhry, HS ; Wang, G; and Steel K, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Increased Myocardial Uptake on Bone Scan Choudhry, HS ; Pooya, N; and Suchak, N, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Lamotrigine Associated Hyponatremia in Adult absence Seizures Choudhry, HS ; Duddempudi, S; Pooya, N; and Parulekar, M, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

The Black Out and the Decompensated Patient Avi Deener, MD; Sushil Duddempudi, MD ; and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Systolic Dysfunction in Treated Pheochromocytoma Bhavna Suri, MD and Sarika Sharma, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Acute Proptosis, Blindness and Ophthalmoplegia Nadine Cohen, MD and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Implementing the Tobacco Use Variable in Cardiovascular Risk Stratification Priya C Singh, MD ; Smita Namboodiri; Syed Haque, PhD; David J Murphy, MD; and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newark, NJ

Benign Hemoglobin SS Until Now Jennifer Jacobs, MD ; Priya Singh, MD; Christopher Hoyte; Iona O'Neil-Dunne; Garfield Miller, MD; George Muthalakuzhy, MD; Sergio Yero, MD; and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome Belle M Peralejo, MD ; Stuart L Goldberg, MD; and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newark, NJ

Resident Response to the Introduction of a New ICU Night Float Demyen, Michael ; and Reteguiz, Jo-Ann, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Guillian-Barre Syndrome Complicating Multiple Myeloma Quan Le ; Stuart L Goldberg; David S Siegel; Scott D Rowley; Jack W Hsu; and Rajeev Motiwala, Department of Internal Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103; Departments of Cancer and Neurology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Dynamic Study Dr Ralph Oriscello and Dr. Simi Kapoor , UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Refractory Muscle Weakness in a 20 Year Old Healthy Female Jennifer Heimall, MD; David Hudesman; Paulo Pinho, MD ; Vivek N Dhruva, DO; and Leonard Bielory, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine

Comparison of Length of Stay (LOS) and Admission Costs Between Hospitalist and Non-Hospitalist Teaching and Non-Teaching Services at a University Hospital Paulo Pinho, MD ; Vivek N Dhruva, DO; and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS Department of Medicine, Newark, NJ

Undictated Discharge Summaries by Housestaff: A Simple Method to Improve Completion Paulo B Pinho, MD ; Vivek N Dhruva, DO; and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ-NJMS Department of Medicine, Newark, NJ

The Failure of Occham's Razor in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis David Cennimo, MD; Paulo B Pinho, MD ; Vivek Dhruva, DO; Alluru Reddi, MD; and Leonard Bielory, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine

A Rare Occurrence in Amebic Liver Abscess Jesus Mendiolaza, MD; Vivek N Dhruva, DO ; Paulo B Pinho, MD; and Diana DeCosimo, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Endogenous Endophthalmitis Secondary to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA) Kavita Singh, MD and Sam Pappas, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Recurrent Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Resulting in Endocarditis Requiring Mitral Valve Replacement Kavita Singh, MD and Sam Pappas, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated with Staphylococcus Aureus Urinary Tract Infection George C Wang, MD and Patricia Kloser, MD, MPH, FACP, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Fever, Jaundice, Hematuria, and Recurrent Sinusitis in a Traveler Jose A Aguirre, MD and John W Norris III, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Test Anxiety: Do Examinees Worry More About Standardized patient Examinations? Samad Jabbar, MD and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

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Side Effects and Good Effect from New Chemotherapeutic Agents ( Gifitinib-Induced Intestitial Fibrosis) Neil C Nagaria , Janet Cogswell, Jin K Choe, and Basil Kasimis, Department of Veterans Affairs VA, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ

Preservation of Fertility and Ovarian Function and Minimization of Chemotherapy-Induced Gonadotoxicity in Young Women by GnRH-a Z. Blumenfeld, MD and A Eckman, MD

A Thirty-Six-Year-Old Male with Fever, Chills, and Weight Loss Jesus Mendiolaza, MD ; Vivek N Dhruva, DO; Paulo B Pinho, MD; Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD; and Rajendra Kapila, MD, Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Defining Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Allergies and Asthma Jennifer Heimall, MD and Leonard Bielory, MD, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology; UMDNJ-Asthma and Allergy Research Center; New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Coccidioidomycosis Osteomyelitis Alireza Tajick ;   Jerrold Ellner, Joseph Benevenia, Seena Eisner, Marcia Blacksin, and Beverly Ann Collins, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Patient   perceptions about chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis: implications for primary/secondary prophylaxis strategies Stuart L Goldberg; Laura Chiang; Natalya Selina ; and Stephanie Hamarman, Hackensack University Medical Center, Princeton University, UMDNJ-NJMS, Department of Medicine, Newark NJ, UMDNJ-NJMS, Department of Psychiatry, Newark, NJ

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia evolving into acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and a review of the literature Ravi A Madan, Victor Chang, C Yook, F Baddoura, S Srinivas, and B Kasimis, VANJ Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, VANJ Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, VA Western NY Health Care System, Buffalo, NY

A Fifty-Five-Year-Old Male with Chronic Icterus William A Rhoton, MD ; Robert Fede, MD; Mark Sterling, MD; Kenneth M Klein, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

What a Shock! It's Not Sepsis Allen J Blaivas, DO; Paulo Pinho, MD ; Marc Lavietes, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User by an Unusual Microorganism Ramzan M Zakir ; Anthony Al-Dehneh; Leticia Dabu; R Kapila and Muhamed Saric, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

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A 55-y/o-male With Chronic Icterus
William Rhoton M D, Robert Fede MD, Mark Sterling MD, and Kenneth Klein MD

A Case of Chinese Food “Addiction ” – Sacha Balmir, DO , James M. Maher, MD

A Fatal Case of Amyloid Cardiomyopathy David Sedaghat, MD , Ramzan Zakir, MD, J Choe, MD, and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

A Ring Enhancing Lesion in the Brain Viral Mehta, MD , Ami Abraham, DO, and Reynard McDonald, MD

Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Terminating in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Manzurul Sikder, MD and Shanti Srinivas, MD

An Uncommon Cause For Transient Ischemic Attack David Sedaghat, MD , Ather Anis, MD, B Esrig, S Payne and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

An Unusual But Emerging Etiology of New Onset Seizures Ami Abraham, D O, Rina Shah, MD, and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD

An Unusual Case of Adult Sigmoid Intussusception Secondary to Neurofibromatosis of the Colon – H erve Boucard, MD, Neil Nagaria, MD , Robert Richards, MD, FACG

Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli, Deep Vein Thromboses and Atrial Thrombi Through a Patent Foramen Ovale in the Setting of Prothrombin Gene Mutation: A Case Report Belle Peralejo , L Koniaris, L Sahu, and S Patel

Fatal Ascending Aorta-to-Right Ventricle Fistula Formation Following Staphylococcus Aureus Endocarditis of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Jakemia Coleman, MD , Bunyad Haider, MD, Aloysius Cuyjet, MD, Linas Riauba, MD, Ramzan Zakir, MD, and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

Histamine Receptors and the Eye Sadia Ghafoor, DO and Leonard Bielory, MD

Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators:   A Review of the Literature Victor Mazza, MD

Isolated U Wave as a Sign for Coronary Artery Disease – Nicole Sirotin, Ather Anis, MD, and Ralph Oriscello, MD

Massive Pulmonary Embolism Prevented by Swan-Ganz Catheter David Sedaghat, MD and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

Milk and Protein in the Lungs Vijay Maiya, MD , Maureen Wood, MD, and Kevin Fennelly, MD Pennyroyal-induced Acute Hepatitis Manzurul A. Sikder, MD and Anthony J. Gennaro, MD

Perceptions of Internship Year: Preliminary vs. Categorical Medicine Residents Rina Shah, MD , Michael Demyen, MD, Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD

Peritoneal Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting As Acute Colonic Diverticulitis Neil Nagaria, MD , Naresh Chander, MD, Ravishankar Ramamoorthy, MD, Sami Harawi, MD, Sita Chokhavatia, MD, FACG

Perspectives on Cancer Screening Among Internal Medicine Residents and Latino Community Members:   A Work in Progress – Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, Dawne Mouzon, MPH, Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, Vincent J. Barba, MD, John Kolassa, PhD, Jonnie Marks, PhD, Maricruz Pajares, BS, Maria Soto-Greene, MD

Preservation of Fertility and Ovarian Function and Minimization of Chemotherapy-Induced Gonadotoxicity in Young Women by GnRH-a Ari Eckman, MD and Z. Blumenfeld, MD

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Secondary to a Hematologic Malignancy Mimicking Tuberculosis vs. Pneumonia Vijay Maiya, MD , Maureen Wood, MD, Kevin Fennelly, MD, MPH, Seena Aisner, MD, Stephanie Brown, MD, and Angela Smith, MD

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve with Four Equal Cusps in a Quinquagenarian -- Rajiv Patel, DO , Jayant Patel, MD, Ramzan Zakir MD, Leticia Dabu BS, and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD

Refractory Pemphigus Vulgaris Treated With Rituximab Benjamin Levine, MD and Leonard Bielory, MD

Rescue of Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Dominant-Negative p38 Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase – Jennifer Brady, MD, Wei Chen, Jing Liu, MD, Jill Thaisz, Guiping Yang, MD, Junichi Sadoshima, MD, PhD, Stephen Vatner, MD, Dorothy Vatner, MD

Risedronate in Patients with Osteoporosis or Osteopenia Who Have Failed B Levine and R Marcus

Risk of Glaucoma With Inhaled Steroid Use John Misdary, MD and Leonard Bielory, MD

Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis Angella Smith, MD , N Ogden, MD, Leonard Bielory, MD

The Case of the “Wandering” Lead:   Diagnosing and Managing a Malpositioned ICD Lead in the Left Ventricle Nadine Cohen, MD , Nicole Sirotin, and Ralph Oriscello, MD

The First Use of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder at University Hospital Victor Mazza, MD and Vivek Dhruva, DO

Thyrotoxicosis Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis:   A Diagnostic Challenge Harmit Kalia, DO , Nisheet Prasad, MD, and Aloysius Cuyjet, MD

Tourniquet, Can Save a Limb and Make a Diagnosis Vijay Maiya, MD , Benjamin Levine, MD, and Harmit Kalia, DO

Transient Ballooning of the Left Ventricular Apex – J Levine, MD, D Sedaghat, MD , B Patel, MD and M Saric, MD

Ward Rage: Does Disruptive Behavior Exist In the Hospital and to Whom is it Directed? R ina Shah, MD , Michael Demyen, MD, Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD

Warfarin Skin Necrosis in Protein C Deficiency Disorder Ji Young Lee, MD , and Vivek Vadehra, MD

A 24 Year Old With Knee Arthritis Develops Multiple Organ Dysfunction: Think Zebras Not Horses -- Paulo Pinho, MD , Miguel Rodriguez, MD, Bhavna Suri, MD,   Manal Youseff-Bessler, MD, Allen Blaivas, DO, Rajendra Kapila, MD,   and Leonard Bielory, MD  

A Fatal Case of Amyloid Cardiomyopathy David Sedaghat, MD , Ramzan Zakir, MD, Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, Choe Jin, MD  

A Rare Combination of Cardiac Congenital Abnormalities -- Jason Seiden, MD , Aarti Patel, BS, Vivek Dhruva, DO, Sina Zaim, MD, Sultan Ahmed, MD, and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD  

A Rare Occurrence of Sheehan's Syndrome Victor Mazza, MD , Vivek Dhruva, DO, Paulo Pinho, MD, Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, and Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD  

Acute Proptosis, Blindness and Opthalmoplegia: Presentation of Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele with Aspergillus Mycetoma -- Nadine Cohen, MD and John Norris, III, MD  

Assessment of Health Care Professionals' Preparedness for Geriatric Patient Care Hammad Choudhry, MD , George Wang, MD, and Knight Steel, MD

Case Report of a Fixed Drug Eruption to Acetaminophen Avi Deener, MD , Anu Mongia, MD, and Leonard Bielory

Collagen Combined With Silver Ion Markedly Reduces The Clotting Time of Heparinized Blood -- Rajesh Polavarapu, MD , Raghu Bejjanki, MD, James Yau, MD, Biren Bhatt, MD, Edward Dwyer, MD, and Charles Spillert, MD

Comparison of Length of Stay (LOS) and Admission Cost Between Hospitalist and Non-Hospitalist Teaching and Non-teaching Services at a University Hospital - Paulo Pinho, MD , Vivek Dhruva, DO, and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD  

Factors Associated With Survival in AIDS Patients Who Received Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tubes -- Bijo Chacko, MD , Mark J. Sterling, MD, Robert Richards, MD, Srinivas S. Cheruvu, MD, William Lewis, MD, Beejal A. Shah, MD, and Bart Holland, Ph.D.

Fixed Drug Eruption in Acetaminophen -- Avi Deener, MD , Anu Mongia, MD, and Leonard Bielory, MD

GEFITINIB Induced Interstitial Fibrosis -- Neil Nagaria, MD , Janet Cogswell, RN, Aocn Jin Choe, MD, and Basil Kasimis, MD

Insulin Stimulates Monocyte Membrane Associated Tissue Factor Activity -- Rajesh Polavarapu, MD , Raghu Bejjanki, MD, James Yau, MD, Biren Bhatt, MD, Rohit Arora, MD, Edward Dwyer, MD, and Charles Spillert, MD

Lamotrigine Associated Hyponatremia in Adult Absence Seizures -- Hammad Choudhry, MD and Sushil Duddempudi, MD , Naghmeh Pooya, MD, and Manisha Parulekar, MD

Mercuric Ion Recalcification Time Monitors Anticoagulant Effect Of Low Molecular Weight Heparin -- Rajesh Polavarapu, MD. Raghu Bejjanki, MD, James Yau, MD, Biren Bhatt, MD, David Kristol, MD, and Charles Spillert, MD

Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Caused by an Unusual Microorganism: Gemella Morbillorum Ramzan Zakir, MD , Anthony Al-Dehneh, DO, Leticia Dabu, BS, Raj Kapila, MD, and Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD  

Palliative Care Resource Utilization Associated with Cancer Pain Management -- Ravi Madan, MD , Shirley Hwang, MD, Victor Chang, MD, Caixia Zhao, MD, Yvette Alejandro, MD, Pamela Osenenko, MD, Shanthi Srinivas, MD, and Basil Kasimis, MD  

Pediatric Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Linked to Pigeon Exposure: A Case Report -- Jennifer Heimall, MD , Harumi Jyonouchi, MD, James Oleske, MD, MPH, Leonard Bielory, MD, Helen Aguila, MD, Indira Taneja, MD, and Cyril D'Cruz, MD

Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome: A Case in Evolution? -- Priya Singh, MD , E. Ryan Offer, MD, Benjamin Soule, MD, Rajesh Shoor, MD, and John Norris, MD

Procoagulant Effects of Homocysteine Detected Via Mercuric Ion Clotting Time -- Rajesh Polavarapu, MD ,   Raghu Bejjanki, MD, James Yau, MD, and Charles Spillert, MD

Refractory Muscle Weakness in a 20 year old Healthy Female -- Jennifer Heimall, MD , David Hudesman, Paulo B. Pinho, MD, Vivek N. Dhruva, DO, Leonard Bielory, MD, and Michael Jaker, MD

Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Systolic Dysfunction in Treated Pheochromocytoma Bhavna Suri, MD and Sarika Sharma, MD  

Right Sided Heart Failure Secondary to Hyperthyroid Induced Tachycardia Mediated Cardiomyopathy -- Rena Burghli, DO , Ramzan Zakir, MD, and Robert Berkowitz, MD, PhD

Right Ventricular Failure Secondary to Diastolic Dysfunction with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction :   An Unrecognized and Increasingly Prevalent Clinical Entity – Ramzan Zakir, MD , James Maher, MD, Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, and Robert Berkowitz, MD, PhD

Test Anxiety: Do Examinees Worry More About Standardized Patient Examinations? -- Samad Jabbar, MD and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD

The Effect Of Tissue Factor On Relative Blood Viscosity -- Rajesh Polavarapu, MD , Raghu Bejjanki, MD, James Yau, MD, Rohit Arora, MD, Navin Budhwani, MD, Edward Dwyer, MD, and Charles Spillert, MD

The Implementation of a Night Float System In The Intensive Care Unit To Comply with ACGME Work Duty Hours Regulations: Does It Work and Is It Rated Favorably? -- Michael Demyen, MD and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD

Transfusion Acquired Babesia Infection in an Immunocompromised Host -- David Cennimo, MD , Matthew Marin, MD, Lincoln Miller, MD, and Mala Varma, MD

Undictated Discharge Summaries by Housestaff: A Simple Method to Improve Completion -- Vivek Dhruva, DO , Paulo Pinho, MD, and Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD