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Hawaii Medical Journal
 
2008 Table of Contents

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January 2008, Volume 67, No. 1, ISSN: 0017-8594

HAWAI‘I’S ROLE TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH RESEARCH   
4
Marjorie K. Mau MD, MS and Douglas Yee
 
CIRCULATING BLOOD VOLUME MEASUREMENTS CORRELATE POORLY WITH PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER MEASUREMENTS    8
Hideko Yamauchi MD, et al

ACUTE INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS COMPLICATING A NEW DIAGNOSIS OF WEGENER’S GRANULOMATOSIS
    12
Licheng Lee MD, et al

THE INFLUENCE OF INTRAVENOUS HYDRATION ON HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY IN INFANTS WITH HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA   
15
Shilpa J. Patel MD, et al

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE   18
Reflections on the JABSOM Experience for the Incoming Class of 2011
David R. Coon MD, PhD

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE   20
Glioma: Challenges and New Insights in the Development of Effective Therapies
Sandra Pastorino PhD and Joe W. Ramos PhD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE   24
Issues in Medical Malpractice XIX
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE   30
Russell T. Stodd MD
 
February 2008, Volume 67, No. 2, ISSN: 0017-8594

ARTERIAL ANEURYSMS OF THE HAND    37
Alan A. Parsa MD, et al

BRUGADA SYNDROME AND BRUGADA-TYPE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM    41
Hiroki Ito MD

ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF NURSES-IN-TRAINING AND PSYCHIATRY AND PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS TOWARDS ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS
    45
Vanessa H. Eaglin MD

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE    48
The Role of Sunny Buddies in Medical Education
Heather Motonaga MS2

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE    50
A Very Special Place for Children with Cancer
Carol Zinger Kotsubo APRN, MPH

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE    52
Issues in Medical Malpractice XX
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE    58

Russell T. Stodd MD
 

March 2008, Volume 67, No. 3, ISSN: 0017-8594

COST BENEFIT CONSIDERATIONS OF PREVENTING ELDERLY FALLS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS TO HOMES IN HANA, MAUI    65
Christian Ling, et al

SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR TRENDS IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION IN HAWAI‘I
    69
Ronald C. Magat MD and Anthony P.S. Guerrero MD

PRIME-TIME TELEVISION EXPOSURE TO HIGH PRIORITY SCHOOL-AGED SOCIAL-DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES 
   74
Sherrie Suzuki, et al

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE 
   76
Assessment of Disaster Training Needs for Physicians and other Health Professionals Serving Vulnerable Populations in Hawai‘i
May Rose Dela Cruz, et al

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE    80
Providing Psychosocial Support to Men with Prostate Cancer and their Wives
Jeanne Foster RN, BSN and Francisco Conde RN, PhD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE    82
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXI
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE    86
Russell T. Stodd MD

 

April 2008, Volume 67, No. 4, ISSN: 0017-8594

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST PERFORMANCE OF HAWAI‘I HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES: HAWAI‘I IMPACT NORMATIVE DATA     93
William T. Tsushima PhD, et al

INITIAL ANTIHYPERTENSIVE PRESCRIPTIONS, SWITCHING PATTERNS AND ADHERENCE AMONG INSURED PATIENTS IN HAWAI‘I     96
Kikikipa Kretzer PhD, et al

DIFFUSE PACHYMENINGITIS DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE     100
Thana Khawcharoenporn MD, et al

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     104
Problem-based Learning: Emergence of Vertically Stable Study Groups Among First and Second Year JABSOM Students
Joshua Jacobs MD, et al

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE
     106
Ethnic Differences in Smoking and Lung Cancer Risk in Hawai‘i
Loïc Le Marchand, MD, PhD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     109
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXII
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE
     114
Russell T. Stodd MD
 


May 2008, Volume 67, No. 5, ISSN: 0017-8594

PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF INTER-PROVIDER COORDINATION OF CARE     121
Deborah Taira Juárez ScD and William Osheroff MD

DESCRIBING HAWAI‘I’S NURSING HOME PHYSICIANS: THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY     126
Christina Bell MD, et al

COPPER T380A INTRAUTERINE DEVICE: LOST AND FOUND     131
Bliss Kaneshiro MD, et al

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     134
Overview: The Hawai‘i Clinical and Translational Science Institute
J. David Curb MD

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     136
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Ian Pagano PhD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     138
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXIII
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     142
Russell T. Stodd MD

June 2008, Volume 67, No. 6, ISSN: 0017-8594

HAWAI‘I AIR QUALITY MONITORING ASSESSMENT: SOME EFFECTS OF HAWAI‘I’S SMOKE-FREE WORK AND PUBLIC PLACES LAW     149
Ann Pobutsky PhD, et al

SUBSTANTIAL SYSTOLIC IMPROVEMENT AND REVERSE CARDIAC REMODELING IN ELDERLY-ONSET IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY ≥ 65 YEARS OF AGE     156
Katsufumi Nishida MD, et al

QUEEN’S MEDICAL CENTER’S SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP 2007: SELECTED ABSTRACTS
     160

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
     162
Medical Licensure in the United States: Past, Present, and Future
Mary Ann Antonelli MD, FACP

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     164
The Hematologist’s Approach to Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Jon S. Fukumoto MD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     167
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXIV
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     170
Russell T. Stodd MD
July 2008, Volume 67, No. 7, ISSN: 0017-8594

2008 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS HAWAII CHAPTER MEETING, ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS     177
Click here to view posters and slides

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     188
The Role of the Hyperbaric Treatment Center in Medical Education at John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
Richard W. Smerz DO, MTMH

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     190
Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients
Torie Comeaux MD, PhD and Scott Lucidi MD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     195
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXV
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     198
Russell T. Stodd MD
 

August 2008, Volume 67, No. 8, ISSN: 0017-8594

A FRESH LOOK AT ESOPHAGEAL CANCER INCIDENCE AMONG ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND CAUCASIANS      206
Anita Mittal MD; Fernando V. Ona MD, FACP, FACG; Michelle L. Randolph MD; et al

A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF METHODOLOGY FOR RECRUITMENT AND FOR COMPARATIVE TESTING OF CILIARY FUNCTION IN HAWAIIANS AND CAUCASIANS     209
Kapuaola S. Gellert MPH; Dongseok Choi PhD; Marc Coel MD; et al

HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS OF O‘AHU
     213
Kelley M. Withy MD, PhD; Francine Amoa MS; January M. Andaya BA; et al

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
     218
Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research
Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula PhD; Erin Saito PhD; Cecilia Shikuma MD; et al

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE
     220
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer– The Lung Cancer Staging Project: Better data, better decisions, better outcomes
Jonathan Cho MD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     223
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXVI
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     226
Russell T. Stodd MD