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2008 Table of Contents


January 2008, Volume 67, No. 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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September 2008, Volume 67, No. 9

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF OBESITY IN COMMUNITIES WITH NATIVE HAWAIIANS     233
Marjorie K. Mau MD; Kara N. Wong BS; Jimmy Efird PhD; et al

PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS OBESITY DISPARITIES IN HAWAI‘I: THE PILI ‘OHANA PROJECT     237
Andrea H. Nacapoy MA; Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula PhD; Margaret R. West MPA; et al

CONJUNCTIVAL PAIN AT TERMINATION OF CATARACT SURGERY
     242
Yong S. Goh MD

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
     246
At the Crossroads: Past, Current, and Future of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine-Okinawa Chubu Hospital Partnership
Bruce Shiramizu MD and Masao Maeshiro MD

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE 
    247
Proteasome Inhibitors in Pediatric Cancer Treatment
André S. Bachmann PhD

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     250
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXVII
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     254
Russell T. Stodd MD
 
 
 

October 2008, Volume 67, No. 10
 
PARENT-CHILD READING INTERACTIONS AMONG ENGLISH AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE SPEAKERS IN AN UNDERSERVED PEDIATRIC CLINIC IN HAWAI'I     260
Kristyn M. Kitabayashi BA; Gary Y. Huang MD; Katy R. Linskey BS; et al

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS AND UTILITY OF SCORING SYSTEMS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND REQUIRED A MECHANICAL VENTILATOR    264
Katsufumi Nishida MD and Melvin P. Palalay MD

FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY (FIBIRN STABILIZING FACTOR)     270
Robert T.S. Jim MD

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     272
Establishing an Institute for Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Research and Education
Claudio Nigg Phd; Cynthia Sterkenburg MPH; and Raul Rudoy MD, MPH

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     274
Korean Cancer Incidence in Hawai‘i: A Population in Transition
Alana D. Steffen PhD and Lynne R. Wilkens DrPH

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     279
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXVIII
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

WEATHERVANE     282
Russell T. Stodd MD
 
November 2008, Volume 67, No. 11
 
CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION IN HAWAI'I:  A SUMMARY OF THE FIRST 21 YEARS     289
Robert A. Hong MD; Cathy Bailey RN; Kelly Kindle RN; et al

A CLASSIC CASE OF ITP IN A WOMAN PRESENTING WITH SPONTANEOUS BRUISING     292
Janine Doneza MSIV; Sean Hirota MSIV; and Jinichi Tokeshi MD
292

A COMPARISON OF ADOLESCENT METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USERS IN HAWAI'I     294
Richard J. Kim PhD and David S. Jackson PhD

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     301
The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Graduation Objectives
Damon H. Sakai MD and Richard T. Kasuya MD, MSEd

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     303
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXIX
S.Y. Tan MD, JD

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     304
Individualizing Colon Cancer Treatment: The Role of Predictive and Prognostic Factors
Jared D. Acoba MD

WEATHERVANE     310
Russell T. Stodd MD
 
 
December 2008, Volume 67, No. 12
 
ENHANCING RESIDENTS' TRAINING IN MEDICAL ETHICS:  AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ASSESSING ATTITUDES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS     317 
Ritabelle Fernandes MD, MPH; Susan Hashimoto; and Kamal Masaki MD

FOUR INDICATORS FOR MONITORING PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THE REGISTERED NURSE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN HAWAI'I     322 
Carol Winters-Moorhead PhD, RN and Barbara Molina Kooker DrPH, APRN

THE PACFIC ISLAND HEALTH CARE PROJECT (PIHCP):  EXPERIENCE WITH THEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) FROM 1998 TO 2006     326
CPT Mazen I. Abbas MD and COL Donald A. Person MD

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE     330
The Heart of Medicine
Jill S.M. Omori MD
330

MEDICAL LEGAL HOTLINE     332
Issues in Medical Malpractice XXX

S.Y. Tan MD, JD

CANCER RESEARCH CENTER HOTLINE     333
Initial Management of Febrile Neutropenia for the Primary Provider: A Summary of Current Practice Guidelines
Andrew Delmas MD; Joshua Hawley MD; and Jeffrey Berenberg MD

INDEX TO HAWAI'I MEDICAL JOURNAL, VOLUME 67, 2008     337

WEATHERVANE     346
Russell T. Stodd MD