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Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine & Public Health

[Volume 72 No. 9 August 2013 Supplement 4]

 


[Download HJMPH_Sep13.Suppl4.pdf here]

 

American College of Physicians, Hawai‘i Chapter;
Annual Meeting 2013

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Guest Editors’ Message: American College of Physicians, Hawai‘i Chapter, Annual Meeting 2013

Donald Helman MD and Gurdev Singh MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):5.
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- ORIGINAL RESEARCH-

 

New Triple Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C: Real Life Clinical Experience in a Community Setting

Matthew J. Akiyama MD, MSc; Joy I. Piotrowski; Marina M. Roytman MD; Siu M.A.Chan FNP-BC; Leena K. Hong PA-C; Leslie Huddleston PA-C, RN; Ruby Trujillo APRN; and Naoky C.S. Tsai MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):6–13.
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Anti-Gliadin Antibodies Identify Celiac Patients Overlooked by Tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies

Brian C. Benson MD; Christopher J. Mulder DO; and Jeffrey T. Laczek MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):14–17.
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Success Using Tacrolimus in Patients with Proliferative and Membranous Lupus Nephritis and Refractory Proteinuria

Sarah Gordon MD; Troy Denunzio MD; and Alice Uy MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):18–23.
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Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay To Identify Respiratory Viral Pathogens: Moving Forward Diagnosing The Common Cold

Clifton P. Layman DO; Sarah M. Gordon MD; Diane U. Elegino-Steffens MD; Willie Agee PhD; Jason Barnhill PhD; and Gunther Hsue MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):24–26.
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A Comparison of Methods for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate for a Population in Hawai‘i with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Corey J. Lum DO and Steven Azuma MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):27–29.
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Trial and Error: Investigational Drug Induced Liver Injury, A Case Series Report

Ashley Marumoto MS; Marina M. Roytman MD; and Naoky C.S. Tsai MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):30–33.
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Albuminuria as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Stable Antiretroviral Therapy

Chawat Tongma MD; Cecilia M. Shikuma MD; Beau K. Nakamoto MD; Kalpana J. Kallianpur PhD; Tracie M. Umaki PsyD; Jason D. Barbour PhD, MHS; Lishomwa Ndhlovu MD, PhD; Nisha I. Parikh MD, MPH; and Dominic C. Chow MD, PhD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):34–38.
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- ABSTRACTS -

 

Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Functional Disability and Chronic Diseases Among Veterans Entering a Nursing Home

Anna Tamai MD; Gotaro Kojima MD; Kamal Masaki MD; James Epure MD; Craig China MD; G. Webster Ross MD; Helen Petrovitch MD; and Marianne Tanabe MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):39.
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Factors Associated with 30-Day Hospital Readmission Among Nursing Home Residents

Gotaro Kojima MD; James Davis PhD; Kamal Masaki MD; and Christina Bell MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):40.
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Feeding Among Nursing Home Patients

Anna Tamai MD; Christina Bell MD; James David PhD; Karen Lubrimir MD; and Kamal Masaki MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):41.
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Computed Tomography Abdomen/Pelvis in the Emergency Department: Can Clinical Parameters Guide the Appropriate Use of Imaging?

Taylor Choy MD and Hyo-Chun Yoon MD, PhD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):42.
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Is the Rising Incidence of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) in Respiratory Specimens from the United States Associated Pacific Islands (USAPI) Associated with Respiratory Disease?

Chunrong Lin MBBS; Chad Russell; Bruce Soll MD; Dominic Chow MD, PhD; Richard Brostrom MD; and Matthew J. Bankowski PhD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):43.
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Is Ace Inhibitor/Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker Associated with Acute Kidney Injury Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Mixed Ethnicity Population in a Community-Based Hospital in Hawai‘i?

Ma Clarisse Toledo MD; Ekamol Tantisattamo MD; Dorothy Shigaki MD; and Roland C.K. Ng MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):44.
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The European System for Cardia Operative Risk Evaluation (Euroscore) II as a Predictor of Prolonged Extubation in Patients Undergoing Valvular Surgery

Chunrong Lin MBBS; Jacqueline King MD; Jamie Rubin MD; and Samuel Evans MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):45.
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mTOR is Localized to Both the Mitochondria and Cytosol at Comparable Levels in the Heart

Genia Taitano MPH; Toshinori Aoyagi PhD; and Takashi Matsui MD, PhD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):46.
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Colonic Angioectasia Related Hemorrhage: The Importance of Evaluation During Active Bleeding

John Bonnes Jr. DO and Jeffrey Laczek MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):47.
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Post-Transplant Opportunistic Infection: Case of Mycobacterium Haemophilum Masquerading as Leprosy in a Renal Transplant Patient

Nathanial Copeland MD; Tomas Ferguson MD; Troy Denunzio DO; and Navin Arora DO


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):48.
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Reversible Dementia: A New Clinical Entity?

Christine Dorman DO and Jorge Samaniego MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):49.
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Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Community-Acquired Staphylococcal Infections Among Health Care Workers in Hawai‘i

Brandyn S. Dunn MPH; Alan Katz MD MPH; Eric Hurwitz PhD, and Alan Tice MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):50.
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Ten Year Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Low Volume Military Treatment Facility

Emilio Fentanes MD and Thomas Wisenbaugh MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):51.
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Review of 18 Deaths Thirty Days Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at a Low Volume Military Treatment Facility: Decade of Experience

Emilio Fentanes MD and Thomas Wisenbaugh MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):52.
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Seasonal Variation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in HIV-Infected Patients in Hawai‘i

Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco MD; Dominic C. Chow MD, PhD; Chin-Yuan Liang MS; Beau K. Nakamoto MD, PhD; Tracie M. Umaki PsyD; Kalpana J. Kallianpur PhD;and Cecilia M. Shikuma MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):53.
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Hepatitis B Surveillance in Adult Chemotherapy Patients

Sarah Gordon MD; Jacquelyn Mitchell MSN, AOCNS; Tomas Ferguson MD; and Jeffrey Berenberg MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):54.
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Atypical Presentation of Hepatic Sarcoidosis

Robert Greenwood DO; Rodger Stitt MD; and John Garvie MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):55.
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Pathological Views of Injured Myofibers After Myocardial Infarction in a 3D Reconstruction Obtained from Multiple Tissue Sections

Monica Katz MS; Hiroko Aoyagi BS; Toshinori Aoyagi PhD; Scott Lozanoff PhD; and Takashi Matsui MD, PhD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):56.
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Wellen’s T Waves and U Waves in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Mark Lebehn MD; Osamu Fukuyama MD; and Mark Joven MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):57.
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The Effects of Extended Release Niacin on Lipoprotein Sub-Particle Concentrations in HIV-Infected Patients

Chunrong Lin MBBS; Andrew Grandinetti PhD; Cecilia Shikuma MD; Scott Souza PharmD; Nisha Parikh MD, MPH; Beau Nakamoto MD, PhD, MS; Kalpana J. Kallianpur PhD; and Dominic Chow MD, PhD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):58.
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Moyamoya Disease as Potential Contributor to Recurrent Stroke in a 57-Year-Old Man

Erin Liu MS; Thomas Deleon MD; and Kuo-Chiang Lian MD



Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):59.
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A Case of Erythema Nodosumleprosum in a 23-Year-Old Marshallese Man Presenting with Rash

Erin Liu MS; Chunrong Lin MD; and Kuo-Chiang Lian MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):60.
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Involvement of Visit Companions in Internal Medicine Resident Ambulatory Clinic Visits: Perspectives of Patients, Companions, and Internal Medicine Residents

Yvonne Lum MS; Jessica L. Colburn MD; and Colleen Christmas MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):61.
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Cameron’s Ulcer: An Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Jacob Mathew DO; Amy Stratton DO; and Jeffrey Laczek MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):62.
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Insomnia in Older Veterans: Prevalence, Self-Rated Health, and Talking to a Doctor About Sleep Problems

Sean Matsuwaka MS; Jennifer Martin PhD; and Cathy Alessi MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):63.
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A Rare Asian Condition

Jason Meadows MS and Jared Acoba MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):64.
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A Review of Stent Thrombosis Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Tripler Army Medical Center: 2002-2012

Bijan Nik Moradi MD; Emilio Fentanes MD; and Thomas Wisenbaugh MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):65.
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Redesigning Football Helmets to Reduce Concussion Risk: Return to the Leatherheads?

Austin S. Nakatsuka (Medical Student) and Loren G. Yamamoto MD, MPH, MBA


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):66.
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Actual Body Weight Dosing of Vancomycin in Obese Patients

Koh Okamoto MD; Todd B. Seto MD MPH; James Davis PhD; Lois Dement PharmD; and Erlaine F. Bello MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):67.
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Constrictive Pericarditis: A Diagnostic Perplexity

Jared Pate MSIII and Steven Azuma MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):68.
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Are We Meeting Our Patients Needs? Performance Improvement Project to Measure Access to Care and Burden of Disability

Brendan K. Seto; Todd B. Seto MD; and Deborah Taira Juarez ScD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):69.
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Cholangiocarcinoma...Or Not?

Adam Smith MD; Patrick Kenny MD; and Tamie Kerns MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):70.
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Serology Improves Patient Adherence to Helicobacter Pylori Testing

Amy Stratton DO and Jeffrey Laczek MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):71.
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It is Not Where You Die, But Who is With You When You Die: Evolving Palliative Care Practices Among Marshall Islanders in Hawai‘i

Anna Tamai MD; Lauren Okamoto MD; Sheldon Riklon MD; and Gregory Maskarinec PhD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):72.
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A Rare Disease: The Carney Complex Revisited

Mazie Tsang MSIII; Diane Elegino-Steffens MD; and Arthur Guerrero MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):73.
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The Prevalence and Comorbidities of Shoulder and Neck Symptoms in an Older Population: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

Anne Wright MS; Amanda E. Nelson MD, MSCR; Xiaoyan A. Shi PhD; Jan Busby-Whitehead MD; and Joanne Jordan MD, MPH


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):74.
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Splenectomy: A Treatment for Bleeding Gastric Varices with Underlying Essential Thrombocythemia

Lior Yacobbe MD; Jeffrey Berenberg MD; and John Garvie MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):75.
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- ESSAYS -

 

Are You Okay?

Jacques Ambrose MSIII


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):77-78.
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The Importance of Empathy—As I Have Studied and Experienced It

Mazie Tsang MSIII


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):79-80.
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Watermelon Smoothie

Mark Joven MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):81-82.
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The Other Pain

Nikki Higa MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):83.
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Medical Professionalism: Is It On Your Mind?

William Fong MD

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):84-85.
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The Youngest Member of the Old School

Linda Wong MD


Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013;72(9Suppl4):86.
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