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Are Text Pages an Effective Nudge to Increase Attendance at Internal Medicine Morning Report Conferences? A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- Author:
- Rahul B. Ganatra, MD, MPH
- Zachary A. Reese, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
Regularly scheduled educational conferences, such as case-based morning reports, have been a standard part of internal...
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A Veteran Presenting for Low Testosterone and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
- Author:
- Anish Bhatnagar, MD
- Sonia Ananthakrishan, MD
- Ian Rifkin, MBBCh, PhD, MSc
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
A 76-year-old presented with repeated low testosterone levels, lower urinary tract symptoms, and a history of a left nephrectomy for presumed...
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A Veteran With Recurrent, Painful Knee Effusion
- Author:
- Lauren E. Merz, MD, MSc
- Shivani Jindal, MD, MPH
- Talya Shahal, MD
- Richard Serrao, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
A chief resident and colleagues discuss the case of a previously active Air Force veteran with a history of substance use presenting with painful...
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Things We Do for No Reason™: Universal Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Low-Risk Hospitalized Medical Patients
- Author:
- Brooke Barlow, PharmD
- Ashley Barlow, PharmD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
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A Veteran Presenting With Chronic Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion
- Author:
- Kristopher Clark, MD
- Ronald Goldstein, MD
- Bradley A. Maron, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
A 45-year-old avid outdoorsman and highly active US Coast Guard veteran with a medical history of asthma and chronic back pain was referred to the...
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A Veteran Presenting With Altered Mental Status and Clonus
- Author:
- Zachary Reese, MD
- Jason Weller, MD
- Deepa Rangachari, MD
- Benjamin Schlechter, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
A 69-year-old male veteran with a medical history of COPD, coronary artery disease, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and significant...
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A Veteran Presenting With Leg Swelling, Dyspnea, and Proteinuria
- Author:
- Madeline DiLorenzo, MD
- Jonathan X. Li, MD
- Judith Strymish, MD
- Jeffrey William, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
Case Presentation. A 63-year-old male with well-controlled HIV (CD4 count 757, undetectable viral load), epilepsy, and...
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A Veteran With Acute Progressive Encephalopathy of Unknown Etiology
- Author:
- Corey R. Fehnel, MD, MPH*
- Jonathan X. Li, MD*
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
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Acute Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency
- Author:
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
- R. Neal Axon, MD, MSCR
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A Veteran With Fibromyalgia Presenting With Dyspnea
- Author:
- Lakshmana Swamy, MD
- Paul Monach, MD
- Alan Fine, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
Discussion of treatment for a patient who presented with dyspnea and a history of colorectal cancer, melanoma, and bromyalgia.
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A Mission for Graduate Medical Education at VA
- Author:
- Rahul B. Ganatra, MD, MPH
- Lakshmana Swamy, MD, MBA
- Christopher Worsham, MD
- Zachary Frosch, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
Chief medical residents from the 3 affiliate residency training programs at VA Boston
Healthcare System developed a mission statement for the...
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A Veteran With Alcohol Use Disorder and Acute Pancreatitis
- Author:
- Rahul B. Ganatra, MD, MPH
- Horst Christian Weber, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
Discussion of treatment for a young patient with untreated posttraumatic stress disorder and acute abdominal pain.
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Boston VA Medical Forum: HIV-Positive Veteran With Progressive Visual Changes
- Author:
- Lakshmana Swamy, MD
- Nicholas J. Butler, MD
- Richard Serrao, MD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
This case involves a 49-year-old U.S. Army veteran (service included time in Somalia and Panama) with a history of HIV, diabetes mellitus, and...
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Culture if spikes? Indications and yield of blood cultures in hospitalized medical patients
- Author:
- Katherine Linsenmeyer, MD
- Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH
- Judith M. Strymish, MD
- Muhammad Dhanani, MD
- Stephen M. Brecher, PHD
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
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Serum and red blood cell folate testing on hospitalized patients
- Author:
- Anthony C. Breu, MD
- Jesse Theisen‐Toupal, MD
- Leonard S. Feldman, MD