ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
1058
Preliminary Results of Bicalutamide Monotherapy on
Biochemical Failure of Localized Prostate Cancer
Fadıl Akyol, MD; Ugur Selek, MD; Gokhan Ozyigit, MD; Cem
Onal, MD; Bulent Akdogan, MD; Erdem Karabulut, PhD;
and Haluk Ozen, MD
1067
Heart-Type, Fatty-Acid Binding Protein Can Be a
Diagnostic Marker in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Umut Cavus, MD; Figen Coskun, MD; Bunyamin Yavuz, MD;
Orcun Ciftci, MD; Levent Sahiner, MD; Hakan Aksoy, MD; Ali
Deniz, MD; Engin Ozakın, MD; Kudret Aytemir, MD, Prof,
FESC; Lale Tokgozoglu, MD, Prof, FESC, FACC; and Giray
Kabakci, MD, Prof, FESC
1071
Race and Medication Adherence in Medicaid
Enrollees with Type-2 Diabetes
Rahul A. Shenolikar, MS; Rajesh Balkrishnan, PhD; Fabian T.
Camacho, MS; J. Timothy Whitmire, PhD; and Roger T.
Anderson, PhD
1078
The Use of Missing Birth Record Data as a Marker for
Adverse Reproductive Outcomes: A Geocoded
Analysis of Birth Record Data
Adrienne J. Headley, MD; Mark C. Fulcomer, PhD; Matthew
M. Bastardi, BA; Wansoo Im, PhD; Marcia M. Sass, ScD; and
Katherine Chung, MD, MPH
1089
Acceptance of Pneumococcal Vaccine under
Standing Orders by Race and Ethnicity
Nicholas A. Daniels, MD, MPH; Susan Gouveia, RN; Daniel Null,
MD; Ginny L. Gildengorin, PhD; and Carla A. Winston, PhD, MA
1095
Assessing Endoscopic Colorectal Screening
Adherence in an Emergency Department Population
Jennifer Christie, MD; Denise Nassisi, MD; Ilene Wilets, PhD;
Katherine N. DuHamel, PhD; Gary Winkel, PhD; Rhadjena
Hilliard, MD; and Lina Jandorf, MA
1102
Bone Mineral Density-Affecting Genes in Africans
Gordon Gong, MD, MS; Gleb Haynatzki, PhD; Vera
Haynatzka, PhD; Ryan Howell, PhD; Sade Kosoko-Lasaki,
MD; Yun-Xin Fu, PhD; Fei Yu, PhD; John C. Gallagher, MD;
and M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS
1109
Utilization of the Office, Hospital and Emergency
Department for Adult Sickle Cell Patients: A Five-Year Study
Kenneth Epstein, MD; Elaine Yuen, PhD; Jeff M. Riggio, MD;
Samir K. Ballas, MD; and Stephanie M. Moleski, MD
1114
Physical Functioning in Older Blacks: An Exploratory
Study Identifying Psychosocial and Clinical Predictors
Tamara A. Baker, PhD and Keith E. Whitfield, PhD
1121
Depression and Intelligence in Patients with
Parkinson’s Disease and Deep-Brain Stimulation
Courtney R. Schadt, BS; Katie L. Cox, BS; Michael G.
Tramontana, PhD; Daniel W. Byrne, MS; Thomas L. Davis, MD;
John Y. Fang, MD; Peter E. Konrad, MD, PhD; Bhavna
Padaliya; Robert W. Mutter, BS; Chandler E. Gill, BS; Caralee R.
Richardson, BA; and P. David Charles, MD
1126
Safe Pharmacologic Treatment Strategies for
Osteoarthritis Pain in African Americans with
Hypertension, and Renal and Cardiac Disease
Jerry Johnson, MD and Joan Weinryb, MD
1136
Radiotherapy in the Management of Kaposi’s
Sarcoma: Comparison of 8 Gy versus 6 Gy
Ferah Yildiz, MD; Mine Genc, MD; Serap Akyurek, MD;
Mustafa Cengiz, MD; Enis Ozyar, MD; Ugur Selek, MD; and I.
Lale Atahan, MD
1140
Clinical Manifestations of Sarcoidosis among
Inner-City African-American Dwellers
Gökhan M. Mutlu, MD and Israel Rubinstein, MD
1144
Relationship of African Americans’
Sociodemographic Characteristics to Belief in
Conspiracies about HIV/AIDS and Birth Control
Laura M. Bogart, PhD and Sheryl Thorburn, PhD, MPH
1151
Reducing African-American Women’s Sexual Risk:
Can Churches Play a Role?
Jacintha N. McKoy, BA and Ruth Petersen, MD, MPH
1160
What Women Want: Understanding Obesity and
Preferences for Primary Care Weight Reduction
Interventions among African-American and
Caucasian Women
Carol E. Blixen, PhD, RN; Anisha Singh, MD; Meng Xu, MS;
Holly Thacker, MD; and Edward Mascha, PhD
CASE REPORTS
1171
Renal Medullary Carcinoma
Muhammad Ahsan Baig, MD; Yu-Shia Lin, MD; Javeria
Rasheed, MD; and Neal Mittman, MD
1175
Renal Medullary Carcinoma
Tuberculous Epididymitis Presenting with Addison
Disease: A Rare Case
Zuhal Mujgan Guler, MD; Asiye Kanbay, MD; Mehmet Kanbay,
MD; Bulent Ciftci, MD; and Yurdanur Erdogan, MD
1177
Disease: A Rare CaseUlcer in the Basis of Zenker’s Diverticulum Mimicking
Esophageal Malignancy
Bülent Ödemis, MD; Hilmi Ataseven, MD; Ömer Basar, MD;
Ibrahim Ertugrul, MD; Osman Yüksel, MD; and Nesrin
Turhan, MD
1181
Radiographic Artifact Mimicking Epiphysis of the
Femoral Head in a Seven-Month-Old Girl
Ismail Uras, MD; Osman Yuksel Yavuz, MD; Kamil Cagri Kose, MD;
Hakan Atalar, Nurdan Uras, MD; and Ahmet Karadag, MD
1183
Case of Fatal Sickle Cell Intrahepatic Cholestasis
Despite Use of Exchange Transfusion in an African-
American Patient
Daniel B. Costa, MD; Rebecca A. Miksad, MD; Michael S. Buff,
MD; Yihong Wang, MD, PhD; and Bruce J. Dezube, MD
1188
The Wheelchair Thrombosis Syndrome
Ghan-Shyam Lohiya, MD, MS; Lilia Tan-Figueroa, MD; Steve
Silverman, MD; and Hung Van Le, MD
1193
Radiation Port Wart: A Distinct Cutaneous Lesion after
RadiotherapyMine Genc, MD; Melek Yavuz, MD; Gülseren Cimsit, MD; Ümit
Cobanoglu, MD; and Aydin Yavuz, MD
BOOK REVIEWS
1197
Falling through the Safety Net: Americans without
Health Insurance
Dr. John Geyman
Reviewed by Ruth C. White, PhD, MPH, MSW
A Physician’s Guide to Return to Work
American Medical Association, Ed James Talmage, MD,
Mark Melhorn, MD
Reviewed by Maryann M. Walthier, MD
Reviewed by Pravin J. Gupta, MS
1199
Health Care Delivery in the United States, 8th edition
Edited by Anthony R. Kovner & James R. Knickman
Reviewed by Chike M. Nzerue, MD, FACP
MOVIE REVIEW
1200
The Doctor
Reviewed by Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH
EDITORIAL
1202
Facemask General Anesthesia for Minor and Outpatient
Surgery: A Dying Art?
Olumuyiwa A. Bamgbade, MBBS, FWACS, FRCA
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
1203
Our Race Is Not the Problem
George Dawson, MD
1204
Unintended Healthcare Consequences of Hurricane Katrina
Myra A. Kleinpeter, MD, MPH
1206
HBCU Medical School Graduates
J. Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD
Editor’s response
Eddie L. Hoover, MD
1207
Response to “The Need for Logical Application-Based
Extensions in Sickle Cell Disease Research Findings to
Changing Lives in the Ethnic Context”
Christopher Edwards, PhD; Mary Wood, MA; Elwood Robinson, PhD;
Goldie Byrd, PhD; Gary G. Bennett, PhD; and Keith Whitfield, PhD
ART IN MEDICINE
1210
The HIV Blues—The Remix
George Dawson, MD
The Wagons
James Hutchinson, MD
1211
Death and Time
Paul Rousseau, MD
ABSTRACTS FROM NMA’S CONVENTION & SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
1212
Bioterrorism: It’s Everybody’s Business
Combat Casualty Care Today and Tomorrow
Electronic Health Record in a Deployed Environment
Recognizing the Physical Signs of Abuse—Old and Young
Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
H5N1 Update and Current Plans from a Homeland Security
PerspectiveAerospace and Military Medicine
Hospital Preparedness in a Terrorist Environment
Neurological Injuries on the Battlefield: An Overview and Update
Neurotrauma in the 21stCentury—Advances in Diagnosis and
Treatment
An Overview of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Army
Burn Center and Rehabilitation of the Severely Burned Soldier
Teledermatology: Healthcare without a Clinic
Trauma Surgery on the Battlefield
Update on Combat Dermatology
1215
Anesthesiology
Anesthesia and Sedation Practices for Pediatric Patients
Outside the OR
Anesthesiology Manpower Assessment in the Early 21st
Century
The Establishment of Adult Perioperative Transesophageal
Echocardiography by Anesthesiologists in the United States
Infection Rates in Peripheral Nerve Catheters Utilized for Acute
and Chronic Pain
The Management of Neuropathic Pain
Perioperative Management of a Patient with Implantable
Cardiac Defibrillator
Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation
Responding to: “You’re Inefficient. Work Faster!”
Substance Abuse—An Occupational Hazard
1219
Emergency Medicine
An Abnormal EKG—An Abnormal Heart, Not Necessarily So!
The Ekg As a Diagnostic Tool
American College of Emergency Physicians
Disaster Medicine Preparedness
Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification (EMCC) Lifelong
Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) Overview
Introduction to the American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Kids Will Eat Anything! Pediatric Poisoning
Medical Ethics
Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Recognizing the Physical Signs of Abuse—Old and Young
Spirituality in the Emergency Department Abstract
Technology Overview: Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Use in
the ED (Abstract)
Trust, Risk and Diverse Communities
1223
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Are Pregnancy Outcomes Affected by Maternal Narcolepsy?
Basic Gynecological Ultrasound
Comparison of Birthweight for Gestational Age Patterns of
Mexican-American Infants and African-American Infants in Los
Angeles
Complications of Operative Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Ablation
“Doctor, Fix My Bleeding”—Mirena IUD and Endometrial Ablation
Ethnic and Demographic Variations Associated with Birth
Defects in California
Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Primer for Physicians
Fertility Treatment for HIV Discordant Couples
Management of Atypical Glandular Cells and
Adenocarcinoma In Situ of the Cervix
Menopause, Hormones and Sex
Moving Hysteroscopy into the Office
Multiple Gestation: Approaching Its Dilemmas with Evidence
Nutrition and Cervical Dysplasia/Cancer: A Case Control Study of
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphisms in Cervical
Carcinogenesis
On Becoming a Woman: Common Problems in Pediatric and
Adolescent Gynecology
Relationship of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Vaginitis and Cervical
Immune Activation/HIV-1 Coreceptor Expression in Women
Septic Shock, an Update
An Update on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Using PowerPoint Presentations and Web-Based Program “Angel” to
Teach the Core Rotation in Obstetrics and Gynecology
What’s New in Postpartum Hemorrhage?
1230
Ophthalmology
Comparison of Incidence of Positive Glaucoma Screening in African
Americans and African Caribbeans
Central Corneal Thickness and Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty
Outcomes in African Americans with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Corneal Graft Rejection in African Americans at Howard University
Hospital
Paired Arteriovenous Crossing as a Risk Factor in Branch Retinal
Vein Occlusion
Relation Between Positive Glaucoma Screening and Health
Insurance Status in Population-Based Glaucoma Screening
Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity at the Kings County
Hospital Center
Update on Retinopathy of Prematurity
1233
Otolaryngology
From Flexner to Affirmative Action: The Forgotten History of Black
Medical Schools in the 19th Century
1233
Pediatrics
Maintenance of Certification: The Role of the American Board of
Pediatrics in Children’s Healthcare Quality
Overweight in Minority Children: Trends and Treatment
Sexual Assault In Adolescents
Super Warfarin Induced Coagulopathy: A Case Report in a Three-
Year-Old
Update on STDs—What’s New?
1235
Psychiatry
Challenges and Strategies for African-American Psychiatrists
Childhood Obesity
Factors Underlying Mental Health Treatment Disparities for African
Americans Given the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
FDA Issues and Medication Warning: To Treat or Not to Treat?
FDA Warning, Off-Label Issues, Black-Box CONCERTA®: Clinical
Data Overview from Recent Scientific Sessions
Importance of Recognizing and Treating the Comorbidities of
Mood and Anxiety
Significance in the Recognition and Treatment of Major Depressive
Disorder and Its Comorbidities
Thinking Business
Update on Forensic Psychiatry
DEPARTMENTS
1051
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