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AUGUST 2014

Volume 97, Number 8

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About RIMJ

For Authors
• Contributors
• Letters to the Editor

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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Associate Editor
Sun Ho Ahn, MD

Editor Emeritus
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

	CONTRIBUTIONS
17	Quality Improvement in EMS: A Unique and Challenging Necessity Devin Tsai, DO; Bryan Choi, MD; Francis Sullivan, MD; Kenneth A. Williams, MD
20	False-Negative Chest Radiographs in Emergency Department Diagnosis of Pneumonia Brandon C. Maughan, MD, MHS; Nicholas Asselin, DO; Jennifer L. Carey, MD; Andrew Sucov, MD; Jonathan H. Valente, MD
24	Insertion and Use of Arterial Catheters: A Survey of Clinician Antiseptic Technique David M. Cohen, MD; Andrew Levinson, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Mazer, MD; Stephanie Lueckel, MD; Gerardo Carino, MD, PhD; Leonard Mermel DO, ScM

	CASE REPORTS
28	Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Rheumatic Patient Receiving Abatacept Therapy Rahul S. Dalal, BS, MD’15; Mark P. LeGolvan, DO; Dariusz R. Stachurski, MD; Laura R. Goldberg, MD, PhD
32	Psoas Abscess in an Immunocompetent Host Courtney M. Mannino, BSc, MD ’15; Mohammed Salhab, MD; Sarah Schmidhofer, MD; Aurora Pop-Vicas, MD

	IMAGES IN MEDICINE
34	Refractory Diabetes Insipidus Leading to Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia in an Adolescent Male Angela Ganan Soto, MD; Sunita Cheruvu, MD; Darren Bialo, MD; Jose Bernardo Quintos, MD

	PUBLIC HEALTH
36	Health by Numbers The Economic Burden of Preventable Chronic Diseases in Rhode Island Deborah N. Pearlman, PhD; Darren Kaw, MPH; Sophie O’Connell, MA; Yongwen Jiang, PhD; Dona Goldman, RN, MPH
40	Public Health Briefing Progress Towards Controlling Lung Cancer in Rhode Island John P. Fulton, PhD
43	Vital Statistics Colleen A. Fontana, State Registrar

	COMMENTARY (11-page section)
6	The Physical Exam JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
9	Time and its Many Divisions STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
12	Reflections on 30 years with the Rhode Island Medical Society newell e. Warde, PhD
15	One WaterFire Torch, One Life Remembered Mary Korr

	RI MEDICAL JOURNAL AROUND THE WORLD
16	We are read everywhere; Spain

	RIMS NEWS (4-page section)
45	RIMS Fetes Executive Director Warde for 30 Years of Service
46	Working for You: RIMS Advocacy Calendar
47	Why You Should Join RIMS

	PEOPLE (11-page section)
54	Recognition Appointments Obituaries

	PHYSICIAN'S LEXICON, HERITAGE (3-page section)
65	The Alphas and Omegas of Medicine STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
67	August 1929: Vintage Case Report – Beware the White Rabbit MARY KORR

	IN THE NEWS (complete 6-page section)
48	WaterFire Raises Awareness of Hep C
49	Cardiovascular Institute Expands Services at Newport Hospital
50	Healthcentric Advisors Develops Guidelines for Urgent Care Settings
51	Hasbro Hospital Opens Pediatric Specialty Clinics in East Greenwich
	CNE Pilots Statewide Initiative for On-Call Recovery Coaches in EDs
53	CMS Awards Healthcentric Advisors $53M Quality Innovation Contract
	New Law on Expediting COE Process Passed

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