SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS (REPRINTS):

 JAOA Now Requires Public Registration of Clinical Trials

Audrey K. Daniel
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:139. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AOA COMMUNICATIONS:

 

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:142-143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

 The Radiology Handbook: A Pocket Guide to Medical Imaging

Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Jr
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:144-145. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Full Face Mask for Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure

Bruce Roy, Francis C. Cordova, John M. Travaline, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Jr, and Gerard J. Criner
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:148-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

For individuals with hypercapnic respiratory failure who cannot tolerate noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation using nasal or oronasal masks, the use of full face masks may improve outcomes, allowing physicians to avoid ordering endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation.

MEDICAL EDUCATION:

Does the Medical College Admission Test Predict Global Academic Performance in Osteopathic Medical School?

Paul Evans and Frances K. Wen
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:157-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medical College Admission Test scores were of limited predictive value in determining global academic performance for students admitted to Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa.

CME QUIZ:

 

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2007 107:167-168. [PDF]  

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