2009
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Increasing Awareness—A Major Step Forward
Salameh M, Federman D. Peripheral Arterial Disease: Increasing Awareness—A Major Step Forward. Southern Medical Journal 2009, 102: 1095-1097. PMID: 19864993, DOI: 10.1097/smj.0b013e3181b7cc35.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Full-Body Skin Examinations and the Female Veteran: Prevalence and Perspective
Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Haskell SG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full-Body Skin Examinations and the Female Veteran: Prevalence and Perspective. JAMA Dermatology 2006, 142: 312-316. PMID: 16549706, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.3.312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-body skin examinationPrimary care providersCare providersFemale veteransSkin cancerSkin examinationRisk factorsPrimary health care clinicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPatient risk factorsHealth care clinicsPercent of subjectsCare clinicsClinic appointmentsCutaneous malignanciesLower incidencePatient reportsMedical CenterCancer altersScreening testPatientsCancerConvenience sampleVeteransPersonal history
2004
Full-Body Skin Examinations: The Patient's Perspective
Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Tobin DG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full-Body Skin Examinations: The Patient's Perspective. JAMA Dermatology 2004, 140: 530-534. PMID: 15148096, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.5.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care practitionersSkin cancerRisk factorsWest Haven Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPatient risk factorsPercent of participantsPatient questionnaireClinic appointmentsCutaneous malignanciesDermatology clinicExamination ratePrimary careLower incidencePatient reportsMedical CenterPatient's perspectiveCare practitionersCancer altersPatientsScreening testCancerConvenience samplePersonal historyLower rates
2001
The Primary Care Provider and the Care of Skin Disease: The Patient's Perspective
Federman D, Reid M, Feldman S, Greenhoe J, Kirsner R. The Primary Care Provider and the Care of Skin Disease: The Patient's Perspective. JAMA Dermatology 2001, 137: 25-29. PMID: 11176657, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.137.1.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersDermatology clinicPrimary careSkin diseasesDermatologist's abilityPatient's perspectiveCare providersSkin problemsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterGroup 1 patientsGroup 2 patientsPrimary care clinicsCross-sectional surveyMost patientsCare clinicsPatient satisfactionSkin biopsiesPCP's abilityMedical CenterPatient confidenceCutaneous surgeryPatientsSkin disordersPrevious careDermatologic care
2000
Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
LITVAK D, KIRSNER R, PAKDAMAN N, FEDERMAN D. Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Southern Medical Journal 2000, 93: 923-925. PMID: 11005358, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200009000-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecalcitrant Pyoderma Gangrenosum Treated With Thalidomide
Federman G, Federman D. Recalcitrant Pyoderma Gangrenosum Treated With Thalidomide. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000, 75: 842-844. PMID: 10943240, DOI: 10.4065/75.8.842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFever and a rash in a 61 year old man
Federman D, Kirsner R. Fever and a rash in a 61 year old man. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2000, 76: 237-238. PMID: 10727572, PMCID: PMC1741540, DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.894.237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apnoeaProximal lower extremity weaknessGastro-oesophageal reflux diseaseLower extremity weaknessWhite homosexual menYear old manProximal upper extremityShortness of breathWorsening rashSeronegative rheumatoid arthritisSleep apnoeaGenital ulcersTested HIVDry mouthPenile dischargeExtremity weaknessWrist painRaynaud's phenomenonMorning stiffnessReflux diseaseMedical historyBilateral handsHomosexual menRheumatoid arthritisOlder men
1998
Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease: a predictor of systemic vascular disease.
Federman D, Trent J, Froelich C, Demirovic J, Kirsner R. Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease: a predictor of systemic vascular disease. Wound Management & Prevention 1998, 44: 58-62, 64, 66 passim. PMID: 9697547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular diseaseSystemic vascular diseaseSymptomatic peripheral vascular diseaseBody mass indexVascular diseaseRisk factorsPrevalence of PVDLower body mass indexCoronary artery diseaseCoronary heart diseasePhysical examination findingsImportant risk factorArtery diseaseHDL cholesterolExamination findingsLow ABIMass indexCerebrovascular diseaseCigarette smokingHeart diseasePhysical activityAdult populationOrgan systemsDiseasePatients
1997
The certainty of uncertainty
Federman D. The certainty of uncertainty. Postgraduate Medicine 1997, 102: 33-34. PMID: 9411440, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.11.347.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
A comparison of diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with dermatologic disorders
Federman D, Hogan D, Taylor J, Caralis P, Kirsner R. A comparison of diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with dermatologic disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 1995, 32: 726-729. PMID: 7722015, DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(95)91449-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal medicine residentsMedicine residentsSkin diseasesSkin disordersPrimary care providers' abilityAppropriateness of therapyPrimary care providersTreatment of patientsCare providers' abilityComparison of diagnosisHealth care specialistsGroup of physiciansHealth care systemPhysician diagnosisAmerican health care systemDermatologic disordersSkin biopsiesCare specialistsCare providersResident diagnosisPatientsInternal medicinePatient diagnosisPrimary caregiversPhysicians