WMJ

Volume 119, Issue 4 (December 2020)

REVIEW ARTICLES  

• The Great Mask Debate: A Debate That Shouldn’t Be a Debate at All
• Choosing a Vasopressor for a Prehospital Emergency Medical System: Consideration for Agent Selection and Review of Pharmacologic Profiles, Efficacy, and Safety in Treatment of Shock

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

• Clinical Features of COVID-19 Infection in Patients Treated at a Large Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
• Continuous Engagement in a Weight-Loss Program Promotes Sustained Significant Weight Loss 
• A Curriculum to Increase Empathy and Reduce Burnout  
• A Cross-Sectional Study of Attitudes and Factors That Promote Medical Student Participation in Professional Medical Societies 
• Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Writing and Presenting Case Reports

BRIEF REPORTS

• Decrease in Positivity Rate of Influenza Tests Coinciding With Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2: Data From a Southeastern Wisconsin Laboratory 
• Bridging Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education: A Resident-as-Educator Curriculum Embedded in an Internship Preparation Course 
• Parental Perception of Care for Infants With Fever During Hospitalization

CASE REPORTS

• Low Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults With Active Cancer Diagnosis in a Nonendemic Region in the United States
• Pulmonary Blastomycosis: Pediatric Cases Emphasizing Prompt Identification Using C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin to Distinguish Fungal vs Bacterial Origin
• The Eyes Cannot See What the Mind Does Not Know: Endocrinological Side Effects of Ibrutinib

EDITORIALS & OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• In This Issue: Nine Months and Going Strong
• As I See It: A Day in the Life of a Student-Run Free Clinic
• As I See It:  Good Morning Doctor; Welcome to a New Day
• Commentary: Mind the Gaps: Supporting Key Social Safety Nets Across the Digital Divide in Rural Wisconsin
• Dean’s Corner: It’s Not Enough
• Schrager Named Editor-in-Chief
• Index to Articles: WMJ Volume 119 (2020)

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About WMJ

WMJ—the Wisconsin Medical Journal—is a peer-reviewed, indexed, scientific journal published quarterly and online ahead of print each month through a collaboration between the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and the Wisconsin Medical Journal. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.