James Kolb, M.D.

Selected Publications:
Summers RL, Copper GJ, Carlton FB, Andrews ME, Kolb JC. Prevalence of atypical chest pain descriptions in a population from the southern United States. Am J Med Sci 1999; 318(3):142-5.

Summers RL, Kolb JC, Woodward LH, Galli RL. Diagnostic uses for thoracic electrical bioimpedance in the emergency department: clinical case series. Eur J Emerg Med. 1999 Sep; 6(3):193-9.

Summers RL, Kolb JC, Woodward LH. Galli RL. Differentiating systolic from diastolic heart failure using impedance cardiography. Acad Emerg Med. 1999 July; 6(7):693-9.

Summers RL, Woodward LA, Kolb JC. Correlation of radiographic cardiothoracic ratio with cardiac function in patients with acute congestive heart failure. Emergency Radiology 1999; 6:153-156.

Kolb JC, Summers RL, Galli RL: Cervical collar induced changers in intracranial pressure. Am J Emerg Med. 1999, 17(2): 135-7.

Summers RL, Tisdale B, Kolb JC, Woodward LA. Role of technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial imaging in the emergency department evaluation of chest pain. J Miss State Med Assoc. 1998; 39(5): 176-179.

Kolb JC, Sanders DY. Lingual abscess mimicking epiglottitis. Am J Emerg Med. 1998; 16(4):414-6.

Kolb JC, Woodward L. Gastric Syphilis. Am J Emerg Med March 1997; 15(2):164-166.

Kolb JC, Galli RL. No gag rule for intubation. Ann Emerg Med. 1995; 26(4):529-30.

Shukla PC, Cooke SE, Pollack Jr. CV, Kolb JC. Simultaneous asymmetric bilateral traumatic hip dislocation. Ann Emerg Med 1993; Nov; 22(11):1768-71.

Pollack CV, Jorden RC, Kolb JC. Usefulness of empiric chest radiography and urinalysis testing in adults with acute sickle cell pain crises. Ann Emerg Med 1991; Nov; 20(11):1210-4.

Pollack CV, Kolb JC, Griswold JA. Chylous drainage from a stab wound to the neck. Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Dec; 19(12):1450-3.

Severance HW, Kolb JC, Carlton FB, Jorden RC. Acute carbon monoxide poisoning, emergency management and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. J Miss State Med Asso 1989; 30, (10):321-5. Review.

Kolb JC. Chest pain. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, 1988: 5(1).

Kolb JC. Fever and hypotension. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, 1987: 3(10):1-6.

Kolb JC. Painful swelling of the leg. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine,1986: 2(12):1-3.

Kolb JC. Left paraspinous mass. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, 1986; 2(6):1-6.

Kolb JC. Left paraspinous mass. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, 1986; 2(6):1-6.

Kolb JC. Fever and altered mental status. Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, 1985; 1(11):10-13.

Abstracts:
Summers RL, Kolb JC, Woodward LH, Carroll JF. Correlation of diastolic dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure. Acad Emerg Med 1998; 5(5):476.

Kolb JC, Summers RL. Epiglottic view during routine pharyngeal exam. Ann Emerg Med 1998; 32:S23-87.

Summers RL, Woodward LH, Kolb JC, Houpt A. Correlation of external environmental temperatures with triage temperature and pulse oximetry measurements. Ann Emerg Med 1998; 32:S23-86.

Houpt A, Summers RL, Woodward LH, Kolb JC. Effect of ambient temperatures on triage pulse oximetry measurements. South Med J 1998; 91:S112.

Kolb JC, Krupnick J. Shoulder reduction without anesthesia (letter). Ann Emerg Med 1996; 28(5):581-82.

Summers RL, Cooper GJ, Carlton FB, Kolb JC. Semantic differences in the character of chest pain in a southern population (abstract). South Med J 1996; 89 (10):S34.