2024
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study
Ho V, Kishawi S, Hill H, O'Brien J, Ratnasekera A, Seng S, Ton T, Butts C, Muller A, Diaz B, Baltazar G, Petrone P, Pacheco T, Morrissey S, Chung T, Biller J, Jacobson L, Williams J, Nebughr C, Udekwu P, Tann K, Piehl C, Veatch J, Capasso T, Kuncir E, Kodadek L, Miller S, Altan D, Mentzer C, Damiano N, Burke R, Earley A, Doris S, Villa E, Wilkinson M, Dixon J, Wu E, Moncrief M, Palmer B, Herzing K, Egodage T, Williams J, Haan J, Lightwine K, Colling K, Harry M, Nahmias J, Tay-Lasso E, Cuschieri J, Hinojosa C, Claridge J. Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 98: 101-110. PMID: 38797882, PMCID: PMC11599468, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative predictive valueHigh-risk criteriaBlunt trauma patientsPan-scanTorso CTMissed injuriesComputed tomographyTrauma patientsClinical algorithmInjury diagnosisIncidence of blunt traumaPositive clinical findingsPhysical exam findingsLack of evidence-based guidanceMulticenter studyClinical findingsProspective validationExam findingsEvidence-based guidanceBlunt traumaClinical useGeriatric patientsPatientsPredictive valueTrauma population
2020
1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review
Ferzacca E, Dunne D, Barbieri A, Aoun-Barakat L. 1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s772-s773. PMCID: PMC7777609, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of proctitisLower gastrointestinal symptomsLymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrateProminent plasma cellsInflammatory bowel diseasePhysical exam findingsMale sex assignmentPublic health consequencesAnal painAnorectal massAnorectal ulcersSyphilitic proctitisGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewRectal massSyphilis infectionBowel diseaseRare manifestationCase seriesInflammatory infiltrateEarly syphilisExam findingsBiopsy specimensMedical recordsMisdiagnosis resultsMechanisms of Diuretic Resistance Study: design and rationale
Cox ZL, Fleming J, Ivey‐Miranda J, Griffin M, Mahoney D, Jackson K, Hodson DZ, Thomas D, Gomez N, Rao VS, Testani JM. Mechanisms of Diuretic Resistance Study: design and rationale. ESC Heart Failure 2020, 7: 4458-4464. PMID: 32893505, PMCID: PMC7754741, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute decompensated heart failureDiuretic resistanceDiuretic responseUrine collectionCombination diuretic therapyLoop diuretic administrationLoop diuretic doseLoop diuretic resistanceDecompensated heart failureProspective patient cohortPhysical exam findingsSpot urine collectionADHF hospitalizationsDiuretic doseDiuretic therapyHF outcomesBaseline bloodCommon complicationPatient characteristicsProspective cohortHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic administrationUrine biomarkersExam findings
2019
Choroidal Hemangioma in a Black Patient With Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Challenges in Diagnosis.
Sarrafpour S, Tsui E, Mehta N, Modi YS, Finger PT. Choroidal Hemangioma in a Black Patient With Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Challenges in Diagnosis. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers And Imaging Retina 2019, 50: 183-186. PMID: 30893453, DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20190301-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSturge-Weber syndromeChoroidal hemangiomaRight eyeNevus flammeusTotal exudative retinal detachmentExudative retinal detachmentPhysical exam findingsDark-skinned individualsChoroidal massRadiographic evidenceRetinal detachmentBlack patientsExam findingsVision lossVascular massConjunctival vascularityClinical examSyndromeHemangiomaExternal examinationDiagnosisUltrasound imagingEyesBlack teenagersPatientsQuadricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Aortic Insufficiency Contributors
Suraci NP, Kerner B, Poliwoda S, Santana O, Rosen G. Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Aortic Insufficiency Contributors. Annals Of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2019, 22: 99-100. PMID: 30648691, PMCID: PMC6350443, DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_151_18.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsQuadricuspid aortic valveAortic valvePossible septic emboliPhysical exam findingsQuadricuspid valveSeptic emboliCardiac lesionsCardiac originSurgical interventionExam findingsTransesophageal echocardiographyEmbryological defectAnatomical defectsVariable symptomsRight handGold standardEchocardiographyValveEmboliPatientsLesionsSymptomsPathology
1999
The Relationship Between Clinical Assessments of Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients
Covinsky K, Martin G, Beyth R, Justice A, Sehgal A, Landefeld C. The Relationship Between Clinical Assessments of Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 532-538. PMID: 10323645, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02566.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home useAcute illness severityAdverse outcomesIllness severityNutritional statusClinical assessmentMalnourished patientsHospital admissionSubjective Global AssessmentProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalHome useIndex of comorbidityGeneral medical servicesPhysical exam findingsHospitalized older peopleYear of dischargeLogistic regression modelsNourished patientsSurrogate interviewsHospital outcomesChart reviewCohort studyCare hospitalHospitalized patients
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