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A hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services
Lucas B, Kumapley R, Mba B, Nisar I, Lee K, Ofori‐Ntow S, Borkowsky S, Asmar A, Lewis T, Bienias J. A hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 276-284. PMID: 19504489, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-stay unitTraditional inpatient servicesAcute coronary syndromeInpatient servicesEventual admissionHeart failureProvisional diagnosisSpecialty consultationPossible acute coronary syndromeProspective observational cohort studyDiagnostic testsCommon provisional diagnosisLow-risk patientsObservational cohort studyPredictors of lengthLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalCoronary syndromeEligible patientsHospital stayCohort studyConsecutive admissionsMedical recordsPhysical examPatient stay
2019
Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis Masquerading as Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Ajiboye O, Vohra I, Attar B, Katiyar V, Mba B. Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis Masquerading as Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Cureus 2019, 11: e6423. PMID: 31988822, PMCID: PMC6970103, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCryoglobulinemic vasculitisHepatitis CBilateral carpal tunnel syndromeUntreated hepatitis CSystemic inflammatory syndromeCarpal tunnel syndromeMedium-sized vesselsBilateral hand painPalpable purpuraPositive PhalenCryoglobulin levelsInflammatory syndromeVasculitic neuropathyTinel's signHand painClinical manifestationsTunnel syndromeCase reportDiagnostic challengePhysical examDisease 4Immune complexesPalmer aspectCore symptomsRight hand