2021
The 2021 PhD Board-Certified Clinical Chemist Compensation Survey
Patel K, El-Khoury JM, Kataria Y, Wheeler S, Hackenmueller S. The 2021 PhD Board-Certified Clinical Chemist Compensation Survey. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2021, 6: 1655-1659. PMID: 34427677, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfab105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCertificationHumansProspective StudiesSalaries and Fringe BenefitsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsAcademic medical center
2020
Urinary cannabinoid mass spectrometry profiles differentiate dronabinol from cannabis use
Koch CD, Xu L, Curtis SA, Roberts JD, Bunch DR, El-Khoury JM. Urinary cannabinoid mass spectrometry profiles differentiate dronabinol from cannabis use. Clinica Chimica Acta 2020, 510: 515-521. PMID: 32795544, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCannabinoidsCannabisChromatography, LiquidDronabinolHumansProspective StudiesSubstance Abuse DetectionTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsCannabis useUrine samplesLoss of appetiteMinor cannabinoidsRapid LC-MS/MSDronabinol groupDronabinol therapyDronabinol useSevere nauseaPain managementPositive subjectsNormal controlsTherapeutic potentialProspective sampleClinical urine samplesCancer chemotherapySpecific populationsCannabisCannabinoidsMetabolite concentrationsDronabinolLC-MS/MSNegative controlDetection of cannabisCannabidiolUromodulin to Osteopontin Ratio in Deceased Donor Urine Is Associated With Kidney Graft Outcomes.
Mansour SG, Liu C, Jia Y, Reese PP, Hall IE, El-Achkar TM, LaFavers KA, Obeid W, Rosenberg AZ, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Doshi MD, Akalin E, Bromberg JS, Harhay MN, Mohan S, Muthukumar T, Schröppel B, Singh P, El-Khoury JM, Weng FL, Thiessen-Philbrook HR, Parikh CR. Uromodulin to Osteopontin Ratio in Deceased Donor Urine Is Associated With Kidney Graft Outcomes. Transplantation 2020, 105: 876-885. PMID: 32769629, PMCID: PMC8805736, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkersCells, CulturedDelayed Graft FunctionFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateGraft SurvivalHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationMacrophagesMaleMiceMiddle AgedOsteopontinProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue DonorsUnited StatesUromodulinConceptsGraft failureGraft functionGraft outcomePrimary outcomeMajor histocompatibilityDeath-censored graft failureDeceased donor kidney transplantationCause graft failureImproved graft survivalRecipient graft outcomesKidney graft outcomeGlomerular filtration rateDeceased donor kidneysTime of procurementGraft survivalKidney transplantationDirection of associationDeceased donorsFiltration rateKidney qualityLower riskExtensive injuryDonor urineSimilar associationMouse macrophages
2019
The Role of Volume Regulation and Thermoregulation in AKI during Marathon Running
Mansour SG, Martin TG, Obeid W, Pata RW, Myrick KM, Kukova L, Jia Y, Bjornstad P, El-Khoury JM, Parikh CR. The Role of Volume Regulation and Thermoregulation in AKI during Marathon Running. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: 1297-1305. PMID: 31413064, PMCID: PMC6730516, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.01400219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultBody Temperature RegulationBody WaterFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRunningYoung AdultConceptsCore body temperatureBody temperaturePercent of runnersAcute tubular injuryPlasma copeptin concentrationsMajority of runnersContinuous core body temperatureAKIN criteriaDays postmarathonPrior marathonsTransient AKICopeptin concentrationsTubular injuryInjury biomarkersPrimary outcomeProspective cohortNephron damageNegative sodiumUrine microscopyVolume lossUrine sedimentAKIAbstractTextSweat sodiumCopeptin
2017
Urinalysis findings and urinary kidney injury biomarker concentrations
Nadkarni GN, Coca SG, Meisner A, Patel S, Kerr KF, Patel UD, Koyner JL, Garg AX, Philbrook HT, Edelstein CL, Shlipak M, El-Khoury J, Parikh CR, on behalf of the TRIBE-AKI Consortium Investigators. Urinalysis findings and urinary kidney injury biomarker concentrations. BMC Nephrology 2017, 18: 218. PMID: 28683730, PMCID: PMC5499057, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-017-0629-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInternationalityMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesProteinuriaUrinalysisConceptsKidney injury molecule-1Post-operative samplesKidney injuryUrinalysis findingsUrinary biomarkersBiomarker concentrationsPost-operative AKIPre-operative samplesUrine dipstick testingPost-operative time pointsInjury molecule-1Time pointsRenal tubular damageUrinary biomarker concentrationsUrinary biomarker levelsTRIBE-AKI cohortLiver fatty acidClinical AKIDipstick proteinuriaProteinuria concentrationsUrinary NGALAKI biomarkersTubular damageCardiac surgeryNeutrophil gelatinase