Featured Publications
A National Snapshot of Social Determinants of Health Documentation in Emergency Departments
Ryus C, Janke A, Granovsky R, Granovsky M. A National Snapshot of Social Determinants of Health Documentation in Emergency Departments. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 0: 680-684. PMID: 37527393, PMCID: PMC10393461, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.58149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsClinical conditionsSocial determinantsEmergency department patient populationNationwide Emergency Department SampleZ codesED visit dataHospital-level factorsEmergency Department SampleUnadjusted odds ratioRepeated cross-sectional analysisAlcohol-related disordersSelf-pay patientsUrban-rural statusCross-sectional analysisED dispositionGovernment-run hospitalsED patientsEmergency departmentPatient populationInsurance statusDepressive disorderInpatient chartsOdds ratioDelivery system reform
2019
Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Presenting as a Psychiatric Emergency
Seelig S, Ryus CR, Harrison RF, Wilson MP, Wong AH. Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Presenting as a Psychiatric Emergency. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 57: 203-206. PMID: 31014972, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptococcal meningoencephalitisEmergency departmentNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric illnessPersonality changesCase of cryptococcal meningoencephalitisED visitsRisk patientsDrug useNeurologic infectionsEmergency cliniciansMental statusIntracranial pressureInitial symptomsPsychiatric emergenciesLevel of suspicionAt-risk patientsIncreased intracranial pressureOvert evidenceAt-riskInitial evaluationVulnerable populationsOrganic conditionsMeningoencephalitisTime course