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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 reformAssociation of Coded Housing Instability and Hospitalization in the US
Rollings K, Kunnath N, Ryus C, Janke A, Ibrahim A. Association of Coded Housing Instability and Hospitalization in the US. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2241951. PMID: 36374498, PMCID: PMC9664259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon reasonPrimary diagnosisNeurodevelopmental disordersSocial determinantsHousing instabilityNational Inpatient SampleHospitalization of patientsLength of stayCross-sectional studyHigher admission ratesCirculatory system diseasesTimes greater oddsInpatient hospital utilizationHospital stayPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeHospitalization costsRetrospective studyInpatient admissionsMean ageInpatient SampleAdmission ratesHospital utilizationMedical adviceHospitalizationBurnout and Perception of Medical School Learning Environments Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Medical Students
Ryus CR, Samuels EA, Wong AH, Hill KA, Huot S, Boatright D. Burnout and Perception of Medical School Learning Environments Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229596. PMID: 35486396, PMCID: PMC9055452, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical school learning environmentSchool learning environmentLearning environmentSM studentsStudents' perceptionsMedical studentsLesbian studentsBisexual studentsHeterosexual studentsAllopathic US medical schoolsMedical students' perceptionsMedical school environmentAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireUS medical schoolsFavorable perceptionsAmerican Medical CollegesGraduation QuestionnaireSchool environmentMedical schoolsStudentsOldenburg Burnout InventoryHigh burnout symptomsMedical CollegePerceptionBurnout symptoms
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