Featured Publications
Hand-carried Echocardiography by Hospitalists: A Randomized Trial
Lucas B, Candotti C, Margeta B, Mba B, Kumapley R, Asmar A, Franco-Sadud R, Baru J, Acob C, Borkowsky S, Evans A. Hand-carried Echocardiography by Hospitalists: A Randomized Trial. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 766-774. PMID: 21663885, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHand-carried echocardiographyStandard echocardiographyUsual careDiagnostic accuracyGeneral medicine inpatientsGeneral medicine patientsMain outcome measuresPatient outcome dataFavorable diagnostic accuracyHospitalist careHospital dischargeMedicine inpatientsSecondary outcomesHeart failureMedicine patientsSubgroup analysisTeaching hospitalHospitalist serviceOutcome measuresEchocardiographyOutcome dataStayCare qualityCare information
2019
Atypical presentation of necrotising autoimmune myopathy
Ajiboye O, Manesh M, Asmi N, Mba B. Atypical presentation of necrotising autoimmune myopathy. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e229119. PMID: 31142488, PMCID: PMC6557363, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal muscle weaknessAutoimmune myopathyStatin useAtypical presentationMuscle weaknessSymmetrical proximal muscle weaknessElevated creatine kinase levelsNecrotising autoimmune myopathySevere oropharyngeal dysphagiaCreatine kinase levelsCase of statinsSevere quadriparesisInitial presentationOropharyngeal dysphagiaHistological findingsMyocyte necrosisRemote historyRapid progressionAutoimmune antibodiesIrritable myopathyKinase levelsHigh indexRare diseaseRemarkable inflammationPresentation patterns
2018
Bilateral central retinal artery occlusion from catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
Joshi U, Afroz S, Ranka S, Mba B. Bilateral central retinal artery occlusion from catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. BMJ Case Reports 2018, 2018: bcr-2018-226463. PMID: 30420561, PMCID: PMC6254375, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral retinal artery occlusionCatastrophic antiphospholipid syndromeRetinal artery occlusionAntiphospholipid syndromeArtery occlusionBilateral central retinal artery occlusionHigh-dose steroidsIntravenous pulse steroidsLeft eye visionRight fifth toeSudden painless lossEnd of treatmentLeft index fingerPainless lossPulse steroidsTherapeutic anticoagulationAcute onsetLupus flareStroke workupSystemic lupusBlurry visionRight eyeOcular massageBluish discolorationDay 5
2016
Betting the farm
Abegunde A, Hakemi E, Mba B, Odden A, Weinstein R. Betting the farm. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2016, 11: 369-372. PMID: 27160508, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2548.Peer-Reviewed Original Research