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 informationDiagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program
Lucas B, Candotti C, Margeta B, Evans A, Mba B, Baru J, Asbury J, Asmar A, Kumapley R, Patel M, Borkowsky S, Fung S, Charles‐Damte M. Diagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 340-349. PMID: 19670355, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge pericardial effusionInferior vena cavaSevere LV hypertrophyStandard echocardiographySystolic dysfunctionLV hypertrophyPericardial effusionMitral regurgitationDiagnostic accuracyUltrasound echocardiographyCardiac abnormalitiesBrief training programImportant cardiac abnormalitiesLeft atrium enlargementSevere LA enlargementLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionProspective cohort studySevere mitral regurgitationLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalNegative likelihood ratioTraining programAtrium enlargementLikelihood ratioA 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 stayAll in the Stream
Mba B, Lucas B, Houchens N, Seares J, Joshi U. All in the Stream. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2019, 14: 777-781. PMID: 31532744, PMCID: PMC6897536, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3286.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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