Content Posted in 2025
A case-control comparison of alopecia areata and inflammatory bowel disease., Amritpal Kooner, Rawle A Sekhon, Beniamin Zeka, Aditya Dutt, and Mohammad Fardos
A Case of Chronic Appendiceal Intussusception Secondary to Unsuspected Endometriosis, Matthew Lee and Susana Ferra
A Case of Small Bowel Diverticulitis, Taylor Craig, Mahmood Kashan, Harjeev Lahil, and Alexandra Alvarez
Active Liver Bleed Caught During FAST Exam from Spontaneous Hemangioma Rupture: A Case Report, Raul Rodriguez and Nicole Aviles
Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Setting of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Duncan A. McKinney, Noah R. Kosnik, Shahzeib Syed, and Gretchen Junko
Adrenal Burnout: Unpacking Glucocorticoid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency, Dana Kajan, Dolly Tailor, Uppal Navpreet, Jenna Thomas, and Mohamad Saad
An Acknowledgement to the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine's Reviewers and Editors for the 2nd Half of 2024, Juan A. Sanchez and Graig Donini
Analysis of the Top Articles and Authors of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma and Bibliometric Comparison of Impact Factors of Orthopaedic Surgery Journals, McKenna W. Box, Troy B. Puga, Laurel Marsh, Wrangler Beal, Vinay Chandrasekaran, and John T. Riehl
Anatomy in Ink, Gabriel Scally
An Atypical Presentation of NMS Complicated by Brain Lesion, Sunwoo Lee, Stephanie Tejada, Erkan Batti, Paul Cimoch, Marc Laroque, Mohamad Saad, Donald Kanu, and Christopher Ochner
A New Chapter for the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine: Elevating Our Impact and Vision, Juan A. Sanchez
A New Paradigm in Hospital Medicine: Evaluating the Effects of Geographical Cohorting on Health Care Delivery, Vasu Gupta, Bhupinder Singh, Kanishk Aggarwal, Ayushi Garg, Rhea Kanwar, FNU Anamika, Inder Preet Kaur, and Rohit Jain
An Interesting Case of Modern Day Scurvy, Petar Jen, Jessica Cook, Elise Clark, and Laurence Dubensky
An Unique Presentation of Giant Hydronephrosis, Mathew Blesson, Alex Lima, Sheena Pubien, Patricia Milanes, Jorge Garcia, and Enny Cancio
An Unusual Presentation of Subcutaneous Inguinal Hematoma Mimicking Ovarian Torsion: A Case Report, Chrystal Stallworth, Timothy Kremer, and Victoria Panzanaro
A pilot study to examine the opioid prescribing practices of medical residents., Nathaniel Leavitt, Rachel S Sundman, Matthew White, Johannie M Spaan, Belinda McCully, and Glen E Kisby
A Rare Case of Anti-Caspr2 Autoimmune Encephalitis Associated with a Testicular Mixed Germ Cell Tumor, Rakahn Haddadin, Danny Aboujamra, Kush Kapadia, Samuel Yoon, Zade Zahlan, Lindsay Buczek, and Hatim Gemil
Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for the Nonexpert., Moira E Smith, C Christopher Zalesky, Sangil Lee, Michael Gottlieb, Srikar Adhikari, Mat Goebel, Martin Wegman, Nidhi Garg, and Samuel H F Lam
Assessment of Contributing Risk Factors Leading to Heart Failure in Patients Who Are Methamphetamine Users., Magnus To, Javad Savoj, Joseph Kraft, Joseph Chang, Napatkamon Ayutyanont, Christian Vandever, Rajesh Gulati, and Mimi Biswas
A Survey of Program Directors on Procedural Competence and Volume in the US Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowships., Enambir Josan, Nicholas Pastis, Jing Peng, Jianing Ma, Kamran Mahmood, Mauricio Danckers, Christian Ghattas, Alberto Revelo, and Jasleen Pannu
A Systematic Literature Review on the Use of Bone Stimulator Treatment for Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis Procedures, Chris Zimmer, Allyne Andrade, and Warren Windram
A Variant of HELLP Syndrome, Dynora Pierre-Louis, Victoria Peredo, Iliza Minaya, and Jose Luis Terrazas
Beyond the Bruise/Swelling and Ear-Resistible Issues: Exploring the Etiology, Management, and Complications of Auricular Hematoma, Jenny Tran and Annette Santiago
Beyond the Muscle: A Case Presentation on Interstitial Lung Disease in the Setting of Dermatomyositis, Monique Shamoon, Daria Tarighy, Alejandro Hernandez, and Mohamad Saad
Bilateral Renal Artery Thrombosis Presenting as Intractable Abdominal Pain, Yanie Oliva, Ricardo Llorente, Connor Brittain, Ilde Manuel Lee, Boris Ryabtsev, and Orlando Enrizo
Bimekizumab for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Pathophysiology and Promising Interventions, Mohammad Fardos, Ameije Ismaili, and Summer Moon
Blind Nasal Intubation as a Rescue Strategy in Difficult Airway Management, Riaz Chowdhury, Ashalatha K. Nair, Dheeraj Kamalam, and Rohit Jaishankar
Case Report: Suicidality in a Registered Sex Offender, Chloe Jean, Ana Suarez, and Lian Janasky
Case Study: Post-traumatic Calcaneonavicular Coalition, JiHae Kim and James Clancy
Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis in a 5-Year-Old Male with Relapsed Nephrotic Syndrome, Amanda L. Stragnell, Andrea Horbey, and Annette Santiago
Characteristics and Factors Associated With Nonoperative Management and Hospital Outcomes After Hip Fractures Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Retrospective Analysis, Se Won Lee, Jonathan L. Holt, Keong M Joung, and Napatkamon Ayutyanont
Colorectal Cancer: Local Results and Significance in Hungary, Stefan Longobardi
Comminuted Talar Neck and Body Fracture: A Case Report, Chris Zimmer, Roshni Patel, and Warren Windram
Comparative Effectiveness of Calcium-Channel Blockers, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Diuretics on Cardiovascular Events Likelihood in Hypertensive African-American and Non-Hispanic Caucasians: A Retrospective Study Across HCA Healthcare, Anil Harrison, Sushil Rayamajhi, Farhad Shaker, Schwartz Thais, Melissa Moreno, and Kaveh Hosseini
Complex Presentation of Pemphigus Vulgaris Mimicking Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Yanie Oliva, Omar E. Melendez, Jasmin Cabrera, and Alejandro Del Cerro Rondon
Conservative Management Trial for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis, Armand Edalati, Astha Bhatt, Bita Crystal Behaeddin, Tanya Ramadoss, Sophia Hai, and Elizabeth Geyer-Roberts
Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis with Corynebacterium and Pseudomonas species: A comparison, Astrid Sacasa, Mohtashim Naeem, and Susana Ferra
Decreased Duration of Hospital Stays in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis With Initiation of Enteral Feeds Within 24 Hours., Rakahn Haddadin, Matthew Brockway, Pinak A. Shah, Reed Hansen, Christian Stone, and Kartika Shetty
Depressive Pseudodementia as the Cause of Cognitive Impairment in a 48-year-old Female, Jose Mendoza-Sierra
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Arising in a Digit: A Case Report, Samantha Sun, Jordan Odom, Nathalie Ruiz, and Patricia Moody
Dermoscopic Features of Clear Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Michelle Militello and Sarah Ferrer-Bruker
Differences in Clinical Interventions and Outcomes in Septic Patients with Heart Failure A Prospective Single Center Experience from the SEPSISQUAD Investigators, Jose Rodriguez Castro, Manjot Malhi, Rafael Miret, Kristen Santana, Anna Feliszek, Kevin Gopala Rao, Lyanne Rolon, Garrett Wagner, Siddarth Kathuria, Raiko Diaz, Daniel Heller, and Mauricio Danckers
Digoxin Toxicity in the Setting of Alcohol Intoxication, A Case Report, Manuel A. Jimenez, Eliann Reinhardt, and Bryan Curry
Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis, Matthew Lee, Gabriella Morey, and Susana Ferra
DKA and Sepsis in the Setting of Early Pregnancy Loss, Alexis O'Connell, Sohni Pathan, and Manashwi Ramanathan
Dual Peril: A Rare Case of Simultaneous Bartonella and Brucella Endocarditis with Unique Epidemiological and Clinical Challenges, Qusai Alqudah, Akankcha Alok, and Vidya S. Kollu
Ethical Considerations of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in a Patient With Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Advanced Dementia, Toni Habib, Niamh Siobhán Mulrooney, Yisroel Grabie, Mohammad Maruf, and Sophia Kasapira
Euglycemic Ketoacidosis Following Coadministration of an SGLT2 Inhibitor and Tirzepatide, Eli J. Louwagie, Jessica N. Diego, Crystal Farooqi, and Madiha Kamal
Evaluating the Impact of Early Palliative Care Consultations on 30-day and 90-day Readmissions Among Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis: A National Perspective, Aya Akhras, Saadia Nabi, Kristen Santana, Mohammed Akram, Mahesh Tummala, Carmen Tormo Carrillo, Luis Santiago Zayas, Waseem Wahood, Sinay A. Ceballos, Deannys Batista, Alisha Menon, Bernardo J. Reyes, and Franklin Kasmin
Evaluating the Impact of Phosphatidylethanol Testing on Hospital Outcomes, Rakahn Haddadin, Steven Molina, George Trad, John Ryan, and Robert Gish
Extended-Release Buprenorphine Could Overcome Barriers to Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in At-Risk Populations, Scott A. Davis, Genevieve Verrastro, and E Blake Fagan
Falls in the Emergency Department, Emily Harris and David Hotwagner
Fever in the Trauma Bay: A Marker for Greater Risk of Adverse Outcomes, Samir M. Fakhry, Yan Shen, Gina M Berg, James Dunne, Parker Hu, Darrell L. Hunt, Mark McKenney, Nicholas Sheets, R Joseph Sliter, Matthew Carrick, Jeneva M. Garland, and Alessandro Orlando
From Angiogram to Fasciotomy: Rare Occurrence of Compartment Syndrome in an Elderly Patient with DVT, Maya Itani, Bita Crystal Behaeddin, Alan Patrus, and Rafael Bustamante
Harmonizing Innovation: The Beatles, EMI, and the Birth of Computed Tomography Imaging, Matthew A. Daniel, Alexander Holland, and Saptarshi Biswas
HCA Healthcare Online Writing Lab: Abstract Writing, HCA Healthcare and Will Hart
HCA Healthcare Online Writing Lab: Copyright, HCA Healthcare, Mike Flynn, and Lindsay Pate
Heterotopic ossification (HO) prophylaxis in total hip arthroplasty (THA): A systematic review of level I and level II evidence since 2000., Troy B. Puga, McKenna W. Box, Vincent M Dieu, Charles R Marchese, and John T. Riehl
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Case of Hiatal Hernia Causing Recurrent Pancreatitis, Jason Nguyen, Kevin Gopala Rao, Carmen Tormo Carrillo, Priya Mohan, Mohammed Akram, Werner Andrade-Ortiz, and Bernardo Reyes
Hidden in Plain Sight: Incidental Diagnosis of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Without Radiologically Apparent Thyroid Tumor, Natalie Rivera Vargas, Moises Matos, and Mustafa Kinaan
Impact of a Comprehensive Palliative Quality Improvement Initiative (ICU-PAL) in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Aunie M. Danyalian, Michele M. Iguina, Manjot Malhi, Umair Shaikh, Sanaz B. Kashan, Dionne Morgan, Daniel Heller, and Mauricio Danckers
Impact of Pericarditis on Cardiovascular Complications and Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a National Inpatient Sample Study, Ayushi Garg, Rohan Menon, Ajit Brar, Hunza Chaudhary, Aalam Sohal, Avneet Kaur, and Vijaywant Singh Brar
Impact on the Short-Term Hospital Outcomes From COVID Pandemic Among Older Adults With Sepsis., Se Won Lee, Mavis Smith, and Soohyoung Rain Lee
Improvement Project: Improving Cervical Cancer Screening, Warda A. Rana, Julia Fashner, and Manolo Torres
Influence of Pre-Visit Questionnaire on Post-visit Satisfaction Survey with Resident Physician, Diaz Korsgaard and Erik Korsgaard
Language Spoken and ED Utilization, Taylor Craig, Thais Schwartz, and Erin Marra
Late-Onset Urticarial and Erythema Multiforme-Like Eruption Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Barbara S. Suening, Molly E Boyko, Alicia J Starr, and M Holly Glover
Menstruation-Induced Migraine and Ocular Symptoms in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Shafi Muneer
Migrated Ovary with Complex Cystic Lesion Post-Hysterectomy: A Case Report, Yahya Mohamad
Nail-Plate Fixation vs Distal Femoral Replacement for Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures, Matthew McCrosson and Mamun Al Rashid
Ominous Mediastinal Mass Revealing Ectopic Thyroid, Cameron Summers, Gabriella Morey, and Susana Ferra
Ossifying Fibroma and Central Giant Cell Granuloma, a Hybrid Tumor in the Maxilla, Jason Phung, Robert Bender, and Susana Ferra
Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT) in Concussion Management: A Literature Review, Sushil Talreja and Annette Santiago
Outcome of Trauma in Elderly Patients With Pre-existing Chronic Kidney Disease., Heather Rhodes, Christa M. Zino, and Antonio Pepe
Performance Improvement Project: Breast Cancer Screening, Manolo Torres, Julia Fashner, Warda Rana, and Robert Chua
Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica Presenting in Skin of Color, Bailey Cook, Richard Bindernagel, Robert Dazé, and Richard Miller
Plasma Cell-Rich Lymphoid Neoplasm in an Endocervical Polyp of the Uterine Cervix in a Perimenopausal 52-Year-Old Woman, Anjali Patel, Jacqueline Haas, and Angela Kueck
Posterior Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy With Versus Without Sparing of the Oblique/Sling Fibers: A Meta-analysis, Abdul-Rahman Diab, Joseph A Sujka, Heena Patel, Saarangan Jegathesan, Alessandra Cruz Bou, Salvatore Docimo, and Christopher G DuCoin
Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians: A Systematic Review, M Eliann Reinhardt, Manuel Jimenez, Priya Mohan, and Bernardo Reyes
Pregnancy Outcome in Assisted Reproductive Technology Pregnancy Complicated by 46 Day Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Severe Preeclampsia, a case report, Dana Rei Cassab, Alexis O'Connell, and Maral Darya
Prescribing Methadone in Prison Predicts Linkage to HIV Care After Release from Prison: A Randomized and Patient Preference Trial, Allison M Mobley, Martin P. Wegman, Alexander R Bazazi, Sheela V Shenoi, Daniel J Bromberg, Ahsan Ahmad, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, and Frederick L Altice
Prevention of Recurrent Calcium Phosphate Stones in a Patient Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review on Renal Stone Prevention Strategies, Parasto Asnaashari, Pran M Kar, Saif Borgan, and Olga Karasik
Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Sigmoid Colon: A Rare Location & Histological Subtype of Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC), Astrid Sacasa, Stachyse Stanis, and Mohtashim Naeem
Psychometric Properties of the Flourish Index and the Secure Flourish Index in Healthcare Settings, Xitao Liu, Christopher Falco, Gregory Guldner, and Jason T. Siegel
Quality Improvement: A1C Control and PHQ-9 scores in adults with Diabetes Type 2, Kenoviah Heron and Julia Fashner
Range of Motion of Medial Column Joints after Proximal Hallux Valgus Correction Procedures, Chris Zimmer, Blake Lieberman, and Warren Windram
Recurrent Intussusception in Child Despite Repeated Surgical Correction, Carlos Cordova, Alexandra Lawlor, Tillie Schumann, Sydney Solomon, and Lily Wiedrich
Recurrent Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardias in a Patient with Suspicion of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report, Chinar Singh, Meng Xie, Poonam Choudhry, and Asif Jawaid
Review of Attributes and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal, Harsh Desai, Joan S. Hyland, Erica Paulos, Eric Shaw, Nayda Parisio-Poldiak, and Maulikkumar Patel
Risk Factors Associated With Worse Outcomes in Trauma Patients Aged 55 and Older, Hector Mendez, Ilko Luque, Nicole Yordán López, Carlos Parra, Kelvin Chan, Mariel A. Javier, Marcela Ramirez, and Orlando Morejón
SAGES guidelines update to laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19., Sunjay S Kumar, Elisa C Calabrese, Bethany J Slater, Chelsea Lin, Julie Hong, Jonathan Dort, Robert Lim, Shawn Tsuda, Ziad Awad, Wendy Babidge, Guy Maddern, Pramod Nepal, R Wesley Vosburg, Romeo Ignacio, Devi Bavishi, Ali Kchaou, Subhashini Ayloo, Nader M Hanna, and Geoffrey P Kohn
Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Levels: The Grim Reaper Sign in Acute Pancreatitis?, George Trad, Jackson N. Hoekstra, Rakahn Haddadin, Kartika Shetty, and John Ryan
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Not Always the Pleura, Not Always Benign, Robert Bender and Susana Ferra
Spinal Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma in A 17-Month-Old Twin, Gul Emek Wymer, Chamyan Gabriel, Robert Bender, and Susana Ferra
Standardization of Operating Room (OR) Formalin Fixation Time Reporting in Breast Cancer Cases. An Institutional Experience., Cameron Summers, Astrid Sacasa, Nicole Sant Elia, and Susana Ferra
Surgical Emergency in Atypical Chest Pain: Debridement for Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Left Shoulder, Bita Behaeddin, Elizabeth Geyers-Roberts, Armand Edalati, Jula Grote, Daniel Matienzo, Rachel Rauber, and Rafael Sierra
Sustained Supraventricular Tachycardia While in Active Phase Labor, Austin Gold and Mona Sadek
Synthetic Versus Biologic Mesh for Complex Open Ventral Hernia Repair: Three-Year Follow-Up of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Nalia H. Dhanani, Nicole B. Lyons, Kyung Hyun Lee, Oscar A. Olavaarria, Aris R. Arakelians, Julie L. Holihan, Lillian S. Kao, Ali Siddiqui, Connor Hogan, Tunmi Anwoju, Zuhair Ali, and Mike K. Liang
Terlipressin-Induced Hyponatremic Seizures in a Patient With Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, Luca Gauci, Jorge Gafa, Suzanne Cauchi, and Jurgen Gerada
The Black Fungus: A Rare Case of Pulmonary Mucormycosis, Stephanie Wong, Elsa Lesley Tchouambou Pougoue, Joanna Polanco, Betty Kirimi, and Choudhry Poonam
The Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks When Completed by Anesthesiologists Versus by Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Dylan S. Irvine, Christopher Rennie, Emily Coughlin, Imani Thornton, Rahul Mhaskar, and Jeffrey Huang
The Epidemiology of Alcohol Involved Facial Injuries, Arya Sherafat, Brian Sangalang, Nihal Punjabi, Ian Waldrop, Emily Dubina, Jared C Inman, and Nicholas Sheets
The First Reported Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Presenting with Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Navpreet Uppal, Lili Janasky, Maha Abdulla, and Mohamad Saad
The Use of Knives With Versus Without Integrated Water-jet Function During Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Patients With Achalasia: A Meta-analysis, Abdul-Rahman F. Diab, Joseph A Sujka, Muhammad Nashit, Ameen Abdel-Khalek, Sukriti Seth, Salvatore Docimo, and Christopher G DuCoin
The “Wearing Off” Phenomenon for Rasagiline, Entacapone, Carbidopa, and Levodopa in the Setting of Parkinson’s Disease, Ryan Cromwell and Tevin Um
Think With Your Gut: A Retrospective Analysis on the Effects of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness and Psychiatric Comorbidities., Rakahn Haddadin, Danny Aboujamra, Zachary I Merhavy, George Trad, John Ryan, and Kartika Shetty
Transverse Myelitis Secondary to Herpes Simplex 2 Virus: A Case Report, Karla Arredondo
Trends in Trauma Patients with Psychiatric Illnesses, Sindhura Kompella, Kelly McKenney, Clara Alvarez, and Ilko Luque
Trichuris trichiura: A Moving Source of Anemia, Kailee Vickaryous, Matthew G. Logsdon, Bebika Subedi, and Andrew Fischer
Unusual Case of Repeat Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Migration with Skin Erosion, Brenda Abreu Molnar, Priya Mohan, and Nicolas Hanabergh
Updating a Rural Clinic in Tiburón, Haiti, Akankcha Alok, Mohamed Bakhit, Djenie Helne, Philipe Milord, Marcellas Socrate, Camil Clermont, and Marie A. Kima
Using Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy to Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Severe Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Case Report., Timothy Johnson, Alek R. Jahnke, and Kelsey Reindel
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