Submissions from 2025
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
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
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
Words Unspoken, Andreea Popa
Active Liver Bleed Caught During FAST Exam from Spontaneous Hemangioma Rupture: A Case Report, Raul Rodriguez and Nicole Aviles
Successful Treatment of Refractory Status Asthmaticus With Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV ECMO): A Case Report, Llewellyn Tan and Imani Thornton
Trichuris trichiura: A Moving Source of Anemia, Kailee Vickaryous, Matthew G. Logsdon, Bebika Subedi, and Andrew Fischer
Books from 2024
Unusual Case of Repeat Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Migration with Skin Erosion, Brenda Abreu Molnar, Priya Mohan, and Nicolas Hanabergh
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
Accuracy of GPT's Artificial Intelligence on Emergency Medicine Board Recertification Exam, Murtaza Akhter
Clinical and Radiological Identification and Management of SAPHO Syndrome, Obyda Al-Housni, Jessica M. Alonso, Matthew Thornburg, and Enny Cancio
Dercum’s Disease: The Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Radiological Findings, and Treatment of a Rare, Debilitating Inflammatory Disorder, Obyda Al-Housni, Constantinos Boufeas, and Valori Slane
COVID-19 Infection and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Likely Marriage?, Younus Al-Midfai, Moshe Bengio, and Pallavi Aneja
Benign Pneumoperitoneum Following Mitral Valve Replacement, Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis E. Santiago, Murali Shankar, and Pallavi Aneja
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Possible Trigger for Dieulafoy's Lesion, Ali Tariq Alvi, Elsa Tchouambou, and Murali Shankar
Descending Colon Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Unusual Site of Metastasis., Ali Tariq Alvi, Elsa Lesley Tchouambou Pougoue, Cameron Summers-Powell, and Mayuri Gupta
Transverse Myelitis Secondary to Herpes Simplex 2 Virus: A Case Report, Karla Arredondo
Operative Time and Relative Value Units for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Based on Pathology in the United States, Jack Bayer, Robert Trenschel, Jacob Oster, Amr El-Talla, Daniel Dominguez, Waseem Wahood, and Menar Wahood
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
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Not Always the Pleura, Not Always Benign, Robert Bender and Susana Ferra
An Unusual Presentation of Severe Ciguatera Poisoning: Case Report., Moshe Bengio, Glenn Goodwin, Katherine L. O'Neil, and Laura E. Tortora
An Unique Presentation of Giant Hydronephrosis, Mathew Blesson, Alex Lima, Sheena Pubien, Patricia Milanes, Jorge Garcia, and Enny Cancio
Recurrent Intussusception in Child Despite Repeated Surgical Correction, Carlos Cordova, Alexandra Lawlor, Tillie Schumann, Sydney Solomon, and Lily Wiedrich
A Case of Small Bowel Diverticulitis, Taylor Craig, Mahmood Kashan, Harjeev Lahil, and Alexandra Alvarez
Language Spoken and ED Utilization, Taylor Craig, Thais Schwartz, and Erin Marra
The Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTQ+) Medical Trainee: The Journey Through Medical Education, Mauricio Danckers, Jake Nusynowitz, Lily Jamneshan, Richard Shalmiyev, Raiko Diaz, and Asa E Radix
The Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTQ+) Medical Trainee: The Journey Through Medical Education, Mauricio Danckers, Jake Nusynowitz, Lily Jamneshan, Richard Shalmiyev, Raiko Diaz, and Asa E. Radix
The Wallet Biopsy: Medical Crowdfunding for Heart Transplantation, Ersilia M Defilippis, Adhya Mehta, Fatimah A Alkhunaizi, Christy N Taylor, José Lopez, Laura McLaughlin, Vanessa Blumer, and Nasrien E Ibrahim
Caring Moments, Margaret J. DeMars
Conservative Management Trial for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis, Armand Edalati, Astha Bhatt, Bita Crystal Behaeddin, Tanya Ramadoss, Sophia Hai, and Elizabeth Geyer-Roberts
The Association Between Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Celiac Disease and the Role of Inflammation: Retrospective Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample., Rabab Elsadek, Zeeshan Ismail, Raghav Bassi, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Yaseen Perbtani, Tony Brar, and Suzanne Zentko
The Heart of Residency, Julia Fashner and Samantha Gionocchio
Anesthetic Management of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump-Induced Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting., Rachel Figaro, Imani Thornton, Jeremy P Scott, and Joseph Sluhoski
Management Targeted Genetic Evaluation of an Idiopathic Neuropathy Cohort Through ATTRv Amyloidosis Screening, Kristy A. Fisher, Santiago Diaz, Jeffrey Gelblum, Charles Brock, Niraja Suresh, and Meghan Towne
Tremor as a Rare Manifestation of Cefepime Neurotoxicity, Brittany Guidos, Kurt Lee, Elsa Tchouambou, and Nathan Zaher
The Use of Methylene Blue in Conjunction With Hydroxocobalamin and Multiple Pressors to Treat Severe Vasoplegia in a Patient Due to Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity: A Case Report, Aaron Hacker, Dylan S Irvine, Michael Gross, Imani Thornton, and Diego Marin
Ectopic Pregnancy in a Non-communicating Rudimentary Uterine Horn: A Case of Successful Medical Management and Literature Review., Amelie M Harpey, Bridget P McNierney, Alexis O'Connell, Emily G Lingo, and Ellen G Wood
Falls in the Emergency Department, Emily Harris and David Hotwagner
Variation in Transcript Reports Among Residency Applicants: An Anesthesia Program’s Perspective, Alex M. Hendon and Imani Thornton
Quality Improvement: A1C Control and PHQ-9 scores in adults with Diabetes Type 2, Kenoviah Heron and Julia Fashner
Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Atraumatic Splenic Rupture in TEE-negative Endocarditis: A Case Report., Daniel P. High, Jose M. Acosta, Danay Herrera, Mauricio Danckers, Daniel Heller, and Daniel Zapata
behind the curtain, Angelina Hong
Intractable Belching as a Psychiatric Consequence: A Case Report, Iva Hu and Rachel Alef
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
Dual-Mobility Cups in Patients Undergoing Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty with Prior Lumbar Spine Fusion: A Systematic Review, Tariq Ziad Issa
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
The Impact of Non-trauma Factors on Trauma Patient Mortality and Hospital Resource Utilization: Population-Based Retrospective Review., Mariel A. Javier, Ilko Luque, Jaclyn T. Kliewer, Nicole Yordan Lopez, David Ritchie, Beatriz Cobo Dominguez, and Orlando Morejon
Morbidity and Mortality of Trauma Patients 55 and Older: A Study of Nontrauma Risk Factors, Mariel A. Javier, Ilko Luque, Hector Mendez, Nicole Yordán López, Marcela C. Ramirez, Orlando Morejon, and Mark McKenney
Case Report: Suicidality in a Registered Sex Offender, Chloe Jean, Ana Suarez, and Lian Janasky
An Interesting Case of Modern Day Scurvy, Petar Jen, Jessica Cook, Elise Clark, and Laurence Dubensky
Digoxin Toxicity in the Setting of Alcohol Intoxication, A Case Report, Manuel A. Jimenez, Eliann Reinhardt, and Bryan Curry
Adrenal Burnout: Unpacking Glucocorticoid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency, Dana Kajan, Dolly Tailor, Uppal Navpreet, Jenna Thomas, and Mohamad Saad
Case Study: Post-traumatic Calcaneonavicular Coalition, JiHae Kim and James Clancy
Emergency Surgical Treatment and Triage: Targeting Optimal Outcomes for Emergency Surgical Patients From Index Encounter Through Definitive Care., Jaclyn T. Kliewer, Ilko Luque, Mariel A. Javier, Amanda Moorefield, Hector Mendez, Zulmari Martinez-Resto, Jacob Oster, Alexis Rangel, and Orlando Morejon
Trends in Trauma Patients with Psychiatric Illnesses, Sindhura Kompella, Kelly McKenney, Clara Alvarez, and Ilko Luque
Influence of Pre-Visit Questionnaire on Post-visit Satisfaction Survey with Resident Physician, Diaz Korsgaard and Erik Korsgaard
A Case of Chronic Appendiceal Intussusception Secondary to Unsuspected Endometriosis, Matthew Lee and Susana Ferra
Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis, Matthew Lee, Gabriella Morey, and Susana Ferra
Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis: A Case Report, Matthew Lee, Gabriella Morey, Hector Lopez, Robert Bass, and Susana Ferra
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
Racial Differences in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: The ARISE-HF Trial, Jose L. Lopez, Yuxi Liu, Javed Butler, Stefano Del Prato, Justin A Ezekowitz, Carolyn S P Lam, Thomas H Marwick, Julio Rosenstock, W H Wilson Tang, Riccardo Perfetti, Alessia Urbinati, Faiez Zannad, James L Januzzi, and Nasrien E Ibrahim
Nail-Plate Fixation vs Distal Femoral Replacement for Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures, Matthew McCrosson and Mamun Al Rashid
Man on the Mound: Pictures of a Pitcher in Pain, Jean Medina, Matthew Campanella, Elliot Mendelsohn, Carl Mitchell, and Murtaza Akhter
Depressive Pseudodementia as the Cause of Cognitive Impairment in a 48-year-old Female, Jose Mendoza-Sierra
Migrated Ovary with Complex Cystic Lesion Post-Hysterectomy: A Case Report, Yahya Mohamad
Menstruation-Induced Migraine and Ocular Symptoms in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Shafi Muneer
Acute Viral Myocarditis in a Young Adult: A Case Report., Jason Nguyen, Cristina Benites, Daniel Karpel, Mohammed Akram, and Livasky Concepcion Perez
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
DKA and Sepsis in the Setting of Early Pregnancy Loss, Alexis O'Connell, Sohni Pathan, and Manashwi Ramanathan
Bilateral Renal Artery Thrombosis Presenting as Intractable Abdominal Pain, Yanie Oliva, Ricardo Llorente, Connor Brittain, Ilde Manuel Lee, Boris Ryabtsev, and Orlando Enrizo
Complex Presentation of Pemphigus Vulgaris Mimicking Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Yanie Oliva, Omar E. Melendez, Jasmin Cabrera, and Alejandro Del Cerro Rondon
Undetected metastatic melanoma in the colon., Sarah Pajek, Walter Cisneros Lopez, Juliet Ray, and Rennier A Martinez
Ossifying Fibroma and Central Giant Cell Granuloma, a Hybrid Tumor in the Maxilla, Jason Phung, Robert Bender, and Susana Ferra
A Variant of HELLP Syndrome, Dynora Pierre-Louis, Victoria Peredo, Iliza Minaya, and Jose Luis Terrazas
Words Unspoken, Andreea Popa
Improvement Project: Improving Cervical Cancer Screening, Warda A. Rana, Julia Fashner, and Manolo Torres
Emergency Ultrasound Unveils Intermediate-High Risk Saddle Pulmonary Embolism with Extensive Bilateral Clot Burden, Masquerading as Micturition Syncope: A Case Report, M Townsend Reeves, Harjeev Lahil, Aaron Gold, Mauricio Danckers, Laurence Dubensky, and Todd L. Slesinger
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
Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians: A Systematic Review, M Eliann Reinhardt, Manuel Jimenez, Priya Mohan, and Bernardo Reyes
Influence of Trauma Patients Aged ≥55 With PEC in Long Stay in the Hospital and Intensive Care Unit, Zulmari Resto, Ilko Luque, Nicole López, Hector Mendez, Mariel Javier, Marcela Ramirez, Orlando Morejon, and Mark McKenney
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
Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis with Corynebacterium and Pseudomonas species: A comparison, Astrid Sacasa, Mohtashim Naeem, and Susana Ferra
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
Light-Chain (AL) Cardiac Amyloidosis Presenting as Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction., Luis Santiago, Ali Tariq Alvi, Veniamin Melnychuk, Philip Mesquita, and Pallavi Aneja
Late-onset Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: A Case Report, Richard Shalmiyev, Adam Devine, Sheyla Gonzalez, and Mauricio Danckers
Beyond the Muscle: A Case Presentation on Interstitial Lung Disease in the Setting of Dermatomyositis, Monique Shamoon, Daria Tarighy, Alejandro Hernandez, and Mohamad Saad
Metastatic Axillary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an African-American Female: A Rare Case, Shahriar Sharif, Biura Markarian, and Diego Marin
Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated With Toxic Shock Syndrome., Shahriar Sharif, Samyukta Swaminath, Nashit Mozumder, Kenneth A. Mack, and Diego Marin
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
Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis in a 5-Year-Old Male with Relapsed Nephrotic Syndrome, Amanda L. Stragnell, Andrea Horbey, and Annette Santiago
Ominous Mediastinal Mass Revealing Ectopic Thyroid, Cameron Summers, Gabriella Morey, 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
Treatment Analysis of Very Early and Early Onset Psychosis in the Youth Inpatient Setting, Acelyne Marie Summerson, Jordan Kalosieh, Sindhura Kompella, Clara Alvarez-Villaba, and Yukthi Kodali
Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT) in Concussion Management: A Literature Review, Sushil Talreja and Annette Santiago
Performance Improvement Project: Breast Cancer Screening, Manolo Torres, Julia Fashner, Warda Rana, and Robert Chua
Beyond the Bruise/Swelling and Ear-Resistible Issues: Exploring the Etiology, Management, and Complications of Auricular Hematoma, Jenny Tran and Annette Santiago
Anesthesia Management of Hip Fracture Surgery in Geriatric Patients: A Review., Tarun Uppalapati and Imani Thornton
The First Reported Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Presenting with Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Navpreet Uppal, Lili Janasky, Maha Abdulla, and Mohamad Saad
Parvimonas micra Bacteremia in the Setting of a Hepatic Abscess: A Case Report, Aneil S. Walizada, Sarah E Lyons, Chulou Penales, and Carlos Lopez
T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Crisis: Hyperleukocytosis, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Innovative Approaches., Gordon White, Mariel Duchow, and Levy Amar