Submissions from 2021
Significance of the Hepatic Falciform Artery., Sanjiv Gray and Latha Ganti
Gastric Ischemia Secondary to Abdominal Distension, Sanjiv Gray, Andrew Hanna, and Latha Ganti
Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report of an Extrapulmonary Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Michael Gulenay, Victor Andres Sasson, and Kevin Taylor
Cumulative Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Resident Physicians Over Time., Scott Gutovitz, Leslie Hart, Nayda Parisio Poldiak, Morgan Smith, Lexus Dickson, Steven Warrington, Stephen Thacker, and Amanda Janke
Emergency Department Utilization and Patient Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in America, Scott Gutovitz, Jonathan Pangia, Lexie Finer, Karen Rymer, and Dean Johnson
Myocardial Bridging, the Hidden Risk Factor for Ischemia., Vincenzo C. Happach, Gerald Delk, and Latha Ganti
A Rare Case of a Bifurcated Uvula in a 20-year-old, Michelle Hernandez, Andrew George, and Latha Ganti
Point-of-care Ultrasound Evaluation of a Young Male with Flank Pain., Jonathan Hill, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric Kalivoda
Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Setting of a Paraesophageal Hernia With Hemoperitoneum: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management, Derrick Huang, Michael Hughes, Samyr Elbadri, Michael Falgiani, and Latha Ganti
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Complicated by Hill-Sachs Lesion, Nofel Iftikhar, Thor S. Stead, Latha Ganti, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, and Frank Fraunfelter
Car Ratings Take a Back Seat to Vehicle Type: Outcomes of SUV Versus Passenger Car Crashes, Dietrich Jehle, Albert Arslan, Chirag Doshi, and Clay O'Brien
Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Knee Lipohemarthrosis, Madeleine E. Kim, Thor S. Stead, and Latha Ganti
COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate in Children Across a Private Hospital Network in the United States: COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate in Children, Tommy Y. Kim, Esther C. Kim, Adrian Z. Agudelo, and Lucas Friedman
The Effect on Length of Stay After Implementation of Discharging Low Acuity Patients From Triage., Tommy Y. Kim, Connor Ohmart, Zara Khan, Michael Lance, and Steven Kim
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Expedite Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report, Romero Kupai, Ashkan Morim, Lucas Friedman, and Eva Tovar Hirashima
Analysis of Emergency Department Utilization in Medicaid Expansion and Non-expansion States, Ashley Lall, Randolph Devereaux, Mike Flynn, Christian Vandever, and Krystal Tomsky
The P2Network—Advancing Pediatric Emergency Care With Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Samuel Lam, Ron Berant, Todd P. Chang, Lucas Friedman, Delia L. Gold, Aaron E. Kornblith, Margaret Lin-Martore, Kathryn H. Pade, Melissa L. Skaugset, Amanda Toney, and Helena Wang-Flores
Redox Signaling and Biomarkers in the Acute Setting, Dakota Lane, James Lee, Anthony Derenzi, Jyoti Das, Mollie Powell, Mahesh Setty, and Robyn Hoelle
Puss Caterpillar Envenomation, Jarratt Lark, Garrett Root, and Preston Root
Traumatic Iridodialysis Associated With Hyphema Secondary to Injury From a Bungee Cord, Woo Kyung Lee, Sumeja Aljic, Patrick Barry II, and Latha Ganti
Flash Burn of the Eyes Caused by High-Voltage Electrical Spark, Woo Kyung Lee, Sarah M. Barnett, Trilok Stead, Paul R. Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
Physician-Perceived Barriers to Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department, Gideon Logan, Amber Mirajkar, Jessica Houck, Fernando Rivera-Alvarez, Emily Drone, Parth Patel, Alexandra Craen, Larissa Dub, Nubaha Elahi, David Lebowitz, Ayanna Walker, and Latha Ganti
Hemithorax Westermark Sign Secondary to Complete Pulmonary Artery Occlusion from Pulmonary Embolus, Michael Louthan and Daniel Ng
Anaphylaxis after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine., Jeremy Mayfield, Sumedha Bandi, Latha Ganti, and Jose Rubero
Sex-Based Differences in the Presentation of Myocardial Infarction, Jeremy Mayfield, Muneet Gill, Helen J. Zhang, and Latha Ganti
Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department., Matthew B. McClure, Kishan Patel, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric J. Kalivoda
Challenge Case Report: Left-Sided Headache & Dizziness, Keegan McNally, Jesse Wu, Larissa Dub, and Latha Ganti
Point-of-care Ultrasound Identification of a Swallowed Coin in 3-year-old Child, Jake McRae, Garrett Root, and Casey Wilson
Case report: Challenges in Making the Diagnosis of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Yi McWhorter
Hypercoagulability Due to COVID-19 Leading to Impending Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens and Sub-Massive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism, Bruno V. Moraes, Amir Hashemi, Kevin Mancheno, Manuel Obando, and Erin Marra
Bilateral Pleural Effusion and Pulmonary Edema Diagnosed by Emergency Department Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) in a Patient with Severe Undifferentiated Dyspnea, Diana Mora Montero, Donavan Ginest, and Robyn Hoelle
Baker's Cyst, Arjun Nanduri, Thor S Stead, Graham E Kupsaw, Jason DeLeon, and Latha Ganti
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis in the Emergency Department, Ryan T. Ngo, Amanda Webb, and Anthony Furiato
Intravenous Thrombolysis for a Stroke Mimic Patient., Lilly Nguyen, Joyce Hoonsuh Lee, Latha Ganti, Mark Rivera-Morales, and Larissa Dub
Anaphylaxis Presenting as Uvulitis, Lilly Nguyen, Thor S Stead, Carlos Lopez Ortiz, Rita Gillespie, and Latha Ganti
Blunt Trauma Resulting in Testicular Evisceration: A Case Report, Roderick Olivas, Syed Uddin, Bhani Kondal, and Avinash Chenam
Blocking Breaks to Breathe Better, David Pardue, Casey Wilson, Jacob Pope, and Stewart R. Richardson
Bupropion-Induced Cardiogenic Shock Treated With VA ECMO and Left Ventricular Assist Device, Erick Perez Sifontes, Sonja Knittel-Hliddal, Rahimullah Asad, Peter Okonoboh, Crystal Gunn, and Melissa Weaver
The Effect of Trauma Center Verification Level on Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome After Implementation of the Orange Book, David S. Plurad, Glenn Geesman, Ahmed Mahmoud, Nicholas Sheets, Bhani K. Chawla-Kondal, Napatkamon Ayutyanont, and Samer Ghostine
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in a Postmenopausal Female, Neha Potla, Savithri-Chandana Veluri, Thor S Stead, Jesse Dubey, and Latha Ganti
Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction Causing Acute Kidney Injury and Resultant Metformin Toxicity, Umar Rashid, Erin M. Marra, and Vu Huy Tran
Prevalence of Hepatopancreatic Injury and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 in USA, Vaibhav Rastogi, Ranjit Banwait, Devina Singh, Hale Z. Toklu, Lexie Finer, Dipendra Parajuli, and Latha Ganti
Impact of BMI on Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19, Bryson Renouard, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, James Neumeister, Mortatha Al-Bassam, Samyr El-Badri, Thomas Alterman, J Walker, Bobby Desai, Michael Falgiani, and Latha Ganti
Elderly woman with painless skin lesion of the right breast., Stewart Russ Richardson, Micaela Moen, Kaitlyn Murray, and Casey L Wilson
Massive Necrotizing Fournier's Gangrene, Fernando Rivera-Alvarez, Andrew George, and Latha Ganti
Rare Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Submassive Pulmonary Emboli Due to Hypercoagulable State With Supratherapeutic Anticoagulation., Mark D. Rivera-Morales, Jesse Wu, Larissa Dub, and Latha Ganti
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of a Crohn’s Disease-Related Intraabdominal Abscess in the Emergency Department, Kevin Rivera Rodriguez, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric Kalivoda
The Diagnostic Challenge of the Pediatric Brain Abscess, Kevin Rivera Rodriguez, Robert Truckner, Anthony Furiato, and Sergio Martinez
Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Presenting to the Emergency Department, Jose Rubero, Jenny Lee, Matthew Solomon, Jesse Wu, and Latha Ganti
CODE BLUE: An Intern's Reflections from Nights in the COVID-19 ICU, Benjamen Schoenberg
An Uncommon Rash in the Emergency Department: Sporothrix schenckii., Dipal Shah, Alison E Kim, Samyr Elbadri, Bobby Desai, and Latha Ganti
Abnormal Bedside Ultrasound Findings in a Complex Patient With Kawasaki Disease, Dipal Shah, Helene Koumans, Kimberly Johnson, Leoh Leon II, and Latha Ganti
An Ominous Cause of Headache in a Teenager, Dipal Shah, Rachel Sklar, Latha Ganti, and Joshua Walker
Gallbladder Hydrops, Rhea Sharma, Thor S Stead, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, John Amatea, and Latha Ganti
Common Iliac Vein Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma Without Pelvic Fractures, Nicholas Sheets, Roderick Olivas, and David S Plurad
Symptomatic Pulmonary Hamartoma, Isha Shukla, Thor S Stead, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, Vashun Rodriguez, and Latha Ganti
Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Detected Incidentally by Emergency Department Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Robert Skinner, Robyn Hoelle, and Diana Mora Montero
Real-World Field Performance of the Los Angeles Motor Scale as a Large Vessel Occlusion Screen: A Prospective Muticentre Study., Tej G Stead, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
What Do Spanish Speakers Think of the Andar, Hablar, Ojos, Rostro, Ambos Brazos o Piernas (AHORA) Stroke Tool?, Trilok Stead, Latha Ganti, Emily McCauley, Helene Koumans, Maricela Wilson, Madison D. Weech, Andrew R. Barbera, and Paul Banerjee
Myalgia as a Symptom of Envenomation by the Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius: A Case Report., Nicholas V. Titelbaum, Michael J. Hughes, and James Link Wilson
Persistent Hydronephrosis on Bedside Ultrasound Secondary to Bladder Obstruction Despite Foley Catheter Decompression Resulting in Acute Kidney Injury, Joseph Tran, Thomas P. Bentley, and Diana Mora-Montero
A Simulated Scenario to Improve Resident Efficiency in an Emergency Department., Ayanna Walker, Nubaha Elahi, Mary C. Slome, Tracy MacIntosh, Maria Tassone, and Latha Ganti
Residency Exposure to Emergency Medical Services Concepts Through Immersion, Interprofessional Collaboration and Assembly Line Education, Ayanna Walker, Nubaha Elahi, Maria Tassone, Jonathan Littell, and Latha Ganti
A True Case of a Broken Heart With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Michelle Wallen, Graham E. Kupsaw, and Latha Ganti
Emergency Department Case: Covid-19 Related Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Katherine Wietecha
Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock Secondary to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Heroin Overdose, Jesse Wu, Matthew Solomon, Amanda L. Webb, and Latha Ganti
Submissions from 2020
Zinc Toxicity, Ulrika Agnew and Todd L. Slesinger
Current Paradigms in the Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Illness, Joshua Altman, Evan Stern, Mori Stern, Bryan Prine, Kristy Breuhl Smith, and Michael Smith
Investigation of a Peculiar Case of Childhood Lymphadenopathy, Chade Aribo, Alonso Al, Allison Woodall, and Tommy Y. Kim
Ethacrynic Acid, Chade Aribo and Daniel Ng
Demystifying the EM to PEM Journey: A Conversation with EM to PEM Attendings, Zaza Atanelov MD and Gwen Hooley MD
An Uncommon Presentation of the Common Sinusitis, Massud Atta, Raj Ramlatchan, Latha Ganti, Gerald Delk, and John Shivdat
Serial Point-of-care Echocardiography Performed by an Emergency Physician to Guide Thrombolytic Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism, Annie Au, Patrick Hsu, Matthew McClure, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric Kalivoda
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum in the Emergency Department, Melissa Bacci, Roli Kushwaha, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric Kalivoda MD
Seymour Fracture in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report., Sumedha Bandi, Emily Drone, Ariel Vera, and Latha Ganti
Acute Headache, Leeran Baraness and Annalee Baker
Disparities in Opioid Pain Management for Long Bone Fractures., Adam Benzing, Courtney Bell, Megan Derazin, Rene Mack, and Tracy MacIntosh
Subarachnoid Contrast Hyperdensity Following Pelvic Trauma Mimicking Diffuse Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Saptarshi Biswas and Arpit Amin
Acute Appendicitis: Clinical Clues and Conundrums Related to the Greatest Misses, Ricki Brown-Forestiere, Anthony Furiato, Nikolas Foresteir, John Kashani, and Abdul Waheed MD
Importance of thorough examination in foreign body exposure: An impressive case of asphyxiation with foam sealant, Eileen Chang and Ian Chang DO
Elastomeric respirators are safer and more sustainable alternatives to disposable N95 masks during the coronavirus outbreak., James Chiang, Andrew Hanna MD, David Lebowitz, and Latha Ganti
Gastric Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Chronic Back Pain: A Case Report., Alexandra Chitty, Dennis Cardriche, and Thomas H. Matese Jr.
Comment on “N-acetylcysteine as a treatment for amatoxin poisoning”, Nicholas J. Connors, Sophie Gosselin, and Robert S. Hoffman
Man with Hand Injury, Nicholas J. Connors, Scott Hayes, and David M. French
Assessment of Emergency Department Staff Awareness of Policy and Expert Opinion Protocol Regarding Active Shooter Event, Emily Drone, Michelle Wallen, and Latha Ganti
Lead Encephalopathy, Kristina Eastman and Laura Tortora
Ventroculoperitoneal shunts in the Emergency Department, Michael Ferras, NIck J. McCauley, Latha Ganti, Bobby Desai MD, and Trilok Stead
Case Report: Talar Neck Fracture, Wilson Frasca MD and Nhan Do MD
Bounced off a Truck Out of the Blue: A Case Report of a Lightning Strike During a Thunderstorm, Nathan George, Sumedha Bandi, Latha Ganti, Aaron Umansky, and Bobby Desai MD
Aortic Dissection Presenting as Leg Pain, Nathan George, Latha Ganti MD, Michael Falgiani, and Bobby Desai
Scheduling Like a Pro, Joseph Gibney
No, it's not a Migraine, Leonard Hamera, Anwar Hamami, Sally Hamami, and Jeffery Jordan
Emergency Department Factors that Negatively Impact Door To Needle Time In Acute Stroke, Andrew Hanna MD, Joshua Tsau, Ankur Garg, Mohammed Khan, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
Implementing Point-of-Care Troponin Testing in the Emergency Department: Impact on Time to Result., Michael Hight, Kasey Conklin, Benjamin Archer, Jared Sutherland, Brandi Sakai, and Dylan Arnold
Knowledge and Attitudes of U.S. Adults Regarding COVID-19, Christopher Hogan, Massud Atta, Paul Anderson, Tej Stead, Matthew Solomon, Paul Banerjee, Bryan Sleigh, John Shivdat, Amanda Webb, and Latha Ganti
Acute Myasthenia Crisis: A Critical Emergency Department Differential, Christopher Hogan, Jenny Lee, Bryan Sleigh, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
Pediatric Maxillary Facial Swelling from Prolonged, Untreated Periodontal Abscess, Sanna Michelle Ho-Gotshall, Rebecca Matthews, and Scott Gutovitz
Hispanics Have Higher Grade Intracerebral Hemorrhage Compared to Non-Hispanics, Jessica Houck DO, Tej Stead, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti MD
Predictors of Good Functional Outcome After Hemorrhagic Stroke, Jessica Houck, Amanda Webb, and Latha Ganti
Emergent Diagnosis of a Flail Mitral Leaflet With Bedside Echocardiography, Patrick Hsu, Caroline Shepherd, Keyon Shokraneh, Gabriel Cabrera, and Eric Kalivoda MD