Submissions from 2024
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the attenuation of risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with sepsis., Nicholas B. Alana, William A. Ciurylo, and Natalie Hurlock
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
Impact of Virtual Interviews on Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Match: An Analysis of National Data, Hamza Alzghoul, Saqr Alsakarneh, Saeed Abughazaleh, Lauren Zeineddine, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Raju Reddy, Ibrahim Faruqi, and Bashar Alzghoul
Bing-Neel Syndrome: A Rare Neurological Complication of Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Asad Haider, Faisal Mukhtar, and Nausheen Khuddus
Venous Air Embolism: A Systematic Review, Hamza Alzghoul, Omar Obeidat, Saeed Abughazaleh, Abdallah Al-Ani, Ahmad Al-Jabali, Mohammad Z. Khrais, Mohammad Tarawneh, Hashim Al-Ani, Mohamed Ismail, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad Haider, Bashar Alzghoul, and Bilal F. Samhouri
Single-Session Endoscopic Ultrasound-Directed Transgastric Intervention for a Fine Needle Biopsy of Pancreatic Head Mass Using Endoscopic Through-the-Scope Suturing in a Patient With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Anatomy, Raghav Bassi, Francisco I. Macedo, Yaseen Perbtani, and Tony S Brar
A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Antithrombotic Agents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Using the AGREE II Tool, Denisse Camille Dayto, Wojciech Blonski, Tea Reljic, Farina Klocksieben, Jeffrey Gill, Rene D Gomez-Esquivel, Brijesh Patel, Pushpak Taunk, Andrew Sephien, Camille Thelin, and Ambuj Kumar
Severe Electrolyte Abnormalities and Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis in the Setting of Apremilast Use for Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Report., Brody M Fogleman, Emilie McKinnon, Schuyler Nebeker, and Kedareeshwar S Arukala
Fusobacterium/Peptostreptococcus - A Case Report of Communityacquired Empyema Resulting in Surgical Decortication with Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature, Emmanuel Garrastegui Mercado, Chady Awad, and Suresh Antony
A Recurrent Case of Mesothelial Pericardial Cyst, Jaafar Ali Hamdan, Akbar Khan, Annalee Mora, Amrita Randhawa, and Maria A. Castano
Coxsackievirus-Induced Myocarditis With Acute Onset of Heart Failure With Pleural Effusion., Jaafar Ali Hamdan, Akbar Khan, Ritu Shah, Nikolay Mitzov, and Maria A. Castano
Characteristics and Hospital Outcomes of 1403 Patients Hospitalized at Community Hospitals With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Se Won Lee, Carol Elsakr, Jonathan Holt, and Napatkamon Ayutyanont
Pseudohypoxic brain swelling following elective lumbar laminectomy: A rare case report and review of literature., Geran D. Maule, Carson Creamer, Rabab Elsadek, Mohammad Abuassi, Alexa Zajecka, Omar Obeidat, and Peters Okonoboh
Actinomyces-induced Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Rare Disease, Caleb Nieves-Velez, Gilberto Rivera Gonzalez, and Suresh Antony
Grade IV Glioma Potentially Disguised As COVID-19 Encephalitis., Austin Patrick Eisenberg, Nicolina Scibelli, Hannah Fischer, and Victor Collier
A Case of Type 1 Cryoglobulinemia With Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma and Dry Gangrene, Abhinav K. Rao, Fahim Syed, Diego E. Garrido, Charles S Holladay, and Julia Saylors
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
Efficacy of Intravenous Iron in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials, Andrew Sephien, Denisse Camille Dayto, Tea Reljic, Xavier Prida, Joanna M Joly, Matthew Tavares, Jason N Katz, and Ambuj Kumar
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Patient on Concomitant Treatment with Levetiracetam and Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole., Amel Tabet Aoul, Abraheim Al-Nasseri, Chase Hall, Chun He, and John Abernathy
A Rare Case of Exercise-Induced Transient Global Amnesia as an Exclusive Presenting Symptom of Hippocampus Infarct, Roger F. Tonna and Azin Azma
A Rare Case of Heterozygous C282Y Mutation Causing Hereditary Hemochromatosis With Acute Pancreatitis, Roger F. Tonna, Rakahn Haddadin, Humzah Iqbal, and Hatim Gemil
T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Crisis: Hyperleukocytosis, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Innovative Approaches., Gordon White, Mariel Duchow, and Levy Amar
Submissions from 2023
In-Hospital Outcomes of PCI in Patients Who Have ESRD vs Non-ESRD Patients, a Retrospective Study Involving a National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, Abdullah H. Abdullahi, Zeeshan Ismail, Omar Obeidat, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Natalie P. Hurlock, Mohammad Tarawneh, Rabab Elsadek, Mohamed Ismail, and Andrew Smock
Functionally Unicuspid Aortic Valve in an Adult: Case Report and Literature Review, Andrew Abraham, Kipson Richard Charles, David A. Pozo, Daniel Bishev, and Roja Pondicherry-Harish
Clostridium Septicum Bacteremia as the Presenting Sign of Colon Cancer, Andrew T. Abraham and Sripal A. Padam
Association of Thiazide Diuretics With Diabetes Progression, Kidney Disease Progression, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Death Among Patients With Diabetes Who Initiate Statins, Hesham Afify, Ubaldo Gonzalez Morales, Abdo Asmar, Carlos A Alvarez, and Ishak A Mansi
Capnocytophaga canimorsus Infection in a 38-Year-Old Male after a Dog Bite, Ahmad I. Ahsen, Philip Korsun, Fadi Albahra, Ranjit Nair, and Zain Tariq
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the attenuation of risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with sepsis., Nicholas B. Alana, William A. Ciurylo, and Natalie Hurlock
Ultrasound-Accelerated Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis, Mrhaf Alsamman, Ali Mohsin Choudhry, Abdulaziz Mheir AlSaadi, and Rakesh Prashad
Polypoid Lymphangiectasia in the Sigmoid Colon: A Case Report of a Rare Entity, Anwar Alshaakh Moh' D Mari, Aarushi Varshney, Kristin Recker, Jignesh Parikh, and Vania Zayat
The First Case of Daratumumab-Induced Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Ali Tariq Alvi, Sachin George Mathew, and Murali Shankar
Fulminant Hepatic Failure With Minimal Alcohol Consumption in a 25-Year-Old Female With Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Rare Case., Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis E. Santiago, Zahid Nadeem, and Ali Chaudhry
Acute Pancreatitis-Induced Thrombosis of Celiac Artery: An Unusual Complication of Acute Pancreatitis, Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis Santiago, and Marvin Lopez-Medal
A Rare Case of Primary Extra-Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) in the Rectum, Ali Tariq Alvi and Murali Shankar
Primary Dedifferentiated Duodenal Liposarcoma With Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Rare Small Bowel Tumor, Ali Tariq Alvi and Murali Shankar
Pernicious Anemia Presenting as a Mimicker of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Omar Alzarkali, Jane-Hwei Lee, and Kathryn Bower
Fluid Management in Septic Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Review of the Literature, Blerina Asllanaj, Elizabeth Benge, Jieun Bae, and Yi McWhorter
Managing Acute Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient Who Developed Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Review of Current Guidelines and Literature, Blerina Asllanaj, Elizabeth Jane Benge, Sapna Bhatia, and Yi McWhorter
Acute Partial Papillary Muscle Rupture as a Rare Complication Following Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Blerina Asllanaj, Matthew Farr, and Yi McWhorter
Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Well Are LDCTs Utilized?, Jonathan Assis, Thanuja Neerukonda, Bilal Farooqi, and Mahvish Haider
Radiation Proctitis with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Complicated by Cytomegalovirus, Austin B. Auyeung, Melanie N. Rayan, Xiaolan Tang, and Sanil Thomas
Her Cross to Bear, Stuart J. Bagatell, Levy Amar, and Gabriel Ghanoum
Rapidly Progressive Emphysematous Pancreatitis With Massive Hemorrhage and Multi-Organ Failure: A Severe Sequela of COVID-19, Raghav Bassi, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Kipson Richard Charles, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Charles R Russell, and Peters Okonoboh
COVID-19-Induced Complete Heart Block: Case Series and Literature Review, Raghav Bassi, Zeeshan Ismail, Joshua K. Salabei, Kipson Richard Charles, Asad Haider, Abdullahi Hussein, and Andrew Smock
A Review on Clostridioides Difficile Testing and How to Approach Patients With Multiple Negative Tests: A Case Report, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Rabab Elsadek, Isaac Loseke, and John Leibach
Overlapping Drug-Induced Vasculitis, ANCA-associated Vasculitis, and Lupus Nephritis Caused by Low-Dose Hydralazine, Mina Bhatnagar, A Agaronov, E Sarkisyan, I Sotoudeh Deilamy, Don Pepito, and H Akhondi
Acute Colonic Perforation with Septic Shock Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient, Harsimrandeep Bhatti, Enkhbileg Batbileg, Srijisnu De, Glen Friedman, and Suresh Antony
Efficacy and Safety of Mavacamten in the Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review, Daniel Bishev, Stephanie Fabara, Isaac Loseke, Akankcha Alok, Hashim Al-Ani, and Yvette Bazikian
A Case Report of Carbamazepine-induced Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in a Patient with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Daniel Bishev, Mercedes Malone, Devon Best, and Yvette Bazikian
Timing Matters: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Red Cell Transfusion Timing and Hospitalization Outcomes in Sickle Cell Crisis Patients Using the National Inpatient Sample Database, Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Umer Farooq, Farhan Khalid, Abdullahi Hussein Abdullahi, and Sue-Wei Luu
Independent predictors of mortality and 5-year trends in mortality and resource utilization in hospitalized patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma., Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Umer Farooq, Farhan Khalid, Muhammad Junaid Tariq, Muhammad Jahanzeb Khalil, Victoria S Brown, and Christopher L. Bray
Renal Amyloidosis (AL Kappa Type) With an Uncommon Presentation: A Case Report, Stephanie A. Botero, Michelle Bass, Carlos Botero Suarez, Pran Kar, and Elpidio Abreu
Diabetic Muscle Infarction: An Uncommon Diabetic Complication With a Lack of Standardized Treatment, Carlos Botero Suarez, Moises Matos, and Sowmya Suryanarayanan
A Rare Case of Bartonella henselae Infective Endocarditis Causing an Embolic Cerebrovascular Accident, Kipson Richard Charles, Andrew Abraham, Raghav Bassi, Rabab Elsadek, and George Cockey
Annular Rupture Due to Calcified Nodule Located in Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Managed by Protamine Sulfate., Sukhjinder Chauhan, Mina Bhatnagar, Talha N Jilani, and Jeffrey Levisman
A Rare Case Report of Flecainide-Induced Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and Transient Cardiomyopathy, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Desiree Morris, Mina Bhatnagar, Pinak A. Shah, and Dhiraj D. Narula
Benign Intrapulmonary Schwannoma With High Uptake on Fluorodeoxyglucose-18 (FDG-18 PET) Presenting as a Pancoast Tumor, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Faraz Rahman, Gundip S. Dhillon, Udanie Hewapathirana, Milliejoan Mongalo, and Arnold Chung
A Rare Case of Nodular Mantle Cell Lymphoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract Discovered During a Routine Colonoscopy With a Positive Response to R-CHOP Chemotherapy Regimen, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Jordan Valenta, Gundip S. Dhillon, Preston Phan, Yongwoon Huh, Andre E. Manov, and Ann Wierman
Gallstone Ileus Caused by Migration of Gallstone Through Cholecystoduodenal Fistula Resulting in Small Bowel Obstruction, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Rasiq Zackria, Trad George, Andrew Wojtanowski, and John Ryan
Accidental Extravasation of Mitomycin C into the Subcutaneous Tissue, Johnathon Chung, Brooke Walterscheid, Jose Lopez-Vera, Hytham Rashid, and Mike K. Liang
Organ Donation and Transplantation among Non-US Citizens: Opportunities to Improve Global Equity in Heart Transplantation, Ersilia M Defilippis, Jaya Batra, Vanessa Blumer, Isaiah A Peoples, Christy N Taylor, Daniel Oren, Jose L. Lopez, Andrew J Sauer, and Nasrien E Ibrahim
Sarcoid-Like Reactive Lymphadenopathy in Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma, Gundip S. Dhillon, Yema Jalal, and Vishisht Mehta
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Precipitates the Discovery of Underlying Liver Disease: A Case Report, Victoria Diaz, Elizabeth Jane Benge, Matthew Brockway, Weston Truman, and Birjees Ahmed
Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a 74-Year-Old African American Male, Daniel Diez, Joel Brooks Tamayo, Jennifer Rodriguez-Belen, Jorge Hernandez Canciobello, Amr El-Tella, Kevin Mancheno, Kevin Manceno, Jorge X. Montilla, James Davenport, and Yeissen Godinez
A Case of Pseudo-Pseudo Meigs Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Daniel Diez, Jennifer M. Lara, David Cotto Velez, Jorge Hernandez Canciobello, Yanet Diaz-Martell, Iliza Minaya, Asad Rizvi, Jose Gonzalez-Pantaleon, Yeissen Godinez, and Daniel Zapata
A Bridge Too Far: A Case of Myocardial Bridge Requiring Unroofing and Complicated by Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome, Daniel Diez, Alfredo Toll, Ernesto Perez Colome, Ruben Cabrera, David Cotto Velez, and Hector J. Crespo
The Epidemiology of Maritime Patients Requiring Medical Evacuation: A Literature Review, Jonathan S Dillard, William Maynard, and Rahul Kashyap
Climate Crisis and Nephrology: A Review of Climate Change's Impact on Nephrology and How to Combat it, Leonie Dupuis, Aarushi Varshney, Jason Patel, and Shivam Joshi
Not Just an Accident: A Case of Insulinoma, Asanka Ekanayake, Harrison Stubbs, Dominique Broutin, Olga Karasik, and Mustafa Kinaan
Diagnostic Dilemma: Infective Endocarditis in the Setting of an Esophageal Abscess., Emad Elmusa, Ahmad Muneeb, Waleed Raza, Hassan Tahir Khokhar, and Nilmarie Guzman
Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess., Emad Elmusa, Muhammad Raza, Michael Orlando, Seth Boyd, and Robert Kulchinsky
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Acute Heart Failure, Emad Elmusa, Waleed Raza, Ahmad Muneeb, Hovra Zahoor, and Naja Naddaf
On the Discontinuation of Enteral Feeding in Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report, Kyle Fisk and Ana Sanchez
Primary Left Thigh Melanoma Presenting as an Obstructive Hemorrhagic Melanoma of the Small Bowel, Lidice Galindo, Catherine Traylor, Larissa Check, and Mohamed Faris
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Activation Syndrome with Multi-Organ Co-Infections: A Therapeutic Dilemma, Shivangi Gohil, Hannah Berrett, Rebecca Kurian, Johnathon Phillips, Mala Goyal, and Francis Dailey
Prevalence of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Across Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare in the United States, Their Correlation With Mood Disorders and Other Lifestyle-Related Comorbidities, Keysha Gonzalez, Zainab Hanif, Maham Shahid, Nilmarie Guzman, and Natalie Hurlock
Case of Calcinosis Cutis Associated with Sjogren's Syndrome, Keysha N. Gonzalez, Karishma Ramsubeik, and Gurjit Kaeley
Diet as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chelsea Guan and Shazia Beg
A Case of Vanishing Bronchus Syndrome in a Non-lung Transplant Patient, Diane S. Habib, Ariana Azimi-Shooshtari, Siva T. Sarva, Ramesh Kesavan, and Gnananandh Jayaraman
A Rare Case of Candida Parapsilosis Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient, Raiya Habib, Zeeshan Ismail, Anthony Nanajian, Matthew Calestino, and Christopher L. Bray
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor-Induced Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Type 2 Diabetic Patient, Rakahn Haddadin, Danny Aboujamra, and Homayon Iraninezhad
A Rare Case of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor-Induced Acute Pancreatitis, Rakahn Haddadin, Roger F. Tonna, Humzah Iqbal, Jordan Valenta, and Homayon Iraninezhad
A Rare Case of Splenic Artery Thrombosis Provoked By Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Requiring Splenectomy, Asad Haider, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Abdullahi Hussein, Hamza Alzghoul, Muhammad Bilal, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Uma Iyer
Persistent Coagulopathy After Synthetic Cannabinoid Use, Mahvish Haider, Carlos Acevedo-Cajigas, Desiree Ortiz, Christian A Zorrilla, and Jorge Perez
A Perplexing Case of Bladder Mass Biopsy-Proven Neurosarcoidosis, Zainab Hanif, Keysha N. Gonzalez, Pouyan Razminia, Eboselum Aigbe, and Pegah Ghafourian
How Did That Get There? A Case Series of Adolescent Foreign Bodies, Justin Ian Hanson, Paul Bomar, Sarah Kleist, Denver Rogalla, Lori Crihfield, and Scott Gutovitz
A Case of Generalized, Unrelenting Sweating Resulting in Social Isolation for Over Two Decades, Anil Harrison, Caroline Tashdjian, and Mayank Rampal
A Rare Case of Candida glabrata Cervical Spondylodiscitis, Angelina Hong, Lily Hyungjung Lim, Ali Tariq Alvi, and Pallavi Aneja
Mastocytic Enterocolitis: An Overlooked Diagnosis for Unexplained Chronic Diarrhea in a Patient With Colon Polyps and a Family History of Colon Cancer., Leeann Hu, Liliana Franco Moreira, Jignesh Parikh, and Vania Zayat
Characteristics, ICU Interventions, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Palliative Care Triggers in a Mixed Community-Based Intensive Care Unit, Michele Marie Iguina, Aunie M. Danyalian, Ilko Luque, Umair Shaikh, Sanaz B. Kashan, Dionne Morgan, Daniel Heller, and Mauricio Danckers
Hard to See: Systemic Lupus Erythematous Presenting as Cranial Nerve Six Palsy: A Case Report, Yema Jalal, Elizabeth Benge, Gundip S. Dhillon, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Andrew Kim, Andy He, Aaron Sing, and Pinak A. Shah
Hypertonic Saline Administration via Intraosseous Access During Symptomatic Hyponatremia, Angel Juarez, Mitsy Barr, and Thaddeus Golden
Hypertension-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Leading to End-Stage Renal Disease., Angel Juarez, Lidice Galindo, and Maryam Gondal
Thrombospondin Type 1 Domain-Containing 7A (THSD7A)-Associated Membranous Nephropathy Leading to Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Angel Juarez, Lidice Galindo, Aditya Ragunathan, and Maryam Gondal
Congenital Atrial Septal Defect Presenting With Tamponade Physiology and an Associated Viral Illness, Angel Juarez, Gabriela F. Jhon, Rami N. Khouzam, Randall Goodroe, Russell F. Stahl, and Mohamed Faris
The Importance of Excisional Biopsy in Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Angel Juarez, Kevin Parza, Lidice Galindo, and Mohamed Faris
COVID-19-Associated Acute Myocarditis: Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes, and Implications for Early Detection and Management., Shiwani Kamath, Mohamad Hamood T. Gomah, Gauthier Stepman, Peter Di Martino, and Itioye Adetula
Disparities in Outcomes of Hospitalizations Due to Multiple Myeloma: A Nationwide Comparison., Sushmita Khadka, Swetha Balaji, Japjeet Kaur, Dhanshree Solanki, Mariia Kasianchyk, Humayra Chowdhury, Ishani Patel, Muhammad Qasim, Maheshkumar Desai, Prakash Maiyani, Dharmeshkumar V Moradiya, Darshan Lal, Achint A. Patel, and Manidhar Lekkala
Impact Evaluation of a Resident-Driven Research Training Workshop in Idaho: A Feasibility Study, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Meesha Iqbal, Trevi Mancilla, John H. Grider, Justin Solomon, and Katie Suleta