Submissions from 2023
A Late-onset Leg Rash, Unique Janeway Lesions or Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction? A Case Report, Andrew Kim, Cristian Valdez, Tony Alarcon, Elizabeth Jane Benge, Blerina Asllanaj, Aaron Singh, Elvin A. Colon Martinez, and Derek Oh
Encephalopathy in a Young Female With COVID-19: A Case Report, Andrew Kim, Cristian Valdez, Weston Truman, George Trad, Cordelia Solomon, and Yi McWhorter
Correlation Between Serum and Arterial Blood Gas Bicarbonate in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, Andrew Kim, Leo Yamaguchi, Shobhit Keswani, Vincent Yang, and Yi McWhorter
A Case of Wellens' Syndrome, Jessica Kim, Shayan Zaheer, and Hanad Omar
Exceedingly Rare Bilateral Synchronous Germ Cell Testicular Tumors With Different Histopathological Features, Jong H. Kim, Ray D. Page, Gregory Moses, and Rod C Columbres
Adenocarcinoma of the Transverse Colon Presenting as Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess, Jenn Klein, Nima Avin, and Sunil Gandhi
Atypical Manifestations of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma With Signet Ring Features: A Case Report, Noah R. Kosnik, Syed M. Hasnain, Duncan A. McKinney, and Nelson Greene
Antithrombotics and Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review., Ian Lancaster, Vikas Sethi, Deep Patel, Cyrus H. Tamboli, Elizabeth Pacer, Jeffrey Steinhoff, Meir Mizrahi, and Andrew C. Willinger
Takotsubo Syndrome: An Epidemiologic Evaluation, Ian Lancaster, Jeffrey P. Steinhoff Sr., and Allison White
A 44-Year-Old Man with a Sore Throat and Vesicular Rash, Ton La Jr., Joshua Gelber, Essam Girgawy, and Ijeoma Arubaleze
Epidural abscess secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae. A case report and review of the literature, Nathaniel Leavitt, Abraheim M. AL-Nasseri, and Adam C. Brady
In-hospital Stroke and Mortality Trends After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States from 2017 to 2019, Jose L. Lopez, Justin Mark, Waseem Wahood, Nader Lamaa, and Mauricio Danckers
Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Clopidogrel Response Variability: A Systematic Review., Jose Lopez, Justin Mark, Gustavo J Duarte, Mohammed Shaban, Franklin Sosa, Rishabh Mishra, Swati Jain, An Tran, Asma Khizar, Daniel Karpel, Giancarlo Acosta, and Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra
Rare Sequela of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, Muhammad Madkour and Ashis Mukherjee
A Case of Synchronous Primary Tumors of the Left Ovary and Uterus, Mercedes Malone, Abdelilah Lahmar, Daniel Bishev, and Xiaolong Sean Liu
A Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy: Management and Treatment, Mercedes Malone, Abdelilah Lahmar, Atif Siddique, Michael Rozboril, and Jesse L Kresak
An Atypical Presentation of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis In a 19-Year-Old Woman, Mercedes Malone, David Ritchie, Peter Okonoboh, and Ahmed Ebrahim
Infectious Mononucleosis-Induced Splenic Infarction: Perhaps More Common in Healthy Individuals Than Previously Thought., Gabriella Mamo, Stephanie Erickson, Karthikram Komanduri, Dewid Zayas Zuazaga, and Niti Aggarwal
Type 2 Decompensated Diabetes Mellitus Weaned off Subcutaneous Insulin Therapy by Utilizing a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device, Andrey Manov, Gundip S. Dhillon, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Blerina Asllanaj, and Erie S Uy
The Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in Managing Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study, Andrey E. Manov, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Gundip S. Dhillon, Athena Dhaliwal, Sabrina Antonio, A. Donepudi, Yema N. Jalal, Jonathan Nazha, Melissa Banal, and Joseph House
Unmasking Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: Insights From Two Cases Revealing Misdiagnosis As Type 2 Diabetes, With Emphasis on Autoimmunity and Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Andrey E. Manov, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Gundip S. Dhillon, and Ashrita Donepudi
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Complicated by Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula Repaired Via Valve-in-Valve Replacement., Omar Masarweh, Anusha Ghaffar, Stephanie Lopez-Orizondo, Olga Karasik, and Jooby John
Probiotic-Associated Central Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections Lead to Increased Mortality in the ICU, Scott Mayer, Colin Bonhag, Patrick Jenkins, Brendon T. Cornett, Paula J. Watts, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Patient With Missed Right Ventricular Rupture From Blunt Trauma Remains Hemodynamically Stable for 3 Days, Mohammad Memon, Taylor Kirkman, Michael Wahl, Rami Akel, and Ali Dahhan
A Comparison of ICU Mortality Scoring Systems Applied to COVID-19, Muhammad A. Monk, Jordan Torres, Kimberly Vickery, Gnananandh Jayaraman, Sivatej Sarva, and Ramesh Kesavan
Critical Left Subclavian Artery Stenosis With Retrograde Vertebral Flow: A Case Report and Literature Review, Andreas Montano, Martin Halicek, Victor Collier, and Brooke Reese
A Challenging Case of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung, Annalee Mora, Amirali Ghavamrevaii, Omar Antabli, and Ali Vaziri
Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst With Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report, Annalee Mora, Amirali Ghavamrezaii, Hayder Abidali, Hector Caballero, Alisher Hamidullah, and Nikolay Mitzov
Life-Threatening Airway Obstruction and Septic Shock Due to Submandibular Space Infection: A Case Report, Annalee Mora, Alisher Hamidullah, Sophia Samaranayake, and Islaam Elnagar
A Case of Asymptomatic Massive Inguinoscrotal Bladder in Acute Renal Failure, Annalee Mora, Opeyemi Oyenusi, Amirali Ghavamrezaii, Safwan Mohiuddin, and Nikolay Mitzov
Combination of Chemotherapeutic Agents and Biological Response Modifiers (Immunotherapy) in Triple-Negative/Her2( +) Breast Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, and Non-small-cell Lung Cancer, William Morse, Haroon Nawaz, and Ayesha A Choudhry
A Rare Case of Paratesticular Leiomyosarcoma, Ernesto Munoz-Pena, Keishla Garcia Fernandez, Abigail Miller, Jonathan Vasquez, and Vania Zayat
Type I Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a 33-Year-Old Male With Clinically Suspected Myopericarditis., Cullen R. Nisson, Yeily Hernandez Mato, Nimisha Lingappa, and James Abraham
Left Atrial Myxoma With Aortic Insufficiency Leading to Cerebrovascular Accident, Kevyn Niu, Manuel Torres Velez, and Yizhi Lin
COVID-19 Among People Living with HIV in Lebanon, Hussein A. Noureldine, Georges Chedid, Hilal Abdessamad, Christy Costanian, Julian Maamari, Mostafa Al Nakib, Ismael Maatook, Anna Farra, Roula Husni, and Jacques Mokhbat
Diabetes Mellitus Impact on Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients: National Inpatient Sample Study, Omar Obeidat, Abdullahi H. Abdullahi, Zeeshan Ismail, Mohamed F. Ismail, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Mohammed Tarawneh, Rabab Elsadek, Hashim Al-Ani, Natalie Hurlock, and Andrew L Smock
Social Risk Factors That Increase Cardiovascular and Breast Cancer Risk, Omar Obeidat, Kipson R. Charles, Nausheen Akhter, and Ann Tong
Association of Strict Versus Lenient Cholesterol Lowering with Cardiac Outcomes, Diabetes Progression and Complications, and Mortality in Patients with Diabetes Treated with Statins: Is Less More?, Victoria Odeleye, Omar Masarweh, Jorge Restrepo, Carlos A Alvarez, and Ishak A Mansi
Intra-Abdominal Abscess with Candida in a Post-Operative Setting, Derek Oh, Kenneth Rodrigues, Blerina Asllanaj, Alexander Urzua, Andy He, and Rosaly Diaz
The Emboli Does Not Fall Far From The Vegetation: A Case of Infective Endocarditis Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction, Shivaan Oomrigar, Roger A. Rojas Rodriguez, Tommy Macias, and Diego Bonilla
An Unusual Presentation of Infective Endocarditis, Ethan J. Peterson, Jordan Jackson, Syed M. Zaidi, and Jorge Perez
A Case of Grave's Thyrotoxicosis-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Cardiac Arrest After Winning the Lottery, David Philippides, Angelina Hong, Amanda Eukovich, and Ali Chaudhry
A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Masquerading as Community Acquired Pneumonia, Brianna Probasco, Veniamin Melnychuk, Angelina Hong, Abanoub Gabra, and Scott Lieberman
A Rare Case of Terminal Ileum Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Young Caucasian Adult., Abhinav K. Rao, Theshali Anthony, James Ravenel, Joanna Kosko, and Ian Whitaker
A Rare Case of Unprovoked Deep Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis With Associated Petechial Hemorrhage., Abhinav Rao, Ian Whitaker, Theshali Anthony, Nick Shaheen, and Aidan Lum Kong
Ciprofloxacin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report, Alexander Refaeian, Eric L. Vest, Michael Schmidt, Jorge D. Guerra, Mohd N. Refaei, Michael Refaeian, Ryan A. Floresca, and Manouchehr Refaeian
Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor: An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia, Richard A Revia, Raj Shah, Amar Mandalia, Jignesh Parikh, and Vania Zayat
Incidental Skin Manifestation of Trisomy 12 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Kenneth Rodrigues, Derek Oh, Blerina Asllanaj, and Ann Wierman
Septic Shock and Bacteremia Secondary to Herbaspirillum huttiense: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Akankcha Alok, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Stephanie Fabara
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Presenting as Chylothorax, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Omar Obeidat, Austin B. Auyeung, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Kristen Cannon, and Peters Okonoboh
Iatrogenic Lung Hernia, a Rare Complication of Thoracoscopic Spinal Fusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Omar Obeidat, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Peters Okonoboh
Ileocecal Mesentery Arteriovenous Malformation as a Rare Cause of Ectopic Variceal Bleeding in a 58-Year-Old Male With Cirrhosis., Luis E. Santiago, Ali Tariq Alvi, Angelina Hong, Anthony Pasarin, and Pallavi Aneja
Acute Fulminant Cerebral Edema Caused by Influenza Type B in an 18-Year-Old Female: A Rare Case, Luis E. Santiago, Ali Tariq Alvi, Zahid Nadeem, and Ali Chaudhry
An Unusual Case of Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Attributable to Malignancy, Luis Santiago, Winy Kujundzic, Stephanie Wong, Samyukta Swaminath, and Pallavi Aneja
Newly Diagnosed Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Triggered by COVID-19, Kelly S. Schulte, Maxwell Sheedy, Kavanaya Feustel, and Dmitriy Scherbak
An Electronic Medical Record Pocket Guide for Incoming Internal Medicine Interns: Perceptions and Impact on Patient Information Gathering, Andrew Sephien, Rajalakshmi Arunachalam, Rahul Mhaskar, Andrew San Antonio, and Jeffery Jordan
A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Heart Failure Using the AGREE II Tool, Andrew Sephien, Denisse Camille Dayto, Tea Reljic, Wojciech Blonski, Nishant Nerella, Xavier Prida, and Ambuj Kumar
What is Next for Patients and Medical Students in Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships?, Andrew Sephien and Ambuj Kumar
Mycotic Aneurysm of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: A Diagnostic Challenge, Maham Shahid, Benjamin Phan, Vincent Tir, Corey Engel, and Jessica El-Bahri
Herpes Simplex Virus Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient., Raj Shah, Stuti Patel, Richard Henriquez, Jignesh Parikh, and Amar Mandalia
Giant Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case Report, Siddharth Shah, Priscilla Y. Fujikawa, Kenneth Brand, Viraj Munshi, and Kashyap Patel
Vision Deficit Due to Pituitary Apoplexy, Siddharth Shah, Rumana Khan, Keenan Bayrakdar, and Christian Scott
A Rare Case of Amyand's Hernia, Siddharth Shah, Zeib Syed, keenan bayrakdar, Omar Elsayed, and Kavya Poluru
An Unusual Case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae Endocarditis in a Young Patient With Crohn’s Disease, Vishrut Shah, Garry Berdichevskiy, Veronica Abello, Hasnan M. Ijaz, Ihtisham Khalid, Mustafa Rahim, Muntaha Asif, and Henry Cusnir
Negative Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) in the Setting of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report, Emily P. Shilakis, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Eason Balakrishnan, Almari Ginory, and Matthew Calestino
Disseminated MAI in an HIV Patient-An Unusual Presentation, Joshni Simon, Joella Lambert, Jose Mosco-Guzman, Kaitlyn Dittmer, Alison Stern-Harbutte, and Weston Connelly
TMP-SMX Induced Type 4 Hypersensitivity with Multi-Organ Involvement, Samantha Sircar, Melanie N. Rayan, and Peters Okonoboh
PASCAL repair system for patients with mitral regurgitation: A systematic review., Aswin Srinivasan, Jonathan Brown, Haris Ahmed, and Michael Daniel
Death Due to Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome: A Case Report, Samantha P. Sternad, Jane Pangburn, Chad Johnston, and David Rowe
Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Suspected Actinomyces Causing Massive Empyema: A Case Report., Courtney Stewart, Allison McCafferty, and Robert Sherertz
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Associated With Cardiac Arrhythmias, Zeib Syed, Christian Scott, Bao Nguyen, and Ei Phyu
A Case Report of Localized Vegetative Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Foot in a Patient With Myasthenia Gravis in an Outpatient Setting, Zeib Syed, Shahrukh Syed, and Kate Burmaster
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Among COVID-19 Patients: A Narrative Review, Fahimeh Talaei, Akshat Banga, Amanda Pursell, Ann Gage, Namratha Pallipamu, Amith Reddy Seri, Ramesh Adhikari, Rahul Kashyap, and Salim Surani
Aeromonas caviae-Associated Severe Bloody Diarrhea, Xiaolan Tang, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Tyler Jones, and Christopher L. Bray
Ischemic Colitis Secondary to Olanzapine and Clonidine Use in a Patient With a History of Laxative Abuse, Bosco C. Theodore, Ashley Foulkrod, Priscilla Y. Fujikawa, and Kashyap Patel
When Multiple Conditions Converge: An Unusual Case of Infectious Aortitis in a Patient With Prurigo Nodularis and an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Endograft, Drew Thompson, Larissa Check, Christopher Pun, Connor Puett, and Mohamed Faris
Beyond the Norm: A Case of Prolonged Mpox Virus Infection, Paola Torres-Laboy, Michelle Militello, Rachel Dykes, and Karthik Krishnamurthy
Disseminated Miliary and Intestinal Tuberculosis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Danny Tran, Kunaal Patel, Areeba Ashfaq, and Brittany Lyons
Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by a Wandering Nephroureteral Stent, Cristian Valdez, Tony Alarcon, Andrew Kim, and Hatim Gemil
A Case of Gabapentin-Induced Angioedema in a 31-year-old Female, Cristian Valdez, Andrew Kim, and Tony Alarcon
Atrial Fibrillation: Rate Versus Rhythm Control, Carlos E. Vargas, Mina Bhatnagar, Haris Ahmed, Michael G. Flynn, and Thomas Alexander
Plant-based Diets and Postprandial Hyperkalemia, Aarushi Varshney, Leonie Dupuis, Monika Aggarwal, and Shivam Joshi
Individualize - But Do Not Universally Restrict - Dietary Potassium, Aarushi Varshney, Leonie Dupuis, Mario Mendoza-Sanchez, and Shivam Joshi
Cryptococcoma Presenting as a Central Nervous System Mass in an Immunocompetent Patient, Kritos Vasiloudes, Shivani Trivedi, Alyssa Brown, and Cristina Garcia
Who Left the Hospital Against Medical Advice During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic?, Bryan Werner and Se Won Lee
Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male With COVID-19 Infection, Hovra Zahoor, Eboselumen Aigbe, Aamir Hussain, and Hema VanKayala
An Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst, Hovra Zahoor, Esra Sari, Jay Patel, and Nilmarie Guzman
Submissions from 2022
Uncertainties in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Ravi A. Thakker, Mustajab Hasan, Mohammad Faluk MD, Ali Mohsin Choudhry, Jigar H. Patel, and Wissam Khalife
Pheochromocytoma Resection and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Chicken or the Egg??? - A Case Report, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Kubra Tuna, Zainab Saeed, and Jiger Patel
A Case of Dulaglutide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in a Diabetic Patient – A Case Report, Randa Abdelmasih, Randa Abdelmasih, Zainab Saeed, Bilal Ashraf, Ramy Abdelmaseih, and Hesham Nasser
Schwannomatosis Presenting With a Grade IV Glioblastoma: A Case Report and Literature Review, Nardine Abdelsayed, Zachary Bondranko, and Peter Montesano
An Unusual Case of Hypoxia: A Case of Right-to-Left Interatrial Shunting in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale and Normal Pulmonary Pressure, Nardine Abdelsayed, Richard Duff, and Mohamed Faris
Acute Isolated Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Meloxicam Use: A Case Report, Nardine Abdelsayed, Michael Frost, and William Betz
Severe Gastroparesis Leading to Hypoglycemia and Subsequent Seizures, Nardine Abdelsayed, Angel Juarez, and Mary Carter
SARS-CoV-2 Complicated by a Large Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion, Nardine Abdelsayed, Benjamin Mckinney, and Mary Carter
A Case of Intractable Vomiting: Was It the Celiac Artery Compression?, Nardine Abdelsayed, Kevin Parza, and Mohamed Faris
A Case of Recurrent Embolic Strokes in a Young Female With a Patent Foramen Ovale and Presumed Fibroelastoma., Nardine Abdelsayed, Kevin Parza, and Mohamed Faris
Utility of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) in Atrial Fibrillation, Nardine Abdelsayed, Nicholas Venuti, Alexandra Smith, Kim Page, Dominic Collins, Kevin Parza, and Victor Collier
Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Severe COVID Infection, Sherif Abuserewa, Eric K. Shaw, Leslie Hart, Cari Jennings, and Richard Duff
Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: Challenges and Solutions., Hesham Afify, Alexander Kong, Jopher Bernal, and Islam Y Elgendy