Submissions from 2023
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
Comparing the Re-Hospitalization Rates and Cardiac Mortality in CHF Patients Taking Torsemide Versus Furosemide, Jeanette Brendle, Shivanie Ramdin, Kaviya Sathyakumar, Michael Usberghi, Nicholas Dorsey, and Hayden Dansbury
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Rates in Patients Receiving Biologic Therapy, Kathlyn Camargo, Taylor Kann, Marilyn Mosquera, Ravi Shahu, Ariail Schmitz, Kathleen McCabe, and Ashwini Komarla
Complete Traumatic Transection of the Suprahepatic IVC: Full Recovery Without Bypass, Aidan Charles, Gregory McClain, Winston Richards, and Darwin Ang
Contained Rupture of a Left Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Case Report, Kipson Charles, Andrew T. Abraham, Arroj Ali, and Ann Tong
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
Incidence and Risk Factors Leading to Stress Test and Coronary Intervention in the Patient Presenting with Atrial Fibrillation in the ED, Ali Mohsin Choudhry, Srikanth Tadepali, Bernard Dankyi, Sandi Dunn, and Rakesh Prashad
Disparities in the Use of Chemical and Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department by Race/Ethnicity., Etta Conteh, Abigail Alorda, David Lebowitz, and Tracy Macintosh
Beneficial effects of prehospital use of statins in a large United States cohort of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients., Ettore Crimi, Umme Rumana, Darwin Ang, Cristobal Cintron, Katarina Kapisoda, William Zeleznak, Huazhi Liu, Massimiliano Galdiero, and Claudio Napoli
Nontyphoidal Salmonella Causing Mycotic Aneurysms and Subsequent Vascular Graft Infection: A Case Report, Bernard Dankyi, Sandi Dunn, Zainab Saeed, Vincent Santi, and Aneta Tarasuik Rusek
Improving Communication Between Nurses & Residents at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Juan T. del Calvo, Mehuliben Upadhyaya, Sathvik Saineni, Minh Anh Le, Awiss Shalhoub, and Olga Karasik
A Case Report and a Review of Pediatric Hepatoblastoma, Anthony D. DeRenzi and Audrey Bowen
Occult Pneumonia in a Symptomatic Patient Found on Bedside Ultrasound, Missed on Chest Radiograph, Anthony DeRenzi, Dakota Lane, and Diana Mora Montero
Introduction of Knowledge Assessments into Residency Curriculum, Nicholas Dorsey and Elvira Mercado
A Standardized Protocol for Remote Outpatient Blood Pressure Management, Nicholas Dorsey, Justin Taylor, and Elvira Mercado
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
Metabolic Stroke as a Clinical Manifestation of Zhu-Tokita-Takenouchi-Kim Syndrome, Angie El-Said, Jorge Morales, Gian Rossi, and Neha Longani
Reducing Inappropriate NPO Orders for Scheduled Transthoracic Echocardiograms, Felipe Flores, Harrison Stubbs, Natalie Rivera Vargas, Katie Lamar, Joane Titus, Joshua Shultz, Alexander Kong, Ashwini Komarla, and Mark Johnson
State of Nutrition Amongst US College Students: Dataset of a National Survey Study, Saipriya Gande, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, and Latha Ganti
Sclerosing Mesenteritis Managed Conservatively With Prednisone, Saipriya Gande, Natalie Nguyen, Thor S. Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Impact of Emergency Department Arrival Time on Door-to-Needle Time in Patients with Acute Stroke, Latha Ganti, Amber Mirajkar, Paul Banerjee, Tej Stead, Andrew Hanna, Joshua Tsau, and Ankur Garg
Incrasing the Rate of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients Over 65, Ubaldo Gonzalez Morales, Muna Alhusban, Chelsea Guan, Natalia Cavin, Humeyra Dogan, Liliana Franco Moreira, Ashwini Komarla, and Allison Ferrara
Diet as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chelsea Guan and Shazia Beg
Disaster Day: A Simulation-Based Competition for Educating Emergency Medicine Residents and Medical Students on Disaster Medicine, Shayne Gue, Stephanie Cohen, Maria Tassone, Ayanna Walker, Andy Little, Martin Morales-Cruz, Casey McGillicuddy, David Lebowitz, Robert Pell, Ariel Vera, Steven Nazario, Darielys MejiasMorales, Andrew Bobbett, Drake Dixon, Anines Quinones, and Latha Ganti
A Rare Case of Candida Parapsilosis Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient, Raiya Habib, Zeeshan Ismail, Anthony Nanajian, Matthew Calestino, and Christopher L. Bray
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
Suvorexant, a Novel Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist, for the Management of Insomnia, Andrew H Han, Caroline R Burroughs, Evan P Falgoust, Jamal Hasoon, Grace Hunt, Juyeon Kakazu, Tim Lee, Adam M Kaye, Alan D Kaye, and Latha Ganti
A Case of Generalized, Unrelenting Sweating Resulting in Social Isolation for Over Two Decades, Anil Harrison, Caroline Tashdjian, and Mayank Rampal
Implementing the ERAC Protocol for Cesarean Sections, Olga Hawkins, Michelle Ozcan, and Jose Rojas
To Echo or not to Echo: Improving Appropriate Use of Echocardiography in Evaluation of Syncope, William Hicks, Cindy Iwuagwu, Suzan Khalil, Juan Pablo Meruvia Garron, Cynthia Schwartz, and Floyd Burke
Morel-Lavallée Lesion of the Distal Thigh: Emergency Department Diagnosis with Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Derrick Huang, Morgan Killian, Samyr Elbadri, Leoh Leon II, and Latha Ganti
Acute Upper Extremity Arterial Occlusion Diagnosed on POCUS in the Emergency Department, Derrick Huang, Jacob Ruzicka, Leoh Leon II, and Latha Ganti
Emergency Department Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Active Bleeding into the Intraluminal Thrombus of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Derrick Huang, Rohan Wanchu, Michael Cho, Leoh Leon II, and Latha Ganti
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
Implementation of a Resident-Designed Procedure Cart in a Busy Emergency Department, Kimberly Johnson, Caroline M. Smith, Lee Barker, Stephanie Iken, Jean Laubinger, Connor Fraser, Michael Falgiani, Leoh Leon, Samyr Elbadri, Joshua Walker, James L. Wilson, Frank Fraunfelter, and Latha Ganti
Cytomegalovirus and Nodular Gastric Lesions: A Case Report, Tyler Jones, Daniel Bishev, and Vidya Kollu
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-associated Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Sesha Sai Kanakamedala, Feras Al-Moussally, Ramzy Daoud, and Zafar Zeeshan
A Rare Case of Incidental Catamenial Pneumothorax in an Asian Woman with Endometriosis-related Ascites and Pelvic Endometriosis, Sesha Sai Kanakamedala, Feras Al-Moussally, Omar Masarweh, and Roger Crouse
Understanding Factors That Influence Whether a Woman Will Seek Care for Reproductive Health: A National Survey, Pooja Kanyadan, Latha Ganti, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, Lindsey Hahn, and Marcos Sosa
A 75-year-old with Left Ankle Pain, Morgan Killian, Rohan Wanchu, Derrick Huang, Josh Walker, and Latha Ganti
Pericardial Effusion Following Pacemaker Implantation Detected by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department, Thomas Lemaster, Joshua Middleton, and Diana Mora-Montero
Cocaine User with Chest Pain, Jonathan Littell, Shayne M. Gue, and Latha Ganti
A Non-Classical Presentation of Erythema Migrans in a 51-Year-Old Woman With Early Manifestation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis (Bannwarth Syndrome), Jovans Lorquet, Robert Pell, Jeffrey Adams, Mihir Tak, and Latha Ganti
Which Patients are More Likely to Require Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation After Operative Intervention of Traumatic Hip Fractures?, Daniel Lynch, Andrew Romero, Peter Zeblisky, Kyle Mahoney, Huazhi Liu, and Darwin Ang
Applying the Naranjo Scale in Diagnosing an Atypical Case of Chronic Mycophenolate Mofetil-Induced Colitis in a Heart Transplant Recipient, Emmanuel Magsino, Leeann Hu, Michael DelZoppo, and Jorge Restrepo
Improving the Blood Product Administration Process at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Kar Shun Constant Mak, Neha Meda, Natalia Tejada, Parasto Asnaashari, Joshua Sutarwan, Joshua Shultz, Maria Wallis-Crespo, and Sarah Tinsley
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
Case Report of a Biopsy Proven Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy, Mercedes Malone and Andrew Slater
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
Investigating Association Between Sociographic Factors and Rates of Urine Drug Screening in Patients Admitted to Labor and Delivery: A Retrospective Analysis, Erin Manglardi and Donna Boucher
A Fatal Case of Lisinopril-Induced Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis, Omar Masarweh, Feras Al-Moussally, Juan Pablo Meruvia Garron, Anuj Kunadia, Olga Karasik, and Abdo Asmar
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
Operative Management of Grade V Liver Injury After Blunt Trauma: A Case Report, Laura Mena Albors, Garret Perry, Samantha Reiss, and Darwin Ang
Grade V Liver Injury Presented With Peritonitis Treated With Stapler-Assisted Hepatic Segmentectomy: A Case Report, Laura Mena-Albors, Samantha Reiss, Adam Shen, and Darwin Ang
Impact of the Implementation of a Comprehensive Pancreatic Program on the Timing for Endoscopic Pancreatic Biopsy, Laura Mena Albors, Valerie Vazquez, Alexis Perry, Huazhi Liu, Darwin Ang, Yaseen Perbtani, and Francisco I. Macedo
Rash and Poor Wound Healing After Mastectomy, Austinn Miller, Vladimir Ratushny, and Armand B. Cognetta
Large Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip in a Black Female with a History of Hydrochlorothiazide Use Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Austinn Miller, Vladimir Ratushny, Andras Schaffer, and Armand Cognetta
The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Anxiety: A National Survey, Arshaan Momin, Kiran Rodrigues, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Ingestion of Toxic Iron Dose With Benign Outcome, Martin Morales-Cruz, Darielys MejiasMorales, Parker Hunsaker, Erin Butler, and Maria Tassone
A Rare Case of Paratesticular Leiomyosarcoma, Ernesto Munoz-Pena, Keishla Garcia Fernandez, Abigail Miller, Jonathan Vasquez, and Vania Zayat
Improving Use of a Standardized Medical ICU Order Set, Ernesto Munoz-Pena, Sesha Sai Kanakamedala, Ramzy Daoud, Suhail Saad-Omer, Aarushi Varshney, Tristan Tanner, Alexander Kong, Joshua Shultz, and Ashwini Komarla
Eliminating Repetitive CBC Orders on the Resident Inpatient Service at the Orlando VAHCS, Brain Murr, Feras Al-Moussally, Zara Bashir, Jorge Rodriguez, Ashlee Sidhu, Liliana Franco, Jorge Restrepo, and Ashwini Komarla
Hyperacute and Fulminant Guillain-Barré Syndrome Requiring Emergent Intubation, James Neumeister, Derrick Huang, Shane Dzluneski, Alexander M. Huttleston, Christopher Megargel, Michael Falgiani, and Latha Ganti
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
Supersensitivity Psychosis with Acute Dystonia, Tatiana Nunez, Gabriella Meyerson, Mays Alani, Shahid Elahi, and Enrique Vargas
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
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Shaan Patel, Mekdes Ditamo, Rohan Mangal, Murdoc Gould, and Latha Ganti
Sunscreen Use Amongst US Adults: A National Survey, Mahika Patlola, Aanchal A Shah, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Analysis of Transthoracic Echocardiogram findings in Stroke and TIA patients, Connor Petrovich, Anne Annvita, Robyn Meadows, Cristobal Cintron, Anand Venkatraman, Chandan Mitra, and Rakesh Prashad
Maple stitches in walnut, David M. Quillen
Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Skin Cancer Screenings Among Primary Care Physicians, Aleksandra Radzio, Navina DeLight, and Scott Lang
Meningovascular Syphilis: A Case of a Young Man Presenting With Acute Stroke and Pulmonary Emboli, Alexa Ragusa, Adrian Kapustka, Latha Ganti, and Shayne M. Gue
Utilizing a Pre-Cesarean Checklist in Labor and Delivery, Randdie-Joyce Rameau, Frances Cintron, Veronica Figueroa, and Margarita Olivares
Evaluation of Inpatient Medicine Resident's Attitudes Towards Subspecialty Consultation Services and Communication Between Respective Teams, Jessyca Ray, Vanessa Zabala, Damon Motamedi, Sami Jelousi, Timothy Modzelewski, and Alan Hamza
Preventing Complications of High Dose Steroids for Patients at the Orlando VA Healthcare System, Sriya Reddy, Sonia Alicea, Emmanuel Magsino, Alfredo Palomino Abella, Faris Abby Alamin, and Ashwini Komarla
Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor: An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia, Richard A Revia, Raj Shah, Amar Mandalia, Jignesh Parikh, and Vania Zayat
Moyamoya Disease Presenting as an Intracranial Hemorrhage in a 69-year-old Male, Jorge Rodriguez, Brittany Chandani, David G. Gelikman, Ankur Garg, and Olga Karasik
MRI Order Appropriateness for Chronic Neck Pain: Comparison of Ordering Practices and Treatment Outcomes for Primary Care Physicians and Specialists, Andrew Romero, Daniel Lynch, Evan Johnson, Xiang Zhu, and John Kirkpatrick
The Extent of Sleep Deprivation and Daytime Sleepiness in Young Adults, Alexandra Rubin, Rohan Mangal, Thor S Stead, Joshua Walker, and Latha Ganti
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
A Case of Amiodarone Induced Thyrotoxicosis Presenting with Methimazole Induced Agranulocytosis, Suhail Saadomer, Moises Matos, and Mustafa Kinaan
Layperson Knowledge of Heart Attacks in the State of Georgia, USA, Shiva Sajja, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Improving Group B Streptococcus Susceptibility Testing, Sofia Sarduy and Michelle Ozcan
Effects of Free Physical Fitness on BMI, Kaviya Sathyakumar, Hira Hussain, Lizbeth Zambrano, Amisa Patel, Amber Patel, and Stephanie Anderson
Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary to Gastric Bezoar: A Case Report, Emily A Schofield, Valerie K. Vazquez, Jennifer Demuro, Daniel Lynch, and Darwin Ang
Herpes Simplex Virus Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient., Raj Shah, Stuti Patel, Richard Henriquez, Jignesh Parikh, and Amar Mandalia
Induction Techniques, Sadiq Shaik and Lydia Boyette
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