Submissions from 2023
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
Anti-Factor Xa Level Monitoring for Enoxaparin Prophylaxis and Treatment in High-Risk Patient Groups, Lucie Sikes, Kipson Charles, Abigail Antigua, Rima Patel, Selina Imboywa, and Pheba Cherian
TMP-SMX Induced Type 4 Hypersensitivity with Multi-Organ Involvement, Samantha Sircar, Melanie N. Rayan, and Peters Okonoboh
Increasing Utilization of the FIB-4 Score to Improve Appropriate NAFLD Consultation, Fanny Stampfli Silva, Teayoung Kim, Omar Masarweh, Stephanie Lopez Orizondo, Mohammed Rahhal, and Feras Al-Moussally
Mitigating Nipple Areolar Complex (NAC) Ischemia Following Mastopexy Augmentation Using Nitroglycerin Application and Methylprednisolone: A Case Report, Thor Stead, Matteo Laspro, Giovanni Ramirez-Arroyo, Latha Ganti, and Amitabha Mitra
Eagle Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options, Daniel Swanson, Cole H. Evensky, Shadman Yusuf, Hannah Long, Jamal Hasoon, Mustafa Mohamed, Bruce Dixon, Tomasina Parker-Actlis, Michael A. Alvarado, Jaehong Song, Adam Kaye, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye, and Latha Ganti
Paraneoplastic Leukemoid Reaction in Uterus Carcinosarcoma, Xiaolan Tang, Ashali Jain, Uma Iyer, and Jennifer Reppucci
Aeromonas caviae-Associated Severe Bloody Diarrhea, Xiaolan Tang, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Tyler Jones, and Christopher L. Bray
Arterio-ureteral Fistula: Endovascular Management of Fistula Between Vascular Graft and Ureter, Roberto Torres-Aguiar and Julio Calderin
Anticoagulation Resumption in a Patient with SDH and Mechanical Aortic Valve, Humberto Torres, Marines Faya, Ali Mohsin Choudhry, Abdul Mheir, Ramy Abdelmaseih, and Rakesh Prashad
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
Molar Pregnancy Presenting in the Emergency Department, Rohan Wanchu, Jonathan Rebik, Emily Maccauley, Samyr Elbadri, Leoh Leon II, Terrika Jones, and Latha Ganti
Prevalence of Stress Amongst High School Athletes (v2), Tavish Ward, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Presenting with Ventricular Bigeminy, Jeffrey Wong, Muneet Gill, Thor Stead, Derrick Huang, and Latha Ganti
Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage, Kori S Zachrison, Joshua N Goldstein, Edward Jauch, Ryan P Radecki, Tracy E Madsen, Opeolu Adeoye, John A Oostema, V Ramana Feeser, Latha Ganti, Bruce M Lo, William Meurer, Mitra Corral, Craig Rothenberg, Anshita Chaturvedi, Pawan Goyal, and Arjun K Venkatesh
Anchoring Bias in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemia, Michael Zamora, Omeni Osian, and Ettore Crimi
Confirming Diagnosis of COPD with Spirometry, Stephan Zehring, Manal El-Hag, Gino Singer, David Nguyen, Eslam Mohamed, and michael Usbergi
Effect of Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring on Uncontrolled Hypertension, Stephan Zehring, Jonathan Garces, Nicholas Heyden, Micah Lindsey, Maura Pipkins, Justin Watkins, Nicholas Dorsey, Diana Ananthan, and Malathy Varatharajah
Novel Applications of Robot-Assisted Navigation in the Treatment of Lumbar Adjacent Segment Disease: A Case Series, Rebecca Zelmanovich, Alexandria Lee-Norris, and Praveen Reddy
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
Improving Inpatient Life Sustaining Treatment Documentation at Orlando VA Healthcare System, Patrick Abou Jaoude, Jomaris Centeno, Muhaimeen Hossain, Michael Stewart, Lahari Tumuluri, Jorge Restrepo, and Palacios
Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: Challenges and Solutions., Hesham Afify, Alexander Kong, Jopher Bernal, and Islam Y Elgendy
Pneumomediastinum Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Henna Ahsan and Donna Boucher
The Emergency Department Patient Experience: In Their Own Words., Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, Latha Ganti, and Stefanie Simmons
Triple SARS-CoV2, Influenza A & Influenza B Co-infection, Feras Al-Moussally, Mohammed Rahhal, Rey Marrero, and Roger Crouse
Fix the Heart, Damage the Gut: A Case Report and Literature Review of Ablation-Induced Gastroparesis, Mrhaf Alsamman, Bilal Ashraf, Bernard Dankyi, and Niti Aggarwal
Heart Block as a Rare Complication of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: Awareness is the Key, Mrhaf Alsamman, Jing Hao Du, Naser Mubarak, Anamarys Blanco, and Kenneth Iyamu
Update on Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Comprehensive Review of Literature, Mrhaf Alsamman, Adesh Prashad, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Tehreem Khalid, and Rakesh Prashad
Factors Influencing Thirty-Day Readmission Rate in Patients With Heart Failure Exacerbation, Mrhaf Alsamman, Dewid Zayas, Karthikram Komanduri, Rakesh Prashad, Cristobal Cintron, and Kim N. Page Vickery
COVID-19 Fulminant Myocarditis Progressing to Cardiac Tamponade in Less than 24 Hours, Ali Ammar, Alexander Kong, Josselin Vachon, and Deepak P. Vivek
Epididymo-Orchitis and Pelvic Abscess in a Patient With Inflatable Penile Prosthesis, Miyaz Ansari, Rohan Mangal, Thor S Stead, Matthew Carman, and Latha Ganti
Marion County - Cancer Profile, Andrew Antonetti, Cristobal Cintron, and Davis Willis
A Rare Case of Atorvastatin Induced Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome - A Case Report, Bilal Ashraf, Randa Abdelmasih, Zainab Saeed, Bernard Dankyi, and Hesham Nasser
Achenbach Syndrome: A Case Series, Azin Azarfar and Shazia Beg
Gastrocnemius Tear Diagnosed in the Emergency Department with Point-of-care Ultrasound: A Case Report, Alex Basara, Mollie Powell, and Diana Mora
Eliminating Repetitive CBC Orders on the Resident Inpatient Service at Orlando VAHCS, Zara Bashir, Jorge Rodriguez, Ashlee Sidhu, Feras Al-Moussally, Brian Murr, and Jorge Restrepo
A Rare Case of Splenic Artery Thrombosis Provoked by Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) Requiring Splenectomy, Raghav Bassi, Asad Haider, Pranav Prakash, Abdullahi Hussein, Hamza Alzghoul, Muhammad Bilal, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Uma Iyer
Blame it on the Drug: A Rare Case of Recurrent Doxycycline-Induced Pancreatitis, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Eason Balakrishnan, and George Cockey
Eptinezumab-jjmr, a humanized monoclonal specific to Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide, for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults., Amnon A Berger, Joseph Keefe, Cain W Stark, Matthew Moore, Giovanni F Ramírez, Julia R Cucarola, Andrew H Han, Alan D Kaye, and Latha Ganti
Rimegepant for the Treatment of Migraine, Amnon A Berger, Ariel Winnick, Austin H Carroll, Alexandra Welschmeyer, Nathan Li, Marc Colon, Antonella Paladini, Giovanni F Ramírez, Jamal Hasoon, Elyse M Cornett, Jaehong Song, Giustino Varrassi, Adam M Kaye, Alan D Kaye, and Latha Ganti
Cryoablation for the Treatment of Kidney Cancer: Comparison With Other Treatment Modalities and Review of Current Treatment, Charles Bisbee, Jeremy Zhang, Justin Owens, and Syed Hussain
Seven-Compartment Fascial Release of the Lower Extremity: A Case Report, Blake Callahan and Darwin Ang
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Rates in Patients Receiving Biologic Therapy in the Rheumatology Clinics at the Orlando VA Healthcare System, Kathlyn Camargo Macias, Taylor Kann, Marilyn Mosquera, Ravi Shahu Khal, and Ashwini Komarla
Steroid-Induced Tumor Lysis Syndrome Accompanied by Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Acute Renal Failure in a Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patient, Kevin Cao, Jesse Wu, Michelle Hernandez, and Latha Ganti
Nodular Fungating Tumor on the Posterior Shoulder, Jarett Casale, Robert Dazé, Maheera Farsi, Krina Chavda, and Richard Miller
Contained Rupture of a Left Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Case Report, Kipson Charles, Ali Arroj, and Tong Ann
Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Associated With Cocaine Use, Ishan Choksey, Thor S Stead, Rohan K Mangal, Carlos Lopez Ortiz, and Latha Ganti
Diverticulitis With Microperforation, Rhea Choksey, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, John Amatea, and Latha Ganti
Anticoagulation Management in a Patient with ICH and Mechanical Mitral Valve: A Case Report, Ali M. Choudhry, Abdulaziz Mheir, Humberto Torres, Ramy Abdelmaseih, and Rakesh Prashad
The History and Evolution of the Stethoscope, Misha Choudhry, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Gorham-Stout Disease of the Skull and the Delicate Balance Between Intracranial Hyper- and Hypotension, Mark Cohen and Gian Rossi
Midazolam Nasal Spray to Treat Intermittent, Stereotypic Episodes of Frequent Seizure Activity: Pharmacology and Clinical Role, a Comprehensive Review, Elyse M. Cornett, James Link Wilson, Meskerem A. Nemomsa, Bailey Turbeville, Matthew A. Busby, Jessica S. Kaye, JooHee Choi, Giovanni F Ramírez, Giustino Varrassi, Adam M Kaye, Alan D. Kaye, James Link Wilson, and Latha Ganti
Ataxia Pancytopenia Syndrome Associated Ocular Albinism: A Clinical Vignette, Dru Curtis, Catherine Boon, Stephanie Ryan, and Nausheen Khuddus
Purple Flight, Sonia Dela Cruz
A Rare Case of Thrombocytopenia in Concurrence With Severe Hypothyroidism: Are We Still Missing Something?, Sandi Dunn, Mrhaf Alsamman, Randa Abdelmasih, and Bilal Ashraf
Not Just an Accident: A Case of Insulinoma, Asanka Ekanayake, Harrison Stubbs, Dominique Broutin, Olga Karasik, and Mustafa Kinaan
A Unique Case of Tri-Valvular Serratia marcescens Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Innumerable Emboli, Walter Evangelista Abreu, Mrhaf Alsamman, anteneh Addisu, Nitin A. Dhaon, Arnaldo Reyes Esteves, Lily Knight, and Hamza Alaan
Pneumonia Diagnosed by Emergency Department Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in a Patient with Worsening Dyspnea and Severe Diffuse Ground-glass Airspace Disease Bilaterally on Chest CT Angiography, Precious Eze, Jonathan Journey, and Diana Mora Montero
A Treatable but Commonly Missed Etiology of Cerebrovascular Disease in Younger Adults; A Case of Primary Hyperaldosteronism Presented with Hemorrhagic Stroke, Marines Faya, Kubra Tuna, Thu Ngo, Randa Abdelmasih, Humberto Torres, and Justin Reed
Bartonella henselea Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Mimicking Vasculitis: A Case Report With Literature Review, Troy J. Fishman, Efrain Irizarry, Ayesha Kaleem, Robert Yancey, and Uma Iyer
Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Litigation Landscape, Latha Ganti, Bryan Kwon, Andrew George, Thor Stead, Cherian Plamoottil, and Paul Banerjee
Propionibacterium Acnes in Brain Biopsy Specimens in Suspected Neurosarcoidosis: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature, Himat Gill, Steven Tran, Parker Kotlarz, Zeeshan Haque, Sean O'Leary, and Joseph Cahill
An Immunocompetent Male With Skin Lesions and a Brain Abscess., Jessica L. Glicksberg, Mercedes Malone, Joshua K. Salabei, and Robert Yancey
Optimizing Oxygen Therapy, Gizam Gokalp, Ramez Massoud, Jopher Bernal, Guru Chinnaraj, Michael DelZoppo, and Nicole Brenner
Increasing the Rate of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients Over 65 at HCA Florida Osceola Primary Care, Ubaldo Gonzalez Morales, Muna Alhusban, Chelsea Guan, Natalia Cavin, Humeyra Dogan, and Allison Ferrara
Dispelling Myths: The Case for Women in Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Abbey Goodyear, Emily Merfeld, Jiun-Yiing Hu, Amy Shah, Chelsea Schmitt, Anna Lee, Anupama G Brixey, Lucy B Spalluto, Kristin K Porter, Amy Patel, and Shadi A Esfahani
Gamification of Graduate Medical Education in an Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Shyane Gue, Joseph Ray, and Latha Ganti
Pericardial Effusion Found on Bedside Ultrasound Leading to the Diagnosis Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Hank Gureasko, Mahesh Setty, and Diana Mora-Montero