Submissions from 2022
Global Response, Ahmed Malik and Imaan Bashir
General Anxiety Disorder in Youth: A National Survey, Sofia Malik, Thor S Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Diagnosis of the Primary Tumor Site in the Case of Liver Metastatic Carcinoma., Mercedes Malone, Christopher L. Bray, and Xiaolong Sean Liu
Evaluation of Recurrent Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: Hepatic Hydrothorax vs. Silicone Breast Implant Rupture, Mercedes Malone and David Ritchie
The Mystery of a Unilateral Headache Ultimately Diagnosed as Moyamoya Disease, Mercedes Malone and David Ritchie
A Rare Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy, Mercedes Malone and Atif Siddique
A Case of Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst Rupture Necessitating Surgical Intervention, Olivia Mantecon, Andrew George, Charlotte DeGeorge, Emily McCauley, Rohan Mangal, Thor S Stead, Bryna Peplinski, and Latha Ganti
Pediatric Cerebral Spetzler-Martin Grade 5 Arteriovenous Malformation, Allen Mao, Nausheen Khuddus, and Hoang Duong
Non-Caseating or Caseating Granulomas in Sarcoidosis?, Abhijit Marathe, Rey Marrero, J Parikh, and J Goyos
Improving Healthcare Team Recognition by Patients, Abhijit Marathe, Tin Pham, Semeon Tadesse, Franca Samoilovich, Manuel Egued, Joshua Shultz, Ashwini Komarla, and Olga Karasik
Increasing Utilization of the FIB-4 Score to Improve Appropriate NAFLD Consultation to the Orlando VA GI/Hepatology Service, Omar Masarweh, Teayoung Kim, Mohammed Rahhal, Fanny Stampfil Silva, Stephanie Lopez Orizondo, and Feras Al-Moussally
A Case of Juvenile Onset Hypophosphatasia Diagnosed In An Elderly Patient With Recurrent Fractures, Moises Matos, Ernesto Munoz Pena, and Sowmya Suryanarayanan
Understanding the Duration of Zinc 8 Transporter Antibody Seropositivity, Hilda Merino Chavez, Ernesto Munoz-Pena, Sowmya Suryanarayanan, Hanford Yau, Gabriela Zuniga Paniagua, and Carlos S. Botero Suarez
Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Vascular Transection from a Knee Dislocation, Amber Mirajkar, Martin Morales-Cruz, Nicholas Fusco, Larissa Dub, and Latha Ganti
Threatened Miscarriage in a COVID-19 Patient., Arshaan Momin, Natalie N Nguyen, Thor S Stead, Rohan K Mangal, Marcos Sosa, Kunal Patel, and Latha Ganti
Improving Use of a Standardized Medical ICU Order Set, Ernesto Munoz, Sesha Sai Kanakamedala, Ramzy Daoud, Suhail Saad Omer, Aarushi Varshney, and Tristan Tanner
Improving Code Status Discussion and Documentation for Patients 65 years or Older at HCA FL Osceola Hospital, Taylor Murphy, Mark Duros, Faris Matanes, Keishla Garcia Fernandez, Raj Shah, and Olga Karasik
Foreign Body Found on Bedside Ultrasound in a Patient Who Presented to the Emergency Department, Johnny Nguyen, Jonathan Journey, and Diana Mora
Dysphagia Among Geriatric Trauma Patients: A Population-based study., Kenny Nieto, Darwin Ang, and Huazhi Liu
Epidermoid Cyst in the Appendix: A Rare Entity, YuYa Nway, Raj Shah, Jignesh Parikh, and Ernesto S. Robalino Gonzaga
Increasing the Rate of Discharges Before 11 AM, Victoria Odeleye, Heather McGovern, Melissa Khalil, Rey Marrero, Musab Shouman, Zeeshan Zafar, and Joshua Shultz
Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in an Unvaccinated Female Treated With Remdesivir, Kaylee Ortega, Andrew George, Charlotte DeGeorge, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, Jesse DeLosSantos, and Latha Ganti
Acromioclavicular Osteomyelitis: When Simple Cellulitis Is No Longer Simple, Adam Oswald, Abigail Alorda, Maria Tassone, Ayanna Walker, and Latha Ganti
The Role of POCUS in Resuscitation in ACLS Protocol: A case report, Sri Harsha Palakurty, Evan Stern, and Diana Mora-Montero
Greenstick Fractures of the Mid-Radial and Ulnar Diaphysis with Volar Angulation, Jai Patel, Rohan K Mangal, Thor S Stead, Rohan Wanchu, and Latha Ganti
Dronedarone for Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgical Interventions: A Case Series., Jay D. Patel, Mrhaf Alsamman, Dewansh Goel, Sai Guduru, and Rakesh Prashad
Review of Interventional Therapies for Refractory Pediatric Migraine, Jacquelin Peck, Justin Zeien, Megha Patel, Elyse M Cornett, Amnon A Berger, Jamal Hasoon, Hisham Kassem, Jai Won Jung, Giovanni F Ramírez, Paola Colon Fugueroa, Neil R Singhal, Jaehong Song, Adam M Kaye, Alan D Kaye, Sarang S Koushik, Natalie H Strand, and Latha Ganti
Cardiopulmonary Arrest from Metformin-induced Lactic Acidosis, Robert Pell, Jonathan Littell, Michelle Hernandez, Amber Mirajkar, and Latha Ganti
Postnatal Venous Thrombembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment in Cesarean Section Patients, Mai-Tram Phan and Michelle Ozcan
Recurrent Right Ventricular Thrombus After Successful Resection of Right Ventricular Mass, Jordan Pierce, Pheba Cherian, Manjot Malhi, Crystal Gunn, and Peters Okonoboh
Bilateral Maxillary and Mandibular Periapical Abscesses, Cherian Plamoottil, Muneet Gill, Rosa Flores, James Murray, and Latha Ganti
Tenecteplase vs. Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review, Neha Potla and Latha Ganti
Intraparenchymal Hematoma With Significant Mass Effect Treated With Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypass Activity, Sathwika Prasad, Paola Colon Figueroa, Thor S Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Can Milking-Like Effect Be the First Clue of a Ventricular Free Wall Rupture?, Ramses Damera Ramirez, Alexander Kong, Muhammad Ijlal Khan, Hiren Patel, and Aamir Javaid
Venous Thromboembolism and Thymic Hyperplasia in the Setting of Silent Graves' Disease, Melanie Rayan, Tyler Jones, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Mathew Calestino, and Yvette Bazikian
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Detection, Management, and Outcomes, Melanie N. Rayan, Raghav Bassi, Maher Khazem, David Pozo, Wael Abduljaber, and David B. Burtis
Case for Thought: Meckel's Diverticulum in the Adult Population, Melanie N. Rayan, Xiaolan Tang, Maher Khazem, William Clements, and Christopher L. Bray
Lateral Malleolar Fracture, Shloka Reddyreddy, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz, James Wilson, and Latha Ganti
Buske-Lowenstein Tumor: A Rare Cause of Genital Warts, Fernando Rivera-Alverez, Bryan Kwon, and Latha Ganti
Inotersen to Treat Polyneuropathy Associated with Hereditary Transthyretin (hATTR) Amyloidosis., Christopher Robinson, Cynthia Pham, Alec M Zamarripa, Chase S Dugay, Christopher A Lee, Amnon A Berger, Avi Landman, Elyse M Cornett, Hisham Kassem, Alan D Kaye, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, and Latha Ganti
A Rare Case of Purpura Fulminans in the Setting of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Kipson Charles, and Peter Okonoboh
Approach to Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Setting of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Kipson Richard Charles, Raghav Bassi, Sanjae Spencer, and Yvette Bazikian
Oculogyric Crisis in the Setting of Low Dose Risperidone and Benztropine Mesylate Use in a Patient With Schizophrenia: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad A. Haider, Leora Frimer, and Yvette Bazikian
A Rare Presentation of Undiagnosed Systemic Syphilis: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad Haider, Leora Frimer, Amina Lleshi, and Yvette Bazikian
An Unusual Case of Non-traumatic Chylothorax, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Sanjae Spencer, Samantha Sircar, Raghav Bassi, Kipson Richard Charles, and Peters Okonoboh
Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum., Charles R. Russell III, Garnett Benjamin, Joshua K. Salabei, Peters Okonoboh, and Liang Sun
A Rare Case of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis with Hypercalcemia as the Initial Presentation: A Diagnostic Conundrum, Zainab Saeed, Randa Abdelmasih, Bilal Ashraf, Christine Labib, and Frank Ramharrack
COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System: An Update, Joshua K. Salabei, Zekarias T. Asnake, Zeeshan Ismail, Kipson Richard Charles, Gregory Thomas C. Stanger, Abdullahi H. Abdullahi, Andrew T. Abraham, and Peters Okonoboh
Outcomes After Definitive Surgery for Nonagenarians with Isolated Hip Fractures within 24 hours of Admission., Tyler Seckel, Kyle Mahoney, Cory Hewitt, Huazhi Liu, and Darwin Ang
Bullous Pemphigoid Complicated by Sepsis., Dipal Shah, Aanchal Shah, Viet S. Nguyen, Michael Falgiani, and Latha Ganti
Practice Patterns of Transesophageal Echocardiography Use Among Trauma Patients: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study., Tandis Soltani, Ettore Crimi, Carrie Watson, Huazhi Liu, Rebecca Zelmanovich, Aidan Charles, and Darwin Ang
A Rare Colon Polypectomy Diagnosis: Description of a Unique Investigational Journey and Literature Review of Burkitt Lymphoma, Gregory Thomas C. Stanger, Xiaolan Tang, Leora Frimer, Melanie Rayan, and Uma Iyer
Unvaccinated COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Family Affair, Trilok Stead, Michael Hughes, Frank Fraunfelter, Vashun Rodriguez, and Latha Ganti
Massive Spontaneous Pneumothorax, Trilok Stead, Joyce Lee, Derrick Huang, Jesse DeLosSantos, and Latha Ganti
A tongue with a map on it., Trilok Stead, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, and Latha Ganti
An Ominous Cause of Back Pain: Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Trilok Stead, Aanchal Shah, Sumedha Bandi, James Neumeister, Phillip Coker, and Latha Ganti
Ovarian Dermoid Tumor, Mya St Louis, Rohan Mangal, Thor S Stead, Marcos Sosa, and Latha Ganti
Clinical Images: Hydroxyurea-induced Dermatomyositis-like Rash, Sweta Subhadarshani, Susie Min, Kathryn Holloway, and Matthew Steadmon
Olecranon Bursitis Secondary to Trauma, Shalini Subramanian, Trilok G Stead, Rohan K Mangal, Vashun Rodriguez, and Latha Ganti
Implementing a Delirium Precautions Order Set at Osceola Regional Medical Center, Marisa Taddeo, Gabriella Meyerson, Israel Taylor, Monica Arias Garcia, Sonia Dela Cruz, and Katrina Kesterson
A Rare Case of Pancreatic Schwannoma, Anastasia Tambovtseva, Bilal Ashraf, Saud E. Suleiman, Ziad Suleiman, and Ziad Alaidy
COVID-19 and Mental Health Disparities in the Black American Population, Israel Taylor
Is Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Chronic Pain Conditions an Underused Treatment Option?, Nirguna Thalla, Keith Newton, and Dalia Elmofty
Culturally Responsive Civic Engagement: A Pathway to Mental Health Equity for Latinx Youth, Jasmine Tran and Andrew Tran
Rib Plating Hardware Failure and Surgical Revision, Valerie Vazquez, Laura Mena-Albors, Matthew Holman, Joshua Hagan, and Olga Zayko
Acute Submandibular Sialadenitis, Megan Vu, Carlos Lopez Ortiz, Marcos Sosa, Bryna Peplinski, and Latha Ganti
Impact of Alzheimer's Disease on Caregivers in the United States., Megan Vu, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz, and Latha Ganti
Frontal Lobe Hemorrhage With Surrounding Edema and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Megan Vu, Mustafa B. Mohamed, Thor S Stead, Rohan Mangal, and Latha Ganti
Optimal Timing and Outcomes Among COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy, Steven K M Vuu, Huazhi Liu, Jennifer DeMuro, Laura Mena Albors, Tandis Soltani, Ettore Crimi, and Darwin Ang
The A to E (ABCDE) Pit Crew Model: A Novel Approach to Team Based Care of Critical Patients in the Prehospital Setting., Ayanna Walker, Adam Oswald, Jessica Wanthal, Christine Van Dillen, Cherian Plamoottil, Parth Patel, Maria Tassone, and Latha Ganti
Assessment of Emergency Department Staff Awareness of Policy and Expert Opinion Protocol Regarding Active Shooter Events., Michelle F. Wallen, Emily Drone, Jenny Lee, and Latha Ganti
Hepatic Abscess Following Acute Appendicitis, Tavish E. Ward, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, and Latha Ganti
Emergency Decompressive Craniostomy “Burr Hole” Using an Intraosseous Vascular Access System in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Technical Report on a Cadaver, Jesse Wu, Kevin Cao, Jeremy Mayfield, and Latha Ganti
A survey of stroke-related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments., Kori S Zachrison, Latha Ganti, Dhruv Sharma, Pawan Goyal, Marquita Decker-Palmer, Opeolu Adeoye, Joshua N Goldstein, Edward C Jauch, Bruce M Lo, Tracy E Madsen, William Meurer, John A Oostema, Cindy Mendez-Hernandez, and Arjun K Venkatesh
Massive Ureterolithiasis, Safwan Zaman, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, Jesse Dubey, and Latha Ganti
Submissions from 2021
Uncommon Pathogen in an Unexpected Host: A Rare Case of Rothia mucilaginosa Infective Endocarditis in an Immunocompetent Patient Without an Underlying Valvular Disease., Ramy Abdelmaseih, Randa Abdelmasih, Mohammed A. Faluk, and Mustajab Hasan
Atrial Fibrillation as a Possible Adverse Reaction to Evolocumab., Ramy Abdelmaseih, Randa Abdelmasih, Mustajab Hasan, and Alan Hamza
Epiglotitis Related to E-Cigarette Smoking: A Case Report, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Randa Abdelmasih, Syed M. Hasan, Jay D. Patel, and Khalid Abusaada
Cardiovascular Outcomes With Anti-Inflammatory Therapies: Review of Literature., Ramy Abdelmaseih, Mrhaf Alsamman, Mohammed A. Faluk, and Syed Mustajab Hasan
Dysphagia Lusoria: A Freak of Nature, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Bilal Ashraf, Randa Abdelmasih, Mohammed Ansari, and Hesham Nasser
Cardio-oncology: Capecitabine Can Sometimes be Heatbreaking Capecitabine-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Case Report and Literature Review., Ramy Abdelmaseih, Anamarys Blanco, Randa Abdelmasih, Krutika Desai, Joshua J. Pothen, Jay Patel, and Rama Balaraman
Perspectives on Heyde's Syndrome and Calcific Aortic Valve Disease, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Ravi Thakker, Randa Abdelmasih, Arroj Ali, and S Mustajab Hasan
A Unique Case of Post-Radiation Esophageal Diverticulum Mimicking Esophageal Perforation - A Diagnostic Conundrum, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Mohammed Ansari, Bilal Ashraf, and Niti Aggarwal
A Case of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Young Athlete., Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Syed Mustajab Hasan, and Hesham Nasser
Acute Multiple Cerebral Watershed Infarctions as the Initial Presentation of COVID-19 in a Young Male Patient: A Case Report, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, and Radhames Ramos De Oleo
Update on the Cardiovascular Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors: Mechanism of Action, Available Agents and Comprehensive Review of Literature, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Ravi Thakker, Mohammed Faluk, Arroj Ali, Morhaf Alsamman, and Syed M. Hasan
A Rare Case of COVID-19 Infection Presenting With Devastating Intestinal Perforation Requiring Emergent Surgical Intervention: A Case Report, Randa Abdelmasih, Emerson Bookal, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Bilal Ashraf, and Hesham Nasser
A Silent Killer: Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Gastrointestinal Bleed, Hesham Afify, Volodymyr Oliynyk, and Floyd Burke
Septic Arthritis Masquerading as a Flare of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Not So Straightforward Diagnosis, Ramin Ahmad, Mejhorn Flash, Zekarias Asnake, Joshua K. Salabei, and Mathew Calestino
Case Reports and Review of Literature: Pneumomediastinum Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Henna Ahsan and Donna Boucher
Asymptomatic Spontaneous Pneumopericardium, Pneumomediastinum, and Subcutaneous Emphysema: A Case Report of an Incidental Rare Presentation, Mrhaf Alsamman, Sandi Dunn, Shaye Busse, and Alan Hamza
Aortic Thrombus Extending to Left Subclavian in a Patient With Diffuse Venous Thromboembolism on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy, Mrhaf Alsamman, Joshua Pothen, Marialla Inoyatov, Elis Cruz Salcedo, and Chembu Ramesh
Adult ALCAPA Syndrome as First Presentation with Atrial Fibrillation in a Marathon Runner, Mrhaf Alsamman, Kubra Tuna, Sandi Dunn, Faysal Aref Rifai, and Justin Reed
Adult Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising From the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) Syndrome as First Presentation With Atrial Fibrillation in a Marathon Runner, Mrhaf Alsamman, Kubra Tuna, Sandi Dunn, Faysal Rifai, and Justin Reed
Bilateral Tonsillitis With Peritonsillar Abscess., Kyra Alston, Rachel Sklar, Thor S Stead, Carlos O Lopez Ortiz, and Latha Ganti
POCUS Use in the Emergency Department to Determine the Presence of Pneumothorax, Michael Ament, Johnny Nguyen, and Diana Mora-Montero
Understanding Preventable Deaths in the Geriatric Trauma Population: Analysis of 3,452,339 Patients From the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services Database, Darwin Ang, Kenny Nieto, Mason Sutherland, Megan O'Brien, Huazhi Liu, and Adel Elkbuli
Death Within Hours From Spontaneous Cryptococcal Peritonitis and Fungemia, Mohammed Ansari, Bilal Ashraf, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Randa Abdelmasih, and Thomas Brown
A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer Presenting as a Pseudomonas Intraabdominal Abscess With Perforation and Fluid Collection Post Tumor Resection, Mohammed Ansari, Manjot Malhi, and Akiva Marcus
A Rare Case of Tension Pneumothorax in a Young Adult due to Congenital Lobar Emphysema, Zekarias Asnake and Mathew Calestino