Submissions from 2022
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
An Atypical Case of Congenital Lobar Emphysema in an Adult, Non-Smoker Patient Presenting with Pneumothorax., Zekarias T. Asnake, Joshua K. Salabei, Jordan B. Pierce, Angela Fernandez-Manovel, Ramin Ahmad, Zeeshan Ismail, and Matthew Calestino
Taking Serious Threats Seriously: Successful Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions to Reduce Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus, Nora Bairagdar, Kathryn Hernando, Kayihura Manigaba, Cristobal Cintron, Marie Kima, Sanil Thomas, and Robert Yancey
AHORA: a Spanish language tool to identify acute stroke symptoms., Paul Banerjee, Helene Koumans, Madison Danielle Weech, Maricela Wilson, Mark Rivera-Morales, and Latha Ganti
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockers Prior to Hospitalization and Their Association With Clinical Outcomes in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Ranjit Banwait, Devina Singh, Anamarys Blanco MD, Vaibhav Rastogi, and Khalid Abusaada
A Case Report of Acute Prostatitis Secondary to Use of P-valve Condom Catheter During Cave Diving, Ashley Barash, Evan Stern, and Robyn Hoelle
A Rare Case of Bartonella henselae Infective Endocarditis Causing an Embolic Cerebrovascular Accident, Raghav Bassi, Kipson Charles, Syed Hussain, Afzal Khan, Mingyue Zheng, and George Cockey
Impact of Pharmacist Involvement on the Utility of a Gram-Negative Blood Culture Identification Panel on Antimicrobial Usage, Caitlin Bowman, Melissa Holloway, and Lisa Scott
Pharmacy-Led Medication Reconciliation Program Reduces Adverse Drug Events and Improves Satisfaction in a Community Hospital, L. Hayley Burgess, Joan Kramer, Carley Castelein, Joseph M. Parra, Victoria Timmons, Samantha Pickens, Sarah Fraker, and Christopher Cameron Skinner
Treatment of Refractory Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy with Abatacept and Tacrolimus: A Case-Based Review, Kathlyn Camargo Macias, Karan Bhanushali, Chawla Ambreesh, and Neha Bhanusali
Increased Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients With Aortic Stenosis and Pulmonary Hypertension Compared to Aortic Stenosis Alone., Christian B. Cignoni, Steven K M Vuu, Huazhi Liu, Jason M. Clark, Carrie D. Watson, Larwrence R. Ferber, Winston T. Richards, and Darwin N. Ang
Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli on Dabigatran, Emily Clark, Josh Walker, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, and Latha Ganti
The Statewide Epidemiology of Mucormycosis Among Trauma Patients in Florida., Jason M. Clark, Huazhi Liu, Susan Collins, Carrie Watson, Lawrence Feber, Winston T. Richards, Dana Taylor, and Darwin Ang
Acute Headache Due to Intracerebral Hemorrhage Secondary to Brain Metastases, Zachary J. Cohen-Neamie, Latha Ganti, Thor S. Stead, Joshua Walker, and Frank Fraunfelter
Bedside Ultrasound Used for the Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment of a Patient with a Small Bowel Obstruction in the Emergency Department, William Daly, Mollie Powell, and Diana Mora Montero
Unity, Nicholas D'Angelo
Impact of Music Therapy on Gait After Stroke, Anjali Daniel, Helene Koumans, and Latha Ganti
AKI, Gross Hematuria, and Crystalluria: Rare Side Effects of a Very Common Drug, Bethsy Daverman, Stefan S. Mann, Wassim Moussa, Scott Lang, and Jerry Sayre
Lymphoproliferative Disease in a Non-Transplant Patient and Spironolactone’s Activity Against Epstein Barr Virus, Anthony DeRenzi and Jessie Penico
Testicular Compartment Syndrome: An Unexpected Diagnosis in a Case of Testicular Pain, Emily Drone, Bryan Kwon, Cherian Plamoottil, and Latha Ganti
A Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment of a Traumatic Aortic Transection: A Case of Survival to the ICU, Larissa Dub, Sherwin Thomas, Nicholas Fusco, Cherian Plamoottil, and Latha Ganti
Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices: Available Modalities and Review of Literature, Mohammed A. Faluk, Syed Mustajab Hasan, Tianyu Jiang, Ramy Abdelmaseih, and Jigar H. Patel MD
Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study, Julia Fashner, Christina Cavanagh, and Aimee Eden
COVID-19 Disruption to Family Medicine Residency Curriculum: Results from a 2020 US Programme Directors Survey, Julia Fashner, Anthony Espinoza, and Arch G Mainous III
Schmidt’s Syndrome Presenting as Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Adrenal Crisis: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Marines Faya, Randa Abdelmasih, Kubra Tuna, Adrianna Gatt, and Amruth Bapatla
Bartonella Henselea Prosthetic Balve Endocarditis Mimicking Vasculitis, Troy Fishman, Sara Khan, Efrain Irizarry, Ayesha Kaleem, Robert Yancey, and Uma Iyer
TIA Symptoms Reveal a Carotid Body Paraganglioma, Leora Frimer, Zekarias Asnake, Gregory Stanger, Zeeshan H. Ismail, and Uma Iyer
Effectiveness of seatbelts in mitigating traumatic brain injury severity., Latha Ganti, Aakash N Bodhit, Yasamin Daneshvar, Kelsey Hatchitt, Sudeep Kuchibhotla, Christa Pulvino, Sarah W Ayala, and Keith R Peters
What Is The Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Nucleic Acid Tests for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis?, Latha Ganti and Brit J. Long
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: A Case Report and Anesthetic Considerations, Adrianna Gatt, Alexander Buttermore, Daniel Chang, Tayo Akadiri, and Ettore Crimi
Case Report: GPA Presenting as Neuropathy, Ann George, Azin Azarfar, Shazia Beg, and Maria Farooq