Submissions from 2021
Marked Elevation of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Without an Identified Primary Gastrointestinal Tumor, Joshua K. Salabei, Dhaval Upadhyay, Asad Haider, Anthony Nanajian, Leora Frimer, Kipson Richard Charles, Zeeshan H. Ismail, Selina Imboywa, Awaad Khan, Nundia Louis, and Uma G. Iyer
Frailty Score as a Predictor of Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Isolated Hip Fractures., Whiyie A Sang, Hamza Durrani, Huazhi Liu, Jason M. Clark, Laurence Ferber, Joshua Hagan, Winston Richards, Dana Taylor, Carrie Watson, and Darwin Ang
COVID-19-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Emanual Santiago-Santanta, Zekarias T. Asnake, and George H. Cockey
Case Report: Perioperative Management of a Patient with Familial Dysautonomia, Melodie Sarebanha, Laura Valente, Kalra Minnea, Joseph Layon, and Ettore Crimi
COVID-19 Triage and Management in Pregnant Women Flowchart, Saad Serra, Dawn Hannah, Jason Gronert, and Julie DeCesare
An Uncommon Rash in the Emergency Department: Sporothrix schenckii., Dipal Shah, Alison E Kim, Samyr Elbadri, Bobby Desai, and Latha Ganti
Abnormal Bedside Ultrasound Findings in a Complex Patient With Kawasaki Disease, Dipal Shah, Helene Koumans, Kimberly Johnson, Leoh Leon II, and Latha Ganti
An Ominous Cause of Headache in a Teenager, Dipal Shah, Rachel Sklar, Latha Ganti, and Joshua Walker
Gallbladder Hydrops, Rhea Sharma, Thor S Stead, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, John Amatea, and Latha Ganti
Symptomatic Pulmonary Hamartoma, Isha Shukla, Thor S Stead, Ilya Aleksandrovskiy, Vashun Rodriguez, and Latha Ganti
Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Detected Incidentally by Emergency Department Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Robert Skinner, Robyn Hoelle, and Diana Mora Montero
The Morbidity & Mortality Assessment Tool (MMAT): Design and Proof of Concept., Tandis Soltani, Key Yan Tsoi, Aidan Charles, Alex Csortan, Jessica Lindsay, Huazhi Liu, Tyler Loftus, and Darwin Ang
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita Presenting with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Pneumomediastinum, Karan Soni, Kay Khine, and Natajaran Rajagopalan
Real-World Field Performance of the Los Angeles Motor Scale as a Large Vessel Occlusion Screen: A Prospective Muticentre Study., Tej G Stead, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
What Do Spanish Speakers Think of the Andar, Hablar, Ojos, Rostro, Ambos Brazos o Piernas (AHORA) Stroke Tool?, Trilok Stead, Latha Ganti, Emily McCauley, Helene Koumans, Maricela Wilson, Madison D. Weech, Andrew R. Barbera, and Paul Banerjee
A Rare Presentation of Asymptomatic Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum., Thomas Y. Sun and Allison Ferrara
Myalgia as a Symptom of Envenomation by the Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius: A Case Report., Nicholas V. Titelbaum, Michael J. Hughes, and James Link Wilson
Persistent Hydronephrosis on Bedside Ultrasound Secondary to Bladder Obstruction Despite Foley Catheter Decompression Resulting in Acute Kidney Injury, Joseph Tran, Thomas P. Bentley, and Diana Mora-Montero
A Case of Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Following Canagliflozin Therapy, Kubra Tuna, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Mrhaf Alsamman, and Joseph Robbins
Optimal Timing and Outcomes Among COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy, Steven K M Vuu, Huazhi Liu, Jennifer DeMuro, Laura Albors, Tandis Soltani, Ettore Crimi, and Darwin Ang
A Simulated Scenario to Improve Resident Efficiency in an Emergency Department., Ayanna Walker, Nubaha Elahi, Mary C. Slome, Tracy MacIntosh, Maria Tassone, and Latha Ganti
Residency Exposure to Emergency Medical Services Concepts Through Immersion, Interprofessional Collaboration and Assembly Line Education, Ayanna Walker, Nubaha Elahi, Maria Tassone, Jonathan Littell, and Latha Ganti
A True Case of a Broken Heart With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Michelle Wallen, Graham E. Kupsaw, and Latha Ganti
Recurrence of Massive Macroglossia Following Discontinuation of Dexamethasone in a Patient Recovering from severe ARDS due to SARS-CoV-2 that Utilized Prone Positioning, Edward Walton, Andrew Slater, Nancy Si, and George Cockey
Evaluation of Maternal Age, Race and Ethnicity Role in the Male-Female Birth Ratios During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida, Justin Watkins, Cristobal Cintron, Nicholas Dorsey, Nicholas Heyden, Stephen Zehring, and Julia Fashner
Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock Secondary to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Heroin Overdose, Jesse Wu, Matthew Solomon, Amanda L. Webb, and Latha Ganti
NIPHS: A Rare Cause of Hypoglycemia Suspected in a Hospitalized Patient, George Yazji, Anjali Hardeo, Allyson Montalvo, Gerald Keller, and David Quillen
Splenic Infarction: Might Not be as Rare in Infectious Mononucleosis, Dewid Zayas Zuazaga, Karthikram Komanduri, Stephanie Erickson, Randa Abdelmasih, and Khalid Abusaada
Submissions from 2020
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES); Reversible or Irreversible?, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Randa Abdelmasih MD, Jay D. Patel DO, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, and Radhames Ramos De Oleo MD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Healthy Male: A Case Report and Literature Review, Ramy Abdelmaseih MD, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, Jay D. Patel D.O., Alauddin Elhag, and Jigar H. Patel M.D.
An Unusual Case of Ipilimumab/Nivolumab Induced Fulminant Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in a Non Diabetic Patient - a Case Report, Randa Abdelmasih, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Jay D. Patel, Elio P. Monsour, and Khalid Abusaada
Is pet ownership associated with a decreased burden of depressive symptoms in people at least 50 years old?, Jennifer Abernathy DO and Julia Fashner MD
Zic4 Antibody Positive Autoimmune Encephalitis Responding to Rituximab After Failing First Line Therapies: A Case Report (2233), Mays Alani MD, Fabian Rossi, Michael Hoffmann, Lourdes Benes-Lima, Umesh Sharma, and Nina Tsakadze
Lefamulin: Potential Role of a New Antibiotic in Community Acquired Pneumonia, Mortatha Al-Bassam, Vir Singh, Bobby Desai, and Latha Ganti
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Online Patient Reviews of Fertility Care Providers, Ricci Allen, Shruti Agarwal DO, and Mark P. Trolice MD
Current Paradigms in the Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Illness, Joshua Altman, Evan Stern, Mori Stern, Bryan Prine, Kristy Breuhl Smith, and Michael Smith
Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Host, George Alvarez, Manuel Carrazana, Muhammad Ijlal Khan, M Rodriguez, J Vasquez, F Daroowalla, and E Geigel
Prevalence and Characteristics of Hypothyroidism and its Association with Non-Organ Related Manifestations in US Sarcoidosis Patients, Bashar Alzghoul, Farah Amer, Mamoun Mardini, Chen Bai, Bara Alzghoul, Ayoub Innabi, Tamara Al-Hakim, Noopur Singh, Diana Gomez Manjarres, and Divya Patel
A Multicenter Study on Definitive Surgery for Isolated Hip Fracture within 24 Hours., Darwin Ang, Jeffrey Anglen, Michele Ziglar, John Armstrong, Patrick Offner, Mark McKenney, David Plurad MD, Stephen Flaherty, Ernest Gonzalez, Huazhi Liu, Mary Danish, Gregory McCormack, Julie Nash, Roger Nagy, and Matthew Carrick
Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in a Patient with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Despite Adequate Anticoagulation with Warfarin, Zekarias T. Asnake, Troy J. Fishman, Liang Sun, and Joshua K. Salabei
Isolated Unilateral Oculomotor Nerve Paresis: An Uncommon Presentation of Midbrain Stroke, Zekarias T. Asnake MD, Jawad Noor MD, Manjot S. Malhi MD, and George Cockey MD
Valacyclovir-Associated Neurotoxicity in a Patient With Kidney Failure, Zekarias T. Asnake, Joshua K. Salabei, Fariha Ashraf, and George Cockey MD
The Undifferentiated Pediatric Ingestion: What to Expect and How to React, Zaza Atanelov MD, Sonja Eagle, Gregory Jasani MD, Shiva Kalidindi MD, and Robyn Hoelle MD
Demystifying the EM to PEM Journey: A Conversation with EM to PEM Attendings, Zaza Atanelov MD and Gwen Hooley MD
Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Complication, Abdelrahman Attili MD and Alberto Gonzalez
Prevalence of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, fibromyalgia, obesity, and gastroesophageal disease in patients with rheumatic diseases., Azin Azarfar, Ali Ahmed, and Shazia Bég
Chronic Dry Cough: Could it be Your Polymyalgia Rheumatica?, Azin Azarfar and Shazia Beg
Sphingobacterium Thalpophilum Bacteraemia: A Case Report, Azin Azarfar, Sreyasi Bhattacharya, Shoaib Siddiqui, and Noman Subhani
Osteopoikilosis: Rare case with incidental radiographic findings, Azin Azarfar, Hiffsa Taj, and Michael Seifert
Seymour Fracture in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report., Sumedha Bandi, Emily Drone, Ariel Vera, and Latha Ganti
Thrombocytopenia Associated with Increase in Disease Severity and Mortality in COVID-19 Patients, Ranjit Banwait MD, Aya Marachi, and Uma G. Iyer
Disparities in Opioid Pain Management for Long Bone Fractures., Adam Benzing, Courtney Bell, Megan Derazin, Rene Mack, and Tracy MacIntosh
Curcumin: Prevalence and Perceived Efficacy in the Treatment of Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis, Neha Bhaskar, Lilian Otalora Rojas, Tara Jehu, Shazia Beg, and Neha Bhanusali
Isolated Case of Extensive Cavitary Lung Disease Secondary to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in a Recently Post-Partum Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report, Anamarys Blanco, Jay D. Patel DO, Lyd-Marie Rodriguez-Garcia, Sushma Patlolla, and Aneta Tarasiuk-Rusek
A Large Epiglottic Cyst Complicated by Acute Airway Obstruction in an Adult Patient with History of Electronic Cigarette Use: A Case Report, Anamarys Blanco MD and Justin Reed
Internal Medicine Residents and the Practice of Defensive Medicine: A Pilot Study Across Three Internal Medicine Residency Programs, Saif Borgan, Laniel Romeus, Saleh Rahman, and Abdo Asmar
Shedding Light on Rare Solitary Endobronchial Papillomas, Manuel Carrazana, George Alvarez, Muhammad Ijlal Khan, Nabeel Azzawi, E J. Geigel, J Goyos, and J Vasquez
Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome: A Rare Pulmonary Masquerader, Manuel Carrazana, George Alvarez, Muhammad Ijlal Khan, Nabeel Azzawi, and Jose Urdaneta
Comparison of OB Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 & 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study, Christina Cavanagh, Julia Fashner, and Aimee Eden
The Role of Adhesives in Dermatologic Surgery: Tips, Tricks and Review, Adam Chahine, Stefanie Lynn Altmann, Mariam Salman, and Karthik Krishnamurthy
Does CPAP treatment improve blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension?, Firaz Chaudhry DO and Julia Fashner MD
Elastomeric respirators are safer and more sustainable alternatives to disposable N95 masks during the coronavirus outbreak., James Chiang, Andrew Hanna MD, David Lebowitz, and Latha Ganti
Case Series of ANCA Vasculitis as Prognostic Marker for Severity or Relapse of Glomerulonephritis., Jake N. Cho, Venkat Chitumalla, and Izuchukwu Nwakoby
Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy in a Patient with Diabetic and Hypertensive Nephropathy., Jake N. Cho and Izuchukwu Nwakoby
A Case Series of Hyponatremia and Management in Hospitalized Patients, Jake N. Cho, Rebecca Ong, and Izuchukwu Nwakoby
A Case of Atrial Flutter with Diffuse ST Depression with ST Elevation in AVR, Jake N. Cho MD and Rakesh Prashad M.D.
Case Report: Left Atrial Myxoma Causing Elevated C-Reactive Protein, Fatigue and Fever, with Literature Review, Jake N. Cho, Steven Quach, Justin Reed, and Omeni Osian
An Unusual Case of Severe Metabolic Acidosis in MICU: SGLT2 Inhibitor-Associated Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hongchuan H. Coville MD, Andrea Ramirez, and Christopher Bray
Epigenetic Susceptibility to Severe Respiratory Viral Infections: Pathogenic and Therapeutic Implications: A Narrative Review, Ettore Crimi, Giuditta Benincasa, Neisaliz Figueroa-Marrero, Massimiliano Galdiero, and Claudio Napoli
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Developing After a Coral Snake Bite: A Case Report, Elis Cruz Salcedo, Anamarys Blanco, and Justin Reed
Use of Dexmedetomidine in Early Prone Positioning Combined With High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in a COVID-19 Positive Patient, Elis Cruz Salcedo, Lyd-Marie Rodriguez-Garcia, Jay D. Patel, and Andrew Seevaratnam
Early Aggressive Hydration Is Associated with Decreased Opioid Use and Readmission in Mild Acute Pancreatitis, Shreyans Doshi, Hong Liang, Hale Z. Toklu, Selina Fritze, and Sue-Wei Luu
Assessment of Emergency Department Staff Awareness of Policy and Expert Opinion Protocol Regarding Active Shooter Event, Emily Drone, Michelle Wallen, and Latha Ganti
A Rare Case of an Immunocompetent Male With Zoster Meningitis, Mohammad Faluk MD, Shraddhadevi Makadia MD, Ramy Abdelmaseih, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, and Khalid Abusaada MD
Evolution of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Management: Review Article, Mohammed A. Faluk MD, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, Jay J. Chacko MD, Ramy Abdelmaseih MD, and Jigar H. Patel MD
Challenges in Managing Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report, Mohammed A. Faluk, Steven Vuu, and Kiran Kathi
Creative Writing in Residency Training, Julia Fashner
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A General Overview, Julia Fashner
Obstetric Training in the Southeast US: A 2019 CERA Study, Julia Fashner, Christy Cavanagh, and Aimee Eden
Nine SARS-CoV-2 Positive Pregnant Women and Their Infant Delivery Outcomes, Julia Fashner and Cristobal Cintron
Ventroculoperitoneal shunts in the Emergency Department, Michael Ferras, NIck J. McCauley, Latha Ganti, Bobby Desai MD, and Trilok Stead
An Atypical Complicated Left-sided Bronchopleural Fistula Presenting More Than Seven Months After Lobectomy, Troy J. Fishman, Joshua K. Salabei, Cameron M. Zadeh, Manjot S. Malhi, Zekarias T. Asnake, and Yvette Bazikian
Recognizing Belhassen Ventricular Tachycardia and Preventing Its Misinterpretation as Supraventricular Tachycardia: An Unusual Case Report, Anthony Furiato, Alexander Prestley, Abdul Waheed, and Salvador Villanueva
Can Neuron Specific Enolase Be a Diagnostic Biomarker for Neuronal Injury in COVID-19?, Latha Ganti, Enrique Serrano, and Hale Z. Toklu
Retching in Pneumonia: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Problem, Jovan A. Gayle, Somshukla Ghosh, Muhammad Faiz, Moises Matos, and Jose Urdaneta
A Less Virulent COVID-19 Pneumonia, Andrew George and Latha Ganti
What’s the Risk: Differentiating Risk Ratios, Odds Ratios, and Hazard Ratios?, Andrew George, Thor Stead, and Latha Ganti
Bounced off a Truck Out of the Blue: A Case Report of a Lightning Strike During a Thunderstorm, Nathan George, Sumedha Bandi, Latha Ganti, Aaron Umansky, and Bobby Desai MD
Aortic Dissection Presenting as Leg Pain, Nathan George, Latha Ganti MD, Michael Falgiani, and Bobby Desai
Scheduling Like a Pro, Joseph Gibney
Salivary Gland Choristoma: A Rare Finding at the Gastroesophageal Junction., Rachel Hanke, Isin Y. Comba, Richard Henriquez, Maria W Crespo, and Lakhinder Bhatia
Emergency Department Factors that Negatively Impact Door To Needle Time In Acute Stroke, Andrew Hanna MD, Joshua Tsau, Ankur Garg, Mohammed Khan, Paul Banerjee, and Latha Ganti
Give Every Pregnant Floridian the Health Care She Needs, Karen Harris MD and Rahul Gupta MD
Seizure as an Initial Presentation for Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Undiagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis: A Case Report, Ethan Hartman, Kubra Tuna, Elio P. Monsour MD, Karthikram Komanduri, and Aneta Tarasiuk-Rusek
Atrial Myxoma, a Rare Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Case Report and Review of Literature, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Mohammed A. Faluk, Jay Chacko, and Hesham Nasser MD
Aspiration Thrombectomy for Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Literature Review, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, Mohammed A. Faluk, Jay D. Patel, Ramy Abdelmaseih, Jay Chacko, Premranjan Singh M.D., and Jigar H. Patel MD
Eustachian valve endocarditis: a case report on an under diagnosed entity., Syed Mustajab Hasan, Anamarys Blanco, Mohammed A. Faluk, and Hesham Nasser
Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Coronary Artery Disease: Review Article., Syed Mustajab Hasan MD, Mohammad Faluk MD, Jay D. Patel DO, Ramy Abdelmaseih MD, and Jigar H. Patel MD
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and its Variants: A Case Series and Literature Review., Syed Mustajab Hasan, Jay D. Patel, Mohammed A. Faluk, Jigar H. Patel, and Premranjan Singh
Does pharmacologic treatment of depression after acute coronary syndrome reduce the risk of subsequent adverse cardiovascular outcomes?, Kyle Herring DO and Julia Fashner MD