Submissions from 2020
COVID-19: The Culprit, the People and Lessons Learned, Kayihura Manigaba and Mukundwa K. Gael
Remdesivir-Warfarin Interaction: A Case Report, Kayihura Manigaba, Josh Hawks, and Marie Kima
An Unusual Presentation of Hemiparesis: Rapidly Progressing Meningitis Secondary to Acute Mastoiditis, Ryan Mathern and Matthew Calestino
Childhood Pityriasis Rosea With Multiple Herald Patches, Jeremy Mayfield, Matthew Solomon, Cherian Plamoottil, and Latha Ganti
Two Resident Wellness Exercises and Their Impact, NIck J. McCauley
Ingested Fish Bone Lodged in the Vallecula, Mitchell McElroy, Latha Ganti, Jessica Houck, Amanda L. Webb, and David Lebowitz
Virtual Telemedicine Training for Emergency Medicine Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Keegan McNally, Nubaha Elahi, Mary Cate Slome, Latha Ganti, David Lebowitz, and Tracy MacIntosh
Vitamin E, Jacquelyn Medina DO and Vikas Gupta
Patterns of National Institutes of Health Grant Funding to Surgical Research and Scholarly Productivity in the United States., Jose Wilson Mesquita-Neto, William Dailey, Francisco I. Macedo, and Nipun B Merchant
Evolving Role of Liver Resection in Selected Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer., Janelle-Cheri Millen, Alana Hofmann, Jose Wilson Mesquita-Neto, Jeffrey Rose MD, and Francisco I. Macedo
Role of Liver Resection in Selected Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Paradigm Shift Underway?, Janelle-Cheri Millen MD, Alana Hofmann MD, Jose Wilson Mesquita-Neto MD, Jeffrey Rose MD, and Francisco I. Macedo MD
An Early Case of Fat Embolism Syndrome Occurring Following Polytrauma., Janelle-Cheri Millen, Carrie Watson, John M Cain, Joshua Hagan, Winston Richards, Dana Taylor, Darwin Ang, and Jason M. Clark
Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm, Amber Mirajkar, Ayanna Walker, Sanjiv Gray, Amanda Webb, and Latha Ganti
A Rare Case of Severe Hypercalcemia Secondary to Atypical Parathyroid Cystic Adenoma with Negative Sestamibi Scan, Elio P. Monsour, Faysal Rifai, Jay Chacko, Alan Hamza, and Khalid Abusaada
An Unusual Case of Follicular Thyroid Cancer with Pulmonary Metastasis and Concurrent Hyperthyroidism, Elio P. Monsour MD, Dewid Zayas Zuazaga MD, Jay Chacko MD, Randa Abdelmasih MD, and Frank Ramharrack MD
A Rare Case of Perforated Jejunal Diverticulitis, Mohamed Nagi MD, Stanley DeTurris MD, and Ang Darwin
Comparison of the Performance of the NCDR CathPCI Score and Mehran Score to Predict Acute Kidney Injury Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Michelle Nguyen, S. Mustajab Hasan, Steven Quach, Sai Guduru, Faisal Rahim, Aiham Albaeni, and Khalid Abusaada
A Rare Case of Primary Mediastinal Endodermal Sinus Tumor Presenting with Hemoptysis, Muhammad Noor, Berenice Leal, and Dhruv Patel MD
Industry payments to hospitalist physicians: a 5-year analysis of the Open Payments programme from 2014 to 2018., Krishna C Pakanati, Suman Siddamreddy, Krishna Nalleballe, Vaishali Thombre, Sen Sheng, Karthika Veerapaneni, Sisira Yadala, Nidhi Kapoor, Vasuki Dandu, Akshay Avula, Sreenath Meegada, and Praveen Bere
A Case of Inoperable Substernal Goiter, Garyfallia Papaioannou, Erick E. Perez Sifontes, Gnanambal Manivel, and Manivel Kumaran Eswaran
Rare Case of Delayed Onset Focal Type Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Routine Cataract Procedure, Jay D. Patel DO, S. Mustajab Hasan MD, Jay J. Chacko MD, Aaron Jaffe MD, and Jigar H. Patel MD
Cardiovascular Considerations of Experimental Hydroxychloroquine Therapy on Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: A Case Series Review, Jay D. Patel DO, Radhika Patel, Lyd-Marie Rodriguez-Garcia, Anamarys Blanco, and Alan Hamza
A Challenging Case of Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Caused by Viral Myocarditis Managed with Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation, Jay D. Patel, Rakesh Prashad M.D., and Hoang Boathuy M.D.
A Case of Internal Jugular Venous Thromboembolism Presenting in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Jay D. Patel D.O., Lyd-Marie Rodriguez-Garcia, Puja Kohli, and Hesham Nasser
Galcanezumab-Induced Anaphylaxis: A Case Report, Erick Perez Sifontes, Sonja Knittel-Hliddal, Zhao Han, Rahimullah Asad, Aya Marachi, and Uma Iyer
Innovative treatment of Burn wounds with Banana Leaf Dressing: A Case report, Kanakadurga Poduri, Brian Tucker, and Pritesh Patel
Performance of a Pre-Procedural Mehran Score to Predict Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Faisal Rahim, Anamarys Blanco, Michelle Nguyen, Steven Quach, Sai Guduru, Shraddha Makadia, and Khalid Abusaada
Transient Oculomotor Nerve Palsy: An Unusual Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis, Irene Riestra, Roberto Pineda, Richard Henriquez, and Natarajan Rajagopalan
Perichondritis: Not All Ear Pain Is Otitis., Mark D. Rivera-Morales, Jennifer L. Rodriguez Belen, Ariel Vera, and Latha Ganti
Acute Myopericarditis in the Post COVID-19 Recovery Phase, Mark Rivera-Morales, Robert Pell, Jose Rubero, and Latha Ganti
Kambo Frog Poison as a Cause of Esophageal Rupture, Ernesto S. Robalino Gonzaga, Maria Chamorro, Latha Ganti, and Robert Schneider
Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade: Bedside Ultrasonography Saves Another Life, Javier E. Rosario, Jessica Houck, Rohan Mangal, Mary Cate Slome, and Latha Ganti
Assembly Line Education: A Novel Educational Technique for Today's Learners, Javier E. Rosario, David Lebowitz, Latha Ganti, Amanda Webb, Ariel Vera, Tracy Macintosh, Ayanna Walker, and Jose Rubero
Metoprolol Increases Risk of COPD Hospitalization, Andrew Ross and Julia Fashner
Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator/Pacemaker Lead Fracture, Jose Rubero, Sidhartha Ramlatchan, Matthew Solomon, Andrew George, and Latha Ganti
A Case Report on Endovascular Aortic Repair Rupture, Jose Rubero, Thor Stead, and Latha Ganti
Persistent Postprandial Angina in a Patient With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Diagnostic Dilemma, Josh Salabei, Troy Fishman, Zekarias T. Asnake, and Matthew Calestino
ANCA-Associated Intrahepatic Duct Injury Associated with Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine, Josh Salabei, Sara Khan, Afzal Khan, Zekarias T. Asnake, Troy J Fishman, Jonathan D. Stromas, Zeeshan Ismail, and John Leibach
Bullous Cellulitis Caused by Pseudomonas putida in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease, Joshua K. Salabei, Troy Fishman, Aya Marachi, Veronica Lopez, Yvette Bazikian, and Yvette Bazikian
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Which Metric(s) Supports Application of the Robotic Platform?, Whiyie Sang
Distal Arteriovenous Fistula Formation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Old Complication of a New Access Site, Syed Raza Shah, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, and Matheen A Khuddus
We’re All on This Spaceship Earth, Nancy Si
Iatrogenic post-pulpectomy cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema in a paediatric patient., Vir Singh, Latha Ganti, Joshua D Haupt, and Bruce Marshall
Not Just for Urine: A Versatile Tool for Foreign Body Removal, Vir Singh, Vishalakshi Lakshmanan, Jennifer Setlik, and Teerin Meckmongkol
Kratom Part II: Updates for the ED Provider on a Substance Skyrocketing in Use, Vir Singh MD and Nicholas Titelbaum MD
Hospital Course of a Man With Viral Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19, Matthew Solomon and Latha Ganti
Reinventing the Tradition of Morbidity and Mortality Conference: Turning Anecdotes into Databases, Tandis Soltani MD, Key Yan Tsoi MD, Alexandra Csortan, Aidan Charles MD, and Darwin Ang
Massive Acetaminophen Overdose, Thor Stead, Jae Jeong, Latha Ganti, and Jose Rubero
Acute Management of Trimalleolar Fracture, Thor S. Stead, Lauren H. Pomerantz, Latha Ganti, Leoh Leon II, and Samyr Elbadri
Extracapsular Hepatocellular Adenoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma, Hiffsa Taj, Isin Comba, Sundeep Kumar MD, and Lakhinder Bhatia MD
A Rare Case of Angioleiomyoma of the Hand, Hiffsa Taj, Isin Y. Comba, Jonathan Vasquez, and Vania Zayat
Caterpillar Envenomation, Nicholas Titelbaum and Robert Avera
Viper-induced Consumptive Coagulopathy from a Decapitated Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Nicholas Titelbaum, Samyr Elbadri, James L. Wilson, Bobby Desai, and Michael Falgiani
Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings and Hypernatremia in COVID-19 Patients with Altered Mental Status, Hale Z. Toklu, Latha Ganti, Ettore Crimi, Cristobal Cintron, Joshua Hagan, and Enrique Serrano
Research and Data Mining During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hale Z. Toklu and Rakesh Prashad
A Primary Adrenal Epithelioid Angiomyolipoma (PEComa) in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature, Nancy Torres-Luna
Cavernous Malformation: An Elusive Mimicker of Transverse Myelitis (1484), Aqsa Ullah, Michelle Nunes, Amna Imran, and Saif Ullah MD
Treatment-Resistant Depression With Catatonia Presenting as a Feature of Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s Disease, Muhammad Uneib, Randolph Devereaux, Ian Rutkofsky, Sourahb Lahoti, and Marvin Lopez
Development of an interactive curriculum and trainee-specific preparedness plan for emergency medicine residents, Ayanna D. Walker, Nicholas Fusco, Joshua Tsau, and Latha Ganti
Kids Really Are Just Small Adults: Utilizing the Pediatric Triangle with the Classic ABCD Approach to Assess Pediatric Patients, Ayanna Walker and Andrew Hanna MD
8 Emergency Physician COVID-19 Readiness and Practices, Amanda Webb and Latha Ganti
Serum Procalcitonin Level Is Associated with Positive Blood Cultures, In-hospital Mortality, and Septic Shock in Emergency Department Sepsis Patients, Amanda L. Webb, Nicholas Kramer, Tej G. Stead, Rohan Mangal, David Lebowitz, Larissa Dub, Javier E. Rosario, Mihir Tak, Srikar Reddy, James R. Lee, Jeffrey Adams, Paul Banerjee, Michelle Wallen, and Latha Ganti
Behind the Scenes of Starting a New Residency Program, Traci Wooden, Krystal D. Hernandez, and Elizabeth Rashid
Submissions from 2019
Does topical lidocaine decrease pain during IUD placement?, Maryam Abid DO and Anthony Shadiack
An Uncommon Malignant Pleural Effusion, Israel E. Acosta-Sanchez MD, Kathlyn Camargo Macias MD, A Madanieh, C Orabi MD, and J Otoya MD
A Pelvic Cause of Episodic Dyspnea, George Alvarez, Patricia Guzman Rojas, Israel Acosta Sanchez, and Dong Xu
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D mediated hypercalcemia as an initial presentation in a patient with undiagnosed B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Ranjit Banwait MD, Jawad Noor MD, Jing He MD, Xiaolong Liu MD, and Liang Sun MD
Millenials: A Review of the Next Generation of Physicians, Annie Laurie Benzie MD
Severe Bradycardia During a Spinal Cord Stimulator Procedure, Marc Blanchard MD, Ettore Crimi MD, and Stephen Pyles MD
Postbariatric Surgery Hyperammonemia: A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy., Janyll Castineira, Yevgeniya Goltser, Mark Vila, Reepal Patel, Peggy St Croix, Duane Ashe, Salah Al-Andary, Christopher Halleman, and Basem Alkurdi
Strongyloidasis Complicating Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient with Refractory Asthma, Anthony Chahin, Jovan A. Gayle, George Alvarez, Zaid Yaqoob, Israel E. Acosta-Sanchez MD, and Vanthanh Ly
Something to Get Off Your Chest: Compressive Atelectasis due to a Massive Pericardial Cyst, Anthony Chahin, Jovan A. Gayle, Abed Madanieh, Kirolus Sourial, Chirin Orabi, Natarajan Rajagopalan, and Floyd Burke
Out-of-Hospital Double Sequential Defibrillation of Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Associated With Improved Outcomes, James Chiang, Javier Rosario, Latha Ganti, Ariel Vera, and Paul Banerjee
Diffuse Exfoliative Rash with Sepsis and Eosinophilia: A Case of Erythroderma?, Jake N. Cho, Selsabeel A. Elyaman, Stephen A Avera, and Kenneth Iyamu
Intraabdominal Fire During Emergency Laparotomy, Heather Christopherson MD and Alan Kroll MD
Post-Dural Puncture Headache Complicated By Subdural Hematomas - A Case Report, Mark Cohen MD, Mays Alani MD, Amir Touray MD, and Saif Ullah MD
Rapidly recurrent basilar artery thrombosis treated with emergent mechanical thrombectomies and stenting, Mark Cohen, Amna Imran, and Ankur Garg
Neurologic Manifestations of Auto-Immune Thyroiditis - A Rare Case of Hashimoto's Encephalopathy, Mark Cohen, Roberta Santos, and Yassar Chakfe
Extracapsular Hepatocellular Adenoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma, iIsin Y. Comba, Richard Henriquez, Sundeep Kumar, Ruthvik Srinvasa-Murthy, Maria Wallis-Crespo, Olga Karasik, Lakhinder Bhatia, and Dong Xu
Salivary Gland Choristoma: A Rare Finding at Gastroesophageal Junction, Isin Y. Comba MD, Richard Henriquez, Sundeep Kumar MD, Hilda Merino-Chavez MD, Maria Wallis-Crespo MD, Christopher Cooper MD, and Lakhinder Bhatia MD
Salivary Gland Choristoma: A Rare Finding at Gastroesophageal Junction, Isin Y. Comba MD, Richard Henriquez MD, Sundeep Kumar MD, Hilda Merino-Chavez MD, Maria Wallis-Crespo MD, Christopher Cooper MD, and Lakhinder Bhatia MD
Iron Pill-Induced Gastropathy in Elderly Patients: A Case Series Report, Isin Y. Comba MD, Richard Henriquez, Sundeep Kumar, Ruthvik Srinvasa-Murthy, Maria Wallis-Crespo, Lakhinder Bhatia MD, and Joshua Shultz
Prognosis of Patients with AKI After Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis, Hongchuan H. Coville MD, Tien-Min Lee MD, Hong Liang, Paul Alfino MD, Christopher Bray MD, and Matthew Calestino MD
A Case of Cannot Intubate, Cannot Ventilate, Evan Davidson MD and Su Min Oon
Spinal Cord Stimulator for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis, Bruce Dixon
Peripheral Nerve Stimulator For Treating Nummular Headaches And Occipital Neuralgia, Bruce Dixon DO, Stephen Pyles MD, and Ettore Crimi MD
Spinal Cord Stimulator for Treating Pudendal Neuralgia, Bruce Dixon DO, Stephen Pyles MD, and Ettore Crimi MD
A Case of Disseminated Zoster in an Immunocompetent Patient, Emily Drone and Latha Ganti
An Unusual Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Calcium Carbonate Use, Selsabeel Elyaman, Uma Gudur MD, Hady Khalifa, Alan Hamza, and Andrew Seevaratnam MD
Does creatine supplementation when combined with resistance training augment muscle strength gains in the elderly?, Anthony Espinoza DO, Gabriel Johnson DO, and Anthony Shadiack DO
Possible Association of Tremors and Dysarthria with Losartan Use: A Case Report, Troy J Fishman, Tigist A. Degu, Liang Sun, and Joshua K. Salabei
Lateral Knee Dislocation, Latha Ganti and Andrew Hanna MD
Do Antibiotics Improve Outcomes in Patients With Acute Asthma Exacerbations?, Latha Ganti and Javier E. Rosario
Acute Airway Obstruction due to Cervical Goiter in a Post-Operative Patient, Jovan A. Gayle, Israel Acosta Sanchez, Anthony Chahin, Ali Ashraf, and Relin Yang
Recurrent Aortic Dissection Causing Acute Stroke, Jovan A. Gayle, Israel E. Acosta-Sanchez, Anthony Chahin, Ali Ashraf, and Ankur Garg
Impact of required antibiotic stop dates and indications on length of treatment in hospitalized patients with pneumonia, Amanda Haddad, Kathryn Hernando, Kayihura Manigaba, and Abigail Antigua
Not Just a Cyst: A Rare Presentation of LUQ Pain, Richard Henriquez, Isin Y. Comba MD, Sundeep Kumar MD, Khawaja Arsalan Bashir, Maria Wallis-Crespo MD, and Lakhinder Bhatia MD
Acute myocardial infarction in the setting of left bundle branch block: Chapman's sign., Amr Idris, Mohamad Hatahet, and Basel Edris
MRI Findings of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease, Amna Imran, Enrique Serrano, Asif Bhimani, and Alimohamed Manji
Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease., Sergey Kachur, Carl J Lavie, Rebecca Morera, Cemal Ozemek, and Richard V Milani