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Carbon Monoxide: A Rare Cause of Myocardial Ischemia

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
In an acute care setting, chemical asphyxiants (CA) are a vice which cause debilitating injury. Carbon monoxide (CO) is one well known CA which causes hypoxic injury to cardiovascular and neurological tissue.
Kanaan Mansoor, Greg Parkins, Laurie Wilson, Jerry White , Brandon S. Shiflett , Aman Ajmeri , Fuad Zeid   +6 more
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Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease Using Machine Learning Methods: Data from the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2017
Background: Understanding factors which predict progression of renal failure is of great interest to clinicians. Objectives: We examined machine learning methods to predict the composite outcome of death, dialysis or doubling of serum creatinine using
Zeid Khitan, Anna P. Shapiro, Preeya T. Shah, Juan R. Sanabria, Prasanna Santhanam, Komal Sodhi , Nader G. Abraham, Joseph I. Shapiro   +7 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency: "At Risk" Patient Populations and Potential Drug Interactions

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2016
Vitamin D is known to play an essential role in calcium homeostasis; however, excessive amounts can have harmful effects. Calcium and vitamin D levels are known to be influenced by drug interactions and pathology ranging from of cancer to cardiovascular ...
Dana Lycans, Elias Salloum, Matthew K. Wingate, Thomas Melvin, Grant S. Buchanan, Franklin D. Shuler   +5 more
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Trauma Team Activation for Geriatric Trauma at a Level II Trauma Center: Are the Elderly Under-triaged?

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2017
Geriatric patients often sustain life-threatening injuries from minor trauma. A growing body of research suggests that these patients are often under-triaged in the emergency setting.The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether or not geriatric ...
Grant S. Buchanan, Daniel Scott Kahn, Harry Burke, Brian Czarkowski , Richard Boe , Milad Modarresi , Franklin D. Shuler   +6 more
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Percutaneous Transluminal Balloon Venoplasty: A Less Invasive Technique for Implantation of Cardiac Leads in Patients with Limited Venous Access to the heart

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Since its inception, cardiac pacing has made a significant advancement in cardiology. As new therapies and devices emerge, the number of implantations is steadily increasing which requires up-to-date clinical guidelines for management. Although advanced,
Waiel Abusnina, Zachary O. Curtis, Emilia C. Leigh, Eric Y. Auyoung, Mehiar El-Hamdani, Esam Baryun   +5 more
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Pyomyositis mistaken for septic hip arthritis in children: the role of MRI in diagnosis and management

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2018
Septic arthritis is an orthopaedic emergency which requires timely management to prevent joint destruction and poor outcome. Differentiating septic arthritis from transient synovitis in pediatric patients is aided by the use of Kocher criteria which have
Franklin D. Shuler , Grant S. Buchanan, Cody Stover , Brock Johnson, Milad Modarresi , John J. Jasko   +5 more
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Review of Kawasaki Disease

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2018
Background: Kawasaki disease is one of the leading causes of acquired heart disease in children. It is an acute self-limited vasculitis that predominantly affects infants and children younger than 5 years of age.
Rani Shah, Hisham Hirzallah, Munes Fares, Ashwini Mallad, Gudjon Karlsson, Mehiar El-Hamdani   +5 more
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The Influence of Body Mass Index on Survival and Length of Stay in Patients with Septic Shock

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Background: Obesity is one of the most widespread epidemics of our time. In fact, currently 65.7% of US adults age 20 and older are overweight, while 30.6% are obese.
Yasir Jawaid, Waseem Ahmed, Damir Kusmic, Aman Ajmeri , Kanaan Mansoor, Cristie Mannino, Thomas Judge, Larry E. Carter, Akash V. Ajmera   +8 more
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ECG measurement parameters of athletes are reliable when made with a smartphone based ECG device

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2018
Pre-participation cardiac screening including electrocardiogram (ECG) is a subject of controversy among sports medicine practitioners. Opponents of pre-participation ECG screen site concerns regarding the cost and accuracy of the testing.
Andrew Gilliland, Mark Timmons, Jeffrey K. Harris, Stephen M. Petrany, Terry A. Shepherd, Grant S. Buchanan, Nicole Decker, Charles Giangarra   +7 more
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Improving the Pharmacologic Management of Patients after Osteoporotic Hip Fractures

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2017
Background Osteoporotic hip fractures have become an increasingly common healthcare burden with significant morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population. Pharmacological management of the underlying osteoporosis is critical. Our objective is to
Joseph Klaus, Milad Modarresi , Rodrigo Aguilar , Nasreen BenHamed , Franklin D. Shuler   +4 more
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