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The Influence of Body Mass Index on Survival and Length of Stay in Patients with Septic Shock

open access: yesMarshall 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   +8 more
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ECG measurement parameters of athletes are reliable when made with a smartphone based ECG device

open access: yesMarshall 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   +7 more
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Improving the Pharmacologic Management of Patients after Osteoporotic Hip Fractures

open access: yesMarshall 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   +4 more
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Optimizing quality of care by patient satisfaction for the department of Orthopaedics - A survey study

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) has provided a standardized survey method in order to evaluate the patient’s satisfaction on the care they are provided.
Milad Modarresi   +4 more
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Group A Streptococcus Brain Abscess in a Patient on Adalimumab Therapy

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Brain abscesses represent a group of dangerous infections typically caused by a number of classic organisms. Group A Streptococcus is a rare cause of brain abscesses and those patients that do have this particular condition will typically have a distal ...
Ryan Carroll   +4 more
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Reducing Postoperative Opioids After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy with Enhanced Recovery

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Introduction: We evaluated the efficacy of various strategies utilized for the control of postoperative pain after minimally invasive hysterectomy.
Kevin D. White   +4 more
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Excess manganese increases photosynthetic activity via enhanced reducing center and antenna plasticity in Chlorella vulgaris

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Photosynthesis relies on many easily oxidizable/reducible transition metals found in the metalloenzymes that make up much of the photosynthetic electron transport chain (ETC).
Amanda L. Smythers   +7 more
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Promoting Reproductive Health Using Telemedicine: A Prospective Study Among Rural Appalachian High School Teens

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Telemedicine allows rural underserved populations access to medical resources that may not be available in their communities. Following promising results with a telemedicine project aimed at educating female students in McDowell County ...
Raj Singh   +4 more
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Failure of effective contraception in opioid addicted mothers: a disparity in planned and actual usage

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
The ongoing opioid epidemic in West Virginia has given rise to a unique population of opioid-addicted obstetric patients. Appropriate education, counseling, and implementation of contraception is of extreme importance among this high risk patient ...
Robert C. Bowers   +4 more
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Symptomology Associated with in Utero Exposures to Polysubstance in an Appalachian Population

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is seen as a very high rate at our institution in Huntington, West Virginia, and the majority of exposures are polysubstance in nature. Polysubstance can have different meaning for each region.
Will Lester   +5 more
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