Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023): 2022 Department of Medicine Research Symposium

Meeting Abstracts

• Editorial

  Lance D. Dworkin

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• Suspected Doxycycline Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis

  Andrew Abrahamian, Cameron Burmeister, Srini Hejeebu

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• Venous Stent Migration to the Heart: Case Report and Review of the Literature

  Andrew Waack

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• The Impact of Sacubitril / Valsartan Versus ACE/ARB Therapy on Functional Capacity in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

  Mohammad Yassen

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• CMV transverse myelitis in Unmanaged HIV Infection

  Victoria Starnes

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• Lung Cancer Metastasis to the Pituitary Gland

  Basil Akpunonu

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• Safety and Efficacy of Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Systematic Review with Network Meta-analysis

  Rawish Fatima, Muhammad Aziz, Yasmin Khader, Wade Lee-Smith, Nezam Altorok

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• Utility of Midodrine During the Recovery Phase of Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Waleed Khokher

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• Probing Dynamics of 14-3-3: A Potential Remedy for Pancreatic Cancer

  Deepti Gurung

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• Pharmacological Melanocortin 5 Receptor Activation Attenuates Glomerular Injury and Proteinuria in Rats with Puromycin Aminonucleoside Nephrosis

  Bohan Chen

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• Cyanotoxin Degrading Lake Bacteria Significantly Alleviate Microcystin-LR Induced Hepatotoxicity in Both In Vitro and In Vivo Models

  Apurva Lad

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• Recurrent Pancreatitis Secondary to Common Channel Volvulus through Petersen’s Space Defect in a Patient with Roux-En-Y Bypass

  Anas Renno

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• Assessing Resident Confidence in Placing a Central Venous Catheter Before and After a Simulation-Based Training Course

  Vanessa Pasadyn

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• Immunotherapeutic Interventions in Carcinoid Tumors

  Anthony Nigro

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• Pleural plasmacytomas in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma Relapse

  Harith A. Al-Ataby

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• Use of Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy to Repair Colonic Anastomotic Leaks: A Meta Analysis

  David Farrow

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• Effect of Antiplatelet Medications on Critically Ill Patients with Pre-existing Atrial Fibrillation

  Mohammad Alqadi

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• Imipramine, Ulcerative Colitis and Linear Iga Bullous Dermatosis - A Curious Triad

  Kylie Rostad

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• Daptomycin Associated Rhabdomyolysis with Concurrent Use of Atorvastatin

  Abdulaziz Aldhafeeri

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• Reversal of Spironolactone-Induced Gynecomastia: A Review and Case Report of Spironolactone-Induced Gynecomastia

  Alex Carsel

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• Use of Smartphone Applications to Augment Colonoscopy Preparation Instructions and Effect on Quality of Colonoscopy Preparation and Adenoma Detection Rate – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Sami Ghazaleh

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• Are Three Better than Two? – Incidental Finding of Incomplete Cor Triatrium Dextrum during 2nd Trimester of Pregnancy

  Zachary Holtzapple

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• Efficacy and Safety of Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Calcified Peripheral Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Omar Sajdeya

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• Urban-rural Disparities in Trends of Pulmonary Hypertension-Related Mortality in the United States, 2004-2019

  Rochell Issa

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• Fatal Case of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Post COVID-19 Pneumonia Due to Aspergillus Niger

  Zaid Noori

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• Safety and Effectiveness of Endoluminal Vacuum-Assisted Closure for Esophageal Defects: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Muhammad Aziz

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• Paraoxanase 1 Deletion Leads to Increased Cardiac Remodeling and Cardiac Fibrosis in a Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Sophia Soehnlen

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• Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Women Towards Breast Cancer in Arbaji Village, Gezira State, Sudan

  Ayman Salih

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• IgA Vasculitis Associated with COVID-19 Infection Successfully Treated with Corticosteroid Regimen without Relapse

  Samantha Davis

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• EUS Guided Gastroenterostomy Vs Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for the Palliation of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis

  Wasef Sayeh

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• Do Patients with Scleroderma Benefit from Surgical Treatment for Gastroesophageal Reflux?

  Yasmin Khader

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• A Case of Acute Myopericarditis in a Patient with Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) Respiratory Infection

  Li Wang

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• Protease-Inhibitor Binding Reveals Conformational Transition Mechanism

  Dylan Nguyen

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• Efficacy and Safety of Cap Assisted vs. Conventional Endoscopic Esophageal Foreign Body Removal - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  Anas Renno

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• Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of CLIPPERS: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of 140 patients from 100 Studies

  Nicholas R DelCimmuto, Mustafa Al-Chalabi, Azizullah Beran, Pratyush Pavan Devarasetty, Asmaa Mhanna, Ajaz Sheikh

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• Exposure to Nanoplastics Induces an Inflammatory Response in Healthy and Type 2 Diabetic Primary Human Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells

  Shereen G. Yassine

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• Characterization of the Novel IQGAP1-Adrenergic Receptor Pathway in Lung Cancer

  Omar Abdul-Aziz

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• MC1R Deficiency Enhances Th1 Response and Impairs Regulatory T Cell Homeostasis In Nephrotoxic Serum Nephritis

  Bohan Chen

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• Aerosolized Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Microcystin-LR Induces Inflammatory Signaling in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

  Joshua Breidenbach

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• Early Feeding Versus Delayed Feeding after Therapeutic Endoscopic Intervention in Upper GI Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  Wasef Sayeh

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• Applications of Inhalational Nitrous Oxide in Patients as an Alternative to Traditional Narcotics and Sedation Agents in the Emergency Department

  Vanessa Pasadyn

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• Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Hepatitis Injury: Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Impact on Survival

  Danae Hamouda

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• A Case Series of Potential Cyanotoxin Exposure

  Jerrin George

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• Rectal Ischemia Status Post EVAR and COVID-19

  David Farrow

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• Harmful Algal Bloom Impacts on Human Health: An Analysis of National Emergency Department Data in the U.S. from 2016 to 2018

  Benjamin French

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• Double Negative T Cell Proportion of CD3+ Cells Present in the Thyroid Microenvironment is an Immunogenomic Marker for Predicting Thyroid Cancer

  Brennon Richard

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• NF1 in Solid Tumors: The Unknown Soldier of Tumor Suppressor Genes

  Rayna Patel

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• Pulse Versus Nonpulse Steroid Regimens in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Elizabeth Borchers

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• Early Versus Delayed Minimally Invasive Intervention for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Sami Ghazaleh

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• Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Microcystin-LR Induces Macrophage Inflammation of Lung Tissues

  Shivani C Patel

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• Mesenteric Mesothelial Cyst a Relatively Rare Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intra-Abdominal Surgical Sequel, Case Presentation

  Hadeel I Rushdi

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• Fresh vs Frozen vs Lyophilized Fecal Microbiota transplant for Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

  Manesh Gangwani

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• Working To Understand Familial Lung Cancer And Its Genetic Underpinnings

  Connor Knight

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• Hepatic Sarcoidosis Presenting as Cholestatic Liver Injury Exacerbated by Nitrofurantoin Use

  Sean J Halloran

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• Antioxidant Therapy Restores Hepatic Metabolic Enzymes Altered by Exposure to Microcystin-LR in a Murine Model of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  Jonathan Hunyadi

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• Racial Differences in Hypercholesterolemia Prevalence: A Cross-sectional Study Using 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

  Omar Sajdeya

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• Daptomycin Induced Rhabdomyolysis and Subsequent Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report

  Katherine Esser

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• Analysis of Demographic and Staging Characteristics in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Using the SEER Registry

  Monika Devanaboyina

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• EUS Guided Through the Needle Biopsy Versus Fine Needle Aspiration for Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis

  Wasef Sayeh

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• Sarcoidosis and increased risk of Colorectal cancer: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

  Yasmin Khader

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• A case of Extra Mammary Paget’s disease in a Geriatric Patient

  Hoda Shabpiray

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• A Pathway of Distinction in Global Health – A Professional Development Model to Prepare Medical Students as Future Global Health Leaders

  Joel Kammeyer

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• Vasopressin Modulates Endothelial and Fibroblast Gene Expression

  Yongqing Wang

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• Intermittent High Grade AV-Block and Atrial Flutter Associated with Lyme Carditis: A Case Report

  Ahmad Abdelrahman, Abdulmajeed Alharbi, Zeid Nesheiwat, Robert Grande

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• Clinically Significant Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using Proton Pump Inhibitors or Histamine Type-2 Receptor Antagonists in Patients Intubated for Over 48 Hours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Waleed Khokher

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• The Impact of Sacubitril / Valsartan Versus ACE/ARB Therapy on Functional Capacity in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

  Mohammad Yassen

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• Streptococcal Pneumoniae Mycotic Aneurysm: A Rare Case of Disseminated Pneumococcal Disease in an Immunocompetent Host

  Victoria Starnes

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• Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Infection

  Sishir Doddi

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• Activation of the Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channel TRMP8 Mediates Upregulation 0f Profibrotic Genes, A New Pathway to Tissue Fibrosis

  Dr. Wang, Dr. Jun

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• Hypercalcemia in the Inpatient Setting: A Case Report

  Sahithi Chinnam

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• The Dominant Negative IQGAP1(IR-WW) Domain as a Potential Therapy in Brain Cancer

  Mahasin Osman

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• Oxalate Diet Induced Chronic Kidney Disease in Dahl-Salt-Sensitive Rats Induces Uremic Cardiomyopathy

  Prabhatchandra Dube

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• Severe Transaminitis in Allopurinol-Induced DILI presenting as DRESS Syndrome

  Dhanushya Battepati

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• Midostaurin in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  Ziad Abuhelwa

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• Efficacy and Safety of Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting in Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Neha Patel

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• Glioblastoma in Pregnant Patient with Pathologic and Exogenous Sex Hormone Exposure and Family History of High-Grade Glioma

  Jordan Norris

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• Spontaneous Second Intercostal Artery Bleeding Complicated with Massive Hemothorax after Lower Limb Angioplasty Procedure

  Harith Al-Ataby

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• ERCP in Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis

  David Farrow

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• Lithium-Induced Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Self-Treated With Beer Potomania and Masquerading as Shock: A Case Report

  Joyce Badal

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• Comparison of Artificial Intelligence with other interventions to improve Adenoma Detection Rate for Colonoscopy: A Network Meta-analysis

  Muhammad Aziz

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• Bleeding Risk with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and Gastrostomy Tube Placement: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

  Manesh K. Gangwani

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• Use of Internal Standards to Develop Improved Methylation Detection in cfDNA

  Erin L> Crawford

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• A Case of Rhabdomyolysis with Rigors

  Basil Akpunonu

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• Paraoxanase-1 Modulates Cardiotonic Steroid Induced Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis in Dahl Salt Sensitive Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Meghana Ranabothu

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• Steroid-unresponsive Immune-mediated Hepatitis Induced by Durvalumab: A Case Report

  Omar Sajdeya

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• Do Zinc Supplements Reduce Mortality in Patients with COVID-19? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Ziad Abuhelwa

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• Rare Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Presented as Malignant Pleural Effusion and Pleural Nodules

  Zaid Noori

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• Gastrointestinal Ulceration as a Manifestation of Severe Dermatomyositis - A Case Report

  Daniel O’Shea

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• Mantle Cell Lymphoma With GI Involvement Presenting as Bilateral Eyelid Swelling

  Amna Iqbal

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• Full Thickness Versus Circular Peroral Myotomy in the Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Wasef Sayeh

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• Fatal central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with uncontrolled HIV and normal sodium levels

  Joel Kammeyer

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• Primary Esophageal Extra-Gonadal Yolk Sac Tumor Metastasized to the Liver

  Ziad Abuhelwa, Azizullah Beran, Saif-Eddin Malhas, Wasef Sayeh, Omar Sajdeya, Caleb Spencer, Ragheb Assaly

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• Predictors of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Yasmin Khader

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• The Efficacy of Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors Versus Placebo in Patients with Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  Mohammand Yassen

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• Cellulosimicrobium Bacteremia in a Patient With Small Cell Lung Cancer: Emergence of a New Gram-Positive Branching Rod

  Victoria Soewarna

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• A Novel Lipidomics Approach to Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension in Human Heart Failure

  Vaishnavi Aradhyula

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• Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report of the Use of Adalimumab in Steroid Dependent Disease

  Taylor Dimmerling, Mohamed Altattan, Nezam Altorok

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• Pulse versus Non-pulse Steroid Regimens in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Waleed Khokher

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• Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy versus Trans-arterial Chemoembolization in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Ziad Abuhelwa

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• Negative Modulation of B Cell Activation by MC1R Signaling Protects Against Membranous Nephropathy

  Bohan Chen

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• Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Left Atrium

  Aizaz Ali

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• Rare Occurrence of Primary Gastric Lymphoma: A Case Report

  Meghana Ranabothu

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• Glucocorticoid-induced Stress Mechanism in Mouse Primary Neurons

  Stephen Prevoznik

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• The Effects of the Chemotherapy Drug Cisplatin on Cell Migration

  Rawan Moussa

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• Disruption of CD40 Results in Significantly Attenuated Renal Inflammation Following Glycerol-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

  Shungang Zhang

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• Cardioprotective Effects of Paraoxanase 3 in a Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Amulya Marellapudi

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• Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest after Blunt Chest Trauma in a 33-year-old Male, Commotio Cords?

  clarissa pena

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• A patient with Factor V Leiden mutation who developed a Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis post Covid

  Naveen Rehman

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• Pembrolizumab-induced Pneumonitis

  Joshua Busken

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• Bilateral Accessory (Aberrant) Renal Arteries Associated With Uncontrolled Hypertension—Role of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Antagonist Drugs for Treatment Goal: A Case Report

  Basil Akpunonu

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• The Importance of Neuro-Imaging in Patients with Symptomatic Presentation of Both Cortical and Subcortical Dementia

  Sahithi Chinnam

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• Does I-Scan Improve Adenoma Detection Rate Compared to High-Definition Colonoscopy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Muhammad Aziz

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• Myasthenic Crisis-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: What to Know

  Scott Gayfield

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• Iatrogenic Horner's Syndrome Due to Chest Tube Compression during Decortication

  Adam Meisler

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• Primary Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Concurrent H. Pylori Infection and Colonic Metastasis

  Bryanna Jay

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• Hepatitis C Screening in Pregnancy: A Single Center Quality Improvement Experience

  Amna Iqbal

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• The Rate of Adverse Events of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

  Omar Sajdeya

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• An Alprostadil Intracavernosal Injection Leading to a Psoas Muscle Abscess

  Joel Kammeyer

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• Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Descending Colon Presenting as Recurrent Hematochezia

  Sudheer Dhoop

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• Epididymo-orchitis Secondary to Colovesical Fistula

  Andrew Waack

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• Paraoxanase 1 Regulation of Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis in a Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Ambika Sood

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• Typical Imaging Findings Of TB in an Old Patient with IPF

  Hoda Shabpiray

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• Early Infectious Diseases Consultation and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy Limits Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in COVID-19

  Joel Kammeyer

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• Comparative Efficacy of Treatment Options for Prevention of Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

  Anas Renno

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• Decreased Prevalence of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

  Aya Abugharbyeh, Sadik Khuder, Bashar Kahaleh

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• Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators in COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Waleed Khokher

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• Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Icodec Versus Glargine U100- A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  Kirubel Zerihun

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• Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis Secondary to Whole Brain Radiation Therapy

  Andrew Waack

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• Bictegravir, Emtricitabine & Tenofovir Alafenamide-associated Acute Pancreatitis

  Abdulmajeed Alharbi

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• Downregulation of Microrna-126 in Scleroderma is Associated with Epigenetically Mediated Nitric Oxide Synthase Repression and Enhanced Platelet/Endothelial Interaction

  Yongqing Wang, Bashar Kahaleh

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• Heerfordt-Waldenstrom Syndrome: A Case Report

  Alex Kloster

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• Predictors of 6-Month Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, A Single-Institution Study

  Jasskiran Kaur

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• Computational and Experimental Analysis Reveals the Arachidonic Acid Metabolite 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid is a Novel Ligand of the Na/K-ATPase

  Dhilhani Faleel

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• Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary to Colonic Diaphragm Disease

  David Farrow

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• Vocal Cord Palsy and Neutropenia: Unusual Presentation of B-12 Deficiency in Adult Patient, A Case Report

  Abdulmajeed Alharbi

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• Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulant Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Neha Patel

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• Natural killer cells: a review of biology, therapeutic potential and challenges in treatment of solid tumors

  Rayna Patel

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• Streptococcus intermedius - An Uncommon Cause of Severe Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompetent Patients

  Amna Al-Tkrit

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• Do Topical Corticosteroids Induce Histologic Remission and Improve Clinical Symptoms in Eosinophilic Esophagitis? - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Sami Ghazaleh

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• Exploring the Accuracy of the Medication Reconciliation Process on the Medical Floor

  Drew Campbell

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• Worsening Pericardial Effusion Despite Intensive Hemodialysis

  Rachel Royfman

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• Efficacy and Safety of EUS-directed Transgastric ERCP (EDGE) vs Laparoscopic-Assisted ERCP: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Manesh Gangwani

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• Hyperpigmentation in Systemic Sclerosis

  Gavin Kelly

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• Discovery of Gastric Adenocarcinoma during PEG Tube Placement in Patient with Epiglottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  Sean Halloran

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• Who Left the Dog Out (of the History)? - Capnocytophage Canimorus Baceteremia Induced Sepsis

  Zachary Holtzapple

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• Impact of Guidewire Caliber on ERCP Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing 0.025- and 0.035-Inch Guidewires

  Muhammad Aziz

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• Successful Administration of the Influenza Vaccine after Prior Serum Sickness in an HIV-Positive Patient

  Joel Kammeyer

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• Lactated Ringer's Vs Normal Saline for Acute Pancreatitis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Muhammad Aziz

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• Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Ulcerative Facial Mass: A Case Report

  Basil Akpunonu

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• Nosocomial vs Healthcare Associated vs Community Acquired SBP – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Amna Iqbal

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• The Role of Tranexamic Acid Use in Reducing Mortality in Acute Upper GI Bleeding: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis

  Wasef Sayeh

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• Impact of a Dedicated Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Clinic on Patient Outcomes

  Makoto Ibaraki

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