Acute mesenteric ischemia in an African American patient with heterozygous factor V Leiden deficiency [0.03%]
杂合子因子V莱顿缺损的非裔美国急性肠系膜缺血患者
Hadiatou Barry,Ali Ghani,David Gary Smith
Hadiatou Barry
It is well documented that factor V Leiden mutation (FVL) is a common hypercoagulable risk factor in the Caucasian population. Patients with homozygous FVL mutation have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism. However, there have been...
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1: a case report and brief review [0.03%]
自身免疫性多腺体综合征1型的病例报告和综述
Ifeanyi Nwosu,Oreoluwa Oladiran,Chinyere Ogbonna-Nwosu et al.
Ifeanyi Nwosu et al.
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) type 1 is a rare autoimmune disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern due to loss of function of the AIRE gene and defective removal of self-reactive T-lymphocytes during the process of thy...
Negative pressure pulmonary edema-related diffuse alveolar hemorrhage associated with Sevoflurane and cigarette smoking [0.03%]
与异氟醚和吸烟有关的急性肺损伤导致弥散性肺泡出血并发负压肺水肿
David Hao,Sijan Basnet,Stephen Melnick et al.
David Hao et al.
Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE)-related diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is an underdiagnosed clinical entity seen with alveolar capillary damage. The pathophysiology of type I NPPE is generation of a negative pleural pressure aga...
A case report of gastric emphysema induced by noninvasive positive airway pressure [0.03%]
非侵入式正压通气诱导胃充气一例报告
Fahad Malik,Natalia Lattanzio,Karen Veloso et al.
Fahad Malik et al.
Gastric emphysema is a rare medical condition in which air penetrates any layer of the gastric wall (mucosa, submucosa, muscle layer, or serosa) due to a noninfectious source. It is essential to differentiate this from a life-threatening co...
Yazeed Kesbeh,Zahra Pakbaz
Yazeed Kesbeh
Severe cytopenias (anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia or any combination of these) are common causes of ER visits and hospital admissions. In adults, the etiology of cytopenias has a broad differential diagnosis including vitamin and min...
Abdillahi M Omar,Nastaran Ahmadi,Mutaz Ombada et al.
Abdillahi M Omar et al.
We present a case of a 46-year-old Hispanic male with a past medical history significant for uncontrolled diabetes presenting with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and found to have Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess. A PubMed an...
Acupuncture related acute purulent pericarditis masquerading uremic pericarditis [0.03%]
误诊为尿毒症性心包炎的 acupuncture 所致急性化脓性心包炎病例报告
Waqas Ullah,Sohaib Roomi,Zeeshan Sattar et al.
Waqas Ullah et al.
We are reporting a rare case of acupuncture-related acute pericarditis in an old-aged gentleman due to Staphylococcus aureus infection who was successfully managed with drainage of pericardial fluid and broad-spectrum antibiotics. We also r...
Ian Garrahy,Daniel Forman,Sharon Swierczynski
Ian Garrahy
AL amyloidosis is due to deposition of protein derived from immunoglobulin light chain fragments. It is a systemic disorder in which deposition of plasma proteins can adversely affect function of the heart, liver, kidneys, and peripheral ne...
Evaluating the potential merger of two internal medicine residency programs: process and recommendations [0.03%]
评估两个内科住院医师项目的潜在合并：过程与建议
Richard Alweis,Christina Goodermote,Robert Mayo
Richard Alweis
Background: Economic forces have led to significant consolidation within the health-care sector, but the effects of hospital mergers on graduate medical education programs are not well studied. Academic leaders may be expected to operationa...
Characteristics of 30-day readmission in spontaneous pneumothorax in the United States: a nationwide retrospective study [0.03%]
美国自发性气胸患者30天内再住院的特征回顾性研究
Osama Mukhtar,Binav Shrestha,Mazin Khalid et al.
Osama Mukhtar et al.
Objective: Our study aimed to determine the national estimates of the 30-day all-cause readmission rate among patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and to investigate the burden of these readmissions in terms of mortality, length of stay a...