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Bad Blood: A Case Of Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Amogh M. Joshi Do, Kevin J. Hess Do, Zeeshan Ali Md, Nicholas Lamparella Do

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Secretion Of A Heparin-Like Anticoagulant (Hlac) In Plasma Cell Neoplasia, Kevin J. Hess Do, Joseph Moran Do, Rachel Kinney Do

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Primary Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors: A Single Institution Retrospective Review: Topic: Medical Oncology, Samuel Adediran Md, Eliot L. Friedman Md, Ranjit R. Nair Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Primary Malignant Pleural Effusion With A Profound Type B Lactic Acidosis, Rachel Kinney Do, Christine Saraceni Do, Eliot L. Friedman Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, An Overlooked Culprit Of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Shivtaj Mann Do

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Adrenal Incidentaloma In Young – A Gray Zone?, Ranjit R. Nair Md, Stacey Smith Md, Facp

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

A Predictive Model For Intensive Chemotherapy Outcomes In Newly Diagnosed Elderly Patients With Aml, Sameer Tolay Md, David F. Claxton Md, Junjia Zhu Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Peritoneal Lymphomatosis: The Failure Of Occam’S Razor, Ranjit R. Nair Md, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Shereen M F Gheith Md, Usman Shah Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

A Case Report Of Ruxolitinib Induced Hypocalcemia: A Stochastic Or Deterministic Effect?, Arsha Sreedhar Md, Ranjit R. Nair Md, Gretchen A. Perilli Md

Department of Medicine

Ruxolitinib is a novel selective JAK 1/2 inhibitor approved for the treatment of myelofibrosis (MF) and polycythemia vera (PCV). Hypocalcemia associated with ruxolitinib has not been reported in early trials or in literature.

A 65 year female with history of CKD stage 3, PCV since 1989, papillary thyroid carcinoma, total thyroidectomy and hypoparathyroidism since 1996 presented with complaints of severe myalgia, fatigue, paresthesia and critical hypocalcemia. Her corrected S. Ca 5.8 mg /dl (8.9-10.1 mg/dL) and Ionised Ca 2.9 mg/dl (4.5 - 5.4 mg/dL). Other labs showed stable creatinine 1.5 mg/dL, intact PTH 29 pg/ml(14-72pg/ml) and 25,OH vitamin D level …

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Complicated By Intercostal Artery Hemorrhage., Syed Ahsan Ali, Sara Ahmed, Mehmood Riaz

Department of Medicine

Hemorrhagic manifestations are fairly common in Dengue hemorrhagic fever and are associated with increased mortality. During last few decades there have been increasing reports of Dengue infection with unusual manifestations. Here we present a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery leading to a large hematoma which was treated successfully with angio-embolization. To the authors' knowledge this is a first case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by spontaneous intercostal artery hemorrhage.

Quality Of Life In Patients With Thalassemia Major In A Developing Country., Sarah H. Siddiqui, Ruba Ishtiaq, Faiza Sajid, Raihan Sajid

Department of Medicine

Objective: To determine the problems faced by thalassemic patients in their personal, psychological and social life.

Study Design: A cross-sectional multi-centre survey.

Place and Duration of Study: Karachi, Lahore and Quetta Centres of Fatimid Foundation, from October 2009 to October 2010.

Methodology: An indigenously developed Qualifty of Life (QoL) questionnaire modified from SF-36 questionnaire was administered to 101 transfusion dependent subjects suffering from thalassemia major. Variables were analyzed using SPSS version 15 for descriptive statistics.

Results: The mean age of the subjects was 10.5 years ranging from 6 - 21 years. Less than one third of the patients felt that …

Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic (Tmdc) And The Treatment Of Stage Iii Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Eliot L. Friedman Md, Michael F. Szwerc Md, Robert Kruklitis Md, Michael J. Weiss

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Temozolomide For Relapsed Primary Cns Lymphoma., Asif Husain Osmani, Nehal L Masood

Department of Medicine

Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that accounts for 3% of all primary brain tumours. No clear risk factors for PCNSL in immunocompetent patients are known. The disease is more common in men and in elderly persons. Patients with AIDS who have low CD4+ counts are at the greatest risk for PCNSL. Virtually all PCNSLs in patients with AIDS express an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related genome. PCNSL is less frequently associated with EBV in patients without AIDS. A 42 years old gentleman diagnosed with primary CNS lymphoma with negative serological test for human immunodeficiency virus was …

Utility Of Fdg Pet-Ct Scan In Determining Pathological Response To Neo-Adjuvant Chemo-Radiation Therapy In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc), Eliot L. Friedman Md, Michael F. Szwerc Md, Robert Kruklitis Md, Michael J. Weiss Mph, Robert Rienzo Md, Wen Young Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Outcomes Of Peginterferon Alfa-2a And Ribavirin Combination Therapy In A Resident-Initiated, Multidisciplinary, Hepatitis C Clinic, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Erini Vasiliadis Do, K Nadeem Ahmed Md, Suzanne J. Templer Do, Edward R. Norris Md, Fapa, Fapm, Charles M. Brooks Md, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.