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A Challenging Case Of Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction Resembling Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Alexis Bialousz, Havird Mclean Skalak, Nicholas Carbo, Amanda Westbrook

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2024

No abstract provided.

Subacute Stroke Like Presentation Likely Due To Disseminated Histoplasmosis In An Immunocompromised Patient, Ashley R. Diaz, Priya Mohan, Utmitha Konda, Alfonso Manotas, Issac Ichoa

East Florida Division GME Research Day 2023

Histoplasmosis capsulatum is an opportunistic fungal infection that is largely asymptomatic and found to have nonspecific signs and symptoms. It predominates in Central and North America, and is one of the leading causes of hospitalization among the fungal family. However, in the right host, such as in this case, a patient with significant immunosuppression can develop serious manifestations as it disseminates outside of the pulmonary system. The challenging element of disseminated histoplasmosis is that despite proper treatment immunocompromised patients will frequently relapse with worsening presentation. There is limited literature on subacute stroke-like presentation in a patient with chronic infection of …

Efficacy Of Apixaban In Nonhemorrhagic Stroke Prevention In Morbid Obesity, Jason Findlay, Kruten Patel, Justin Chen, Jared Krainin

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2023

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Order Set Use On Stroke Care, Bilal Nadeem, Edward Waseleski, Meryem Maras-Casey, Sabih Alam, Adnan Faruqui, Michael Gutierrez, Maruthsakhi Molugu, Christina Oricompil, Ashar Mahmood, Katherine Torralba, Fatima Agha, Nour Tlimat, Olu Oyesanmi, Irina Davis, Salman Muddassir, Nikolay Mitzov

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020

• A case control study on stroke patients was recently completed for a quality improvement (QI) investigation.
• The objective was to determine if the use of either Hemorrhagic or Ischemic Stroke Order Set had an effect on the length of stay (LOS) or adherence to current stroke guideline recommendations

Impact Of Order Set Use On Stroke Care, Bilal Nadeem, Edward Waseleski, Meryem Maras-Casey, Sabih Alam, Adnan Faruqui, Michael Gutierrez, Maruthsakhi Molugu, Christina Oricompil, Ashar Mahmood, Katherine Torralba, Fatima Agha, Nour Tlimat, Olu Oyesanmi, Salman Muddassir, Nikolay Mitzov

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020

A case control study of 118 patients from Oak Hill Hospital between the months of August 2019 and January 2020 was recently completed for a hospital research quality improvement study. The objective was to determine if the use of either Hemorrhagic or Ischemic Stroke Order Set had an effect on the length of stay (LOS) or adherence to current stroke guideline recommendations when compared to its disuse. Results indicate use of either the Hemorrhagic or Ischemic Stroke Order Set led to a decreased length of stay and an increased adherence to current stroke guideline recommendations. Limitations of the study included …