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Altitude Illness, Kali Hepner
Altitude Illness, Kali Hepner
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With an increasing number of individuals traveling to high altitudes, it is important to address the risk these individuals face of developing altitude related illnesses. An example of high altitude related illness might be the elevation transition of travelers flying into Denver, Colorado (1,673 m) with the intention to then drive up to Rocky Mountain National Park’s Alpine Visitor Center (3,595 m) in the same day. This poses increased risk of unacclimatized visitors experiencing altitude illness in remote areas of the national park. This poster summarizes the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of altitude illnesses so that clinicians and travelers may …
Detecting Multiple Myeloma In The Primary Care Setting, Anna Schweidler
Detecting Multiple Myeloma In The Primary Care Setting, Anna Schweidler
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy arising from differentiated B-lymphocyte white blood cells called plasma cells. Hematological malignancies are the fourth most diagnosed cancers, composing approximately 9% of all cancer diagnoses. Specifically, multiple myeloma attributes to approximately 2% of cancer diagnoses in the United States2. MM incidence has increased significantly over the past years, increasing 40% in the United States and 126% globally from 1990-2016 2. Affecting 7.0 out of every 100,000 people2, multiple myeloma is considered a rare form of blood cancer. Many strides have been made in the treatment of multiple myeloma …
The Diverse Neurological Manifestations Of The Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic, Asmeda Spalding
The Diverse Neurological Manifestations Of The Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic, Asmeda Spalding
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SARS-CoV-2 remains an international public health concern and can be encountered in all aspects of healthcare. Although most neurological manifestations are benign, clinicians must be aware and able to recognize more serious conditions that require urgent referral and intervention. Patients at risk for severe cases should be given extra attention given their propensity for neurological and clinical deterioration. This article highlights the most common and urgent neurological symptoms and diagnoses of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as clinical pearls for their identification.