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Case Study: Calcific Tendinitis Disguised As Retropharyngeal Abscess In 34-Year-Old Female, Brandon Nielsen, Oluyemi Omotoso

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2024

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A Comparative Analysis Of Costs Associated With Assisted Reproductive Technology; Invitro Fertilization Of Singleton, Twin, And Multiple Gestations Compared To Non-Invitro Fertilization Singleton Gestations, Ruth Arthur-Asmah

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

This study examines IVF and non-IVF costs associated with prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care using claims data from Merative MarketScan Commercial and Encounter data from 2018-2020 to understand the costs associated with respective IVF singleton, twin, and multiple gestations, as compared to non-IVF singleton gestations. These patients identified as females at birth, were continuously enrolled in private insurance, and have not experienced termination of pregnancy. The Student T-test was performed on continuous variables, and logistic regression was performed on binary variables with the overall outcome variables being cost, IVF, and non-IVF, controlling for age. The cost data was gamma log …

Effects Of Food Bar Chewing Duration On The Physiologic, Metabolic, And Perceptual Responses To Moderate-Intensity Running, Thomas R. Geaney, Zachary A. Sievert, J. David Branch, Patrick B. Wilson

Exercise Science Faculty Publications

Purpose

Chewing duration can affect food particle size, gastric processing, and postprandial glycemia, but these effects have not been investigated with exercise. This study examined how the chewing duration of a food bar impacts glycemic and metabolic responses, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, psychological affect, and performance during endurance running.

Methods

This randomized, unblinded, crossover study had 15 males (35.2 ± 7.4 years, VO_2peak: 56.1 ± 5.2 ml/kg/min) attend three laboratory visits. Visit 1 required a VO_2peak test, 10 min familiarization run at 60% VO2peak, and familiarization time-to-exhaustion (TTE) test (10 min at 90% VO_2peak, followed by …

Improvement Of Hypertension Self-Care Management In African American Older Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension Through Shared Decision-Making, Sigga Jobe

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects - Archive

Background: Hypertension affects nearly half of the population in the U.S., with the prevalence disproportionately higher in African Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2023). Complications of uncontrolled hypertension, such as cardiovascular disorders and stroke, increase with age, prompting the importance of controlling high blood pressure in older adults. African American older adults are at higher risk of developing uncontrolled hypertension and related complications due to the lack of healthcare access, financial constraints leading to the inability to access healthier food choices, exercise capabilities, weight control, adherence to recommended medications, and knowledge deficit.

Methods: This project focused on …

Development Of A Positive Urinalysis Criteria Using A Machine Learning Approach, Kari Flicker, Jessica Parrott, Tammy Speerhas, Turaj Vazifedan, Theresa Guins, Jeffrey Bobrowtiz, Anne Mcevoy, Jade Eves, Debra Conrad, Benjamin Klick

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a commonly encountered diagnosis at pediatric urgent care (UC) centers. The urinalysis (UA) is usually the initial study in UC settings used to guide decisions regarding initiating empiric antibiotics and/or pursuing urine culture. However, studies in pediatric UC settings examining the ideal threshold for a positive result are lacking.

Methods: UA result data were extracted from the records of 6,327 pediatric patients, which were collected as part of a previous QI project. Logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of positive urine cultures. Decision trees for a positive UA result for both clean …

Addressing Burden In Caregivers Of Older Adults With Cancer, Lora Rhodes, Lcsw, Kristine Swartz, Md, Caroline Glavin, Lsw, Charlotte Zuber, Kuang-Yi Wen, Phd

Department of Medical Oncology Posters

Background

Forty-two million adults in the United States are providing unpaid care for a family member or friend over the age of 50. For approximately 2.5 million of these caregivers, cancer is the primary illness or disability of their care recipient (National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, 2020). As baby boomers continue to age, and the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, the need for informal caregivers will expand exponentially.

While Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is recommended for older patients with cancer and distress screening is recommended for all cancer patients, there are currently no recommendations regarding screening for …

Japanese: Understanding Your Sepsis Diagnosis, Providence

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Tagalog: Sepsis Mga Dapat Mong Malaman - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Vietnamese: Nhiễm Khuẩn Huyết Những Điều Cần Biết - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Spanish: Septicemia Todo Lo Que Necesita Saber - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Korean: 패혈증 알아야 할 사항 - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Russian: Сепсис Что Следует Знать - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Chinese-Simplified: 败血症须知事项 - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Farsi, Persian: سپسیسآنچھ باید بدانید - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Arabic: متالزمة االستجابة االلتهابية الجهازية ما تحتاج إىل معرفته تحتاج إىل معرفته - Sepsis What You Need To Know, Providence

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Environmental Sustainability In Gynecologic Oncology, Allison L. Swiecki-Sikora, Mariel V. Becker, Laura M. Harbin, Elizabeth Knapp, Rashmi T. Nair, Marcelo I. Guzman, David A. Atwood, Syed Z. Ali, Charles S. Dietrich

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Climate change is a complex, global issue that is impacting human health in various ways, with healthcare being a significant contributor to carbon emissions in the United States. This review discusses the environmental impact of important aspects of gynecologic oncology care, including surgery, anesthesia care, radiology, chemotherapy, and radiation oncology. Operating room energy and material use is highlighted, with a focus on the environmental impact of robotic surgery. The contribution of certain anesthetic gases in increasing green- house gas emissions is addressed. Additionally, the environmental impacts of radiologic imaging, chemotherapy, and radiation oncology are also discussed. Despite the complexity of …

Glioblastoma Standard Of Care: Effects On Tumor Evolution And Reverse Translation In Preclinical Models, Louis Rodgers, John L. Villano, Anika M. S. Hartz, Björn Bauer

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Glioblastoma (GBM) presents a significant public health challenge as the deadliest and most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite standard-of-care treatment, which includes surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, mortality rates are high, underscoring the critical need for advancing GBM therapy. Over the past two decades, numerous clinical trials have been performed, yet only a small fraction demonstrated a benefit, raising concerns about the predictability of current preclinical models. Traditionally, preclinical studies utilize treatment-naïve tumors, failing to model the clinical scenario where patients undergo standard-of-care treatment prior to recurrence. Recurrent GBM generally exhibits distinct molecular alterations influenced by treatment selection pressures. …

Cancer Research Provides A Model For Advancing Clinical Trials In Dementia In The Era Of Disease-Modifying Alzheimer’S-Type Dementia Therapies, Gregory Jicha, Thomas Tucker, Susanne Arnold, Peter T. Nelson

Neurology Faculty Publications

Dementia and cancer are multifactorial, widely-feared, age-associated clinical syndromes that are increasing in prevalence. There have been major breakthroughs in clinical cancer research leading to some effective treatments, whereas the field of dementia has achieved comparatively limited success in clinical research. The lessons of cancer research may help those in the dementia research field in confronting some of the dilemmas faced when the clinical care regimen is not entirely safe or efficacious. Cancer clinical trials have assumed that untreated individuals with cancer are at high risk for morbidity and mortality after primary diagnoses. Thus, patients deserve a choice of clinical …