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Improving Usage Of Low-Dose Chest Ct For Lung Cancer Screening Amongst Tobacco Users That Fall Within Certain Criteria Per Uspstf Recommendations - A Quality Improvement Project, Karissa Charles, Evelyn Ogbomoh, Anthony Shadiack Jan 2025

Improving Usage Of Low-Dose Chest Ct For Lung Cancer Screening Amongst Tobacco Users That Fall Within Certain Criteria Per Uspstf Recommendations - A Quality Improvement Project, Karissa Charles, Evelyn Ogbomoh, Anthony Shadiack

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.


Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report, Evelyn Ogbomoh, Karissa Charles, Devi Mahadeo, Sarah Puim Jan 2025

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report, Evelyn Ogbomoh, Karissa Charles, Devi Mahadeo, Sarah Puim

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.


Starting The Conversation: Patient Perceptions Of Self-Assessed Type-2 Diabetes Risk., Bennett Collis, Huda Kutmah, Peyton Couch, Neelima J Kale, Karen L Roper Jan 2025

Starting The Conversation: Patient Perceptions Of Self-Assessed Type-2 Diabetes Risk., Bennett Collis, Huda Kutmah, Peyton Couch, Neelima J Kale, Karen L Roper

Ambulatory and Primary Care Articles

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about patients' perceptions of their risk for type-2 diabetes (T2D), or if knowledge of risk could facilitate weight and diabetes prevention discussions with health care professionals.

METHODS: In our academic family medicine practice, 25 patients completed a previsit T2D risk assessment on their phone and answered interview and survey questions to assess their understanding of their risk for developing T2D.

RESULTS: Interest in their T2D risk was high, but self-estimation of risk before obtaining their score was low (21/25 reported ≤30% chance of developing diabetes). All patients perceived T2D to be very serious, most remembered their …


Effects Of Interventions For The Prevention And Management Of Maternal Anemia In The Advent Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, John Kyalo Muthuka, Diana Kageni Mbari-Fondo, Francis Muchiri Wambura, Kelly Oluoch, Japheth Mativo Nzioki, Everlyn Musanga Nyamar, Rosemary Nabaweesi Jan 2025

Effects Of Interventions For The Prevention And Management Of Maternal Anemia In The Advent Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, John Kyalo Muthuka, Diana Kageni Mbari-Fondo, Francis Muchiri Wambura, Kelly Oluoch, Japheth Mativo Nzioki, Everlyn Musanga Nyamar, Rosemary Nabaweesi

Faculty Publications

Background:The COVID-19 pandemic presented many unknowns for pregnant women, with anemia potentially worsening pregnancy outcomes due to multiple factors.

Objective:This review aimed to determine the pooled effect of maternal anemia interventions and associated factors during the pandemic.

Methods:Eligible studies were observational and included reproductive-age women receiving anemia-related interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exclusion criteria comprised non-English publications, reviews, editorials, case reports, studies with insufficient data, sample sizes below 50, and those lacking DOIs. A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar identified articles published between December 2019 and August 2022. Risk of bias was evaluated …