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Tylenol Or Toradol? Iv Acetaminophen Vs. Parenteral Ketorolac For Prehospital Analgesia, Conrad Stallings, Kevin Crocker, Michael Wells, Nick Smith, Casey Patrick

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Beware Of Bears: Severe Hydronephrosis & Urinary Retention Hidden Behind A Uti, Bjorn Sorensen, Victoria Jackson, Carissa Ford

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Septic Shock And Cardiac Arrest Secondary To Delayed Traumatic Jejunal Transection, Esra Shurbjy, Rasheed Lawal

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Isolated Clonidine Ingestions In Pediatric Patients, Spencer Greene, Caleb King, Sharan Campleman

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

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Acute Aortic Dissection Masquerading As Testicular Torsion: A Case Report, Bruce M. Lo, Megyn K. Christensen, Coral E. Byrns, Benjamin Chidester

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications

Introduction: Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate if diagnosis is delayed. Aortic dissection classically presents with sudden-onset, sharp pain in the chest or back. However, atypical presentations can also occur, which could lead to a delay in diagnosis.

Case Report: A patient initially presented to the emergency department (ED) with left testicular pain ongoing for several hours. On examination, he had tenderness in the left lower quadrant abdomen and left testicle. A testicular ultrasound revealed decreased blood flow to the left testicle, raising concern for testicular torsion. The patient was taken to the …

Improving Pediatric Emergency Department Lethal Means Safety Documentation Rates For Adolescents With Mental Health Concerns, Cassandra L. Stegall, Ana-Maria Mcgill, John Fanton, Paul C. Mullan

Department Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Faculty Publications

Introduction:

Lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) is recommended for children presenting to the emergency department (ED) for a mental health (MH) evaluation. Currently, no gold-standard guidelines exist for documenting LMSC in the ED.

Methods:

This quality improvement project was conducted in the ED of a tertiary children's hospital. Baseline data were analyzed for access to any LMSC documentation (ALD) for "firearms/guns," "sharps," or "medication," and for complete LMSC documentation (CLD) if access to all 3 types was documented. The first intervention period added open-ended screening questions about access to lethal means to the MH-licensed clinical social worker note template. Intervention …

Early Pressure Injury Identification And Intervention In Emergency Department Older Adults Who Are Admitted Into A Community Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Lisa M. Britt

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

A clinical gap was identified when reviewing a hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) dashboard from a 369- bed, acute care community hospital located in North Texas. Fifty percent of HAPIs acquired occurred in older adults, aged 60 or higher, who were admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU) from the emergency department (ED). A retrospective review of the electronic health records (EHR) demonstrated that none of the patients had received HAPI prevention interventions while they were in the ED and the inconsistent document of skin assessments resulted in identification of few HAPIs present on admission (POA). The purpose of this …

Right Upper Quadrant Pain With Perihepatitis, Morgan D. Homan, Jake Valentine, Edwin R. Malone Ii

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

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Cultivating Humanity: A Scalable Blueprint For Celebrating Humanism In Graduate Medical Education, Edrianna Mae Ablola, Grace Desrochers, Shuchita Jhaveri, A Charales, L Tatineni, Marelle Montanez, Shane Jenks, Rajeev Raghavan

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Multimodal Ai For Ed Chest Pain Triage: Prediction Performance And Operational Impact, Yves Najm Mrad, Molham Aldeiri

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Non-Traumatic Back Pain In The Emergency Department: An Uncommon Diagnosis Of Intradural Schwannoma In A Young Adult, Tori Freeman

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Improving Trauma Resuscitation Through Video Review: A Quality Improvement-Oriented Literature Review, Joshua Smith, Leena Iqbal

North Texas GME Research Forum 2026

Background Trauma resuscitation is a high-acuity, time-critical environment characterized by diagnostic uncertainty, simultaneous interventions, and complex team dynamics. Despite the widespread adoption of standardized trauma frameworks such as Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), deviations from best practice and process variability remain common. Trauma video review (TVR) has emerged as a method to objectively evaluate resuscitation performance beyond traditional documentation.

Methods A narrative literature review was conducted of English-language publications examining the use of video recording and structured video review in trauma resuscitation. Peer-reviewed articles and relevant gray literature were identified through database and citation searches. Included works evaluated TVR for …

A New Conceptual Framework For The Approach To The Emergency Department Patient, Christopher Houston

North Texas GME Research Forum 2026

Background

The Emergency Department (ED) is an often chaotic environment where you have little information, little time, and must evaluate for multiple serious conditions. This can be overwhelming for trainees and young physicians. Having a thought process specifically tailored to the ED could be helpful organizing priorities and diagnostic pathways. There are several disease specific core measures that are time sensitive in the ED. Specifically; STEMI, stroke, sepsis, and trauma. Each of these conditions must be rapidly identified, and appropriate pathways initiated.

Trainees are traditionally taught to approach a patient with a wide differential diagnosis for each chief complaint and …

Toxicity Following Antiemetic Ingestions Reported To The Toxicology Investigators Consortium Core Registry, Jacob Fisher, Spencer Greene, Sharan Campleman

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Retrospective Analysis Of High Flow Nasal Cannula Use In The Emergency Department: Association With Intensive Care Unit Admissions And Emergency Department Throughput, Raj Patel, Jesus Tamayo, James Duong, Nathaniel Banet, Hengameh Pajer, Anita Datta, Jake Valentine

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Acute Aortic Dissection Three Days After Starting Ciprofloxacin: A Case Of Fluoroquinolone-Associated Vascular Catastrophe, Victoria Jackson, Bryan Kharbanda, Derrick Huang

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Medical Toxicology: A Safety Net For Snakebite Victims, Braden Capt, George Warpinski, Sharan Campleman, Anne-Michelle Ruha, Spencer Greene

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Rapid Diagnosis Of Hemorrhagic Shock Due To Upper Gi Bleeding With Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In The Emergency Department, Tamari Ronen, Derrick Huang

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Patient Safety: Paramedic To Nurse Patient Handover Quality And Its Influence On Clinical Deterioration In The Emergency Department, Madison P. Penick

Nursing | Student Research Posters

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Improving Early Detection And Response To Clinical Deterioration Among Nurses Through Competency-Based Interventions, Courtney E. Miller

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

Problem: Clinical deterioration among hospitalized patients remained a significant contributor to preventable morbidity and mortality, often due to delayed recognition and response in general care settings (Choi et al., 2025; Chung & Jung, 2024).

PICOTS: For registered nurses working on a general level of care inpatient hospital unit (P), how did a competency-based training program bundle incorporating didactic educational intervention of learning how to use technology, machine learning (ML) based early warning system (EWS) of trends and patterns to identify at risk patients, and low-fidelity simulation-based education (SBE) (clinical readiness to improve confidence with education and coaching) (I), …