2017
A Case of Refractory Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System., Anam Malik MD, Samer Bolis DO, and Susan Kim MD (Poster)
PPI Induced Hypomagnesemic Hypoparathyroidism Leading to Posterio Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome., Anam Malik MD, Shannon Davis DO, and Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Poster)
The Opioid Epidemic: A Pediatric Perspective, Saisho Mangla DO (Presentation)
Why do Trials for Alzheimer's Disease Drugs Keep Failing? A Discontinued Drug Perspective for 2010-2015., Dev Mehta, Robert Jackson, Gaurav Paul, Jiong Shi, and Marwan Sabbagh (Article)
AMPA-R Antibody Positive Autoimmune Encephalitis: An Under Recognized Cause of Acute Mental Status Changes., Joseph Moran DO; George Prousi MD; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
Lactic Acidosis: A Rare Oncological Emergency in Solid Tumors at Presentation., Ranjit R. Nair MD and Usman Shah MD (Article)
Quality Assessment of the Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent Clostridium Dfficile Infection., Eric Nellis MD and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Atrioesophageal Fistula Following Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation., Molly Orosey, Lohit Garg MD, Sahil Agrawal, Jinu J John, David E Haines, and Wai Shun Wong (Article)
Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis and in-hospital mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing early vs delayed percutaneous coronary intervention: A nationwide analysis., Brijesh Patel MD, Philip Carson MD, Mahek Shah MD, Lohit Garg MD, Manyoo Agarwal MD, Sahil Agrawal MD, Shilpkumar Arora, Susan Steigerwalt, Anthony Bavry, Raman Dusaj MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, and Bruce Feldman DO (Article)
Evaluating safety of thrombolysis in chronic kidney disease patients presenting with pulmonary embolism using propensity score matching., Brijesh Patel MD, Naveen Sablani, Mahek Shah MD, Lohit Garg MD, Manyoo Agarwal MD, Sahil Agrawal MD, Susan Steigerwalt MD, and Raman Dusaj MD (Article)
Percutaneous coronary intervention and inpatient mortality in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease presenting with acute coronary syndrome., Brijesh Patel MD, Mahek Shah MD, Raman Dusaj MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Article)
Concurrent Sturge-Weber syndrome, facial infantile hemangioma, and cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita., Nina Poliak and Anthony Rainey MD (Article)
Reactive Arthritis with Intra-articular Inclusion Body Neutrophilia., Thomas Quinn DO, Samer Bolis DO, Rajesh Essrani MD, Aylin Colpan MD, and Susan Kim MD (Poster)
Recognizing Kikuchi Disease: An Unusually Severe Case., Thomas Quinn DO, Samer Bolis DO, and Marie S. O’Brien DO (Poster)
A Seemingly Innocuous Headache Heralding Onset of Rare Autoimmune Disorder., Thomas Quinn DO and Noor Salam MD (Poster)
Active Ectopic Breast Tissue on the Vulva of a Postpartum Woman., Emma Qureshy MS1, Guillermo De La Vega MD, Martin A. Martino MD, and Haider Asad MD (Article)
An unusual cause of cervical kyphosis., Mamtha Raj MD and Joseph H Schwab (Article)
Contemplating stem cell therapy for epilepsy-induced neuropsychiatric symptoms., Gautam Rao, Sherwin Mashkouri MD, David Aum, Paul Marcet, and Cesar V Borlongan (Article)
Human Papillomavirus: History, Recommendations and Current Trends, Kimberly M. Rarick DO PGY-3 (Presentation)
Accelerating HPV Vaccine Compliance with the Usage of MyLVHN Patient Portal., Kimberly M. Rarick DO PGY-3 and Matthew Saltz MD (Poster)
Treatment of a Pregnant Patient in a Persistent Vegetative State., Matthew P. Romagano DO; William E. Scorza MD; Stephen E. Lammers PhD; Carole Dorr BS, RRT; and John C. Smulian MD, MPH (Article)
Role of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Randomized Clinical Trials., Jorge Romero; Rahul Chaudhary MD; Jalaj Garg MD; Florentino Lupercio; Neeraj Shah MD; Rahul Gupta; Talha Nazir; Babak Bozorgnia MD; Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC; and Luigi Di Biase (Article)
Photosensitive atopic dermatitis exacerbated by UVB exposure., Veronica Rutt DO, Kelly L. Reed DO, Xuehui Liu, Elisabeth G. Richard, and Stephen M. Purcell (Article)
First Reported Case Series In the United States of Hemopericardium in Patients on Apixaban, Naveen Sablani MD, FACC; Jalaj Garg MD, FESC; Badar Hasan MD; Romak Patel MD, FACC; and Matthew W. Martinez MD, FACC (Article)
The Futility Dilemma: Successful VV ECMO in a Young Male With No Recruitable Lung, Noor Salam MD, Andy Iriza DO, and Andres Zirlinger MD (Article)
Relative versus absolute risk of comorbidities in patients with psoriasis., Mohammed D Saleem, Chelsea Kesty MD, and Steven R Feldman (Article)
Colorectal Cancer in Nonagenarians: Treatment Decisions and Outcomes., Daniel Sarmiento Garzon, Daniel Meikle MD, Martin Alvarez MD, Mark Wiseman MD, and John S. Park MD (Poster)
Bilateral Abducens Palsy Secondary to Metastatic Breast Cancer., Paul Secheresiu DO and Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Poster)
Effects of staged versus ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions on renal function-Is there a benefit to staging?, Mahek Shah MD, Deepakraj Gajanana, David S Wheeler, Chitra Punjabi, Obiora Maludum, Kene Mezue, Edgar V Lerma, Amer Ardati, Abel Romero-Corral, Christian Witzke, and Janani Rangaswami (Article)
The day of the week and acute heart failure admissions: Relationship with acute myocardial infarction, 30-day readmission rate and in-hospital mortality., Mahek Shah MD, Soumya Patnaik MD, Brijesh Patel MD, Shilpkumar Arora, Nilay Patel, Sopan Lahewala, Vincent M. Figueredo MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and Larry E. Jacobs MD (Article)
Trends in mechanical circulatory support use and hospital mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction and non-infarction related cardiogenic shock in the United States., Mahek Shah MD, Soumya Patnaik MD, Brijesh Patel MD, Pradhum Ram, Lohit Garg MD, Manyoo Agarwal MD, Sahil Agrawal MD, Shilpkumar Arora, Nilay Patel, Joyce Wald, and Ulrich P. Jorde MD (Article)
Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusion of the Infrarenal Aorta in a Patient with Triple Vessel Disease: Report of a Case Treated by Endovascular Approach., Mahek Shah MD, Soumya Patnaik, Rahul Sinha, Issac Opoku-Asare, Khalid Chaudhry, and Sean Janzer (Article)
Red cell Distribution Width and Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality: Insights from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)-III., Neeraj Shah MD, Mohit Pahuja, Sadip Pant, Aman Handa, Vratika Agarwal MD, Nileshkumar Patel MD, and Raman Dusaj MD (Article)
Economic Impact of Pharmacist Participiation in the Neurocritical Care Unit., Keithan Sivakumar MD; Shweta Varade MD; Jason Laskosky PharmD, BCPS; Adam Edwards MD; and Preet Varade MD (Poster)
Agreement between endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and endobiliary brush cytology in suspected pancreaticobiliary malignancies., Matthew Sullivan DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Shashin Shah MD; and Hiral N. Shah MD (Article)
Palpitations and a Left Ventricular Mass: An Odd Presentation of Left Dominant Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy., Sandor Toledo MD, Elizabeth Grigoryan, Jacobo Kirsch, and Edward B Savage (Article)
Sick Sinus Syndrome and Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy., Sagar Vadhar DO and Benjamin Sanchez MD (Poster)
Improving Clinical Outcomes in a Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit Through Collaboration and Innovation., Shweta Varade MD; Keithan Sivakumar MD, MBA; Maureen T. Smith MSN, RN, CNRN; Adam Edwards MD; and Preet Varade MD (Poster)
Rare Case of Congenital Absence of Left Atrial Appendage and AFIB., Fnu Vikram, Ghulam Akbar MD, Ghazi Mirrani MD, Aurangzeb Baber MD, and Amy M. Ahnert MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Mothers and Infants with Presumed Exposure to Zika Virus: A Look into the Lehigh Valley Experience, Tibisay Villalobos MD, Michelle Maron RN, and Jeanette Taveras DO (Poster)
Diverticulitis Resulting In Brain Abscess: A Case Report, Sean Wallace MD, David Deisher DO, and Thomas Daniel Harrison DO (Article)
Extra-Pleural Dermal Solitary Fibrous Tumor on the Posterior Shoulder: A Case Report., Sean J. Wallace MD, Robert Teixeira MD, Nathan F. Miller, Hina A. Sheikh, Genevieve Guzman, and Rohit Sharma MD (Poster)
Safety and improvement of movement function after stroke with atomoxetine: A pilot randomized trial., Andrea Ward DO, Cheryl Carrico, Elizabeth Powell, Philip M Westgate, Laurie Nichols, Anne Fleischer, and Lumy Sawaki (Article)
Chemical Hand Warmer Packet Ingestion: A Case of Elemental Iron Exposure., Jessica L. Weiland MD, Leighanne K. Sherrow MS-IV, Deepak A. Jayant DO, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Article)
“To Reduce or Not Reduce: Is That A Question?”, Derek A. Woessner MD, FAAFP and Christina Goral MS, ATC (Poster)
Sex Differences in the Clinical Impact of High Platelet Reactivity After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Stents: Results From the ADAPT-DES Study (Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents)., Jennifer Yu, Roxana Mehran, Usman Baber, Sze-Yuan Ooi, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Giora Weisz, Michael J Rinaldi, Franz-Josef Neumann, D Christopher Metzger, Timothy D Henry, David A Cox, Peter L Duffy, Ernest L Mazzaferri, Bruce R Brodie, Thomas D Stuckey, Akiko Maehara, Ke Xu, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Ajay J Kirtane, and Gregg W Stone (Article)
2016
Application of Pre-Participation Cardiovascular Screening Guidelines to Novice Older Runners and Endurance Athletes., Justin R. Abbatemarco, Courtney Bennett DO, Adrian C. Bell DO, Laura Dunne MD, and Martin E. Matsumura MD (Article)
Appearances Can Be Deceiving - Colon Cancer Mimicking Ileocolitis, Abdul Aleem MD, Muhammad Qasim MD, Patrick Hickey DO, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Constipation and Outcomes of Cecostomy., Shruti Arya, Nancy Gupta, Rahul Gupta MD, and Arun Aggarwal (Article)
Stress Cardiomyopathy Caused by Diving: Case Report and Review of the Literature., Aurangzeb Baber MD, Sanjeev U. Nair MD, Sumit Duggal MD, Salman Bhatti MD, and Deborah W Sundlof DO (Article)
Toxicological Emergencies in the Resuscitation Area of a Pediatric Emergency Department: A 12-Month Review., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Benjamin T. Kerrey MD, Matthew R. Mittiga MD, Andrea S. Rinderknecht MD, and Shan Yin MD (Article)
Concussion: Concepts and Consequences, Christine Bender DO (Presentation)
Limp and Leg Pain Taking a 10 Year-old Out of the Game, Christine Bender DO (Poster)
miR-8 modulates cytoskeletal regulators to influence cell survival and epithelial organization in Drosophila wings., Kelsey Bolin, Nicholas Rachmaninoff, Kea Moncada, Katharine Pula DO, Jennifer Kennell, and Laura Buttitta (Article)
Erdheim-Chester Disease and Neuroendocrine Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Samer Bolis DO, Patrick Hickey DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
The Impact of Code Sepsis on Inpatient Mortality, Samer Bolis DO, Noor Salam MD, and Matthew McCambridge MD (Poster)
Idiopathic Hyperammonemia and Rituximab Therapy, Samer Bolis DO; Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten; and James Ross MD, FACP (Poster)
Use of Cryotherapy in Reduction of Pain During Subcutaneous Heparin and Administration of Subcutaneous Anti-Coagulation Therapy., Matthew A. Briscese BSN; Christine D. Leech BSN, RN; Kaylyn V. Wapinsky BSN, RN; Morgan L. Fulmer BSN, RN; Rachael Mazzante BSN, RN; and Nicole L. Karasek BSN, RN (Presentation)
Implementation of Technology-based Patient Engagement Strategies within Practice-Based Research Networks (Poster), Beth Careyva M.D.; Kyle Shaak BS; Geoffrey Mills MD, PhD; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Samantha A. Goodrich; Brian Stello MD; and Lorraine S. Wallace PhD (Poster)
Statin therapy and inflammation in patients with diabetes treated with high dose aspirin., Rahul Chaudhary MD, Kevin P. Bliden, Jalaj Garg MD, Nafees Mohammed, Udaya Tantry, Denny Mathew, Peter P. Toth, Christopher Franzese, Martin Gesheff, Shachi Pandya, and Paul A. Gurbel MD (Article)
KEFLEX-ASSOCIATED ADULT BULLOUS HENOCH-SCHOLEIN PURPURA, Jack Chen Do (Poster)
Acute Groin Pain Following Trauma, Victoria Chen MD (Presentation)
Acute Testicular Pain Following Blunt Trauma During a Professional Hockey Game Back to Top, Victoria Chen MD and Neilson Mathews MD (Article)
Prevalence and Clinical Import of Thoracic Injury Identified by Chest Computed Tomography but Not Chest Radiography in Blunt Trauma: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study., Alan R. Cherney MD; David M. Richardson MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Esther K. Choo MD, MPH; Alyson J. McGregor MD, MA; and Basmah Safdar MD (Article)
ELBW survivors in early adulthood have higher hepatic, pancreatic and subcutaneous fat., Justin D Crane, Samuel Yellin MD, Frank J Ong, Nina P Singh, Norman Konyer, Michael D Noseworthy, Louis A Schmidt, Saroj Saigal, and Katherine M Morrison (Article)
Skittles and Spice and Everything Nice: Adolescent Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse, Tasha Desai DO (Presentation)
Children's EM Learner Curriculum, Tasha Desai DO, Amy Dooley DO, Timothy Roach DO, and Andrew C. Miller DO (Curriculum)
Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Metaxalone and Venlafaxine, Shreemayee De DO and Michael Kalil DO (Poster)
Pediatric Lichen Sclerosus: A Review of the Literature and Management Recommendations., Huyenlan Dinh DO, Stephen M. Purcell DO, Catherine Chung MD, and Andrea L. Zaenglein MD (Article)
Acute Cerebellar Ataxia: An Unusual Pediatric Case., Thanhnga T. Doan, Clifford P. Masom MD, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Article)
Pancreatic cancer stem cells in patient pancreatic xenografts are sensitive to drozitumab, an agonistic antibody against DR5., Jason W-L Eng, Thomas A Mace, Rohit Sharma MD, Danielle Y F Twum, Peng Peng, John F Gibbs, Rosemarie Pitoniak, Chelsey B Reed, Scott I Abrams, Elizabeth A Repasky, and Bonnie L Hylander (Article)
Safety And Efficacy Of Uninterrupted Periprocedural Apixaban In Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: A Metaanalysis Of 1,057 Patients., Jalaj Garg MD; Rahul Chaudhary MD; Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD; Neeraj Shah MD; Babak Bozorgnia MD; and Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC (Article)
Gastrointestinal complications associated with catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation., Lohit Garg MD; Jalaj Garg MD; Nancy Gupta; Neeraj N. Shah MD; Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD; Chandrasekar Palaniswamy MD; Babak Bozorgnia MD; and Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC (Article)
Fatherhood contributes to increased hippocampal spine density and anxiety regulation in California mice., Erica R Glasper, Molly M Hyer, Jhansi Katakam, Robyn Harper, Cyrus Ameri, and Thomas Wolz DO (Article)
Lack of Gender Differences in Prevalence of Homelessness in the Emergency Department (Poster), Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Brett Feldman PA-C; Alexandra M. Craen; Zachary M. Dillon MD; Kenneth Dzike MD; Julie A. Fritzges DO; Jessica L. Glaubman DO; Nathaniel M. Yoder DO; Emily A. Kiernan DO; Shaye M. Glovas; Danielle E. Mustin BS; Korrinne N. Yurick BS; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Annular Atrophic Connective Tissue Panniculitis: Case Report and Literature Review, Elise Grgurich DO (Poster)
Inflammatory Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus Responsive to 308-nm Excimer Laser Treatment, Elise Grgurich DO, Ryan Owen DO, Joshua M. Levin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Bilirubin in coronary artery disease: Cytotoxic or protective?, Nancy Gupta, Tavankit Singh, Rahul Chaudhary, Sushil K Garg, Gurprataap Singh Sandhu, Varun Mittal, Rahul Gupta MD, Roxana Bodin, and Sachin Sule (Article)
Field Cancerization with Multiple Keratoacanthomas Successfully Treated with Topical and Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil, Stephen Hemperly DO, Sean Branch DO, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Ampullary Carcinoid: A Case Report, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Successful Overtube Assisted ERCP: A Single-Center Case Series, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Tanveer Imam MD (Poster)
Risk and Surveillance of Cancers in Primary Biliary Tract Disease., Valery Hrad MD, Yoftahe Abebe, Syed Haris Ali, Jared Velgersdyk, Mohammed Al Hallak, and Mohamad Imam (Article)
Outcomes of Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy Using Tissue Expander and Implant Reconstruction., Katherine M Huber, Kristen L Zemina, Bugra Tugertimur, Sequoya R Killebrew, Augustine Reid Wilson, Johnathon Dallarosa MD, Sangeetha Prabhakaran, and Deniz Dayicioglu (Article)
Adenovirus Induced Rhabdomyolysis Causing Hemodialysis Dependent Acute Renal Failure, Deepika Jain MD, Andres Zirlinger MD, and Matthew J. Miles DO (Poster)
An Expert System for Differential Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, Abdul Jaleel, Resza Tafreshi, and Leyla Tafreshi (Article)
Correlation Between United States Medical Licensing Examination and Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination Scores for Applicants to a Dually Approved Emergency Medicine Residency., Kathleen E. Kane MD; Dawn M. Yenser; Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP; Gavin C. Barr Jr. MD; Terrence E. Goyke; Shawn M. Quinn DO; Charles C. Worrilow MD; Andre Burckhart DO; Adam Leonetti DO; Isamu Yoshioka; Stephen W. Dusza DrPH; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Article)
Case Series of Synthetic Cannabinoid Intoxication from One Toxicology Center., Kenneth D. Katz MD, Adam Leonetti DO, Blake C Bailey, Ryan M Surmaitis DO, Eric R Eustice, Sherri Kacinko, and Scott Wheatley MD (Article)
Synthesis of β-substituted tryptamines by regioselective ring opening of aziridines., Jesse Kidd, Kristen Maiden MD, and Jeremy B Morgan (Article)
Primary Malignant Pleural Effusion with a Profound Type B Lactic Acidosis, Rachel Kinney DO, Christine Saraceni DO, and Eliot L. Friedman MD (Poster)
Vulcan Nerve Pinch: Atypical Shoulder Pain in an Active Bariatric Patient, Nicholas Kitsopoulos DO and Laura M. Dunne MD (Poster)
Improvement In Renal Function In A Patient With Hep C Associated Cryoglobulinemic Mpgn After Novel Hep C Treatment, Krishna Komanduri DO (Poster)
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Therapy for Hepatitis C (HCV) in Renalfor Post -Transplant Recipients, Krishna Komanduri DO (Poster)
Hand Edema and Erythema in an Infant, Karoline Korah DO, Kris Rooney MD, and Catherine April Bingham MD (Article)
Palliative Care Education in Emergency Medicine Residency Training: A Survey of Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, and Assistant Program Directors., Chadd K. Kraus; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Daniel Ray MD; and Sydney Morss Dy (Article)
PREDICTORS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH POLYCYTHEMIA VERA AND ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTOSIS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE 2009-10., Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, Varun Mittal, Jalaj Garg MD, Neeraj Shah MD, and Nainesh C. Patel MD (Article)
The Mechanical Axis of the First Ray: A Radiographic Assessment in Hallux Abducto Valgus Evaluation., Guido A LaPorta, Ellianne M Nasser, Jennifer L Mulhern DPM, and D Scot Malay (Article)
Apolipoprotein C-II Deposition Amyloidosis: A Potential Misdiagnosis as Light Chain Amyloidosis., Sadichhya Lohani, Emily Schuiteman, Lohit Garg MD, Dhiraj Yadav, and Sami Zarouk (Article)
Impact of a Formal Lactation Curriculum for Residents on Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-Income Women., Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Emma Qureshy MS1; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Maureen Goer; Sandra L. Curet MD; and Yasir Abunamous BA (Poster)
Marital status and living condition as predictors of mortality and readmissions among African Americans with heart failure., Marvin Louis Roy Lu, Carlos D Davila, Mahek Shah MD, David S Wheeler, Mary Rodriguez Ziccardi, Sourin Banerji, and Vincent M Figueredo (Article)
Massive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) burdening the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis, Travis Magdaleno MD (Poster)