Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510085
The Potential to Lower the Incidence of Necrotising Enterocolitis with Branched Chain Fatty Acids
Luke M. Bosnar, Anya E. Shindler, Jennifer Wood, Craig Patch and Ashley E. Franks
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 08, 2022
Necrotising enterocolitis is an intestinal inflammatory disease, with the highest rate of incidence occurring in premature infants born before 36-weeks, due to infants missing out on the in-utero ingestion of vernix caseosa. The in-utero consumption of vernix caseosa is a key biological process, necessary for the effective and healthy modulation of the infant’s intestinal microbiome, as the branched chain fatty acid content of vernix caseosa allows many branched chain fatty acid commensal bact...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510064
Indication for Heart Transplantation in a Rare Giant Unresectable Cardiac Tumor
Carlos Domínguez-Massa, Paulina M Briz-Echeverría, Eduardo Tébar-Botí, Tomás Heredia- Cambra, Javier Sirgo-González, Raquel López-Vilella, Manuel Pérez-Guillén, Luis Almenar-Bonet and Juan B Martínez-León
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 30, 2022
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and most are benign. Cardiac lymphangiomas are extremely rare, being most frequently diagnosed casually in asymptomatic patients or upon complications derived from compression. As in most benign tumors, the treatment is resection. We report the case of a 69-year-old female who debuts with congestive heart failure and is then diagnosed with a giant unresectable lymphangioma. The literature regarding the treatment of this tumor is scarce, to the best of our knowled...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410172
How Do Hospitalized Patients Tolerate Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation: A Pilot Patient-Centered Survey
Joanne Tsang, MD, Calvin H Hwang, MD, Kuhokee K Das, BS, Kathleen R Yan, BA, Paul J Christos, DrPH and Cynthia X Pan, MD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 06, 2022
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is increasingly used to treat in-patients with acute respiratory failure. NIPPV tolerability is often overlooked because it is usually thought of as a life-saving intervention. Studies examining patient tolerability of NIPPV are scarce and mostly qualitative. Our objective was to understand the hospitalized patient’s experiences and NIPPV tolerability. We conducted a pilot study using a novel NIPPV Tolerability Survey tool and conducted a cros...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710067
Functional Anatomic Support Taping (FAST): A Novel Method for Plantar Fascia Taping Using Kinesiology Tape
Levi Berry, DPM, Dustin Bruening, PhD, Keith Murdock, DPM, Luek Frame, BS, Stephen Facer, BS
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 30, 2022
Plantar fascia taping is a common conservative treatment method used to treat plantar fasciitis, or plantar heel pain. Clinical taping methods (e.g., Low-Dye and calcaneal) have been shown to be effective in reducing plantar heel pain, but their application is laborious and generally not self-applied. The growth of retail home-based kinesiology tape products has created an opportunity to improve the use of taping in the clinical and home settings. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ef...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410254
Coronary Artery Ectasia and Oral Anticoagulation: A Case Report
Shivum Desai, BS, Justin Dombrowski, BS and Joseph Klag, DO, FACC, FSCAI
Article Type: Case Report with Brief Literature Review | First Published: April 30, 2022
Coronary Artery Ectasia is a pathology effecting nearly 4.9% of the general population. This disease process can be found in any one of the coronary arteries and often presents in patients with comorbid conditions such as coronary artery atherosclerosis and hypertension. This combination of disease processes is often difficult to treat due to the lack of peer-reviewed data and treatment guidelines for coronary artery aneurysms. Additionally, there is currently no general consensus on the use of ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5831/1510046
Time Based Prediction of Breast Cancer Tumor Recurrence Using Machine Learning
Siddharth Raj Gupta
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 06, 2022
An in-depth study using the database from GLOBOCAN, CDC, and WHO health repository highlights the lethality of breast cancer, taking thousands of lives each year. Therefore, timely prediction of cancer can help patients to consult the doctor on time. In the past various studies have successfully predicted the nature of the tumor to be benign or malignant and if the breast cancer tumor will reoccur or not. However, no time-based models have been studied previously. With the help of Machine Learni...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5696/1410076
Clinical Presentations and Predictors of Severe Sickle Cell Disease among Patients Who Attended Muhimbili National Hospital Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania: A Retrospective Study
Eunice Andrew Shija, Clement Kabakama, Benson Peter Mugaka, Yu-jiao Xiang1 and Yan Shi
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 04, 2022
Inherited hemoglobinopathies led by Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are key contributors to the anaemia burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Tanzania, an estimated six out of one thousand newborns are born with SCD, making Tanzania the fourth country with the highest burden of SCD patients in the world and the third in Africa after Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (Nigeria 85,000, Democratic Republic of Congo 42,000 and Tanzania 11,000). At present, curative options for sickle cell...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3164/1710014
Chimney Endograft for Pararenal Chronic Contained Rupture of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using the Lift Technique as a Bailout Strategy A Case Report
Daniel Corradi Carregal, MD, Ricardo Aun, MD, PhD, Fernando Tavares Saliture Neto, MD and Alex Lederman, MD, PhD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 04, 2022
Chronic contained rupture of the abdominal aortic aneurysm presents a high risk of progression to free rupture which carries a high mortality rate, therefore urgent management is essential. We present a case of an 80-yearold woman with lower abdominal pain 6 months earlier that spontaneously remitted. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography indicated a contained ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Patient reported worsen abdominal pain leading to hospitalization 30 days after first evaluation. D...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4148/1710021
Non-Native English-Speaking Immigrant Parents’ Perceptions of Self-Esteem, Stress, and Life Satisfaction
Jessica Hoang, MS, CF-SLP, and HyeKyeung Seung Ph D, CCC-SLP
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 12, 2022
Parents play an integral role in developmental growth and educational success for children with disabilities. When parents give adequate support and encouragement, children have more opportunities to succeed. At times, this can be difficult to do, as there are various stressors when raising a child with a disability. According to Lu, et al., Chinese parents of children with autism presented lower self-esteem, social support, and life satisfaction. Argyrakouli and Zafiropoulou also conducted a s...