Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410311
Bosma Arhinia Microphthalmia and Cardiac Abnormalities: A Case Report
Aakash Trivedi, OMS-III, Tyler Bean, OMS-III, Kayla Brown, M.S., OMS-III and Carolyn Cain, M.D
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 25, 2020
Bosma arhinia microphthalmia (BAM) syndrome is a rare condition with less than 100 patients reported. The suggested criteria for BAM syndrome diagnosis include congenital arhinia, hypoplastic maxilla, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and normal cognition in males. Our patient presented with unique symptomatology of cardiac abnormalities not otherwise described in literature relating to BAM syndrome. Anatomically, our patient had a patent ductus arteriosus and questionable aortic coarctation, a pat...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4059/1710021
Analytical Report of Psychological Status of 130 Frontline Medical Staff Dealing With COVID-19
Wang Lijuan, Lu Longxi, Zheng Jisheng, Liu Xiaozheng, Zhu Ruichen and Guo Zhongwei
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 10, 2020
China, especial Wuhan city, has been severely affected by COVID-19. This study aimed to understand the psychological status and related factors of frontline medical staff in the COVID-19 epidemic. Participants were 130 first-line medical staff working in Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan. Participants completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510126
Transmission and Control Efforts of COVID-19
Adekunle Sanyaolu, Chuku Okorie, Sadaf Younis, Henry Chan, Nafees Haider, Abu Fahad Abbasi, Oladapo Ayodele, Stephanie Prakash and Aleksandra Marinkovic
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 22, 2020
COVID-19, a pandemic, is an expanding global threat that has nearly affected all the countries in the world. As the pandemic advances without any medical intervention in place, a global lockdown has been issued along with quarantine orders and social distancing restrictions to prevent further transmission. We discussed the transmission and control effort of COVID-19 based on available information since the disease outbreak. COVID-19 can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, spreading from person-to-pe...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410137
Women's Personal and Life-Style Characteristics as Related to Molecular Genetic Changes within Their Uterine Cancers
Peter Zauber, MD, Thad R Denehy, MD, Robert R Taylor, MD, Stephen Marotta, PhD3Marlene Sabbath Solitare, PhD and Patrick Hilden, MS
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 22, 2020
The histopathology and molecular genetics of endometrial cancer have been extensively studied, and they continue to receive attention and new interpretations. However, few studies have evaluated patients’ personal and clinical characteristics, or family history, with respect to the tumors’ molecular changes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the personal and familial information of patients with respect to several molecular genetic findings of their endometrial cancers....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410177
A Misleading Diagnosis: Anterolateral STEMI Disguising Type A Aortic Dissection in Postpartum
Hema Balina, MD and Thomas Wool, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 01, 2020
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) during the early postpartum period is a rare event and carries a high mortality rate. We report an unusual case of Type A aortic dissection involving the left coronary ostium and presenting as anterolateral ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Our patient was diagnosed to have aortic dissection at the time of left heart catheterization, and suffered a cardiac arrest prior to undergoing surgical intervention....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5742/1510072
Chinese Traditional Cupping Therapy to Treat Fat Liquefaction at SNM Surgery - Case Report
Linxi Yang, Weilin Fang, Ying Wu and Jiayi Li
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 27, 2020
Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a minimally invasive technique to modulate spinal reflexes that influence the bladder, bowel, sphincter, and pelvic floor to improve and restore voiding and storage functions. It includes two phases of surgery and patients with symptomatic relief during stage I are permanently implanted with a sacral pulse generator. The most common adverse events are change in stimulation, implant site pain, and infection. However, there are no reports of fat liquefaction at the ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410310
Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia, Acute Heart Failure and Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
Hayatu Umar, Augie Ibrahim, Akintomide F. Akindotun, Muhammed E. Hadiza, Aminu M. Sakajiki, Maiyaki S. Abubakar, Balarabe A. Salisu, Mehmet S. Ulgen, Enver Erbilen, Mustafa Kirman
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 23, 2020
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common medical condition encountered in emergency departments and is a major contributor to global disease burden. It’s often misdiagnosed in critically ill patients despite being common and diagnosis a times is at autopsy. This disease spectrum may present either as asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or acute pulmonary embolism (PE) leading to death. When established PE occurs without any evidence of DVT, this is known as de-novo pulmonary embolism...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510114
Interpregnancy Interval, Intention to Breastfeed and Breastfeeding Initiation Among Women With Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus
Leandro Cordero, MD, Michael R Stenger, MD, Mark B Landon, MD and Craig A Nankervis, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 13, 2020
Interpregnancy intervals (IPI) have been related to adverse perinatal outcomes, however, correlation between IPI and BF initiation among women with pregestational diabetes (PGDM) have not been described. Among women with PGDM, short IPI is associated with exclusive BF at discharge while long IPI was associated with lower intention to BF, lower rate of exclusive BF and higher rate of FF at discharge. IPI outside recommended guidelines affect perinatal outcomes and increase the risk for BF initiat...