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View article: Revolutionizing Constipation Treatment: The Role of Oral Vibrating Capsules and Beyond - A Narrative Review
Revolutionizing Constipation Treatment: The Role of Oral Vibrating Capsules and Beyond - A Narrative Review Open
Constipation has been a prevalent global problem affecting around 2.5 million people, with 92,000 hospital admissions in the US, with spending amount more than $1 billion annually. It is a significant cause of morbidity, especially in the …
View article: Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Depression? Insights from a Nationally Representative US Sample
Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Depression? Insights from a Nationally Representative US Sample Open
Background Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been known to be involved in neuropsychiatric conditions, including depression. However, the association between VDD and specific depressive symptoms remains unclear. This study aims to investigate…
View article: Cardiac Catheterization and Outcomes for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Cardiac Catheterization and Outcomes for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Open
Background: Heart failure affects over 6 million people in the United States (US) with limited evidence to support the use of cardiac catheterization. The benefit of its use remains mostly as expert opinion. This study intends to assess th…
View article: Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Pneumonia in a Young Adult
Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Pneumonia in a Young Adult Open
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Lung adenocarcinoma is a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer. On computed tomography (CT) it can appear as ground glass nodules, consolidative opacity, or solid mass lesio…
View article: A Case Report of Takotsubo’s Cardiomyopathy With Myxedema Coma
A Case Report of Takotsubo’s Cardiomyopathy With Myxedema Coma Open
The exact pathogenesis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or broken heart syndrome is unclear. However, it is known to be a stress-induced cardiomyopathy. There are multiple causes of TC, and thyroid dysfunction is supposed to be one of the …
View article: A Young Adult With Essential Thrombocythemia Presenting as Myocardial Infarction
A Young Adult With Essential Thrombocythemia Presenting as Myocardial Infarction Open
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View article: A Young Adult With Essential Thrombocythemia Presenting as Myocardial Infarction
A Young Adult With Essential Thrombocythemia Presenting as Myocardial Infarction Open
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm involving the clonal proliferation of platelets. It is Philadelphia negative and is associated with Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), calreticulin (CALR), or myeloproliferative leukemia …
View article: A Case Report of Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia and Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Post Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy
A Case Report of Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia and Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Post Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy Open
Oxaliplatin is widely used in chemotherapeutic regimens for colorectal carcinoma, its recurrence, and metastasis, and is associated with better outcomes. However, oxaliplatin use is associated with injury to hepatic sinusoidal endothelium …
View article: A Case Report of a Prevertebral Mass in an Elderly Male Post Hodgkin's Lymphoma
A Case Report of a Prevertebral Mass in an Elderly Male Post Hodgkin's Lymphoma Open
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by tissue infiltration by dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate composed of T cells, activated B-cells, and plasma cells expressing IgG4 and h…
View article: Disparities in colonoscopy utilization for lower gastrointestinal bleeding in rural <i>vs</i> urban settings in the United States
Disparities in colonoscopy utilization for lower gastrointestinal bleeding in rural <i>vs</i> urban settings in the United States Open
Although there was a lower percentage of LGIB patients that received colonoscopies in rural hospitals compared to urban hospitals, patients in both urban and rural hospitals with LGIB undergoing colonoscopy had decreased in-hospital mortal…
View article: COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Arthritis: A Descriptive Study of Case Reports on a Rare Complication
COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Arthritis: A Descriptive Study of Case Reports on a Rare Complication Open
Large-scale coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs have been rolled out worldwide. Vaccines that are widely used globally include mRNA vaccines, adenoviral vector vaccines, and inactivated whole-virus vaccines. COVID-19 v…
View article: Yersinia Enterocolitica Sepsis in an Elderly Male With No Iron Overload: A Case Report From the Northeastern United States
Yersinia Enterocolitica Sepsis in an Elderly Male With No Iron Overload: A Case Report From the Northeastern United States Open
Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative coccobacillus of the genus Yersinia (the most common ones are YE serogroups O:3; O:5,27; O:8; and O:9). Its incubation period is typically 1-14 days. The symptoms of YE …