Ramen noodle neuropathy: an atypical case of partial paralysis from malnutrition.

Introduction: Due to a COVID-related job loss resulting in financial and food insecurity, a 28-year-old woman initiated a diet consisting solely of one cup of ramen noodles daily for twenty-two months, leading to 27 kg of weight loss. Ramen noodles are low in calories and lack key nutrients, including potassium, chloride, and vitamin B12.

Case Description: The patient presented to the emergency department with acute, worsening weakness and paresthesias in her left wrist and hand.

The Financial Cost of Interprofessional Ambulatory Training: What's the Bottom Line?

Background: Team-based care is recommended as a building block of high-performing primary care but has not been widely adapted in training sites. Cost may be one barrier to a team-based approach.

Objective: We quantified incremental annual faculty and staff costs as well as potential cost savings associated with an interprofessional (IP) ambulatory training program compared to a traditional residency clinic at the same site.