The Epidemiology and Clinical Associations of Stroke in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Review of 10,972 Admissions From the 2012 National Inpatient Sample.

Background: Acute leukemia is known to confer an elevated risk of both hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications, but the development of stroke in this population is poorly characterized. This study assesses clinical and epidemiologic factors in a population of inpatients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and stroke.

Methods: Using the 2012 National Inpatient Sample, demographic and clinical data including age, gender, race, length of stay, in-hospital procedures, discharge diagnosis, disposition, and mortality incidence were extracted.

Relationship between COMLEX and USMLE scores among osteopathic medical students who take both examinations.

Background And Purpose: The relationship between osteopathic (COMLEX) and allopathic (USMLE) exam scores in not well described. We sought to describe the relationship between COMLEX and USMLE scores for osteopathic medical students who reported scores for both exams during application to internal medicine residency.

Methods: Cross sectional study of 588 matched USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 scores and 241 matched Step 2 scores.