Publications by authors named "J E Stoller"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on how urban concrete contamination by chemical weapons complicates forensic investigations due to its porous nature and alkali composition, which degrades chemical agents.
- It examines the recovery of alcohols and thiols—byproducts of chemical warfare agents—from different types of concrete while considering factors like temperature, moisture, and airflow.
- Results show that denser concrete retains chemicals longer but recovers them less effectively, with environmental conditions playing a significant role in the persistence and recovery of these hazardous substances.
Detecting Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Current State, Impediments, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
September 2024
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an under-recognized condition with only a small minority of affected individuals detected, long delays between initial symptoms and diagnosis, and evidence that affected individuals may see many physicians with suggestive symptoms before an initial diagnosis is made. In the context that failure to detect AATD confers harm and that specific therapy is currently available, there is a clear need for enhanced detection. Impediments to enhanced detection include inadequate knowledge about AATD by physicians caring for at-risk patients, inattention to guidelines which endorse testing, a sense of therapeutic nihilism among some physicians (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Because alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is severely underrecognized and delayed diagnosis is associated with harm, strategies to enhance early detection of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency are needed.
Methods: The study intervention was placing a reminder to test for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency within an electronic medical record health maintenance dashboard that houses prompts to providers to implement guideline-based recommendations. This recommendation was for all patients assigned a diagnosis of COPD based on relevant International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes.