Publications by authors named "J F Fader"
Background: The largest proportion of people at risk of catastrophic expenditures for surgical care live in low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to evaluate the financial impact among surgical patients at Kibuye Hope Hospital (KHH) in Burundi.
Methods: Data were collected from patients undergoing a surgical procedure at KHH from January to October 2019.
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- A 49-year-old woman with a history of hiatal hernia and biliary issues experienced severe abdominal pain following a gastrointestinal illness, prompting her visit to the emergency department.
- Initial tests showed an elevated white blood cell count, and CT scans indicated gastric distension and volvulus, but the actual issue was a bowel herniation through the foramen of Winslow.
- During surgery, doctors found that her right colon was trapped, causing a blockage; the herniation was successfully reduced, leading to significant relief of her symptoms.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a severe reaction to antipsychotic medications characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic dysfunction. Here, we describe the case of a 58-year-old female who presented with altered mental status two days after open reduction and internal fixation of the hip. A rapid response team was called when the patient appeared agitated with increased respiratory demand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiased processing of disgust-related stimuli is increasingly discussed in addition to fear-related processing as a maintenance factor for contamination-based obsessive-compulsive disorder (C-OCD). However, the differential impact of fear and disgust on biased processing in C-OCD is not yet completely understood. Because it is difficult to distinguish the two emotions in self-report assessment by directly addressing the specific emotions, a text paragraph-based interpretation bias paradigm was applied to more implicitly assess emotions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Affordable Care Act expanded access to Medicaid programs and required them to provide essential health benefits, which can include prevention services. This study assesses the costs and benefits to using Medicaid funding to implement a well-known evidence-based program, Functional Family Therapy (FFT), with a sample of juvenile justice-involved youth. The study also provides a rigorous test of FFT accommodated for a contemporary urban population that is gang at risk or gang-involved.
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