Publications by authors named "J H Birnbaum"

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is the destruction of tumor cells, causing the release of intracellular contents, including but not limited to uric acid, phosphate, and potassium. This can manifest with significant physiologic abnormalities, such as life-threatening acute kidney injury. Although TLS is usually caused by the initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy, it may also occur spontaneously, particularly in high-grade malignancies with high tumor burden and/or rapid cell turnover.

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Background: Due to the superficial location, suspicious findings of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) are not amenable to stereotactic or MRI-guided sampling and have historically necessitated surgical biopsy or skin-punch biopsy. There are limited reports of US-guided core biopsy of the nipple (US-CBN).

Objective: We report our nearly 3-year pilot experience with US-CBN at an academic breast imaging center.

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Objectives: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic in West Africa. Because of immigration to the United States, screening and transition to long-term care is a significant public health concern. We describe the challenges of integrating individuals identified in a screening program into long-term care and the spectrum of disease severity.

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Aim: Optimal selection and allocation of donor hearts is a relevant aspect in transplantation medicine. Donor age and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) affect post-transplant mortality. To what extent donor age impacts intimal hyperplasia (CAV) in pediatric and adult patients after heart transplantation (HTx) is understudied.

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