Publications by authors named "Katie Alsheimer"
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction is a procedure that involves placement of valves into the lung to intentionally cause atelectasis to help with perfusion-ventilation matching. There are strict exclusion criteria, such as hypercapnia, that prevent patients from qualifying for the procedure based on the early trials. We present a case of a patient that became a candidate for the procedure after utilizing AVAPS after BPAP failed to lower his PCO2 to qualify for the procedure.
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- VEXAS syndrome is a rare, recently identified autoinflammatory disease primarily affecting middle-aged men, with symptoms like skin lesions, fever, and joint pain.
- A case study of a man in his 40s presented with various symptoms such as testicular pain, a rash, and reduced blood cell counts, leading to extensive testing including a genetic analysis.
- Diagnosis is confirmed through identifying a mutation in the UBA-1 gene, and treatment typically involves corticosteroids and JAK inhibitors like ruxolitinib to manage symptoms.
Introduction: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency characterized by several metabolic derangements, such as hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia. TLS is typically observed in hematologic malignancies, especially after starting the first administration of antineoplastic therapies. TLS in a solid malignancy is very unusual, and exceedingly rare when occurring spontaneously, in the absence of chemotherapy.
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