Cardiovascular symptom phenotypes of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2.

Background: Acute COVID-19 infection has been shown to have significant effects on the cardiovascular system. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) are being identified in patients; however, the cardiovascular effects are yet to be well-defined. The Post-COVID Cardiology Clinic at Washington University evaluates and treats patients with ongoing cardiovascular PASC.

Implementation and evaluation of a near-peer-facilitated medical ethics curriculum for first-year medical students: a pilot study.

Introduction: The primary objectives of this study were to implement a novel near-peer-facilitated case-based medical ethics curriculum intended for the audience of a large cohort of first-year medical students ( = 193) and to objectively evaluate the immediate efficacy of the curriculum based on pre- and post-session survey responses to ethical quandaries.

Methods: Two near-peer-facilitated medical ethics case discussion sessions were included in the first-year curriculum during the 2017-2018 academic year. The sessions were designed and led by second-year medical student facilitators under the direction of a faculty mentor and were presented as a year-long curricular thread.

Increased Intracranial Pressure Damages Optic Nerve Structural Support.

Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is used clinically as a noninvasive measure for elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). This study had two purposes: to investigate the immediate effects optic nerve sheath (ONS) dilation post-ICP increase on trabecular fibers connecting the optic nerve to the ONS and to document any changes in these fibers 30 days post-increased ICP. In a swine model, ICP was increased by inflating a Foley catheter balloon in the epidural space.