Publications by authors named "Smriti R Kumar"
Background And Aims: Individuals in Medicaid expanded states have increased access to treatment for medical conditions and other health care resources. Esophageal and gastric cancer are associated with several modifiable risk factors (e.g.
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- Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) disrupts heme synthesis, resulting in harmful buildup of precursors and causing various debilitating symptoms.
- A rare case is discussed where AIP was misidentified as ascending polyneuropathy, highlighting the challenges in diagnosis.
- The condition was ultimately diagnosed and successfully treated with an extended course of hemin after overcoming initial testing hurdles.
Background & Aims: The Affordable Care Act provided the opportunity for states to expand Medicaid for low-income individuals. Not all states adopted Medicaid expansion, and the timing of adoption among expansion states varied. Prior studies have shown that Medicaid expansion improved mortality rates for several chronic conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDietary supplements are unregulated medications that can lead to serious liver injury. Despite this, many people take vitamin supplements believing they are safe because they do not require prescriptions. We are reporting a case of an African American man who took large doses of vitamin supplements leading to noncirrhotic portal hypertension.
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