Prevalence and Patterns of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents.

Objective: To describe patterns of social media use, including underage use (under 13 years) and sex differences, in a diverse, national sample of early adolescents in the US.

Methods: We analyzed the social media use data in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2019-2021, Year 3), which includes a national sample of early adolescents in the US. Specifically, using Chi-square and t-tests, we compared social media use patterns across demographic characteristics stratified by age and sex.

Sexual Identity Is Associated With Adverse Childhood Experiences in US Early Adolescents.

Objective: To determine disparities in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by sexual identity in a national cohort of early adolescents.

Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from year 2 of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (N = 10,934, 2018-20, ages 10-14 years). Disparities in ACE scores across lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), not sure, and heterosexual adolescents were assessed using multinomial logistic regression analyses.

Management of Iron-Deficiency Anemia on Inpatients and Appropriate Discharge and Follow-Up.

Background: The aims of the study were to identify appropriate supplementation of iron for inpatients and to identify factors involved in appropriate discharge documentation and follow-up.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 103 patients at a community hospital in New York City.

Results: A total of 57 (57/103, 55.

C and co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion.

A 35-year-old male presented with headaches and fevers. MRI of his head showed skull-based infection of the clivus extended to the right internal carotid artery. Blood and sinus cultures were positive for and .

Streptococcus Oralis meningitis from right sphenoid Meningoencephalocele and cerebrospinal fluid leak.

Background: Streptococcus oralis belongs to the Streptococcus mitis group and is part of the normal flora of the nasal and oropharynx (Koneman et al., The Gram-positive cocci part II: streptococci, enterococci and the 'Streptococcus-like' bacteria. Color atlas and textbook of diagnostic microbiology, 1997).

Rare Case of Duodenal Metastasis From Pulmonary Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common non-small cell malignancy of the lung. It commonly metastasizes to the adrenal glands, bone, liver, brain, and kidneys. Most occurrences of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma involving the gastrointestinal tract originate from primary lung tumors.