511 results match your criteria: "Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences[Affiliation]"
Cureus
November 2024
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Health System, Joplin, USA.
Osseous choristomas, characterized by ectopic bone, are rare and typically found in the head and neck, particularly on the tongue. This report describes a unique case of an osseous choristoma in a 63-year-old male with an unusual posterior tongue location. An incidental base of tongue (BOT) mass was discovered during a bronchoscopy for lung biopsy.
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November 2024
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, USA.
Background COVID-19 disease has caused a major global impact on health and mortality. This infection may predispose patients to thrombotic disease, caused by excessive inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, and stasis. In this study, we compared mortality rates in patients admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of COVID-19, who also had the additional diagnosis of thrombosis with those who did not have thrombosis as an additional diagnosis.
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November 2024
Psychiatry, Freeman Health System, Joplin, USA.
Background The opioid crisis has severely impacted health outcomes in the United States, particularly in rural areas, where barriers to medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) persist. Although medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD is effective, access remains limited, especially in these communities. Aim This study identifies and examines barriers to accessing office-based OUD treatment in rural areas of the United States.
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October 2024
Internal Medicine, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College, Sylhet, BGD.
Cureus
October 2024
Graduate Medical Education, Unity Health, Searcy, USA.
Cureus
October 2024
Pathology, Heartland Pathology Laboratories, Wichita, USA.
Nivolumab targets programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and is used in cancer treatment by increasing the immune response. It has rarely been associated with immune-mediated colitis (IMC). We present a 66-year-old man with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, treated with nivolumab for seven years, who developed tenesmus and mucoid bloody diarrhea.
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October 2024
Dermatology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, USA.
Cureus
October 2024
Surgery, Advanced Surgical Associates, Santa Clara, USA.
Minimally invasive surgery has transformed the management of complex procedures, offering reduced postoperative pain, faster recovery time, and improved cosmetic outcomes. Despite the growing use of minimally invasive techniques, literature specifically addressing single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for combined hemicolectomy and cholecystectomy is limited. This report seeks to fill this gap by detailing the successful management of a patient case through a single-incision combined laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and cholecystectomy.
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August 2024
Family Medicine, Primary Care, Crossover Health, Tempe, USA.
Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) have gained popularity for their alleged ability to selectively target androgen receptors, potentially offering muscle-building benefits with fewer side effects than traditional steroids. However, the safety profile of SARMs, including RAD-140, is not fully understood. This case report presents a 29-year-old male who developed liver injury after taking RAD-140.
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September 2024
Department of Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO 64106, United States.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol
August 2024
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review of the literature is to build understanding of the key elements and recommendations for the design of mHealth technology for individuals using wheelchairs and/or scooters and identify key features associated with the use of mHealth to support healthy behaviour changes for this population.
Materials And Methods: Eight major electronic databases were systematically searched to identify mobile health (mHealth) interventions, which targeted adult WC/S users. Independent reviewers used Endnote and Covidence to manage articles meeting review criteria and to exclude duplicates.
Cefepime is a fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic administered intravenously used to treat various bacterial infections, including urinary tract infections. Administering cefepime to patients should be done with caution, understanding both potential risks and side effects. A 74-year-old female presented to the family medicine clinic with abdominal pain and a history of urinary tract infections.
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July 2024
Graduate Medical Education, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, USA.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a prion disease that leads to rapid mental deterioration and is always fatal. Prions are glycoproteins found in the brain. While their function is not completely understood, irregular folding of these proteins leads to prion disorders and neurodegenerative disease.
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August 2024
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
J Clin Orthop Trauma
July 2024
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Background: The management of neglected traumatic knee dislocations is challenging and is commonly associated with suboptimal outcomes. In this article we present two cases of neglected knee dislocations in two young trauma victims who presented late due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Two young patients presented at our center with neglected knee fracture-dislocations after eight weeks and six months of trauma.
Pathophysiology
July 2024
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA.
Patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery can develop TURP syndrome and post-TURP bleeding. Post-TURP bleeding can be surgical, from arteries or venous sinuses, or non-surgical, due to coagulopathy preventing clot formation. Non-surgical post-TURP bleeding may be due to high concentrations of urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the urine that cause fibrinolytic changes and increase bleeding risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvidence shows tablet-based interactive distraction (TBID) is effective as a preoperative anxiolytic in pediatric patients. TBID involves age-appropriate video games that have been preloaded onto a tablet (TAB) and subsequently given to a pediatric patient before the administration of anesthesia. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of previous studies that have investigated the use of TBID to minimize preoperative anxiety.
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May 2024
Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, USA.
This article discusses the management of ventricular storm (VS), a condition characterized by recurrent episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, which poses a significant risk of mortality. Prompt intervention is crucial, yet surgical options are often limited due to the patient's unstable condition. This case report presents a 47-year-old female who experienced VS during a planned surgical procedure.
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April 2024
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Graduate Medical Education, Kansas City University, Kansas City, USA.
Choanal atresia obstructs the nasal passage due to abnormal bony or soft tissue remnants owing to the faulty canalization of the nasal passages during fetal development. The clinical manifestations are more pronounced in bilateral cases, often presenting immediately after birth with cyanosis turning pink when crying, as newborns are obligatory nasal breathers. This contrasts in unilateral cases, where the condition may present with mild symptoms and be diagnosed later in life.
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April 2024
Orthopaedics, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India.
A man in his 30s came to our clinic with a year-long history of progressive pain and swelling in his knee. Diagnostic imaging revealed a displaced patellar fracture with an osteolytic, septated lesion and thinned expanded cortex in both fracture fragments. A core needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of giant cell tumour.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurons of the basal forebrain nucleus basalis and posterior substantia innominata (NBM/SI) comprise the major source of cholinergic input to the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Using a genetically-encoded acetylcholine (ACh) sensor in mice, we demonstrate that BLA-projecting cholinergic neurons can "learn" the association between a naïve tone and a foot shock (training) and release ACh in the BLA in response to the conditioned tone 24h later (recall). In the NBM/SI cholinergic neurons express the immediate early gene, Fos following both training and memory recall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurons of the basal forebrain nucleus basalis and posterior substantia innominata (NBM/SI) comprise the major source of cholinergic input to the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Using a genetically encoded acetylcholine (ACh) sensor in mice, we demonstrate that BLA-projecting cholinergic neurons can 'learn' the association between a naive tone and a foot shock (training) and release ACh in the BLA in response to the conditioned tone 24 hr later (recall). In the NBM/SI cholinergic neurons express the immediate early gene, Fos following both training and memory recall.
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January 2024
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Cureus
January 2024
Neurology, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, USA.
In this case report, we discuss and explore the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, as well as the treatment options and follow-up measures, in an 83-year-old patient with idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP), a rare disorder characterized by fibrosing, hypertrophic inflammation that thickens the dura mater. An 83-year-old female with a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with speech arrest and was taken to the emergency department, where she received a stroke code, a CT scan, and an MRI. The MRI results showed a temporal lobe meningioma and a pan-cranial pachymeningitis encasing the entire brain and cerebellum and extending into the upper cervical spine.
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March 2024
Department of Bioscience Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. Electronic address:
Non-coding RNAs, particularly small Cajal-body associated RNAs (scaRNAs), play a significant role in spliceosomal RNA modifications. While their involvement in ischemic myocardium regeneration is known, their role in cardiac development is unexplored. We investigated scaRNA20's role in iPSC differentiation into cardiomyocytes (iCMCs) via overexpression and knockdown assays.
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