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Antibiotic-resistant infections and treatment challenges in the immunocompromised host: An update.

This article reviews antibiotic resistance and treatment of bacterial infections in the growing number of patients who are immunocompromised: solid organ transplant recipients, the neutropenic host, and persons with human immunodeficiency virus and…

Tags: 2020, Department of Internal Medicine, Dumford D 3rd, HIV/AIDS, Immunocompromise, Infection, Infectious disease clinics of North America, journalArticle, MDRO, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neutropenic host, October 2020 List, Organ transplant recipient, Skalweit MJ

The role of antibiotic stewardship and telemedicine in the management of multidrug-resistant infections.

This article summarizes the literature describing how antimicrobial stewardship and telemedicine interventions affect antimicrobial resistance. Discussion includes why we need stewardship, how to collaborate with team members, and the evidence of …

Tags: 2020, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial stewardship, Department of Internal Medicine, File TM Jr, Goff DA, Infectious disease clinics of North America, journalArticle, Jump RLP, NEOMED College of Medicine, October 2020 List, Summa Health Akron City Hospital, Telemedicine

Cavitary pulmonary lesion and extensive pneumonia

Tags: 2020, Department of Internal Medicine, Graham MW, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, journalArticle, Myers JP, NEOMED College of Medicine, September 2020 List, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital, Tatar KI

Changing the terminology from kidney replacement therapy to kidney support therapy.

Kidney replacement therapy(KRT) is a common supportive treatment for renal dysfunction, especially acute kidney injury. However, critically ill or immunosuppressed patients with renal dysfunction often have dysfunction in other organs as well. To…

Tags: 2020, Acute kidney injury, Chakraborty R, Department of Internal Medicine, Dialysis, extracorporeal organ support, Joshi H, journalArticle, kidney replacement therapy, kidney support therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Raina R, September 2020 List, Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis

Overview: The ongoing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

The effectiveness of antibiotics continues to erode because of the relentless spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Public and private foundations, professional organizations, and international health agencies recognize the threat posed by AMR…

Tags: 2020, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial resistance, Bonomo RA, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious disease clinics of North America, journalArticle, NEOMED College of Medicine, Public Health, September 2020 List, Watkins RR

Updated guidance on the management of covid-19: From an American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society coordinated international task force (29 july 2020).

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. Consensus suggestions can standardise care, thereby improving outcomes and facilitating future research.; Methods: An…

Renal manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex.

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition caused by a mutation in either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene. Disruption of either of these genes leads to impaired production of hamartin or tuberin proteins, leading to the manifestation of skin…

Evaluation of anticoagulation practice with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with sepsis and septic shock in medical intensive care unit: A retrospective observational cohort study.

Objective To investigate the anticoagulation practice in patients presenting with new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) during sepsis and septic shock with one-year follow-up since discharge and to evaluate factors associated with the development of…

Tags: 2020, Anticoagulation, Arunachalam K, Atrial fibrillation, Critical Care, Cureus, Department of Internal Medicine, Jha K, journalArticle, Kalyan SA, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pond K, September 2020 List, Septic shock, severe sepsis, Thakur L

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A classic presentation of a rare entity.

A 32-year-old female with a past medical history of constipation (predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)) presented with a complaint of pain in the lower abdomen. She lost 20 pounds in three months with…

Tags: 2020, Ahmed A, anorexia nervosa, Cureus, Department of Internal Medicine, journalArticle, Khalid MU, Mahgoub M, NEOMED College of Medicine, rapid weight loss, September 2020 List, sma, superior mesenteric artery, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, Tharu B, Tharu S

Obstructive sleep apnea: Risk factor for arrhythmias, conduction disorders, and cardiac arrest.

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been described as a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias. Its association with atrial fibrillation has been established. However, relationships with other arrhythmias and conduction disorders have not been…

Atypical clinical and radiological presentation of multiple sclerosis: A case report.

A 59-year-old, previously healthy Caucasian female patient presented to the ED with a sudden onset of focal neurological deficit, with stable vital signs. Her initial physical examination revealed left-sided facial nerve palsy and right lower…

Tags: 2020, Ahamad A, Bolyard J, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghorpade R, journalArticle, Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders, NEOMED College of Medicine, September 2020 List

Physicians and duty during a pandemic: a response.

Tags: 2020, Barreiro TJ, Department of Internal Medicine, Gemmel D, journalArticle, NEOMED College of Medicine, September 2020 List, The American journal of medicine

Physicians and duty during pandemics.

Tags: 2020, August 2020 List, Barreiro TJ, Department of Internal Medicine, Duty, Gemmel D, journalArticle, Literature, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, pandemic, The American journal of medicine

A rare care of sarcoidosis with an unfamiliar presentation

Tags: 2020, Amin A, August 2020 List, Chest, Department of Internal Medicine, journalArticle, Kwatra S, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, Sarcoidosis

A rare case of pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma masquerading as pulmonary embolism

Tags: 2020, Amin A, August 2020 List, Chest, Department of Internal Medicine, journalArticle, Kwatra K, Kwatra S, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pulmonary embolism

A rare case of acute disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient

Tags: 2020, Amin A, August 2020 List, Chest, Department of Internal Medicine, histoplasmosis, journalArticle, Kwatra S, Mercy Health St.Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine

An overview of rickets in children

Rickets is a common bone disease worldwide that is associated with disturbances in calcium and phos- phate homeostasis and can lead to short stature and joint deformities. Rickets can be diagnosed based on history and physical examination,…

Haemophilus-bad to the bone

Tags: 2020, August 2020 List, Department of Internal Medicine, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus species, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, journalArticle, Myers JP, NEOMED College of Medicine, Vertebral osteomyelitis

A sporadic case of disseminated fusobacterium causing pylephlebitis and intracranial and hepatic abscesses in a healthy young patient

Fusobacterium species is known for being a causative agent for Lemierre's syndrome, which is characterized by thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein. However, Fusobacterium species causing Lemierre's variant gastrointestinal syndrome has only been…

Tags: 2020, Abaleka F, August 2020 List, Cureus, Department of Internal Medicine, Gizaw M, hepatic abscess, Infections, intracranial abscess, journalArticle, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nigussie B, nucleatum septicemia, pylephlebitis, Tharu B, Woredekal D

An unusual case of evolving localized tetanus despite prior immunization and protective antibody titer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that tetanus infection in a fully immunized person with the last dose within 10 years is extremely rare. The prevalence of localized tetanus in such a scenario is unknown. Only two case reports…

Safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for native aortic valve regurgitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the available literature on using transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for native aortic regurgitation (AR). BACKGROUND: Surgical aortic valve replacement is the gold standard therapy…

Impact of residual coronary atherosclerosis on transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

OBJECTIVES: This study reports on the clinical effects of complete vs incompletely revascularized coronary artery disease on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). BACKGROUND: There is a high prevalence of active coronary artery disease …

Tags: 2019, Aged, Aged 80 and over, Al-Kindi SG, Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging/mortality/physiopathology/surgery, Aortic Valve/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology/surgery, Attizzani GF, AVD - aortic valve disease, Bezerra HG, CAD - coronary artery disease, Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Catheterization Peripheral/adverse effects/mortality, Cause of Death, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging/mortality/therapy, Costa MA, Davis A, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Femoral Artery, Hornick JM, Humans, Ichibori Y, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Li Jun, Lipinski J, Makani A, Male, Markowitz AH, Nadeem F, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patel SM, Patel T, Patient Readmission, PCI - percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects/mortality, percutaneous intervention, Punctures, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Simon DI, Thakker P, Thomas R, Time Factors, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/adverse effects/mortality, Treatment Outcome

Meta-analysis comparing culprit vessel only versus multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.

Cardiogenic shock (CS) after a myocardial infarction continues to be associated with high mortality. Whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of noninfarct coronary arteries (multivessel intervention [MVI]) improves outcomes in CS after …

Outcomes with drug-coated balloons in small-vessel coronary artery disease.

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small-vessel coronary artery disease (SVD) is associated with increased risk of restenosis. The use of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) in SVD has received limited study. OBJECTIVES: To assess the…

Tags: 2019, Abbott JD, Aged, Angioplasty Balloon Coronary/adverse effects/instrumentation/mortality, Brilakis ES, Cardiac Catheters, Cardiovascular Agents/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Coated Materials Biocompatible, Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging/mortality/therapy, Coronary Restenosis/epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, drug-coated balloons, drug-eluting balloons, Drug-Eluting Stents, Female, Humans, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Kohl LP, Male, Megaly M, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Observational Studies as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Rezq A, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Rofael M, Saad M, Shishehbor M, small-vessel disease coronary disease, Soukas P, Treatment Outcome

Outcomes among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Minimally invasive strategy versus conventional strategy.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of TAVR technique on in-hospital and 30-day outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and reduced ejection fraction (EF). BACKGROUND: Patients with AS and concomitant low EF may be at risk for adverse …

Tags: 2019, Aged, Aged 80 and over, Anesthesia, aortic stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/therapy, Attizzani GF, Cardiac Catheterization/methods, Cardiac Output Low/diagnostic imaging, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Clevenger J, Cohort Studies, Conscious Sedation, Conscious Sedation/methods, Department of Internal Medicine, Echocardiography Transesophageal/methods, Female, Heart failure, Heart Failure/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy, Hospital Mortality, Humans, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Karim A, Length of Stay, Li J, Lipinski J, Logistic Models, Male, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods, Multivariate Analysis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Panhwar MS, Patel SM, Patel TR, Prognosis, Reference Values, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Saric P, Severity of Illness Index, Surgery Computer-Assisted/methods, Survival Rate, The Journal of invasive cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods/mortality, Treatment Outcome, Zidar DA

Effect of influenza on outcomes in patients with heart failure.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether influenza infection increases morbidity and mortality in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND: Patients with HF may be at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from…

Short-term and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement under a minimalist strategy.

OBJECTIVES: Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with worse short-term outcomes compared with elective TAVR; however, little is known about long-term outcomes or the safety of the minimalist strategy in this setting. …

Tags: 2019, Aged 80 and over, Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnosis/mortality/surgery, Aortic Valve/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Attizzani GF, Bezerra HG, Cardiac Catheterization/methods, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Costa MA, Davis A, Department of Internal Medicine, Echocardiography Transesophageal, Elective Surgical Procedures/methods, Female, Femoral Artery, Follow-Up Studies, Hospital Mortality/trends, Humans, Ichibori Y, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Kobe D, Ladas T, Length of Stay, Li J, Lipinski J, Male, Markowitz AH, minimalist approach, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patel S, Patel T, Peters M, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Saric P, severe aortic stenosis, Severity of Illness Index, The Journal of invasive cardiology, Time Factors, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods, Treatment Outcome, Tsushima T, United States/epidemiology, urgent procedure

Level of scientific evidence underlying the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical practice guidelines.

Atypical complications of aortic intramural hematoma: Paraplegia resulting from spinal cord infarction.

Relation of concomitant heart failure to outcomes in patients hospitalized with influenza.

Influenza is a major public health challenge. Patients hospitalized with influenza who also have heart failure (HF) may be at risk for worse outcomes compared with patients without HF. There is a lack of large studies examining this issue. We …

Structural heart disease: One valve does not fit all.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Highlight the difficulties patients, physicians, and the global economy face in relation to treatment of structural heart diseases. It is easy to be carried away by the excitement of medical advancement; however, it is difficult…

Feasibility and safety of adopting next-day discharge as first-line option after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

OBJECTIVES: Data on next-day discharge (NDD) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are limited. This study investigated the feasibility and safety of NDD as a first-line option (the very-early discharge [VED] strategy) compared with…

Tags: 2019, Academic Medical Centers, Aged, Aged 80 and over, aortic stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnosis/surgery, Attizzani GF, Bezerra HG, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Cohort Studies, Costa MA, Davis A, Department of Internal Medicine, early discharge, Feasibility Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Ichibori Y, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Length of Stay, Li J, Lipinski J, Male, Markowitz AH, minimalist approach, NEOMED College of Medicine, next-day discharge, Ohio, Panhwar M, Patel SM, Patel TM, Patient Discharge, Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data, Patient Safety, Propensity Score, Qureshi G, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Sareyyupoglu B, Saric P, Severity of Illness Index, Survival Analysis, The Journal of invasive cardiology, Time Factors, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods/mortality, United States, Zidar DA

Management of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: A review.

Despite advances in percutaneous coronary interventions and their widespread use, mortality in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) has remained very high, and treatment options are…

Association of peripheral artery disease with in-hospital outcomes after endovascular transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its association with in-hospital outcomes after endovascular transcatheter aortic valve replacement (EV-TAVR). BACKGROUND: TAVR is an…

Tags: 2020, Bhatt DL, Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Lacey MJ, NEOMED College of Medicine, Puri R, Raza S, Rehman H

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