Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Jan. - Apr. | Kansas Journal of Medicine

Original Research

Administration and Prescription of Opioids in Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Study

Casey L. McNeil, M.D., Ph.D., Alma Habib, M.D., Hayrettin Okut, Ph.D., Stephanie Hassouneh, MS-2, Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D., MPH, Sheryl Beard, M.D.

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Demographics and Incident Location of Traumatic Injuries at a Single Level I Trauma Center Traumatic Injury Mapping

David Watson, MS-4, Blair Benton, MS-4, Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D., MPH, Kelly Lightwine, MPH, Ronda Lusk, RN, Hayrettin Okut, Ph.D., Thuy Bui, MPH, James M. Haan, M.D.

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Demographics and Incident Location of Gunshot Wounds at a Single Level I Trauma Center

Blair Benton, MS-4, David Watson, MS-4, Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D., MPH, Kelly Lightwine, MPH, Ronda Lusk, RN, Hayrettin Okut, Ph.D., Thuy Bui, MPH, James M. Haan, M.D.
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Basic Life Support Awareness and Knowledge in High School Students

Rishit Chilappa, Michael J. Waxman, M.D., MBA

38-41
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Workplace Stress and Productivity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tina Bui, M.D., Rosey Zackula, M.A., Katelyn Dugan, MS-3, Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D., MPH
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Time and Financial Costs for Students Participating in the National Residency Matching Program (the Match©): 2015 to 2020

Kari M. Nilsen, Ph.D., Anne Walling, MB ChB, Jill Grothusen, M.D., Gretchen Irwin, M.D., MBA, Mark Meyer, M.D., Greg Unruh, M.D.

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Recent Evolution in the Management of Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma

Shelby Breit, MS-3, Elise Foley, MS-3, Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D., MPH, Hayrettin Okut, Ph.D., Joshua Mammen, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

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Evaluation of an Initial Specimen Diversion Device (ISDD) on Rates of Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Department

Blake A. Buzard, Pharm.D., Patrick Evans, Pharm.D., BCPS, Todd Schroeder, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ-ID)

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A Retrospective Review of Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal at a Midwestern Academic Medical Center Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Stephen L. Thornton, M.D., Jeffrey Whitacre, M.D., Nicholas Pallo, M.D., Nathan Roberts, M.D., Lisa Oller, R.Ph.

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2019 Annual Report of the Kansas Poison Control Center at The University of Kansas Health System 2019 KSPCC Report

Elizabeth Silver, Pharm.D., Lisa K. Oller, Pharm.D., Kathy White, R.N., Doyle M. Coons, R.N., Stephen L. Thornton, M.D.

87-94
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Is Rural Kansas Prepared? An Assessment of Resources Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Kansas COVID-19 Resources

Hannah Berland, Dorothy Hughes, Ph.D.

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Hispanic Acculturation: Associations with Family Planning Behaviors and Attitudes

Rachel Chamberlain, D.O., Mary Fatehi, M.D., Joshua Fogel, Ph.D., Jacob Kulyn, M.D.

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Hospital Collaboration in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kansas City Metropolitan Region

Michael C. Burton, M.D., Lewis Satterwhite, M.D., Xiaosong Shi, M.S., Angelica Allen, AOS, Mario Castro, M.D., MPH

108-110
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Case Reports

Multiple Subcutaneous Gouty Tophi Even with Appropriate Medical Treatment: Case Report and Review of Literature

Troy D. Erickson, D.O., FAAOS, Binara Assylbekova, M.D., Alexander C.M. Chong, MSAE, MSME

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Tramadol’s Potential as a Gateway to Opioid Use Disorder

Michael Choi, Griffin Bins, Jaya Sri Konakanchi, MBBS, Roopa Sethi, M.D.

17-18
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Volunteering Saved my Life! A Case of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Take Off

Grace Nassim, M.D., MPH, Patrick Ters, M.D., Freidy Eid, M.D.

19-20
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Rapid Improvement of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Managed with IV Methylprednisolone

Malia B. Downing, M.D., Tony Nguyen, M.D., Aly Barland, M.D., Atieh Jibbe, M.D., Ting Wang, M.D.
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Uncommon Association of Aortopulmonary Window in a Patient with Complex Univentricular Heart and CHARGE Syndrome.

Sathish M. Chikkabyrappa, M.D., Guruprasad Mahadevaiah, M.D., Arpan R. Doshi, M.D., Joan Lee, M.D., Eyal Sagiv, M.D., Sujatha Buddhe, M.D.

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A Case Report of a Modern-Day Scurvy

Jared Regehr, M.D., Mariah Kriwiel, M.D., Emily Roth, M.D., Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Ph.D., MPA, M.A.

51-52
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An Unusual Case of Acute Kidney Injury

Farah A. Mansour, M.D., Boutros N. El Haddad, M.D., Roy A. Raad, M.D., Najat I. Joubran, M.D., Rami Chemali, M.D.

80-81
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Ziprasidone Associated Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Jeffrey D. Bell, M.D., Chancen Hall, D.O., Justin Sandall, D.O.

82-83
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Coronary Embolism Presenting as NSTEMI in a Patient with Splenectomy

Omar Al-Taweel, M.D., Farhad Sami, MBBS, Simon Pinsky, D.O., Tracy Wineinger, MPH, Rafic F. Berbarie, M.D.

111-113
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Review

The State of Obesity in Kansas: A Community Based Approach to Chronic Care Management

Morgan P. Bretches, Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.

21-28
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Commentary

Urgent and Massive Investment in US Public Health Infrastructure Will Help to Stop the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Virus and Deaths from COVID-19 COVID-19 and Public Health

Talkad S. Raghuveer, M.D., Dennis Kriesel, B.A., MPA

84-86
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SJS/TENN: A Mnemonic for Early Clinical Diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Brett C. Neill, M.D., Edward W. Seger, M.D., M.S., Jessica E. Ferguson, B.S., Tyler Hooton, M.D., Jace J. Rickstrew, B.S., M.D., Anand Rajpara, M.D.

114-115
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Letters to the Editor

Comparative Prevalence of Incidentally Detected Lung Malignancies on CTAC for MPI

Joseph Lee, MBBS, FRACP, Jia Wen Chong, B Med Sci, MBBS

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Jan. - Apr.

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Original Research

Administration and Prescription of Opioids in Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Study

Demographics and Incident Location of Traumatic Injuries at a Single Level I Trauma Center Traumatic Injury Mapping

Demographics and Incident Location of Gunshot Wounds at a Single Level I Trauma Center

Basic Life Support Awareness and Knowledge in High School Students

Workplace Stress and Productivity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Time and Financial Costs for Students Participating in the National Residency Matching Program (the Match©): 2015 to 2020

Recent Evolution in the Management of Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma

Evaluation of an Initial Specimen Diversion Device (ISDD) on Rates of Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Department

A Retrospective Review of Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal at a Midwestern Academic Medical Center Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

2019 Annual Report of the Kansas Poison Control Center at The University of Kansas Health System 2019 KSPCC Report

Is Rural Kansas Prepared? An Assessment of Resources Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Kansas COVID-19 Resources

Hispanic Acculturation: Associations with Family Planning Behaviors and Attitudes

Hospital Collaboration in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kansas City Metropolitan Region

Case Reports

Multiple Subcutaneous Gouty Tophi Even with Appropriate Medical Treatment: Case Report and Review of Literature

Tramadol’s Potential as a Gateway to Opioid Use Disorder

Volunteering Saved my Life! A Case of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Take Off

Rapid Improvement of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Managed with IV Methylprednisolone

Uncommon Association of Aortopulmonary Window in a Patient with Complex Univentricular Heart and CHARGE Syndrome.

A Case Report of a Modern-Day Scurvy

An Unusual Case of Acute Kidney Injury

Ziprasidone Associated Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Coronary Embolism Presenting as NSTEMI in a Patient with Splenectomy

Review

The State of Obesity in Kansas: A Community Based Approach to Chronic Care Management

Commentary

Urgent and Massive Investment in US Public Health Infrastructure Will Help to Stop the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Virus and Deaths from COVID-19 COVID-19 and Public Health

SJS/TENN: A Mnemonic for Early Clinical Diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Letters to the Editor

Comparative Prevalence of Incidentally Detected Lung Malignancies on CTAC for MPI

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