A. Deb, B. Songtanin, Thanita Thongtan, Sameer R Islam
{"title":"Collagenous gastritis presenting as chronic heartburn in a patient with psoriatic arthritis","authors":"A. Deb, B. Songtanin, Thanita Thongtan, Sameer R Islam","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1105","url":null,"abstract":"Collagenous gastritis is a rare cause of heartburn in adults. Histopathological examination of gastric mucosal biopsy from the stomach shows submucosal collagen deposition. The pathophysiologic mechanism is unknown, and collagenous gastritis cases have been associated with certain drugs, such as olmesartan and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and certain medical conditions, such as common variable immunodeficiency, primary IgM deficiency, autoimmune disorders, and psoriatic arthropathy. Here we report a case of collagenous gastritis in a 29-year-old woman with psoriatic arthropathy who presented with persistent heartburn. She was successfully treated with oral pantoprazole. \u0000 \u0000Key words: heartburn, collagenous gastritis,","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75543507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esere A Nesiama, Rachel Vopni, Nayeli Fuentes, Fiona R. Prabhu, Kelly Bennett
{"title":"Assessing and addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a West Texas Free Clinic through motivational interview-guided intervention","authors":"Esere A Nesiama, Rachel Vopni, Nayeli Fuentes, Fiona R. Prabhu, Kelly Bennett","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1071","url":null,"abstract":"Background \u0000Vaccine hesitancy is a public health issue that threatens successful prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. The Free Clinic at Lubbock Impact serves rural, West Texas uninsured patients. In recognition of low vaccination rates among this population, an initiative was undertaken to better understand factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine reluctance and conduct interventions to reduce hesitancy. \u0000Methodology \u0000Patients at the Free Clinic between January 2022 and March 2022 received a voluntary survey regarding their COVID-19 vaccination status, perceived barriers to vaccination, and factors influencing vaccination status with Likert-scale response options. Following the first 3 weeks of data collection, an educational intervention was designed and implemented for unvaccinated participants. The intervention included a motivational interview, pamphlet review, and exit survey to assess future likelihood of vaccination. \u0000Results \u0000 \u0000A total of 161 survey responses were obtained from the initial survey with a total unique patient population of 138. Of the 138 unique patients surveyed, 73 reported as vaccinated and 65 reported as not vaccinated against COVID-19. For hesitancy factors among unvaccinated participants, the mode for the “Extremely Important” hesitancy factor was “Personal Preference”. \u0000 \u000037 of the 41 unvaccinated participants who received an intervention reported liking the discussion of the COVID-19 vaccine (90.2%), 4 reported they were not interested (9.8%), and 0 reported disliking the intervention. Half of the respondents indicated an increased likelihood of future vaccination. \u0000 \u0000Conclusion \u0000The goal of reducing vaccine hesitancy at The Free Clinic was successful. These findings support the benefits of openness to educational interventions among vulnerable populations. \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"33 1-2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78186711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysms and severe paravalvular aortic regurgitation treated by percutaneous approach in a Marfan syndrome patient","authors":"D. Paz, Timothy W. Hegeman, Onur Varli, C. Çevik","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1081","url":null,"abstract":"A 66-year-old male with a history of Marfan syndrome and resolved infective endocarditis was found to have shortness of breath after a previous aortic valve replacement in 2010. Several severe paravalvular leaks were seen on imaging, and left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysms were identified as the cause of his symptoms which warranted treatment. Due to this patient’s risk of surgical intervention, a retrograde transaortic approach was used.","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"254 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91470607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Singh, Ricardo Franco, B. Kakarala, Andres Yepes Hurtado
{"title":"COVID-19 induced pulmonary artery aneurysm","authors":"T. Singh, Ricardo Franco, B. Kakarala, Andres Yepes Hurtado","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1097","url":null,"abstract":"A 56-year-old man with a recent COVID 19 pneumonia presented to the emergency center with cough, hemoptysis, and increasing dyspnea. The patient deteriorated rapidly and was intubated for respiratory failure. Vital signs showed a temperature of 97.8°F, a heart rate of 113 beats/minute, and blood pressure of 107/85 mmHg while on mechanical ventilation. The endotracheal tube was filled with blood. A bedside bronchoscopy showed blood clots in and fresh blood oozing from the right mainstem bronchus. Based on the clinical feature of hemoptysis and a chest radiograph showing right lower and middle lobe consolidation with pleural effusion, the differential diagnosis includes necrotizing pneumonia and alveolar hemorrhage. His history of COVID 19 made pulmonary artery embolism a possibility.","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91533790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juliana Castaño-Rendón, Sebastián Sánchez López, Andrés Padierna, M. Palácio, Laura Tobon, María Ossa, C. Muriel, Johana Tello, F. Jaimes
{"title":"Clinical effectiveness of generic vancomycin products compared to Vancocin CP® in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A retrospective cohort","authors":"Juliana Castaño-Rendón, Sebastián Sánchez López, Andrés Padierna, M. Palácio, Laura Tobon, María Ossa, C. Muriel, Johana Tello, F. Jaimes","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1103","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Approval of generic drugs requires only bioequivalence studies. Some research suggests that generic vancomycin is not clinically equivalent to the branded drug, and this exposes patients to therapeutic failure and the development of microbial resistance. \u0000Aims: Compare the rates of microbiological and clinical failure between generic vancomycin and Vancocin-CP®. \u0000Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of hospitalized adults with culture-proven methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, treated with vancomycin in a tertiary care hospital in Medellín, Colombia. General clinical variables, laboratory findings, severity and mortality scores, and type of vancomycin used were recorded. Logistical regression models, adjusted for potential confounders, were fitted to estimate the effect of vancomycin on clinical and microbiologic outcomes. \u0000Results: Of 209 patients, 153 (73.2%) received generic vancomycin and 56 (26.8%) Vancocin-CP®. Systems more commonly affected were skin and soft tissues (28.5%), blood with involvement of catheters (27.6%) and blood without the involvement of catheters (23.3%). There were 62 clinical failures (29.5%) and 41(38%) microbiological failures. The hospital mortality rate was 15% (n = 31); only 7 (3.4%) episodes of adverse drug reactions were documented. No difference was found in the risk of clinical or microbiological failure between Vancocin-CP® and generic products with OR = 2.3 (95% CI = 0.8; 6.3) and 0.89 (95% CI = 0.4; 1.9), respectively. \u0000Conclusion: There were no association between the use of generic vancomycin and the outcomes of clinical or microbiological failure. Sample size is an important limitation for these findings. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Vancomycin, bioequivalence, MRSA, clinical equivalence","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75157549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Rachman, H. Zuercher, Kristina Jones, Nathan Rachman
{"title":"Bilateral infraclavicular brachial plexus nerve blocks in an ambulatory surgery center","authors":"B. Rachman, H. Zuercher, Kristina Jones, Nathan Rachman","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1077","url":null,"abstract":"The approach for upper extremity surgery brachial plexus blocks depends on the specific nature of the surgery. Interscalene and supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks can cause phrenic nerve palsy. Our aim was to explore the safety of bilateral parasagittal infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks (BPBBs) in an outpatient surgery center. Identical BPBBs were performed in two patients with 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine. Neither patient developed respiratory or cardiovascular distress. Brachial plexus blocks on multiple locations are infrequently employed for fear of phrenic nerve paresis. However, given both patients’ success, bilateral parasagittal infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks may provide a safe approach. Keywords: Nerve block, brachial plexus blocks, phrenic nerve, anesthesia, pain","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80166614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mental health impact of work from home: a literature review","authors":"A. Sarangi, Dalynn Kim, J. Rafael","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1085","url":null,"abstract":"The 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted the workplace focus from on-site to remote and has introduced discussions about the positive and negative features of working from home (WFH). Many employees have reported increased control and flexibility regarding one’s schedule with the shift to a remote model. However, there have been increasing concerns regarding the emotional and mental health effects of such a model and the social isolation resulting from staying at home. The lack of professional boundaries, technological limitations, and forced interaction with family members have been considered potentials costs of the convenience of WFH. In this review paper, we discuss the possible benefits and consequences of remote work on various measures of mental health and discuss the implications of future WFH models which may provide workers with greater autonomy and flexibility.","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77648732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Machine learning and medicine- a brief introduction","authors":"Benjamin Lee, Christopher Peterson","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1043","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have advanced rapidly in recent years and now have the potential to change medicine. This review serves as an introduction to AI and the potential it has to change medicine. Specific examples of past milestones particularly in the domain of critical care are presented, including algorithms that have been developed that can interpret chest x-rays or predict clinical outcomes such as extubation failure or ICU mortality. Included is a brief general discussion of what AI is, how it is made, and how physicians will be involved with it. Arguments are then presented as to why AI will likely not leave physicians without a job, including expectations vs. reality, AI still requires human supervision, new discoveries bring new challenges, and AI cannot design itself. Far from displacing physicians, AI, if implemented well, stands poised to automate repetitive tasks, make physicians more accurate, and free them up to spend more time with patients.","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88366070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Second primary cancer in the brain: a longitudinal case study from childhood into adulthood","authors":"J. Rahesh, Shazma Khan, A. Siddiqui, R. Jacob","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1065","url":null,"abstract":"Second cancers occur after the remission of a previous cancer in patients. Due to the increased successful treatment of childhood cancers, these second cancers are more likely to occur for these patients, later in life. Risk factors and causes for these second cancers include predisposing genetic factors, exposure to radiation and chemotherapy from initial cancer treatment, and environmental conditions. The most likely the reason second cancers occur is multifactorial and involves an interaction of both environmental and genetic factors. We present a longitudinal case study following a patient who was treated for an ependymoma at age three and twenty-two years later presenting with symptoms indicative of another cancer, at age 25.","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74113502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Juthipong Benjanuwattra, Sean Lee, S. E. El Nawaa
{"title":"Cephalexin-induced bradycardia in a young healthy woman","authors":"Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Juthipong Benjanuwattra, Sean Lee, S. E. El Nawaa","doi":"10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v10i45.1095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22976,"journal":{"name":"The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77568396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}