{"title":"Penicillin allergy.","authors":"J. Freed","doi":"10.32388/bb5ni0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/bb5ni0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"68 4 1","pages":"108-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48465208","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":"Self-monitoring of blood glucose.","authors":"D. Wilson, G. Rosenkötter, R. K. Endres","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_301727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_301727","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"16 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50964285","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":"Laboratory diagnosis of rabies","authors":"C. Hanlon, S. Nadin-Davis","doi":"10.1016/B978-0-12-396547-9.00011-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-396547-9.00011-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/B978-0-12-396547-9.00011-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54099393","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}
Sarah Wolf, Senushi O'Sullivan, Roselynn Dean, Tomas Owens
{"title":"Does utilization of electronic cigarettes facilitate smoking cessation compared to other interventions?","authors":"Sarah Wolf, Senushi O'Sullivan, Roselynn Dean, Tomas Owens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Clinical question: </strong>Does utilization of electronic cigarettes facilitate smoking cessation compared to other interventions?</p><p><strong>Authors: </strong>Sarah Wolf MD, PGY-1; Senushi O'Sullivan MD, PGY-2;Roselynn Dean MD, PGY-3; Tomas Owens MD.</p><p><strong>Faculty mentor: </strong>Tomas Owens, MD.</p><p><strong>Residency program: </strong>Integris Great Plains Family Medicine Residency Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.</p><p><strong>Answer: </strong>Debatable. With conflicting data and some evidence of e-cigarettes leading to on-going nicotine use, there is not a clear benefit to utilizing e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence for the answer: </strong>B.</p><p><strong>Search terms: </strong>smoking cessation, electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes.</p><p><strong>Date search was concluded: </strong>24 April 2019 <b>Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria</b>.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Studies directly comparing smoking cessation with utilization of electronic cigarettes compared to control group.</p><p><strong>Exclusion criteria: </strong>Studies that were systematic reviews, published since 2015, and studies comparing smoking cessation with anything other than electronic cigarettes.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"112 5","pages":"34-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714982/pdf/nihms-1046563.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41223094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agroterrorism","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_300092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_300092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51064010","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}
Janis E Campbell, Keith Kleszynski, Amanda E Janitz, Amber S Anderson, Claire Dowers-Nichols, Andrew N Dentino, Laurence Z Rubenstein, Thomas A Teasdale
{"title":"A population based caregivers profile and training needs assessment in Oklahoma.","authors":"Janis E Campbell, Keith Kleszynski, Amanda E Janitz, Amber S Anderson, Claire Dowers-Nichols, Andrew N Dentino, Laurence Z Rubenstein, Thomas A Teasdale","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Studies indicate an expected population growth of almost fifty percent in Oklahomans aged 65 and older by 2030. According to the United Health Foundation, Oklahoma ranked 48th in overall senior health in 2017.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative administered a Consumer Needs Assessment Survey by mail to a stratified random sample of the 475,518 registered voters aged 65 and older. The survey was anonymous and stratified by region. The survey contained six sections: introduction, health and health promotion, activities/recreation, information and assistance, caregiving and \"about you.\"</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nearly one in three (32%) of respondents indicated that they directly or indirectly provide care to another, with another 9% responding they <i>maybe</i> provide care, and the remaining 59% responding <i>no</i>. Nearly 10% of people who say they are not caregivers reported that they participate at least one day a week in caring for a sick or invalid spouse, family member, or friend living with them, indicating current estimates of the number of caregivers is low.</p><p><strong>Discussion and implications: </strong>Those who report they <i>are</i> or are <i>maybe</i> caregivers tend to be more interested in community events and more interested in caregiver respite. In addition, <i>maybe</i> caregivers appear to be more interested in health improvement topics and classes, such as health and wellness, mental health, chronic disease, and computers when compared to both caregivers and non-caregivers. Our survey results indicate a need for caregivers to receive respite services as well as training courses in Oklahoma communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":"836-842"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8932939/pdf/nihms-1031209.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40307816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharyl Kinney, Alix Darden, Kathryn M L Konrad, Paul M Darden, Christi Madden
{"title":"Community Engagement: Why Oklahoma? Why Now?","authors":"Sharyl Kinney, Alix Darden, Kathryn M L Konrad, Paul M Darden, Christi Madden","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Oklahoma ranked 43<sup>rd</sup> in the 2017 America's Health Rankings largely due to health behaviors such as adult obesity, lack of physical activity and smoking. Oklahoma children also suffer from adverse childhood experiences that contribute to poor health outcomes. Community engagement, a process that involves people affiliated by geographic location and shared interest working together to address issues affecting community wellbeing, is a common model that has had some success in Oklahoma communities addressing child health.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>Factors that contribute to poor health in Oklahoma include not only health behaviors such as obesity and smoking, but also lack of access to care created by a lack of health insurance and primary care providers, compounded by the largely rural nature of the state. The National Institutes of Health is committed to funding research aimed at improving the health of rural and disadvantaged populations. Historically, these populations are difficult to reach and may not be interested in the national health research initiatives, but rather want to focus on health issues important to their communities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>In this article we discuss some of Oklahoma's most pressing pediatric health needs, community engagement efforts to address these issues and a newly funded NIH grant at OUHSC aimed at supporting and learning from these efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"111 8","pages":"790-794"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615740/pdf/nihms-1038226.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41223093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Townsend Cooper, Janis Campbell, Naci Dileki, Paul Darden
{"title":"Access to Care for Children under five in Oklahoma: a Geographic Imputation Application.","authors":"M Townsend Cooper, Janis Campbell, Naci Dileki, Paul Darden","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Geographic access to primary care can be a barrier to receiving appropriate preventative services. Oklahoma has been identified as having relatively few primary care providers per capita to care for its population compared to the US. The goal of this analysis was to identify the areas in Oklahoma with significant concentrations of children under five, no pediatrician within reasonable driving distance, and whether other primary care providers are present.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 2016 American Community Survey was used to estimate the total population of children under five years of age for each Census Block Group in Oklahoma. Access was defined as a thirty-minute drive time radius computed around each child's imputed location. The National Provider Identifier database was used to identify and locate pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and mid-level providers in Oklahoma. Areas of high concentrations of children with no pediatrician access were identified and non-pediatrician provider locations were superimposed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the estimated 265,818 children under five in Oklahoma, approximately 7% were outside of a thirty-minute drive from a pediatrician. These children are concentrated in northwestern and southeastern Oklahoma, with several smaller additional groupings. There are multiple non-pediatrician primary care providers operating in many of these areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There are areas in the state where a paucity of pediatricians and high concentrations of young children lend themselves to collaborations using technology and education to improve the care of children.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"111 8","pages":"784-789"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615749/pdf/nihms-1035060.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37403331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erin M Hawks, Marilyn L Sampilo, Ashley Weedn, Stephen R Gillaspy
{"title":"Identifying Differences in the Prevalence of Psychological Symptoms between Underweight, Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Children in Primary Care.","authors":"Erin M Hawks, Marilyn L Sampilo, Ashley Weedn, Stephen R Gillaspy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to be a major public health problem. Nearly one-third of children in the United States can be classified as overweight or obese, which is particularly concerning given that obesity is associated with a number of physical and mental health problems. Past studies have examined childhood obesity and psychological symptoms using samples of referred children who have already been identified as overweight or obese, leaving out children who are classified as underweight or healthy weight. This study aims to bridge this gap in the literature by evaluating differences in psychological symptoms among children who fall within all weight ranges within primary care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data was obtained from a systematic chart review using EMR (Electronic Medical Record) for children ages 6 to 16 years from two primary care health clinics. Differences between weight groups regarding reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms were evaluated utilizing data from the Pediatric Behavioral Health Screen (PBHS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant overall psychological symptoms (internalizing and externalizing) were endorsed for 13.2% of the sample (<i>p</i> > .01). Chi-Square analyses determined that the relationship between internalizing symptoms and weight category were significant. Specifically, children who were classified as overweight or obese were more likely to report significant internalizing symptoms than underweight or healthy weight children.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Children who fall into the overweight and obese weight categories may need to be screened for psychological symptoms and referred for mental health services following overweight/obese classification in primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"111 8","pages":"802-805"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615746/pdf/nihms-1038205.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37404250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathryn M L Konrad, Marny Dunlap, Paul H Patrick, Chad Michael Smith, Kelli McNeal, James Dorn
{"title":"Community Based Efforts to Address Infant Mortality and Disparities in Oklahoma.","authors":"Kathryn M L Konrad, Marny Dunlap, Paul H Patrick, Chad Michael Smith, Kelli McNeal, James Dorn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Oklahoma's infant mortality remains among the highest in the nation.<sup>1</sup> Infant mortality rates are highest within the African American community.<sup>2</sup> Physician and community partner efforts to decrease infant mortality are discussed to encourage more involvement in addressing infant mortality. The purpose of this article is to describe both provider and community-based efforts to combat infant mortality, particularly those focused on infant mortality disparities.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>The leading causes of infant deaths are prematurity, congenital malformations and/or chromosomal anomalies, and unclassified deaths such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or accidents. Prematurity accounts for the highest number of infant deaths. Efforts in Oklahoma focus on prematurity and SIDS prevention. Fetal Infant Mortality Review programs in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties focus on local issues contributing to infant mortality and promote community engagement. In central Oklahoma, an Infant Mortality Alliance (IMA) was formed including over 180 stakeholders focusing on healthcare access, community and faith engagement, and health disparities. In the year following the IMA's initial work, the non-Hispanic African American infant mortality rate in Oklahoma County decreased by 18.8%.<sup>12</sup>.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>Infant mortality is multifactorial and requires multiple strategies to combat. To address infant mortality and disparities, all aspects of the community must be involved. No individual alone can improve infant mortality. Physicians providing prenatal care make an impact by implementing recommended guidelines for progesterone therapy. Physicians seeing infants can encourage safe sleep practices among their families and local hospitals. While progress has been made addressing Oklahoma's infant mortality, much work remains.</p>","PeriodicalId":75127,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association","volume":"111 8","pages":"762-766"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6594563/pdf/nihms-1019345.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37366385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}