Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Meeting 2020

 

Recent Submissions

  • Improving Utilization of an Internal Medicine Clinic Patient Portal: A Quality Improvement Project 

    Street, Mark; Jack, Stuart; Drake, Kory; Yarnall, Ryan; Singh, Amritanshu; Vaughn, Kaleb; Gusman, Lindsey; Mullins, Gina; Minton, Vicki; Beasley, Brent; Corbett, Audrey (2020-10)
    Background: The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Internal Medicine Clinic utilizes an electronic patient portal to improve communication and help achieve the healthcare triple aim of reducing costs, enhancing patient experience, ...

  • Cluster Analysis as More Precise Measure of Burnout Among Healthcare Providers 

    Stiefer, Auston; Kezbers, Krista; Austin, Tessa; Nguyen, Amy; McIntosh, Heather; Touchet, Bryan (2020-10)
    BACKGROUND: The study of burnout among physicians and medical trainees has become a focus of many professional societies, academic institutions, and hospital systems in recent years, given the high prevalence of burnout ...

  • When Lightning Strikes Twice in the Case of Anemia 

    Reddick, Matthew; Mundra, Vishal (2020-10)
    Vitamin b12 deficiency anemia in the general population is 1.4% with an even higher incidence in the elderly and hospitalized reported up to 10-15%. Other causes of anemia such as warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia have an ...

  • First Bite Syndrome After Parapharyngeal Surgery 

    Pruthi, Asheema; Siemens, Chris; Kempe, Paul (2020-10)
    Introduction: Most schwannomas, other than those associated with neurofibromatosis, occur in the para-pharyngeal space often originating from Cranial nerves (CN) 9-12 or the sympathetic chain. Although cervical sympathetic ...

  • Increasing Colon Cancer Screening in the OU-Tulsa Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic 

    Harris, Audrey; Quaye, Eugene; Tran, Elizabeth; Smith, Tristan; Eslam, Mohammed; Albin, Dru; Corbett, Audrey; Sullins, Lindy (2020-10)
    Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in North America. Annually, approximately 53,000 people die of colorectal cancer, yet it is largely preventable ...

  • Selfish Lung Syndrome 

    Zhang, Xu Jackie; Mundra, Vishal (2020-10)
    Introduction: Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare congenital developmental anomaly that is characterized by hyperinflation of one or more pulmonary lobes. Although the exact etiology of the disease is unknown, the ...

  • Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Colonic Insufflation During Colonoscopy 

    Bader, Nimrah; Yohannan, Bryce; Corredine, Thomas; Madhoun, Mohammad (2020-10)
    Colonoscopy is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure performed for several indications including colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, adenoma surveillance, and investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms. Insufflation of ...

  • Name the Syndrome: Cytokine Release Syndrome or Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Patient on Avelumab for Ependymal Tumor 

    Bader, Nimrah; Ul-Haq, Aejaz (2020-10)
    Introduction: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has dramatically changed the outlook of cancer therapy. As a result, their use is becoming prevalent and a more diverse range of clinicians will encounter patients ...

  • Trust But Verify, Don't Disregard the Simplex Answer: An Uncommon Presentation of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis 

    Albin, Dru; Gordon, Errol (2020-10)
    Introduction: Herpes simplex virus type 1 encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic fatal encephalitis worldwide. Typical presentation includes fever, altered mental status, focal cranial nerve deficits, and ...

  • PDSA Cycles Increase Screening for Smoking Cessation 

    Abdelmonem, Ahmed; Baab, Kelsey; Cerqueira, Oliver; Corbett, Audrey (2020-10)
    Introduction: Smoking represents the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States, disproportionately affecting lower-income populations1. Smoking cessation has been shown to reduce the ...

  • Improving Outpatient Follow-Up After Hospitalization 

    McGinn, Addison; Hurst, Caleb; Blasdel, Jacob; Bordelon, Brian; Abdelmonem, Ahmed; Sharwani, Fahad; Lesselroth, Blake; Cerqueira, Oliver; Corbett, Audrey (2020-10)
    Introduction: Hospital readmission is costly, in both patient quality of life and healthcare expenditures. Timely post-discharge follow-up has shown to reduce preventable readmissions. Efforts should be aimed at improving ...

  • Filamentous Actin in the Role of Diagnosing Seronegative Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis 

    Hall, Mallory; McGinn, Addison; Smith, Kevin (2020-10)
    Introduction: Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) is an inflammatory liver disease, which without adequate diagnosis and treatment, can progress to cirrhosis. There are no distinguishing clinical features to discriminate this from ...

  • Extensive Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Annual Abscess 

    McGinn, Addison; Cha, Heather (2020-10)
    Case Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a relatively common, usually subacute infection involving heart valves. IE is often preceded by bacteremia in patients with prosthetic hardware, artificial heart valves, ...