A5042406938- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Microscopic Colitis
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
2017-2025
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
2016-2022
B.J. Medical College
2022
University of California, San Francisco
2021
Rush University Medical Center
2013-2019
University of Toledo Medical Center
2018
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2017
Sunnybrook Research Institute
2017
Sunnybrook Hospital
2017
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
2010
ObjectiveTwo recent Institute of Medicine reports highlight that the quality healthcare in US is less than what should be expected from world's most extensive and expensive system. This may especially true for critical access hospitals since these smaller rural-based often have fewer resources funding larger urban hospitals. The purpose this paper was to compare hospital care provided acute rural
Abstract Background Coping is an integral part of adjustment for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease but has not been well described in the literature. This study explored relationship between coping, perceived health competence, patient preference involvement their treatment, depression and quality life, particularly among inactive disease (in remission). Methods Subjects (n = 70) active IBD completed questionnaires, including Quality Life Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory,...
The inherited prion diseases (IPD) are a group of dominantly neurodegenerative disorders caused by mutation the protein gene (<i>PRNP</i>). Although clinically heterogeneous, IPDs generally associated with progressive dementia, ataxia and characteristic pathology. Here we describe quite distinct consistent phenotype in nine patients from family novel Y163X <i>PRNP</i> truncation mutation. major clinical features consist chronic diarrhoea, profound autonomic failure predominantly axonal...
Background: Sarcoidosis is a poorly understood chronic inflammatory condition.Infiltration of affected organs by lymphocytes characteristic sarcoidosis, however previous reports suggest that circulating lymphocyte counts are low in some patients with the disease.The goal this study was to evaluate subsets peripheral blood cohort sarcoidosis determine prevalence, severity, and clinical features associated lymphopenia major subsets.Methodology/Principal Findings: Lymphocyte 28 sarcoid were...
A pancreatic collision tumor is a rare entity that can be challenging to diagnose.We present very case of composed both neuroendocrine and ductal adenocarcinoma.Preoperative diagnosis was clinically because the radiology fine-needle biopsy were consistent with typical mass.However, gross examination mass postoperatively revealed cells foci adenocarcinoma without transition zone.Awareness this important so medical practitioners consider pursuing surgical management lesions otherwise would...
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. However, recent literature has drawn attention to limitations using P -value report statistical significance outcomes in clinical trials. We performed this analysis analyze strength data that supported American College Gastroenterology (ACG) guidelines for ‘Management Crohn’s disease adults’ fragility index (FI). screened all RCTs referenced 2018 ACG adults’. calculated FI and quotient (FQ) its correlation...
Drug-induced liver injuries (DILI) are overall rare and often associated with use of medications. Medications also the most common aetiology Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), but SJS is seldom seen concomitantly injury. Many drugs can cause either one these conditions; however, there no reported cases concomitant DILI secondary to fluoxetine.A 41-year-old female presented a skin rash abnormal function tests after recent initiation fluoxetine. Skin biopsies showed features DILI, respectively....
Elbasvir/grazoprevir is an all-oral regimen approved for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4, in renal insufficiency. However, to date, no data exist on the efficacy of this when it crushed administered through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Here, we illustrate case 63-year-old man who only known patient HCV infection English literature have successfully achieved sustained viral response (SVR) elbasvir/grazoprevir oral combination was PEG tube.A...
Spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) is an infrequent but severe complication most commonly described in patients with liver cirrhosis. We present the first case of culture-proven SFP occurring cardiogenic ascites. The diagnosis was clinically challenging as initial ascites consistent more common spontaneous bacterial (SBP). patient did not respond to antibacterial therapy, however, and final only made positive ascitic cultures that grew Candida glabrata. should be considered either cardiac...
Paraneoplastic gastrointestinal syndromes rarely precede the actual detection of an overt cancer with gastroparesis being a very rare initial presentation. To increase clinical awareness this entity, we present case severe that was later proven to be associated occult poorly differentiated non-small cell lung cancer. We then continue briefly review relevant literature on paraneoplastic date. A 61-year-old African-American man presented two months history post-prandial nausea, vomiting and...
sObjectives: Cardiogenic ascites has been well described regarding its pathophysiology and fluid characteristics in prior literatures. However, patients with cardiac cirrhosis not characterized as a separate entity despite unique clinical aspects. This study aims to describe the profile of explore utility ascitic protein (AFP) predict concurrent cirrhosis.Methods materials: We retrospectively selected reviewed samples from cardiogenic without cirrhosis. Epidemiologic characters, serum...
Background and study aim Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing remitting disease requiring frequent hospitalization. Biologics have become the recommended initial therapy for in patients with moderate to severe UC. Our was estimate changes Nationwide Healthcare utilization assess predictive factors of 30-day readmission, morbidity mortality Methods This retrospective observational analyzing Readmission database from 2016 2017 using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcomes were predictors...