Cook County Hospital provides medical care to a diverse population with many complex medical problems. The following is a sampling of the research presented during the 2010 Resident Research Day, and it highlights the inquisitive nature of our house staff and their commitment to exceptional patient care.
Research:
A Clinical, Electrocardiographic, and Echocardiographic Score for Predicting a Diagnosis of Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients Presenting with New Onset Heart Failure and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Mathur A, Bhimraj A, Margeta B
Access to Health Care in Adults Evaluated for Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program
Agrawal V, Garimella PS, Jaar BG, Plantinga L, Ye J, McCullough PA
The Prognostic Importance of Renal Dysfunction in an Uninsured Minority Population with an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Vashista R
Impact of Sustained and Long-Term Hypertension Control after an Acute Coronary Syndrome on Death and Myocardial Infarction
Vashista R
Modulation of Salivation and Heartburn in Response to the Site of Acid Infusion in the Human Esophagus
Kireet A, Dutta SK, Mahmoud MA
Long Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and its Association with Fundic Gastric Polyps
Agrawal K, Sudhir D
Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Associated Disorders in Morbidly Obese Patients – A Prospective Study
Agrawal K, Dutta SK, Bashandy H, Gandsas A
The Polish American Atherosclerosis Risk Factor Modification (POLAARIS) Project – Providing Culturally Appropriate Care for the Polish Population
Bhimaraj A, Paulsinski R, Cena M, Ovalle A, Kelly R
Heart Disease Risk Knowledge Amongst Minority Diabetic Patients
Nagarajan V
Pre-Procedural Troponin-I Predicts Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Napan S, Quereshi A, Kashinath RC, Kadri S, Orig MN, Khadra S
Racial Difference in Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Public Health Service Patient Population
Napan S, Kashinath RC, Assawapokee T, Kadri S, Orig MN, Khadra S
Impact of Baseline Renal Insufficiency and Contrast-Induced Nephropathy on Outcomes in Blacks Versus Non-Blacks Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Napan S, Kashinath RC, Quereshi A, Ananthapanyasut W, Kadri S, Orig MN, Khadra S
Case Reports:
Erythema Multiforme Major: A Case Report
Kothari A, Thomas Caceres G, Improvola JG, Onwenyenyi C, Tchernodrinski S
A Case of Bronchopulmonary Sequestration in an Adult Female
Aryal G
Left-Sided Hepatic Hydrothorax without Ascites in a Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Alhaji M
Vasomotor Symptoms in a Case of Reactive Thrombocytosis
Agrawal G
A Case of Kidney Failure after Unintentional Silver Intoxication
Jeon H, Athavale A
Immune Reconstitution-Like Syndrome in an HIV-Negative Patient in the Setting of Prolonged Hypothyroidism
Aristizabal Carnaval MP
A Case Report of Brugada’s Syndrome Unmasked by Flecainide Challenge
Papireddy MR, Chataut H, Brugra H, Nallala DR, Ansari N
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus and Castleman’s Disease
Malte B
Synchronous Germinomas in the Pineal and Suprasellar Area
McDunn S, Feitosa Ruivo F
Sweet’s Syndrome Associated with Crohn’s Disase in a Patient on High-Dose Steroids
Gomez JA, Kattan JN
Cardiac Blastomycosis
Gonzales J, Iturrizaga J, Fernandez C
Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
Batra K, Sultania-Dudani P, Iturrizaga J
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