Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (JCHIMP)
Publishing Bi-monthly by the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives is an open access, peer reviewed medical journal devoted to disseminating information relevant to the community hospitals. JCHIMP aims to provide up-to-date information in the field of Internal Medicine to community hospital medical professionals and a platform for clinical faculty, residents, and medical students to publish research relevant to community hospital programs.
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Volume 14, Issue 5 (2024)
Editorial
Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Vibrio cholera Gastroenteritis in a United States Citizen, Corrected with Renal Replacement Therapy
Meng Xie, Angelina Hong, Mayuri Gupta, and Dusan Dragovic
Research Articles
Outcomes of ad-hoc versus planned percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery ectasia: A retrospective single-center study
Shoaib Subhan, Muhammad Shehram, Malik Faisal Iftikhar, Abdullah bin Munir, Ali Al-Ansari, Haysum Khan, Syeda Salima Sultana, Jahanzeb Malik, and Amin Mehmoodi
Determinants of mortality among US patients diagnosed with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma over the past decade
Ayrton Bangolo, Pierre Fwelo, Amer Jarri, Sai Priyanka Pulipaka, Vignesh K. Nagesh, Nikita Wadhwani, Budoor Alqinai, Sidra Sohail, Geetha Keshav, Angel Ann Chacko, Aiswarya Menon, Luis Periel, Zuhair S. Siddiqui, Bibek Pyakurel, Sandra Kunnel, Matthew Maturasingh, Gillan Quirequire, Jerusha Gudapati, Ashfi Hoque, Zubair Habib, Varun Rao, Jasmine K. Grewal, Abraham Lo, and Simcha Weissman
Relationship between Lower Esophageal Sphincter muscles thickness and their response to pneumatic dilation in patients with achalasia
Foroogh Alborzi Avanaki, Mahdi Saravi, Nader Roshan, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Parnian Shobeiri, Faeze Salahshour Faeze Salahshour, and Hanieh Radkhah
Characterization of Markers in Blood Tests of Patients with Pleural Effusion and their Correlation to Different Etiologies
Raymond Farah, Keren Sidar-Orlin, and Adi Sharabi-Nov
Abnormal TSH level as a predictor of severe outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Pinak Ashokkumar Shah, Kartika Shetty, Faraz Rahman, Andrey Manov, and Mayesha Sharaf
The impact of computer-aided detection technology in adenoma detection rate among experienced endoscopists in the community setting
Mohammed Ahsan, Zackary Anderson, Medjine Jarbath, Maged Bakr, and Raymond W. Phillips
Review Articles
Intranasal Insulin for Treatment of Persistent Post-COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction: A Scoping Review
Ali Karim, Arisha Menal Gaddi Pathan, Allah Warayo, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aminullah Betanai, FNU Dropati, Saqlain Ahmed, Pir Rafiullah Jan Sarhandi, Poonam Kumari, Raveena Bai Bansari, Ayesha Batool, Muhammad Ayoob Memon, Ali Al-Ansari, Amin Mehmoodi, and Jahanzeb Malik
COVID-19-Related Pneumonitis in Immunocompromised Patients: Reviewing Clinical Features and Management Approaches
Adeel Nasrullah, Hassan Shakir, Eiraj Khan, Muhammad Ibraiz Bilal, Abu Baker Sheikh, Khalid Malik, and Tariq Cheema
Case Reports
Myroides odoratus induced cellulitis and bacteremia in an elderly male
Edward Lovering, Ananta Paudel, and Christopher J Haas
Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Danna Reyes, Gamal Musleh, Sherif Elkattawy, Muhammad Noori, Jesus Romero, Ana L. Romero, Omar Elkattawy, Omran Ahmed, Gabriel Zaverucha, and Razan Shamoon
Hemi-tongue ischemia due to antiphospholipid antibody syndrome- A case report
Ateeb Ur Rahman, Amir Saeed Kazi, Ali Abaad Asif, and Amna Chaudary
Postpartum Acquired Hemophilia A
Khawaja O Omar, William Sebastian, and Suzanne Kemper
Admitted with epistaxis, discharged on immunosuppressants! - An Unusual Presentation of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Anne C Laird and Basem Al Achras
Viscous Vengeance: A Case Report of Hyperviscosity Syndrome in IgA Lambda Multiple Myeloma
Afoma Onyechi, Jessica Ohemeng-Dapaah, Ayesha Kang, Alexandre Lacasse, and Ranju Kunwor
Blast and Bursts: Unveiling Splenic Rupture in Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasia
Abdulahi Hassan, Matthew Simpson, Rahim Jiwani, Abigail Arrigo, Palgun Nisarga, Olukemi A. Esan, and Anna Koget
Case Report: A Typical Lyme Disease with Uncommon Neurologic Presentation
Guo Cheng, Neeraj Parkash, Amrita Daniel, and Surendra Marur
Gastric and rectal phytobezoar from sunflower seed ingestion: A Case Report and review of the literature
Joseph O. Atarere, Sakthi S. Gautham, Jennifer A. Evans, and Haider A. Naqvi
An Unlikely Cause of Chest Pain: Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Mark Colantonio, Maan Awad, Marcelino Mederos Liriano, Matthew Santer, Abdul Murshid, and Affan Haleem
Symptomatic Valvular and Subvalvular Stenosis: A Case Report
Jesus Romero, Sherif Elkattawy, Ana L. Romero, Murad Aldarayseh, Omar Elkattawy, and Meherwan Joshi
Rare Case of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Causing Retrobulbar Hemorrhage
Khawaja O Omar, William Sebastian, and Amna Anees
A Biphasic Presentation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Metastasis to the Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Fadi Alghzawi, Maria Martinez-Cruz, Salman Zahoor Bhat, and Christopher Haas
Brief Report
Game Changer or More of the Same? A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Rezafungin and Caspofungin in Treating Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis
Zouina Sarfraz, Zeeshan Nasir, Faheem Javad, Aden Khan, Bushra Shah, Musfira Khalid, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Sarfraz, Amna Minhas, and Suchal Atta Gondal
Clinical Imaging
An Unusual Case of Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy in a Patient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Tina H. Dao, Kinza Khan, and Christopher D. Jackson
Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis as the Initial Presentation of Antiphospholipid Antibody-Positive Vascular Behçet Disease: A Clinical Image
Hidetaka Katoh, Mitsunaga Iwata, and Teruhiko Terasawa