Recent Research & Publications

Faculty Publications & ABSTRACTS

Brian Ault, DO:

Earle M, Ault B, Bonney C. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in concurrent very low-carbohydrate diet and sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitor use: a case report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 23;4(2):185-188. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.2.45904. PMID: 32426668.
Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Innovations Presentation at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019.
Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Presented at: SAEM Western Regional Conference, Napa, CA, March 2019.

Seth Ball, MD:

Ball S, Fisher JD. Adolescent abdominal pain due to rare Mullerian duct anomaly. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Sep; 59:218.e1-218.e3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.06.032. PMID: 35780004.
Ball S, Moreland S. Approach to apparent life threatening events. EM Resident. 2016; 43(1): 32-33.

Jamie Baydoun, MD:

Skuba Gray M, Isby I, Baydoun J. Low Fidelity Pork Rib Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Nerve Block Simulation. Oral abstract presented at: Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference. Palo Alto, CA. April 2022.
Zitek T, Busby E, Hudson H, McCourt JD, Baydoun J, Slattery DE. Ultrasound-guided placement of single-lumen peripheral intravenous catheters in the internal jugular vein. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep;19(5):808-812. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.6.37883. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30202491.
Lahham S, Baydoun J, Bailey J, Sandoval S, Wilson SP, Fox JC, Slattery DE. A prospective evaluation of transverse tracheal sonography during emergent intubation by emergency medicine resident physicians. J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Oct; 36(10): 2079-2085. May 15. [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1002/jum.14231. PMID: 28503749.
Zitek T, Baydoun J, Yepez S, Forred W, Slattery DE. Mistakes and pitfalls associated with two-point compression ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis. West J Emerg Med 2016; 17(2):201-208. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.1.29335. PMID: 26973753.

Ross P. Berkeley, MD:

Czaja MP, Kraus CK, Phyo S, Olivieri P, Mederos DR, Puente I, Mohammed S, Berkeley RP, et al. Nonfatal injuries sustained in mass shootings in the US, 2012-2019: injury diagnosis matrix, incident context, and public health considerations. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023; 23(3): 552-565. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.58395. PMID: 37278791.
Kelly NA, Kelly RE, Berkeley RP. The Glasgow Coma Scale: a disconnect between medical documentation and traumatic brain injury litigation in the United States. Medico-Legal Journal. 2023 Apr 17; 258172231161975. Online ahead of print. DOI:10.1177/00258172231161975. PMID: 37063079.
Guldner GT, Roozendaal SM, Berkeley RP, et al. Impact of the Las Vegas mass shooting event on the graduate medical education mission: can there be growth from tragedy? Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023; 24(2): 249-258. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.9.56221. PMID: 36602483.
Czaja MP, Kraus CK, Phyo S, Olivieri P, Mederos DR, Puente I, Mohammed S, Berkeley RP, et al. Injury characteristics, outcomes, and health care services use associated with nonfatal injuries sustained in mass shootings in the US, 2012-2019. JAMA Network Open. 2022; 5(5): e2213737. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13737. PMID: 35622366.
Harry LP, Isby I, Johnson A, Earle M, Pang N, Cadiz VM, Berkeley RP. Analysis of Fatalities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Presented at: National Association of EMS Physicians Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, January 2022. Published in: Prehospital Emergency Care 2022; 26(1): 140-141. DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1995553.
Earle M, Bailey J, Berkeley RP. Hampton’s hump – a notable finding in a patient with infectious endocarditis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2021 Dec 10; 2021:9918420. DOI: 10.1155/2021/9918420. PMID: 34925923.
Pfaff R, Berkeley RP, Moore G, Heniff M. Duty to warn in the emergency department: three medical legal cases that illustrate providers’ broad risk and liability. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine 2020; 4(3): 282-288. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.5.47222. PMID: 32926668.
Berkeley RP. Bell’s palsy and trigeminal neuralgia. In: Wolfson AB, ed in chief, et al. Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020: 818-822.
Acuña J, Stolz U, Stolz L, Situ-LaCasse E, Bell G, Berkeley RP, et al. Gender influence on ultrasound milestone evaluations among emergency medicine residents. AEM Education and Training 2020; 4: 94-102. DOI:10.1002/aet2.10397. PMID: 32313855.
Schulack NMV, Patel K, Berkeley RP. Alcoholic ketoacidosis. In: Schaider JJ, ed in chief, et al. Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2019: 44-45.
Acuña J, Stolz U, Stolz L, Situ-LaCasse E, Bell G, Berkeley RP, et al. Evaluation of Gender Differences in Ultrasound Milestone Assessments in Emergency Medicine Residency Training. Presented at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019. Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine 2019; 26(S1): S157. DOI: 10.1111/acem.13756.
Roozendaal S, Guldner G, Abou-Zaid H, Siegal J, Berkeley RP, Davey D, Allswede M. Tragedy meets GME: The Impact of the 1 October Mass Casualty Incident on Academic Attending and Resident Physicians. Presented at: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Congress 2019, Brisbane, Australia, May 2019. Published in: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2019; 34(S1): S72. DOI:10.1017/S1049023X19001572.
Zitek T, Berkeley RP, Hodnick R, Davis K, Dadon N, Slattery DE. A novel technique to intubate patients without reliable pulse oximetry. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018; 36: 2131.e1-2131.e2. DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.07.038. PMID: 30033136.
Bailey J, Berkeley RP. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as the etiology of EMS-reported traumatic arrest. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018; 34: e219-e222. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000941. PMID: 27668923.
Bar-on M, Berkeley RP. Early engagement of residents into the root cause analysis process. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2016; 8: 459-460. DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-15-00596.1. PMID: 27413466.
Galster K, Hodnick R, Berkeley RP. Lightning strike in pregnancy with fetal injury. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016; 27: 287-290. DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.006. PMID: 27116922.

Caitlin Bonney, MD:

Earle M, Ault B, Bonney C. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in concurrent very low-carbohydrate diet and sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitor use: a case report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 23;4(2):185-188. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.2.45904. PMID: 32426668.
Bonney CF, Hatten B, Wang GS. Toxicity from unintentional pediatric ingestion of a performance-enhancing drug: a case report with review of clenbuterol toxicity and treatment. J Emerg Med 2019; 57(4):e105-e108. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.06.016. PMID:31493966.
Brandehoff N, Smith CF, Buchanan JA, Mackessy SP, Bonney CF. First reported case of thrombocytopenia from a Heterodon nasicus envenomation. Toxicon 2019; 157:12-17. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.295. PMID: 30465776.
Brandehoff N, Baker KS, Bonney CF, Ng PC, Schimmel J, Hoyte CO. Articles you may have missed. Journal of Medical Toxicology 2018; 14:156-159. doi: 10.1007/s13181-017-0642-4. PMID: 29368219.
Chai PR, Bonney C, Blohm E, Boyer EW, Babu KM. Canagliflozin-associated diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report Toxicol Commun 2017; 1(1):2-5. doi: 10.1080/24734306.2017.1331604. PMID: 29978156.

Dale Carrison, DO:

Kuhls DA, Chestovich PJ, Coule P, Carrison DM, et al. Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) training improves first responder confidence to face mass-casualty incidents in Thailand. Prehosp Disaster Med 2017 Oct;32(5): 492-500. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X17006550. PMID: 28606199.
Smith B, Carrison D, Carlo P, Rubel N. Aggressive Cooling Prior to Transport from a Large Mass Gathering Event Results in Favorable Neurologic Outcomes for Drug-Induced Hyperthermia. Presented at: NAEMSP Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 2017. Published in: Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017; 21: 136.
Tran A, Zitek T, Reyes R, Forred W, Carlo P, Carrison D. An Analysis of Four Years of Experience at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Presented at: ACEP Research Forum, Las Vegas, NV, October 2016. Published in: Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017; 68 (4) Suppl: S37.

Kristina Domanski, MD:

Domanski K, Allswede M. The criminalisation of women’s healthcare in the post-Dobbs era: an analysis of the anti-abortion trigger law statutes. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 2023. Aug 17:1-5. DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2023.2242546. PMID: 37590051.
Domanski K, Harmon N, Kabir R, Keller C. Interruptions to Resident Workflow in the Emergency Department. Presented at: ACOEP 2023 Scientific Assembly. Awarded 1st place, Oral Abstract Competition. Washington, DC. August 2023.
Hollister N, Friedman P, McDonald S, Domanski K. Intersection of Circus Artists and the Emergency Department: Accessibility and Perspectives. Presented at: ACOEP 2023 Scientific Assembly. Awarded 3rd place, Oral Abstract Competition. Washington, DC. August 2023.
Cross M, Schirding JH, Domanski K. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Multigravida Patient. Cureus. 2023 Mar 21; 15(3): e36492. doi:10.7759/cureus.36492. PMID: 37090262.
Goodsell S, Lewis A, Domanski K. Bilateral knee septic arthritis after prostatic urethral lift: a case report. J Orthop Case Rep. 2023 March, 13(03): 68-71. PMID: 37187818.
Guldner GT, Roozendaal SM, Berkeley RP, Allswede MP, Domanski KH, et al. Impact of the Las Vegas mass shooting event on the graduate medical education mission: can there be growth from tragedy? Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023; 24(2): 249-258. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.9.56221. PMID: 36602483.
Domanski K, Fleming SW, Maag H, Rale EB, DeBord J, Wright B, Mahana R. A psychonaut's experience of intoxication with multiple classes of drugs including novel psychoactive substance 2-fluorodeschloroketamine: case report and urinary analysis. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021 Nov 28:1-5. PMID: 34842064.

Jay Fisher, MD:

Ball S, Fisher JD. Adolescent abdominal pain due to rare Mullerian duct anomaly. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Sep; 59:218.e1-218.e3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.06.032. PMID: 35780004.
Fisher JD, Shah AP, Norozian F. Clinical spectrum of pediatric heat illness and heatstroke in a North American desert climate. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e891-e893. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002438. PMID: 33848093.
Fisher JD, Warren B. Pediatric chest pain: using evidence to reduce diagnostic testing in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2022 Feb; 19(2):1-24. Epub 2022 Feb 2. PMID: 35072379.
Fisher JD, Newton C, Kuhls D, Gausche-Hill M, McCarthy DC. Evaluating the MCI Preparedness of U.S. Pediatric Emergency Departments. Presented at: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference. Philadelphia, PA. October 2021. Published in: Pediatrics 2022; 149(1):20.
McNickle A, Yacoub M, Ben Ari J, Streit SM, Bailey D, Trummel C, Fisher J, Forage J, Jones SA, Fraser DR. Translating BIG Success from A to C: Adaptation of An Adult Brain Injury Guideline to Children. Presented at: American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Annual Conference. Virtual. November 2021.
Roth T, DiPrinzio D, Fisher JD. Rapid and severe neurologic deterioration due to influenza associated encephalopathy in a healthy child. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Jul; 45:687.e1-687.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.081. PMID: 33422405.
Carlson JN, Zocchi MS, Allen C, Denmark TK, Fisher JD, Wilkinson M, Remick K, Sullivan A, Pines JM, Venkat A; US Acute Care Solutions Research Group. Critical procedure performance in pediatric patients: results from a national emergency medicine group. Am J Emerg Med 2020 Jun 6;38(9):1703-1709. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.009. PMID: 32721781.
Fisher J. Emergency department presentation of 'delusional parasitosis by proxy'. Delusional parent, injured child. Am J Emerg Med 2019 Sep;37(9):1806.e1-1806.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.05.058. Epub 2019 May 30. PMID: 31182365.
Fisher JD, Bechtel RJ, Siddiqui KN, Nelson DG, Nezam A. Clinical spectrum of previously undiagnosed pediatric cardiac disease. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May;37(5): 933-936. PMID: 30833044.
Fisher JD, Sakaria RP, Siddiqui KN, Bali L. Asthmatic children presenting with hypoxia are at risk of clinical deterioration or complicated hospital course. Presented at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019. Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine 2019; 26(S1): S287.
Posadas E, Fisher J. Pediatric bacterial meningitis: an update on early identification and management Pediatric Emerg Med Pract 2018 Nov; 15(11): 1-20. PMID: 30358380.
McGrew PR, Chestovich PJ, Fisher JD, Kuhls DA, et al. Implementation of a CT scan practice guideline for pediatric trauma patients reduces unnecessary scans without impacting outcomes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018; 85(3): 451-458. PMID: 29787555.
Fisher JD. The on-going challenge of pediatric septic shock: optimizing early identification and accurate resuscitation. J Intensive Crit Care 2018; Vol.4, No.1: 6
Zitek T, Lunn J, Ma A, Dadon N, Fisher J. Non-specific interpretations of pediatric chest x-rays are common: correlate clinically for pneumonia. J Emerg Med Care. 2018; 1: 101.
Fisher JD, Thorpe EL. Bilateral upper extremity hyperesthesia and absence of neck tenderness in four adolescent athletes with cervical spine injuries. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2017, Jan 24. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001035. PMID: 28121977.
Dadon N, Lunn J, Zitek T, Ma A, Fisher J. Non-specific Interpretations of Pediatric Chest X-rays are Common: Correlate Clinically for Pneumonia. Presented at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 2017. Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine. 2017 May; 24 Suppl 1: S141.

Garren Giles, DO:

Hamilton C, Puentedura G, Giles G. Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in pulseless refractory ventricular fibrillation. EM Resident. 2021; 48(4): 25-26. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/stellate-ganglion-block-for-v-fib/
Giles G, Diprinzio D, Haber J. Low fidelity trainer for fiberoptic scope in the emergency department. Journal of Education & Training in Emergency Medicine 2020; 5(3): I1-8. https://jetem.org/fiberoptic_scope/. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8764B.

Jordana Haber, MD:

Lee H, Matsuura J, Sulkowski K, Sigal T, Bonney C, Haber J. Improving Diversity Consciousness: Increasing URiM During COVID-19 Recruitment. Poster presentation at: Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Academic Assembly. San Diego, CA. March 2022.
Oh L, Linden JA, Zeidan A, Salhi B, Lema PC, Pierce AE, Greene AL, Werner SL, Heron SL, Lall MD, Finnell JT, Franks N, Battaglioli NJ, Haber J, et al. Overcoming barriers to promotion for women and underrepresented in medicine faculty in academic emergency medicine. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021 Dec 21;2(6):e12552. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12552. PMID: 34984414.
Giles G, Diprinzio D, Haber J. Low fidelity trainer for fiberoptic scope in the emergency department. Journal of Education & Training in Emergency Medicine 2020; 5(3): I1-8. https://jetem.org/fiberoptic_scope/. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8764B.
Wallace P, Haber J. Top ten evidence-based countermeasures for night shift workers. Emerg Med J. 2020. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2019-209134 [Online ahead of print]. PMID: 32332056.
Wallace P, Haber J. A case report of a rare external jugular vein pseudoaneurysm. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020; 4(2): 214-218. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.12.45076. PMID: 32426676.
Lee P, Haber J. Urethral calculi. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020; 4(2): 134-136. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.5.43182. PMID: 32426654.
Haber J, Cherney A, Weygandt L.  Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition . In: Gottlieb M, ed in chief, et al. Education Theory Made Practical, Volume 2. San Francisco, CA: Academic Life in Emergency Medicine, LLC.; 2018: 20-29.
Skaggs Z, Haber J. This Rash Puts You in the ICU. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2018 Oct 17;2(4): 384-385. PMID: 30443640.
Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Innovations Presentation at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019.
Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Presented at: SAEM Western Regional Conference, Napa, California, March 2019.
Bess R, Navoa J, Haber J. Prevalence of Bedside Teaching in an Urban Academic Emergency Department. Presented at: SAEM Western Regional Conference, Napa, CA, March 2019.

JD McCourt, MD

Harry LP, McCourt JD. Purpura Fulminans Secondary to COVID-19 Infection. Presentation at: American Academy of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Assembly. Baltimore, MD. April 2022.
Grush J, Lin A, Boyd V, Pang N, Cadiz V, McCourt J, Fraser D, Slattery DE. Real-world Implementation of Adult Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) at a Level I Trauma Center. Virtual poster presentation at: American College of Emergency Physicians 2021 Scientific Assembly Research Forum. Boston, MA. October 2021. Published in: Ann Emerg Med. 2021; 78(4S):337.
Zitek T, Busby E, Hudson H, McCourt JD, Baydoun J, Slattery DE. Ultrasound-guided placement of single-lumen peripheral intravenous catheters in the internal jugular vein. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep;19(5): 808-812. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.6.37883. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30202491.
McKay ME, McCourt JD. Emergency medicine clinicians' views and practices for identifying opioid misuse in the era of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs. Presented at: ACEP Research Forum, Washington, DC, Oct 2017. Published in: Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017; 70(S4): S164.

David Nelson, MD:

Zhao B, Nelson DG. Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor encephalitis: A challenging diagnosis in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Sep;35(9):e159-e161. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001853. PMID: 31268960.
Fisher JD, Bechtel RJ, Siddiqui KN, Nelson DG, Nezam A. Clinical spectrum of previously undiagnosed pediatric cardiac disease. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May; 37(5): 933-936. PMID: 30833044.
Nelson DG. Ch. 91: Superficial bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections. In: Strange and Schafermeyer’s Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5th Ed. McGraw Hill Education: 2018.
Arciniegas Rodriguez S, Zitek T, Sterett R, Nelson DG. Occult pericardial tamponade presenting with altered mental status. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 May; 34(5): e93-e94. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000878. PMID: 27741064.
Nelson D. Pediatrics. In: Bledsoe B, Porter RS, Cherry RA. eds. Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, 5th Edition. Pearson; 2016.

Ketan Patel, MD:

Yadete T, Isby I, Patel K, Lin A. Spontaneous globe subluxation: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Emerg Med. 2021; 14:74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00398-x. PMID: 34922434.
Patel K, Binder L, et al. Designing the third- and fourth-years clerkship schedule. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020; 58(3): e173-e176. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.11.026. PMID: 31918989.
Schulack NMV, Patel K, Berkeley RP. Alcoholic ketoacidosis. In: Schaider JJ, ed in chief, et al. Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2019: 44-45.
Patel SK, Rahbar AJ, Patel K, Sigal T. Rivaroxaban-associated intraparenchymal hemorrhage managed with 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate. Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports. 2018: 6: 62-68. doi: 10.1007/s40138-018-0157-6.

Christopher Pitotti, MD:

Pitotti C, David J. An evidence-based approach to nonoperative management of traumatic hemorrhagic shock in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Practice. 2020; 22(11): 1-24. PMID: 33105073.
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti C, Bartlett A, Patel J, Rahbar A, Forred W, Sontgerath JS, Clark JM. A comparison of headache treatment in the emergency department: prochlorperazine versus ketamine. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Mar; 71(3): 369-377.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.063. Epub 2017 Oct 14. PMID: 29033296.

Tiffany Sigal, MD:

Lee H, Matsuura J, Sulkowski K, Sigal T, Bonney C, Haber J. Improving Diversity Consciousness: Increasing URiM During COVID-19 Recruitment. Poster presentation at: Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Academic Assembly. San Diego, CA. March 2022.
Zitek T, Sigal T, Sun G, Martin Manuel C, Tran K. I-FiBH trial: intravenous fluids in benign headaches - a randomised, single-blinded clinical trial. Emerg Med J. 2020 Aug;37(8):469-473. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2019-209389. Epub 2020 Jul 3. PMID: 32620543.

David Slattery, MD:

Czaja MP, Kraus CK, Phyo S, Olivieri P, Mederos DR, Puente I, Mohammed S, Berkeley RP, Slattery DE, et al. Nonfatal injuries sustained in mass shootings in the US, 2012-2019: injury diagnosis matrix, incident context, and public health considerations. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023; 23(3): 552-565. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.58395. PMID: 37278791.
Czaja MP, Kraus CK, Phyo S, Olivieri P, Mederos DR, Puente I, Mohammed S, Berkeley RP, Slattery DE, et al. Injury characteristics, outcomes, and health care services use associated with nonfatal injuries sustained in mass shootings in the US, 2012-2019. JAMA Network Open. 2022; 5(5): e2213737. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13737. PMID: 35622366.
Slattery S, Thanepohn H, Wyrick HW, Young C, Stevenson J, Slattery DE. Right Patient, Right Destination: Specialized EMS Crisis Response Team Direct Transport to Mental Health Facility. Poster presentation abstract #762 at: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. May 2022. Published in: Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29 (Suppl. 1): S347.
Harris C, Tran K, Bluitt-Fisher J, Slattery DE. A Missed Opportunity? Community Resource Utilization Prior to Homeless Deaths Discovered by EMS. Poster presentation abstract # 759 at: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. May 2022. New Orleans, LA. Published in: Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29(Suppl. 1):S351-352.
Slattery S, Thanepohn H, Wyrick HW, Young C, Stevenson J, Slattery DE. Right Patient, Right Destination: Specialized EMS Crisis Response Team Direct Transport to Mental Health Facility. Poster presentation at: Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. April 2022.
Harris C, Tran K, Bluitt-Fisher J, Slattery DE. A Missed Opportunity? Community Resource Utilization Prior to Homeless Deaths Discovered by EMS. Oral abstract presentation. Poster presentation at: Western Regional SAEM Conference. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. April 2022.
Slattery DE, Hamilton C, Tran K, Singer A. Low-dose, High-Frequency Psychomotor Skills Training Results in Improved and Sustained Performance of Optimal Adult/Child Ventilations in Fire-Based EMS Personnel. Virtual presentation at: American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) Meeting. November 2021. Published in: Circulation. 2021; 144 (Suppl. 2): A12583-A12583. doi:10.1161/circ.144.suppl_2.1258
Grush J, Lin A, Boyd V, Pang N, Cadiz V, McCourt J, Fraser D, Slattery DE. Real-world Implementation of Adult Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) at a Level I Trauma Center. Virtual poster presentation at: American College of Emergency Physicians 2021 Scientific Assembly Research Forum. Boston, MA. October 2021. Published in: Ann Emerg Med. 2021; 78(4S):337.
Pollack CV, Amin A, Wang T, Deitelzweig S, Cohen M, Slattery DE, et al. Contemporary NSTEMI management: the role of the hospitalist. Hospital Practice 2020; 48(1):1-11. DOI:10.1080/21548331.2020.1701329.
Slattery DE, Kelly R, Patel T, Traster V. The Cost of Inclusivity - Decentralization of Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Receiving Centers Results in Decreased Survival. Presented at: National Association of EMS Physicians Scientific Assembly. San Diego, CA. January 2020. Published in: Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020; 4(1):154.
Marshall T, Chen NM, Nguyen E, Slattery DE, Zitek T. Rethinking intravenous catheter size and location for computed tomography pulmonary angiography. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;20(2):244-249. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.11.40930. Epub 2019 Feb 6. PMID: 30881543.
Zitek T, Busby E, Hudson H, McCourt JD, Baydoun J, Slattery DE. Ultrasound-guided placement of single-lumen peripheral intravenous catheters in the internal jugular vein. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep; 19(5): 808-812. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.6.37883. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30202491.
Zitek T, Berkeley RP, Hodnick R, Davis K, Dadon N, Slattery DE. A novel technique to intubate patients without reliable pulse oximetry. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;36(11):2131.e1-2131.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.07.038. Epub 2018 Jul 18. PMID: 30033136.
Lahham S, Baydoun J, Bailey J, Sandoval S, Wilson SP, Fox JC, Slattery DE. A prospective evaluation of transverse tracheal sonography during emergent intubation by emergency medicine resident physicians. J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Oct; 36(10): 2079-2085. May 15. [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1002/jum.14231. PMID: 28503749.
Zitek T, Baydoun J, Yepez S, Forred W, Slattery DE. Mistakes and pitfalls associated with two-point compression ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis. West J Emerg Med 2016; 17(2): 201-208. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.1.29335. PMID: 26973753.
Zitek T, Cleveland N, Rahbar A, Parker J, Lim C, Elsbecker S, Forred W, Slattery D. The effect of nebulized albuterol on serum lactate and potassium in healthy subjects. Acad Emerg Med 2016; 23(6): 718-721. DOI: 10.1111/acem.12937. PMID: 26857949.
Waite C, Abdullah I, Parker J, Slattery DE. Does cell phone use upon arrival to the ED predict patient acuity? Presented at: Western Regional SAEM Conference, Marina del Rey, CA, April 2016. Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine 2016; 23(S1): S233.

Kathryn Sulkowski, MD:

Lee H, Matsuura J, Sulkowski K, Sigal T, Bonney C, Haber J. Improving Diversity Consciousness: Increasing URiM During COVID-19 Recruitment. Poster presentation at: Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Academic Assembly. San Diego, CA. March 2022.
Sulkowski K, Grant G, Brodie T. Case report: Vertebral artery dissection after use of handheld Massage Gun. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022;6(2):159-161. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56046. PMID: 35701359.
Sulkowski K, Grant GE. Chapter 37: Head, Neck and Spinal Trauma. In: Bledsoe BE, Porter RS, Cherry RA, Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, 2022, Hoboken, NJ.
Sulkowski K, Kimmel A, Seto C, et al. Social Emergency Medicine Simulation Cases. Virtual presentation at: American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly. Boston, MA. October 2021.
Sulkowski K, Young C. Case report: spontaneous rupture of inferior epigastric artery masquerading as inguinal hernia. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020; 4(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.9.48629. PMID: 33217284.

Devin Thompson, MD:

Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Innovations Presentation at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019.
Thompson D, Haber J, Ault B. Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box: A Low-Fidelity Simulation Model Building Competition. Presented at: SAEM Western Regional Conference, Napa, CA, March 2019.

Christian Young, MD:

Slattery S, Thanepohn H, Wyrick HW, Young C, Stevenson J, Slattery DE. Right Patient, Right Destination: Specialized EMS Crisis Response Team Direct Transport to Mental Health Facility. Poster presentation at: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. May 2022. Published in: Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29 (Suppl. 1): S347.
Slattery S, Thanepohn H, Wyrick HW, Young C, Stevenson J, Slattery DE. Right Patient, Right Destination: Specialized EMS Crisis Response Team Direct Transport to Mental Health Facility. Poster presentation at: Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. April 2022.
Sulkowski K, Young C. Case report: spontaneous rupture of inferior epigastric artery masquerading as inguinal hernia. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine 2020; 4(4):607-609. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.9.48629. PMID: 33217284.

Tony Zitek, MD:

Fong J, Zitek T. Pediatric ingestion of multiple button batteries. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019;3(2):156-157. PMID: 31061975.
Zitek T, Berkeley RP, Hodnick R, Davis K, Dadon N, Slattery DE. A novel technique to intubate patients without reliable pulse oximetry. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov; 36(11): 2131.e1-2131.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.07.038. Epub 2018 Jul 18. PMID: 30033136.
Zitek T, Skaggs ZD, Rahbar A, Patel J, Khan M. Does Intravenous Lactated Ringer's Solution Raise Serum Lactate? J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep;55(3): 313-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.05.031. PMID: 30037514.
Zitek T, Busby E, Hudson H, McCourt JD, Baydoun J, Slattery DE. Ultrasound-guided placement of single-lumen peripheral intravenous catheters in the internal jugular vein. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep; 19(5): 808-812. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.6.37883. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30202491.
Arciniegas Rodriguez S, Zitek T, Sterett R, Nelson DG. Occult Pericardial Tamponade Presenting With Altered Mental Status. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 May;34(5):e93-e94. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000878. PMID: 27741064
Zitek T, Tanone I, Ramos A, Fama K, Ali AS. Most Transfers from Urgent Care Centers to Emergency Departments Are Discharged and Many Are Unnecessary. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun; 54(6): 882-888. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.01.037. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PMID: 29551428.
Zitek T, Lunn J, Ma A, Dadon N, Fisher J. Nondiagnostic pediatric chest x-rays are common: correlate clinically for pneumonia. J Emerg Med Care. 2018. 1:101.
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti C, Bartlett A, Patel J, Rahbar A, Forred W, Sontgerath JS, Clark JM. A comparison of headache treatment in the emergency department: prochlorperazine versus ketamine. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Mar; 71(3): 369-377.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.063. Epub 2017 Oct 14. PMID: 29033296.
Hodnick R, Zitek T, Galster K, Johnson S, Bledsoe B, Ebbs D. A Comparison of Paramedic First Pass Endotracheal Intubation Success Rate of the VividTrac VT-A 100, GlideScope Ranger, and Direct Laryngoscopy Under Simulated Prehospital Cervical Spinal Immobilization Conditions in a Cadaveric Model. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017 Dec;32(6): 621-624. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X17006872. Epub 2017 Aug 15. PMID: 28807073.
Zhao B, Chiang J, Tran P, Zitek T, Mailland K. Nontraumatic Disc Herniation as a Cause of Unusual Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Emergency Medicine. 2017; 49(9): 411-415.
Tran A, Zitek T, Reyes R, Forred W, Carlo P, Carrison D. An Analysis of Four Years of Experience at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Presented: ACEP Research Forum, Las Vegas, NV, October 2016. Published in: Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017; 68 (4) Suppl: S37.
Heckelman A, Zitek T. Pseudotumor Cerebri in the Emergency Department: An Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Management. Emergency Medicine. 2017 February; 49(2): 77-82.
Zitek T, Baydoun J, Yepez S, Forred W, Slattery DE. Mistakes and pitfalls associated with two-point compression ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis. West J Emerg Med 2016; 17(2): 201-208. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.1.29335. PMID: 26973753.
Zitek T, Cleveland N, Rahbar A, Parker J, Lim C, Elsbecker S, Forred W, Slattery D. The effect of nebulized albuterol on serum lactate and potassium in healthy subjects. Acad Emerg Med 2016; 23(6): 718-721. DOI: 10.1111/acem.12937. PMID: 26857949.

Resident Publications & ABSTRACTS

Hollister N, Friedman P, McDonald S, Domanski K. Intersection of Circus Artists and the Emergency Department: Accessibility and Perspectives. Presented at: ACOEP 2023 Scientific Assembly. Awarded 3rd place, Oral Abstract Competition. Washington, DC. August 2023.
Smith LP, Scheer R. Management of Concomitant Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism. EM Resident. 2023; 50(3): 48-50. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/stroke-and-embolism.
Cross M, Schirding JH, Domanski K. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Multigravida Patient. Cureus. 2023 Mar 21; 15(3): e36492. doi:10.7759/cureus.36492. PMID: 37090262.
Schirding J. Best CPR Quality in Children-1 Or 2 Hands, 2 Thumbs, 2 Fingers? The Effect of Hand Position on Chest Compression Quality during CPR in Young Children: Findings from the Videography in Pediatric Resuscitation (VIPER) Collaborative. Journal Feed.
https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2023/best-cpr-quality-in-children-1-or-2-hands-2-thumbs-2-fingers/. Posted: May 25, 2023.
LoMonaco J. A Multidisciplinary Curriculum to Standardize Chest Procedures Training for Trainees in General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care. Presented at: Southwest Regional Emergency Medicine Conference. Las Vegas, NV. January 27, 2023.
Miller J. It's getting hot in here! Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/its-getting-hot-in-here-heat-related-illness/. Posted: December 1, 2022.
Harry LP. How to Get Pediatric ETT First-Pass Success – VL For the Win! Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/videolaryngoscopy-for-pediatric-airways-odds-favor-vl/. Posted: November 25, 2022.
Slattery DE, Fortune J, Tran Khanhha, MS, Corbett R, Kim R. Throwing the Baby Out with the Ice Water? Dramatic Decreases in Targeted Temperature Management for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Accepted for Oral Research Presentation: American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly Research Forum. San Francisco, CA. October 2, 2022.
Hampton, W. Chapter 61: Environmental Trauma. In: Bledsoe BE, Porter RS, Cherry RA. Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, 2022, Hoboken, NJ.
Miller J. Is My Patient at Risk for Monkeypox? Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/is-my-patient-at-risk-for-monkeypox-a-novel-sti/. Posted: August 23, 2022.
Schirding J. Does Uttering the “Q” Word Wreak Havoc in the Emergency Department? Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/new-rct-does-uttering-the-q-word-wreak-havoc-in-the-emergency-department/. Posted: July 21, 2022.
Miller J. New AHA Heart Failure Guidelines for Emergency Medicine, Spoon-Feed Version. Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/new-aha-heart-failure-guidelines-for-emergency-medicine-spoon-feed-version/. Posted: June 14, 2022.
Harry LP. Does Home Pulse Ox Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of Trouble? Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/does-home-pulse-ox-keep-covid-19-patients-out-of-trouble/. Posted: May 10, 2022.
Skuba Gray M, Isby I, Baydoun J. Low Fidelity Pork Rib Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Nerve Block Simulation. Oral abstract presented at: Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, April 2, 2022.
Isby IJ. Chapter 46: Neonatology. In: Bledsoe BE, Porter RS, Cherry RA. Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, 2022, Hoboken, NJ.
Lee H, Matsuura J, Sulkowski K, Sigal T, Bonney C, Haber J. Improving Diversity Consciousness: Increasing URiM During COVID-19 Recruitment. Poster presentation at: Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Academic Assembly. San Diego, CA, March, 2022.
David J, Eldred J, Raper D. Unintentional Epinephrine Auto-Injector Maxillofacial Injury in a Pediatric Patient. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022 Feb; 6(1): 105-107. DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2021.11.54464. PMID: 35226862.
Puentedura G, Grant B, Grant G. Clinical Neurodynamics in the Lower Quadrant. In: Mathew B, Courtney C, Fernandez-de-las-Peñas C (Editors). Hip and Knee Pain Disorders: An evidence-informed and clinical-based approach integrating manual therapy and exercise. Handspring Publishing, London, UK. 2022.
Ditomaso L. Paraspinal Abscess. Virtual presentation at: 4th Annual Southwest Regional Emergency Medicine Conference. Las Vegas, NV. January 28, 2022.
Hamilton C, Puentedura G, Giles G. Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in pulseless refractory ventricular fibrillation. EM Resident. 2021; 48(4): 25-26. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/stellate-ganglion-block-for-v-fib/
Sulkowski K, Grant G, Brodie T. Case report: Vertebral artery dissection after use of handheld Massage Gun. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022;6(2):159-161. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56046. PMID: 35701359.
Sulkowski K, Grant GE. Chapter 37: Head, Neck and Spinal Trauma. In: Bledsoe BE, Porter RS, Cherry RA, Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, 2022, Hoboken, NJ.
Sulkowski K, Kimmel A, Seto C, et al. Social Emergency Medicine Simulation Cases. Virtual presentation at: American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly. Boston, MA. October, 2021.
Terbio P. Globe Rupture Visual Diagnosis. Virtual oral presentation at: 4th Annual Southwest Regional Emergency Medicine Conference. Las Vegas, NV. January 28, 2022.
Harry LP, McCourt JD. Purpura Fulminans Secondary to COVID-19 Infection. Presentation at: American Academy of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Assembly. Baltimore, MD. April 2022.
Harry L. How to Get Pediatric ETT First-Pass Success – VL for the Win! Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/videolaryngoscopy-for-pediatric-airways-odds-favor-vl/. Posted November 25, 2022.
Harry L. Does Home Pulse Ox Keep COVID Patients Out of Trouble? Journal Feed. https://journalfeed.org/article-a-day/2022/does-home-pulse-ox-keep-covid-19-patients-out-of-trouble/. Posted May 10, 2022.
LoMonaco J. Photonic designs to reduce morbidity and mortality of ICU patients on ventilators. Presented at: Southwest Regional Emergency Medical Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Jan 28, 2022.
Elam T, Mowen S, Jonas C. Elam T, et al. Occupational Injuries in Musicians: A Literature Review. Mil Med. 2022 May 3;187(5-6):e619-e623. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab499. Mil Med. 2022. PMID: 34865094.
Harry LP, Isby I, Johnson A, Earle M, Pang N, Cadiz VM, Berkeley RP. Analysis of Fatalities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Presented at: National Association of EMS Physicians Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, January 2022. Published in: Prehospital Emergency Care 2022; 26(1): 140-141. DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1995553.
LoMonaco J. Photonic Designs to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality for ICU Patients on Ventilators. Presented at: Clark County Medical Society Research Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, January 2022.
Earle M, Bailey J, Berkeley RP. Hampton’s hump – a notable finding in a patient with infectious endocarditis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2021 Dec 10; 2021:9918420. DOI: 10.1155/2021/9918420. PMID: 34925923.
Yadete T, Isby I, Patel K, Lin A. Spontaneous globe subluxation: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Emerg Med. 2021; 14:74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00398-x. PMID: 34922434.
Hamilton C, Puentedura G, Giles G. Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in pulseless refractory ventricular fibrillation. EM Resident. 2021; 48(4): 25-26. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/stellate-ganglion-block-for-v-fib/
David J, Scheuring RA, Morgan A, Olsen C, Sargsyan A, Grishin A. Comparison of internal jugular vein cross-section area during a Russian tilt-table protocol and microgravity. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2021; 92(3):207211. PMID: 33754979.
Maki M, David J. Ocular instillation of cyanoacrylate adhesive: A Case Report. EM Resident. 2021;48(1):16-17. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/superglued-eye/
David J, Johnson A, Eldred J. Failure of follow-up: scrotal hernia case illustrates health care disparities. EM Resident. 2021; 48(1): 18-19. https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/scrotal-hernia/
Rague J, Grush J, Buchanan J. A case series of chemical dermal injury requiring operative intervention after prolonged dermal methylene chloride exposure. J Med Toxicol 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-020-00818-z. PMID: 33403570.
Roth T, DiPrinzio D, Fisher JD. Rapid and severe neurologic deterioration due to influenza associated encephalopathy in a healthy child. Am J Emerg Med 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.081. PMID: 33422405.
LoMonaco JC, Baker NR, Melville CD, Olivo CA, Carson MD, Seibel EJ. Photonic Designs to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality for ICU Patients on Ventilators. Proceedings of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 11633, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies XIV; 1163304 (5 March 2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2589891.
Nasser K, Matsuura J, Diep J. Blunt chest trauma causing a displaced sternal fracture and ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a case report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021; 5(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.12.49875 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8769w0rg
Earle M, Nelson D. A teen with rash and arthralgia; a reminder to keep gonococcal disease on the differential. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. Volume 22, Jan 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2020.100914.
Sulkowski K, Young C. Case report: spontaneous rupture of inferior epigastric artery masquerading as inguinal hernia. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020; 4(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.9.48629. PMID: 33217284.
Pitotti C, David J. An evidence-based approach to nonoperative management of traumatic hemorrhagic shock in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Practice. 2020; 22(11): 1-24. PMID: 33105073.
Earle M, Ault B, Bonney C. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in concurrent very low-carbohydrate diet and sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitor use: a case report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 23;4(2):185-188. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.2.45904. PMID: 32426668.
Zitek T, Sigal T, Sun G, Martin Manuel C, Tran K. I-FiBH trial: intravenous fluids in benign headaches - a randomised, single-blinded clinical trial. Emerg Med J. 2020 Aug;37(8):469-473. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2019-209389. Epub 2020 Jul 3. PMID: 32620543.
Broadhead D, Douglas HE, Bezjian Wallace LM, Wallace PJ, Tamura S, Morgan KC, Hemler DE. Use of ultrasound guided platelet-rich plasma injection of the sacroiliac joint as a treatment for chronic low back pain. Mil Med. 2020 Aug 14;185(7-8):e1312-e1317. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usz398. PMID: 31808936.
Wallace P, Wallace LB, Tamura S, Morgan K, Hemler D. Long term functional impact of platelet rich plasma injections in refractory low back pain secondary to sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Accepted for presentation at: Spine Intervention Society, Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Aug 2020. [Poster Presentation]
Wallace P, Wallace LB, Tamura S, Prochnio K, Morgan K, Hemler D. Effectiveness of ultrasonography guided platelet-rich plasma injections in relieving sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Aug;99(8):689-693. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001389. PMID: 31972616.
Zitek T, Chen E, Gonzalez-Ibarra A, Wire J. The association of chest pain duration and other historical features with major adverse cardiac events. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul;38(7):1377-1383. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.11.020. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PMID: 31843326.
Giles G, Diprinzio D, Haber J. Low fidelity trainer for fiberoptic scope in the emergency department. Journal of Education & Training in Emergency Medicine 2020; 5(3): I1-8. https://jetem.org/fiberoptic_scope/. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8764B.
Wallace P, Haber J. Top ten evidence-based countermeasures for night shift workers. Emerg Med J. 2020. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2019-209134 [Online ahead of print]. PMID: 32332056.
Lee P, Haber J. Urethral calculi. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020; 4(2): 134-136. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.5.43182. PMID: 32426654.
Wallace P, Bezjian Wallace L, Morgan K, Prochnio K, Hemler D. Short and long-term efficacy of ultrasound guided sacroiliac joint injections when combined with physical examination and point of maximal tenderness. In: Merrick J, Schofield P, and Tenenbaum A. Pain: Perspectives on Acute and Chronic Pain, 1st Edition. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers; 2020: Chapter 4.
Wallace P, Haber J. A case report of a rare external jugular vein pseudoaneurysm. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020; 4(2): 214-218. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.12.45076. PMID: 32426676.
Maki MK, Wallace P. Identifying and managing coronavirus in the ED. EM Resident. 2020. [Online ahead of print]
Wallace P, Wallace LB, Tamura S, Morgan K, Hemler D. Sustained reduction of sacroiliac joint pain and disability from ultrasound guided platelet-rich plasma injections. Presented at: Spine Intervention Society Winter Seminar, Park City, UT, Feb 2020. [Poster Presentation]
Wallace P, Bezjian Wallace L. Tranexamic acid (TXA) in obstetric hemorrhage. American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Resident Student Association. 2020; e-publication. http://aaemrsa.blogspot.com/2020/02/tranexamic-acid-txa-in-obstetric.html.
Wallace P, Wallace LB. Board review: debunking dysbarism. American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Resident Student Association. 2020; e-publication. http://aaemrsa.blogspot.com/2020/01/board-review-debunking-dysbarism.html.
Wallace P, Wallace L, Tamura S, Morgan K, Prochnio K, Hemler D. Efficacy and sustainability of ultrasound guided platelet-rich plasma injections in reducing sacroiliac joint disability and pain. Presented at: AAPM&R Annual Assembly, San Antonio, Tx, Nov 2019. [Poster Presentation]
Zitek T, Pellman L, Uribe J, Guillen A. Pain scores are not predictive of radiographically evident intraabdominal pathology in patients with abdominal pain. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;26(10):1169-1172. doi: 10.1111/acem.13841. Epub 2019 Aug 19. PMID: 31365769.
Wallace P. Becoming a night shift jedi: do or do not, there is no try. American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Common Sense. 2019;26(5):30-31.
Fong J, Zitek T. Pediatric ingestion of multiple button batteries. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019;3(2):156-157. PMID: 31061975.
Broadhead D, Douglas HE, Bezjian Wallace M, Wallace PJ, et al. Use of ultrasound guided platelet-rich plasma injection of the sacroiliac joint as a treatment for chronic low back pain. Presented at: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Colorado Springs, CO, Oct 2019. [Poster Presentation]
Schulack NMV, Patel K, Berkeley RP. Alcoholic ketoacidosis. In: Schaider JJ, ed in chief, et al. Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2019: 44-45.
Zhao B, Nelson DG. Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor encephalitis: a challenging diagnosis in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Sep;35(9):e159-e161. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001853. PMID: 31268960.
Fisher JD, Bechtel RJ, Siddiqui KN, Nelson DG, Nezam A. Clinical spectrum of previously undiagnosed pediatric cardiac disease. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May; 37(5): 933-936. PMID: 30833044.
Marshall T, Chen NM, Nguyen E, Slattery DE, Zitek T. Rethinking intravenous catheter size and location for computed tomography pulmonary angiography. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;20(2):244-249. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.11.40930. Epub 2019 Feb 6. PMID: 30881543.
Posadas E, Fisher J. Pediatric bacterial meningitis: an update on early identification and management Pediatric Emerg Med Pract 2018 Nov; 15(11): 1-20. PMID: 30358380.
Skaggs Z, Haber J. This rash puts you in the ICU. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2018 Oct 17;2(4):384-385. PMID: 30443640.
Doroghazi RM, Bergin SW. A service commitment to fund your medical education. The American Journal of Medicine 2018; 131(1): 5-6. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.08.013. PMID: 28864034.
Zitek T, Skaggs ZD, Rahbar A, Patel J, Khan M. Does intravenous lactated Ringer's solution raise serum lactate? J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep; 55(3): 313-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.05.031. PMID: 30037514.
Zitek T, Tanone I, Ramos A, Fama K, Ali AS. Most transfers from urgent care centers to emergency departments are discharged and many are unnecessary. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun; 54(6): 882-888. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.01.037. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PMID: 29551428.
Zitek T, Lunn J, Ma A, Dadon N, Fisher J. Nondiagnostic pediatric chest x-rays are common: correlate clinically for pneumonia. J Emerg Med Care. 2018. 1:101.
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti C, Bartlett A, Patel J, Rahbar A, Forred W, Sontgerath JS, Clark JM. A comparison of headache treatment in the emergency department: prochlorperazine versus ketamine. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Mar; 71(3): 369-377.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.063. Epub 2017 Oct 14. PMID: 29033296.
Subramanian M. The role of thromboelastography testing in the emergency medicine, trauma center, and critical care environments Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep 2018 6: 24. doi: 10.1007/s40138-018-0151-z.
Bailey J, Berkeley RP. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as the etiology of EMS-reported traumatic arrest. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018; 34: e219-e222. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000941. PMID: 27668923.
Hodnick R, Zitek T, Galster K, Johnson S, Bledsoe B, Ebbs D. A comparison of paramedic first pass endotracheal intubation success rate of the VividTrac VT-A 100, GlideScope Ranger, and direct laryngoscopy under simulated prehospital cervical spinal immobilization conditions in a cadaveric model. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017 Dec; 32(6): 621-624. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X17006872. Epub 2017 Aug 15. PMID: 28807073.
Sulava E, Bergin S, Long B, Koyfman A. Elevated liver enzymes: emergency department-focused management. J Emerg Med. 2017 May; 52(5): 654-667. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.10.016. PMID: 27889359.
Zhao B, Chiang J, Tran P, Zitek T, Mailland K. Nontraumatic disc herniation as a cause of unusual cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Emergency Medicine. 2017; 49(9): 411-415.
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti C, et al. 269 The CHECK Trial: A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine versus Ketamine. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2017; 70(4). doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.247
Coombs M, Fox B. Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism: a practical guide. Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports 2017; 6(1): 31-36. doi:10.1007/s40138-017-0144-3.
Kwon K, Pellman L. Plain radiography of the pediatric extremity. In: Fox, JC. Clinical Emergency Radiology, Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. 2017; Chapter 7: 107-119.
Smith B, Carrison D, Carlo P, Rubel N. Aggressive Cooling Prior to Transport from a Large Mass Gathering Event Results in Favorable Neurologic Outcomes for Drug-Induced Hyperthermia. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017; 21: 136.
Sulava E, Bergin S, Long B, Koyfman A. J Emerg Med. 2017 May; 52(5): 654-667. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.10.016. PMID: 27889359.
Dadon N, Lunn J, Zitek T, Ma A, Fisher J. Non-specific Interpretations of Pediatric Chest X-rays are Common: Correlate Clinically for Pneumonia. Presented at: SAEM Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 2017. Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine. 2017 May; 24 Suppl 1: S141.
Heckelman A, Zitek T. Pseudotumor Cerebri in the Emergency Department: An Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Management. Emergency Medicine. 2017 February; 49(2): 77-82.
Zitek T, Cleveland N, Rahbar A, Parker J, Lim C, Elsbecker S, Forred W, Slattery D. The effect of nebulized albuterol on serum lactate and potassium in healthy subjects. Acad Emerg Med 2016; 23(6): 718-721. DOI: 10.1111/acem.12937. PMID: 26857949.

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