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Recent Research & Publications

Faculty Publications

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, California, March 2019.

Jamie Baydoun, MD:
  • 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:
  • 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.  

Jay Fisher, MD:
  • 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.  

Jordana Haber, MD:
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Textbook Chapter:  Nelson DG. Ch. 91: Superficial Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections.  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:
  • 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.
  • 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.

David Slattery, MD:
  • 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.
  • Kelly R, Slattery DE. The Cost of Inclusivity - Decentralization of Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Receiving Centers Results in Decreased Survival. Presented at: National Associations of EMS Physicians. San Diego, CA. January 2020. 
  • 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.  

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. Non-specific Interpretations of 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

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  • 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 
  • 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
  • David J, Johnson A, Eldred J. Failure of Follow-Up: Scrotal Hernia Case Illustrates Health Care Disparities. EM Resident. 2020. [Online ahead of print]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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]
  • 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, 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. Presented at: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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.
  • 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. Non-specific Interpretations of 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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