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ACP Puerto Rico Chapter, 2023
ACP Scientific Meeting, San Diego 2023
- Lloréns A, Soto V, Aguila T, Torres N, López P, Fernández Sifre C. The Unexpected Recurrence of a Fatal Reaction: An Atypical Pattern of Anaphylactic Shock. In: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. San Diego, California; 2023.
- Adams J, Leal E, Barletta J, Santos R. Invasive Concomitant Fungal Infection in an Immunocompetent Host. In: Infectious Diseases Society of Puerto Rico. San Diego, California; 2023.
- García D, Valerio L, Cintrón G, Rodríguez D, Laracuente P, Ortiz A. Paraneoplastic Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis as an Initial Presentation of Acute B- Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. San Diego, California; 2023.
- Martínez K, Marra A, Campos V, Vilanova L, Mesa M. Endophthalmitis Secondary to a Chemotherapy Catheter Infection. In: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. San Diego, California; 2023.
- Raimundí N, Vélez A, Pérez G, Munet C, Ayala C, Ortiz A. Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion, A Case Report. In: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. San Diego, California; 2023.
ACP Puerto Rico Chapter, 2022
- Suarez A, Valerio L, Soto M, et al. Septic Arthritis of the Pubic Symphysis: A Rare Infection And A Life-Changing Complication. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Picó A, García N, Velasco P, Reyes M. How An Animal Encounter Resulted in Hemodialysis; Case of Severe Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Multiple Bee Stings. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Ramos A, Negrón G, López J, Rassi N. Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Clones in Aplastic Anemia, Does It Change Treatment?. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Ayala C, Rodríguez M, Colón J. Esophageal Actinomycosis: A Rare Etiology of Esophagitis in an Immunocompromised Patient. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Plaza C, Reimón L, Negrón G, Ramos A, Sepulveda V. An Unexpected Visitor to a Dementia Patient: Pasteurella Multocida. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Plaza C, O’Donnell F, Ocasio J, Vergara M, Colón J, Febles A. Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Camouflage by Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: The Disguise of a Mysterious Oncological Treatment. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- García D, Valerio L, Cintrón G, Rodríguez D, Laracuente P, Ortiz A. Paraneoplastic Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis as an Initial Presentation of Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
- Diaz E, López J, Cintrón G, et al. Rare Case of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma. In: ACP Scientific Meeting – Puerto Rico Chapter. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2022.
ACC, New Orleans 2023
- A Stunning Diagnosis Behind A Blue Toe Syndrome.
- Pulmonary Edema After Giving Birth: Not Always Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.
- A Rare But Mortal Complication Of A Common Cardiac Imaging Modality.
- From The Gut To The Heart: Purulent Pericarditis Due To Achromobacter Spp Bacteremia In A Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus And Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection.
- Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: A Different Kind Of Failing Heart In Young Woman With Juvenile Dermatomyositis With Overlapping Scleroderma.
- A Shocking Dysrhythmia
- An Infrequent Complication Of Infective Endocarditis
CHEST, Hawaii 2023
- SHOULDER PAIN AS A HERALD OF A SERIOUS CONDITION IN CHRONIC SMOKERS: A CASE REPORT OF AN OVERLOOKED PANCOAST TUMOR
- METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS EMPYEMA NECESSITANS: A RARE COMPLICATION OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
- THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG? PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND VIRAL PNEUMONIA
- IF I MOVE, DOES IT EXPLODE? LUNG BULLAE IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE VIRAL PNEUMONIA
- SITUS INVERSUS: THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING BRONCHIECTASIS ACUTE EXACERBATION IN A PATIENT WITH KARTAGENER SYNDROME
- PNEUMOTHORAX MIMICKER: A RARE CASE OF DIFFUSE BULLOUS DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS AND PULMONARY SEPTIC EMBOLI
- HIDING THE UNKNOWN: A RAPIDLY PROGRESSING BREAST MASS WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR LUNG METASTASIS
- THE CLOCK IS TICKING: EARLY RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS-ASSOCIATED DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR HEMORRHAGE
CHEST, Nashville 2022
ACG, Charlotte 2022
- Elevated Ascitic Fluid Amylase? Think Twice It Could Be a Foreshadowing of Intestinal Perforation
- Pancreatic Duct Injury Secondary to Pancreatic Trauma Successfully Treated With Transgastric Pancreatic Drainage
- Skull Metastasis in a Patient With HCC
- Radiation-Induced Ileovesical Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Chronic Diarrhea
- Aggressive Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Colon in Young Hispanic Female Masquerading as Skull Base Osteomyelitis
- Prevalence of Colorectal Adenomas in Young Hispanic Population
- An Uncommon Cause of Abdominal Obstruction: A Jejunal GIST
- Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Hispanics Living in Puerto Rico Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
- Acute Pancreatitis Attributed to COVID-19: An Unusual Infectious Etiology
- Flavimonas Oryzihabitans: Not Your Typical Organism in a Patient With Chronic Liver Disease
- The Pneumoperitoneum Mimicker
SRM, New Orleans 2023
- Diabetes Does it Again: Case of an Isolated Cranial Nerve Palsy Caused by Hyperglycemia
- Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Rush Diagnosis and Management by Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- A Painful Metastasis: A Case of An Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis: A Complex Experience With A Great Mimicker
- Unusual Retroperitoneal Mass Resembling Complex Diverticulitis.
- Rare Case of Post-Covid Transverse Myelitis.
- Extreme Thrombocytosis and Purple, Painful Fingers: An Atypical Presentation of Granulomatous Polyangiitis.
- Unforeseen Postoperative Complications after Bariatric Surgery: The Rare Case of a Large Phytobezoar Causing Gastric Outlet Obstruction.
- Metabolic Syndrome, the “Silent Killer”: an Unusual Case of Complicated Stroke in a 28-year-old Hispanic Male
- An Atypical Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in a Neutropenic Patient.
- An Unforeseen Cause of Lower Limb Paralysis in a Young Male
- A Stunning Diagnosis Behind a Blue Toe Syndrome
- Burkholderia cepacia: A Rare but Emerging Cause of Bacterial Meningitis
- Histiocytic Sarcoma Mimicking Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
- Guttate Psoriasis Superimposed on Plaque Psoriasis: A Warning Sign for IBD?
ECIM, Athens 2023
- Barletta J, Berrios D, Ocasio J, Oritz A. A Rapid Progression to Vegetative State: Resistant HSV-1 Encephalitis vs. Post-herpetic Autoimmune Encephalitis. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Barletta J, García S, Adams J, Ocasio J, Ortiz A. A Silent Killer: Metabolic Syndrome, an Unusual Case of a Complicated Stroke at an Early Age. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Barletta J, Adams J, Ocasio J, Bryan J. Neuro-ophthalmic Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Superimposed Infection: Case of a Challenging Diagnosis. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Barletta J, García S, Adams J, Ortiz A. Stronger Than You Think: Case of Status Epilepticus Secondary to Synthetic Cannabinoid Use. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Adams J, Puig M, Oliveras H, Ortiz A. A Hidden Pleural Effusion. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Adams J, Negrón G, Velasco P, Mesa M. An Uncommon Cause of Abdominal Obstruction. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Adams J, Rivera J, González P, Andújar K. An Unforeseen Disease Commonly Mistaken. In: An Uncommon Cause of Abdominal Obstruction.Athens, Greece; 2023.
- Adams J, Leal E, Barletta J, Santos R. Invasive Concomitant Fungal Infection In an Immunocompetent Host. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
- González F, Torres L, Colón J. Atypical Manifestation of Cutaneous Opportunistic Infection in Immunocompromised Patient. In: European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM). Athens, Greece; 2023.
AAIC, Amsterdam 2023
- Sepúlveda-Rivera V, Olivieri-Henry G, Soler-Llompart C, et al. Description of the Gut Microbiome Composition in Puerto Ricans with Alzheimer’s Disease Compared to Healthy Conditions. In: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Philadelphia, US; 2023.
- Soler-Llompart C, Godoy-Vitorino F, Oliveri-Henry G, et al. Association of Gut Microbiome with Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Impairment in a Puerto Rican Adult Population: A Preliminary Report. In: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2023.
UPR-Internal Medicine Research Symposium, San Juan 2023
- Adams J, Bertrán J. Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Development and Severity of Sepsis in Patients Admitted to a Supra-tertiary Hospital in Puerto Rico. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Barletta J, Reimón L, Ríos H, Mestres N, Mesa M. Risks and Outcomes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Antithrombotic Drug Users: A Head-To-Head Comparison of Available Agents and Regimens. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Casas C, Bermudez J, González L. Metabolic Characteristics Among Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes in a Sample of Hispanic Patients. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- González F, Torres E. Prevalence of Colorectal Adenomas in Young Hispanic Population. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Leal E, Torres L, Duconge J. Adopting a Precision Medicine Paradigm in Puerto Rico: Leveraging Ancestral Diversity to Identify Predictors of Clopidogrel Response in Caribbean Hispanics. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Morales A, Marrero G, Sepúlveda V. Gut Microbiome and Obesity in Adult Puerto Ricans. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Santiago M, Llorens A, Sepulveda V. Association of Nutrition and Gut Microbiota in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease Compared to Healthy Controls. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
- Velasco P, Vélez S, González A, Torres E. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Medical Management, Therapy, and Satisfaction with Remote Consultation in Patients of the IBD Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico. In: Internal Medicine Clinical Research Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2023.
Quality Improvements Projects, 2023
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