Rhode Island Medical Journal

Rhode Island Medical Journal RIMJ is an online, peer-reviewed, general medical journal published by the RI Medical Society.

Subjective Cognitive ImpairmentThe commentary Troglodyte by Joseph H. Friedman, MD, is a humorous reflection on memory d...
07/29/2023

Subjective Cognitive Impairment
The commentary Troglodyte by Joseph H. Friedman, MD, is a humorous reflection on memory deficits inspired by peer reviewing a paper on Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI, as it’s known in the trade).http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/2023/08/2023-08-65-commentary-friedman.pdf

07/29/2023

Urinary diversion in renal transplant patients can take a variety of forms - bladder augmentation, continent cutaneous pouch, or intestinal conduits, to name a few. Herein, we present a unique case of an appendicocecal urinary diversion in a patient with history of end stage renal disease, pelvic ra...

07/29/2023

There have been anecdotal observations of rhinorrhea as an isolated symptom indicating volume overload and impending congestive heart failure (CHF). We present a case of apparent cardiogenic rhinorrhea presaging acute systolic CHF, with hemodynamics supported by thoracic impedance data (Medtronic Op...

07/29/2023

Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a neurologic emergency requiring timely intravenous thiamine supplementation to prevent permanent neurologic deficits. Historically, the WE diagnosis was limited to individuals with alcohol use disorder. However, it is now widely recognized to occur in patients who....

07/29/2023

Kaposi sarcoma is a rare vascular malignancy associated with HHV-8 infection. Four variants of Kaposi sarcoma have been described: Classic, African, HIV-associated, and iatrogenic. Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma is typically associated with immunosuppression and organ transplantation. We present a case o...

07/29/2023

SVC Syndrome With Hepatic Pseudolesion

07/29/2023

Dysmorphic Cells of Anaplastic Plasma Cell Leukemia

07/29/2023

In this case series study, monoclonal antibody infusions were well tolerated.

07/29/2023

This study showed that among THA patients, operative times were significantly associated with patient-reported outcomes at 12 months post-operatively, but is one of many surgeon and patient-related factors with effect on THA outcome.

07/29/2023

Initiate pediatric opioid prescriptions have decreased in Rhode Island in recent years. However, there remain opportunities to educate prescribers on reducing opioid exposure to vulnerable populations, including the use of alternate analgesics.

07/29/2023

States are increasingly the focus of health care spending reform efforts given political deadlock at the federal level. Using the Rhode Island All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) from 2016 to 2019, a modified National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) provider taxonomy, and the 2021 Restructured BETOS Cla...

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