CHSU Discovery

Introduction/BackgroundIn healthcare, education and preventative measures play a pivotal role in patientwell-being. In the setting of patients with chronic wounds from various etiologies such asdiabetes or intravenous drug-use, ensuring that patient…

Abstract This case study focuses on a woman in her late fifties with past medical history of recurrent childhood respiratory and skin infections presenting to the pulmonology clinic with dyspnea and wheezing only partially relieved with inhalers and…

Intro:The Solute Carrier 22 (SLC22) family is perhaps best known as a family of “drug” transporters.OCT1, OAT1, and OAT3 are among the most important multi-specific drug transporters in thebody. The SLC22 family of transporters can be se…

Abstract Purpose Online learning has steadily grown in popularity suggesting a need to optimize online Team Based Learning (TBL) delivery techniques. This need was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic when instructors rapidly transitioned to on…

Abstract Shingles is the reactivation of the chicken pox virus in the body leading to a painful rash along a nerve pathway. Shingles can lead to postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) which is a complication due to shingles. It occurs if your nerve fibers are…

Abstract This case presents a 65-year-old female with a past medical history of HTN, osteoarthritis, GERD, and umbilical hernia was brought in by EMS for evaluation of abdominal pain and syncope. She was hypotensive and admitted to the ICU for septi…

Abstract:  Introduction and Background: This study will examine psychological students’ attitudes toward prescription privileges for psychologists (RxP). RxP is given to a licensed psychologist with a Master of Science in Clinical Psychop…

Abstract In this ongoing cross-sectional study, a survey was created to record the symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) severity, including chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and sleep disturbances, on a scale from 0 (no symptom) to 10 (worst int…

Abstract Background: “No-show rate” refers to the percentage of scheduled appointments that patients did not attend.The process of reducing a clinic’s no-show rate often begins with identifying patients’ reasons for not atten…

Abstract  Introduction: The treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is 4 months of rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol (RIPE) followed by 2 months of rifampin and isoniazid only (RI). Anti-TB drugs and TB can both cause encephal…

Background: The current research on the effectiveness of a video medium on vaccine education is intriguing. Williams compared the video and two handouts regarding the common vaccine concerns and how to obtain medically accurate information. Vaccine …

Abstract Psychiatric conditions often have variable presentations, especially as many of these disorders have similar symptoms and significant comorbidity. Multiple psychiatric disorders occurring concurrently are often mistaken as a single disease …

Background:Neurodegenerative diseases pose significant challenges in medicine, with falls being aprominent concern in hospice palliative care. Studies highlight the prevalence of falls amongneurodegenerative patients, emphasizing the need for effect…

Abstract: Background: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most common surgical procedures in the field of orthopedic surgery; this is especially true in younger athletes. Injury to the ACL commonly occurs during load-bearin…

Abstract Seeking help for mental health concerns is a social barrier that is just part of the battle for the Hispanic/Latino/a/x community– financial and systemicdisadvantages have created a significant gap in the accessibility and quality of …

This study will aim to identify the Latino/a/e/x communities’ perspectives regarding the term Latinx. The term originated in the early 2000s and began gaining popularity with the media around 2010 (Guidotti-Hernández, 2017). The term la…

Abstract This quality improvement study targets the critical issue of annual diabetic foot exam compliance in a residency clinic, set against the backdrop of rising lower extremity amputations among diabetic patients nationally. In California alone,…

Abstract:  This pre-post intervention study examines the integration of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in vaccination education and training of osteopathic medical students (OMS). Current vaccination training methods often lack precision, …

Abstract Introduction: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most prevalent aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, typically managed with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone), boasting a 60% cure rate. Po…

Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG): triglyceride levels ≥ 150 mg/dL • HTG is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and pancreatitis • ~20% acute pancreatitis cases result from severe HTG ( > 500 mg/dL) &…