Rhode Island Medical Journal

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AUGUST 2023 Volume 106, Number 7

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Editor-in-Chief
William Binder, MD

Associate Editors
Kenneth S. Korr, MD
George Bayliss, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

Contact
william_binder@brown.edu
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
• Publication Requirements
• Copyright Transfer
• Financial Disclosure
• Commentary Guide
• Letters to the Editor Guide
• Images in Medicine Guide
• Videos in Medicine Guide

CASE REPORTS
Appendicocecal Loop Urinary Diversion in a Transplant Kidney: Case Report, Literature Review
Aparna Ashok, MEng, MD; Faizan Munshi, MD; Daniella Portal, BS; Borivoj Golijanin, BS;
Paul Morrissey, MD; Adena Osband, MD; Kennon Miller, MD; Dicken S.C. Ko, MD, FRCSC

Cardiogenic Rhinorrhea: Evidence for an Unrecognized Heart Failure Symptom
Joshua H. Arnold, MD, MS; Neil Brandon, MD

Diplopia after Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Canary in the Coal Mine
Anna Whitham, MD; Kuntal Bhowmick, MD; Sarah Freeman, MD

Kaposi Sarcoma Associated with Tofacitinib Use in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Benjamin Gallo Marin, AB, MD’23; Mayra B.C. Maymone, MD, DSc;
Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH; Gladys H. Telang, MD

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
SVC Syndrome With Hepatic Pseudolesion
John B. Christy, MD; Nicholas Kensey, DO; Kimia Davoodi, DO;
Allison Navarrete-Welton; Michael Seidler, MD; Kamran Manzoor, MD, FCCP

Dysmorphic Cells of Anaplastic Plasma Cell Leukemia
Yashvin Onkarappa Mangala, MD; Nancy J. Freeman, MD

CONTRIBUTIONS
Epidemiology of Ankle Dislocations in the United States: 2009 to 2018
Gabriel I. Onor, Jr., MD; Andrew P. Thome, Jr., MD; Nicholas J. Lemme, MD;
Kelsey E. Brown, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies in Pediatrics: Statewide Experience in Rhode Island
Osama Ibrahim, MD; Winston McCormick, MD; Kristen Ferlisi, MPH;
Shannon Baker, PharmD, BCSCP; Rishi Lulla, MD; Michael Koster, MD

The Effect of Surgical Duration on Complications and Patient Reported Outcomes in
Total Hip Replacement as Evaluated Through Multi-Surgeon Pooled FORCE Registry Data
from a Tertiary Care Referral Total Joint Center
Derek R. Jenkins, MD; Janine Molino, PhD; Roy K. Aaron, MD

Trends in Initiate Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions in Rhode Island: 2017–2021
Adam Z. Nitenson, PhD; Taylor J. Paiva, MPH; Collette Onyejekwe, PharmD;
Benjamin D. Hallowell, PhD

How All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Can be Used to Examine Changes in Professional Spending: Experience from the Rhode Island APCD
Alexander P. Philips, BS; Yoojin Lee MS, MPH; Hannah O. James, MS; Jim Lucht, MCP;
Ira B. Wilson, MD, MSc

Perceptions and Use of E-cigarettes among Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis:
An Observational Study
Sarah Rhoads, MD; Roger Auth, MD; Alison Chambers, PhD; Michael Blundin, MD;
Lindsey Mahoney, MD; Suzanne McLaughlin, MD; Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS

PUBLIC HEALTH
Vital Statistics
ROSEANN GIORGIANNI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

Commentary
Troglodyte
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

We Are Read Everywhere
Bled, Slovenia

RIMS NEWS
Convivium, Working for You Advocacy Calendar

In the News [7-page pdf]
URI neuroscientist part of $8M consortium grant on translational approach towards understanding brain waste clearance in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Rhode Island Enacts Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

New RI law reduces cost of HIV-prevention medications

Alzheimer’s International Conference covers new treatments, early diagnosis options, risk factors

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI announces nonprofits to benefit
from its 2023 day of service, Blue across Rhode Island
Organized teams of BCBSRI employees will spend the workday volunteering for 14 nonprofits across the state in support of a wide range of community projects

FDA converts novel Alzheimer’s Disease treatment to traditional approval
Action follows confirmatory trial to verify clinical benefit

FDA approves new drug to prevent RSV in babies and toddlers

FDA approves first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive

Application period now open for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s
LGBTQ Safe Zone Program
Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to the LGBTQ community

People/Places [4-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Elizabeth Burke Bryant joins faculty at the Brown School of Public Health

John A. Stoukides, MD, named chairman of RWMC Department of Medicine

Yale New Haven Health System names Richard Lisitano president of
Lawrence + Memorial Healthcare

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI appoints Farah Shafi, MD, chief medical officer

David McCready, MBA, MHA, named CEO at Southcoast

RECOGNITION
Butler Hospital awarded Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval

VA Providence has achieved the Pathway To Excellence® designation

OBITUARIES [1-page pdf]
Samir Moubayed, MD
Jack R. WaNds, MD

RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL JOURNAL (USPS 464-820), a monthly publication, is owned and published by the Rhode Island Medical Society, 405 Promenade Street, Suite A, Providence RI 02908, 401-331-3207. All rights reserved. ISSN 2327-2228. Published articles represent opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Rhode Island Medical Society, unless clearly specified. Advertisements do not imply sponsorship or endorsement by the Rhode Island Medical Society.

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