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Table of Contents

Mar 2018; Volume 18,Issue 1

Articles

  • From the Editor's Desk: Welcome to Spring!
    Ronald G. Amedee
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 1;
  • Welcome Home and Welcome to the Healthcare Team at Ochsnera
    Ronald G. Amedee
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 2-3;
  • Letter to the Editor: Diagnosing Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS) Requires Not Only Phenotypic But Also Genotypic Verification
    Josef Finsterer and Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 4-5;
  • Letter to the Editor: Contemporary Screening and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Fahed Darmoch, Mohamad Soud, Yasser Al-Khadra, Homam Moussa Pacha and M. Chadi Alraies
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 6-8;
  • Letter to the Editor: Bicuspid Aortic Valve–Family Screening and Indications for Intervention
    Motaz Baibars, Fahed Darmoch, Amjad Kabach, Zaher Fanari and M. Chadi Alraies
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 9-11;
  • Letter to the Editor: Digital Dementia–Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?
    Sanaa Moledina and Adeel Khoja
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 12;
  • Clinical Images: A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
    Stephen Arndt, Daryl Goldman, Nicholas Kolodychuk and James Milburn
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 13-16;
  • Bioethics in Practice: The Ethics Surrounding the Use of Donor Milk
    Shelley Thibeau and Harley G. Ginsberg
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 17-19;

Additions

  • ABSTRACTS
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) e1-e17;

Opioid Stewardship

  • The Opioid Epidemic and Pain Medicine Specialists: Where to Begin and What Is Next?
    Reda Tolba, Ehab Meselhy and Carlos E. Guerra
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 20-22;
  • Suboxone: Rationale, Science, Misconceptions
    Jennifer R. Velander
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 23-29;
  • Intelligent Clinical Decision Support to Improve Safe Opioid Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain in Primary Care
    Eboni G. Price-Haywood, Wanda Robinson, Jewel Harden-Barrios, Jeffrey Burton and Todd Burstain
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 30-35;
  • Opiate Prescribing Practices in the Postpartum Unit
    Angela Nakahara, Nicole D. Ulrich and Rajiv Gala
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 36-41;
  • Reducing Opioid Prescribing Rates in Emergency Medicine
    Joseph Guarisco and Adam Salup
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 42-45;

Original Research

  • Patient-Centered Beliefs Among Patients and Providers in Kazakhstan
    Anara Zhumadilova, Brett J. Craig and Martin Bobak
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 46-52;
  • The Submental Island Flap Is a Viable Reconstructive Option for a Variety of Head and Neck Ablative Defects
    Blair M. Barton, Charles A. Riley, Jason D. Pou, Christian P. Hasney and Brian A. Moore
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 53-58;
  • Radiofrequency Ablation of Pericranial Nerves for Treating Headache Conditions: A Promising Option for Patients
    Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Laura Kreuger, Shawna Wheeler, Janet Robillard, Susanne Seeger and Douglas Dulli
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 59-62;
  • Pulsed Radiofrequency for Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Laura Kreuger, Susanne Seeger and Douglas Dulli
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 63-65;
  • Physician Body Mass Index and Bias Toward Obesity Documentation Patterns
    Andrew C. Berry, Nicholas A. Berry, Travis S. Myers, Joseph Reznicek and Bruce B. Berry
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 66-71;
  • Factors Affecting the Completion of Genitourinary Physical Examinations Prior to Urologic Consultation
    Megan A. Stryker, Raunak D. Patel, Dunia T. Khaled, Amanda F. Saltzman, Jeremy Konheim, Danica May, Allison Feibus, Joseph Fougerousse, Ashley Richman, William Chastant, Samantha Prats, Brian Baksa and Melissa M. Montgomery
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 72-75;
  • Immunomodulator and Biologic Agent Effects on Sleep Quality in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Ann Joo Lee, Dale F. Kraemer, Ozdemir Kanar, Andrew C. Berry, Carmen Smotherman and Emely Eid
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 76-80;

Reviews and Contemporary Updates

  • Dietary Glycine Is Rate-Limiting for Glutathione Synthesis and May Have Broad Potential for Health Protection
    Mark F. McCarty, James H. O'Keefe and James J. DiNicolantonio
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 81-87;

Case Reports and Clinical Observations

  • Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation for Treating Sural Neuralgia
    Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Markus Jackson and Elizabeth Plovanich
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 88-90;
  • Radiofrequency Ablation for Treating Resistant Intercostal Neuralgia
    Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Samuel Lee and Markus Jackson
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 91-93;
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa in Pregnancy
    Laura Damian, Cristina Pamfil, Marius Fodor, Liliana Rogojan, Natalia Hagau and Simona Rednic
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 94-97;
  • Acute Calcific Tendonitis of the Longus Colli
    Blake S. Raggio, Samuel C. Ficenec, Jason Pou and Brian Moore
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 98-100;
  • Atypical Presentation of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
    Eric Wallace, Zachary Stewart, David Theriot, William Shaffer, Shane Guillory, Michael Hanemann, Raman Danrad and Bradley Spieler
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 101-103;
  • Mycotic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Mimicking a Rasmussen Aneurysm
    Stephanie C. Cajigas-Loyola, Ricky L. Miller, Bradley Spieler and Gregory Carbonella
    Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 104-107;
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