2012 Health Sciences Research Day (MU)
Items in this collection are the posters presented at the 2012 Health Sciences Research Day held at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Neural Stem Cells in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
(2012)The initial intent of this study was to examine the origins of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL), a neoplasm whose oncogenesisin immunocompetentpatients is incompletely understood. With growing information ... -
Self-reported symptoms and managment by midwestern breast cancer survivors
(2012)Lymphedema (LE) is a life-long potential consequence of breast cancer treatment that may affect quality of life of breast cancer survivors in long-term survivorship. Previous studies reported that about 2 million women ... -
Erythromycin before endoscopy in upper GI bleeding : a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(2012)Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common medical emergency that accounts for numerous hospital admissions each year. Given its significant morbidity and mortality, urgent endoscopy with adequate gastric mucosal ... -
Upper GI bleeding with myocardial infarction : evaluation of safety for endoscopy
(2012)Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a complex medical condition with substantial morbidity and mortality. The anemia due to the UGIB may exacerbate the MI or the ... -
Systemic hemangiomatosis with a deletion in the KRIT1 gene : an unusual manifestation of cerebral cavernous malformation
(2012)Cavernous hemangiomas are common hamartomatous vascular proliferations often seen as incidental solitary lesions. Rarely they occur as multifocal lesions, often in characteristic locations as part of a hereditary syndrome. ... -
Cisplatin in renal transplant recipients : not an absolute contraindication
(2012)The chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin is usually contraindicated in renal transplant recipients due to its well-known side effect of nephrotoxicity, but is an important (and sometimes irreplaceable) drug in the management ... -
Blood conservation : cultural change in pediatric intensive care nursing
(2012)While monitoring of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients requires repeated blood sampling, excessive sampling can lead to anemia. Upon PICU admission, 33% of patients are anemic and 41% develop anemia. Anemia ... -
Perioperative management of anticoagulant therapy
(2012)There is a lack of consistent recommendations regarding perioperative anticoagulant management among different disciplines and even within disciplines. With the growing rates of obesity seen in this country, with more ... -
Changing the computer-patient-physician relationship : a qualitative evaluation of 30-inch computer screens in family medicine exam rooms
(2012)The electronic health record (EHR) and use of computers in today's exam rooms is a dramatic change in medicine from decades past. There are concerns about how the computer and EHR might adversely affect patient-provider ... -
Information horizons of first-year medical students
(2012)This study reports on the preference and use of information resources by first-year medical students at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. It was part of a larger study that was conducted to understand their ... -
Hyperinsulinemia and hypovitaminosis D among overweight adolescents
(2012)In the past two decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has doubled. Obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been shown to be interrelated. Hypovitaminosis D has also been shown to be more ... -
The use of hi-fidelity mannequin for status epilepticus simulation to enhance medical student's performance
(2012)Status Epilepticus (SE) is one of the most commonly occurring neurologic emergencies and there are about 200,000 episodes of SE in the US with a high mortality risk of around 22% and requires rapid effective treatment for ... -
Functional study of a voltage-gated potassium channel during medulloblastoma cell migration
(2012)Medulloblastomas (MB), the most common pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumor, is a neuroepithelial tumor characterized by its rapid progression, aggressive nature, and tendency to metastasize along the brain-spinal ... -
Endurance or sprint interval exercise, & metformin treatment differently modify insulin-induced vasodilation in skeletal muscle arterioles of obese insulin resistant rats
(2012)A key contributor to insulin-mediated glucose uptake is insulin-induced vasodilation of skeletal muscle arterioles, which is impared with obesity and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Abnormalities in the vascular reactivity to insulin ... -
A novel approach to teaching fluoroscopic neuroanatomy and spine injection skills
(2012)Learning and understanding fluoroscopic neuroanatomy and acquiring the skills to safely perform spine injections is an essential part of training for many radiology, neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesia, and physical medicine ... -
Modeling the R2* relaxivity of blood at 1.5 Tesla
(2012)BOLD (Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent) imaging is used in fMRI to show differences in activation of the brain based on the relative changes of the T2* (= 1/R2*) signal of the blood. However, quantification of blood ... -
Unrecognized depression in hospitalized medicine patients
(2012)Depressive disorders are prevalent among hospitalized medicine patients with other medical conditions, though adequate clinical attention may not be given to this comorbid condition. Many physicians feel that this is ... -
The financial burden of autism spectrum disorder
(2012)The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is growing yearly with one in eight children receiving an ASD diagnosis, and rates are predicted to increase. Many children with ASD have other comorbid disorders causing ... -
Rapid development of tolerance to the sleep promoting effects of alcohol : a mouse model
(2012)Alcohol promotes sleep and is widely used as a sleep aid. Tolerance to the sleep promoting effects of alcohol develops over time with its repeated use, which plays an important role in the gradual escalation of alcohol ... -
Reversal of severe autoimmune diabetes at the stem cell level by bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitors
(2012)This poster presents the process for treating severe autoimmune diabetes in mice through the use of bone marrow-derived endothelial cells.