Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium

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Do Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Predict Bone Mineral Density Testing after Distal Radius Fracture in Menopausal Women?
Background: Current osteoporosis screening guidelines recommend bone mineral density (BMD) testing following fragility fractures. Despite the...

Relationships between metabolic and lipoprotein measures with cardiometabolic risk factors and clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
Background. Persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. The Supervised Weight loss and Exercise Training...

Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition of Infants with Ischemic Stroke
Background: In infants with neurological symptoms, ischemic stroke and bacterial meningitis are possible. To rule out meningitis, clinicians often...

Comparison of Inhaled Drug Delivery Across Varying Severities of Subglottic Stenosis
Objective: Different staging systems have been developed to assess the severity of laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS). In this study, we assess the...

Clinical Phenotypes and Outcomes Associated with Improved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction after Biventricular Pacing
Background: In some patients who receive a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device, the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) does not...

Transforming Spine Surgery Care: The Role of Patient Navigators
Introduction: Spine surgery and the recovery process are both physically and mentally demanding for patients. Sociodemographic disparities impact...

Quantitative MRI of Glenohumeral Cartilage in Shoulder Instability
Funding Acknowledgement: This study was supported by a grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Background: The glenohumeral...

Navigating uncertainty and mental health in pregnancy in patients with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in female patients and is frequently diagnosed during reproductive years. Patients with...

Life after neonatal seizures: Characterizing the longitudinal parent experience.
Background: Parents of neonates with seizures report persistent symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. We aimed to...