Welcome to SMA's abstract library. This library includes video presentations of abstracts presented by Medical Students, Residents, Fellows and Physician Members as part of the Southern Medical Association's Physicians-in-Training program, Annual Scientific Assembly and the Southern Regional Burn Conference. To learn more about SMA's Physicians-In-training opportunities, or to submit an abstract, visit SMA's Physician-in-Training page.
Education // Abstracts
Abstract | December 19, 2022
KAP Survey Analysis: Demographic Factors and Adherence to Covid-19 Guidelines
Our study aims to investigate the KAP of New York city metropolitan area, and San Francisco Bay area residents.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Recurrent Abdominal Pain of an Unexpected Source: A Case Presentation
A 74-year-old male was admitted to the hospital in January of 2022 with intractable bilateral lower abdominal pain, characterized as cramping, constant, and waxing and waning in severity.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
CARDIAC METASTASES MIMICKING AMYLOIDOSIS IN NEW ONSET HEART FAILURE: A RARE PRESENTATION OF RECURRENT BREAST CANCER
81 y/o female with a past medical history of hypertension and breast cancer treated with lumpectomy and radiation without adjuvant chemotherapy in remission since 2004, presented with dyspnea on exertion and orthopnea.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Coccidioides immitis presenting with acute hydropneumothorax in an immunocompetent patient from South Texas
We present a case of a 27-year-old male with a history of e-cigarette smoking who presented to our institution with a 3-week history of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain and acute hypoxic respiratory failure.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Predictors of Sunscreen Use in U.S. High-School Students: A Systematic Review
The goal of this review was to summarize existing literature on predictors of sunscreen use in adolescent and high school populations.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
FROM BEING DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY DEMENTIA TO HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR SEPSIS WITH STAPH BACTEREMIA, THE GREAT IMITATOR WOULD NOT STOP CONFOUNDING THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY: THE JOURNEY OF A 64-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH NEUROSYPHILIS.
A 64-year-old male presented with several weeks of clinical decline and lethargy. He has a history of stroke, type 2 diabetes, and dementia.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Acute COVID-Pericarditis: A Rare, But Life-Threatening Condition
A 53-year-old woman with co-morbidities of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease was recovering after receiving inpatient antibiotic treatment for severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection, when she unexpectedly clinically worsened.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Multiple Pneumothoraces Due to COVID-19 Related Interstitial Lung Disease in a Middle-aged Female with AIDS
A 59-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and uncontrolled HIV with a CD4 of 156 cells/m3 presented to the ED with shortness of breath.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Gene Therapy Approach in Alzheimer’s Disease
BDNF functions in developing and maintaining synaptic plasticity and is the key regulator for long-term potentiation.
Abstract | December 19, 2022
Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis with Splanchnic Thrombosis and Walled-Off Necrosis: A Curious Presentation of Uncertain Etiology
A 21-year-old female with medical history of two episodes of idiopathic pancreatitis and gastritis presented with severe abdominal pain radiating to back, vomiting, and subjective fevers/chills beginning evening before arrival.
