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Gaudet BA, Liu N, Kayne AN, Jarvill TL, Zemanek C, Downen JM, Cuadrado HM, Smith AB, Greenberg MR, Jacoby JL, Quinones JN. Relationship Between Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Utilization and Biopsychosocial Characteristics Among Homeless Shelter Adolescents. Cureus 2021; 13:e18128. [PMID: 34692338 PMCID: PMC8525671 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine whether biopsychosocial factors are associated with sexual activity and contraceptive utilization among homeless shelter adolescents. Methods: A retrospective study of 440 adolescents at a shelter in Pennsylvania between February 2015 and September 2019 was conducted. The cohort was evaluated to determine what relationship age, gender identity, substance use, and trauma history have with sexual activity and contraceptive utilization. Results: Sexual activity was significantly related to age (mean 15.8+1.4 years in sexually active vs. 14.7+1.6 years in abstinent youth, p<0.001); remote history of self-harm behavior (relative risk ratio (RR) 1.23 [95% CI 1.03-1.46]; p=0.02), history of aggressive behavior (RR 1.21 [95% CI 1.01-1.46]; p=0.04), history of trauma (RR 1.24 [95% CI 1.04-1.48]; p=0.03), and substance use (RR 2.27 [95%CI 1.86-2.77]; p<0.001). There were 55.7% sexually active females vs. 42.50% males reporting contraception use (p=0.01). After adjustment, older age and substance use remained significantly associated with sexual activity (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.58 [95% CI 1.36-1.83]; p<0.001 and AOR 5.18 [95% CI 3.28-8.18]; p<0.001, respectively). Conclusions: Females self-reported sexual activity using contraception more than males. After adjustment, older age and substance use were associated with sexual activity. By better understanding the impact these factors can have on contraceptive utilization, informed policy and practice interventions can be developed and implemented to help increase safe sex practices in spaces where homeless adolescents access healthcare.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brittney A Gaudet
- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Studies, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA.,Street Medicine, Valley Health Partners, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Education, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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Kayne AN, Fritzges JA, Huang ML, Evans E. Detection of Unknown Pregnancy With Complications Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Cureus 2021; 13:e16510. [PMID: 34430124 PMCID: PMC8375000 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Eclampsia, a condition diagnosed in pre-eclamptic patients who experience seizures, can lead to maternal and fetal death if not treated early. The present case discusses the clinical management of an 18-year-old female who presented to the emergency department (ED) after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. A physical examination revealed that she was also hypertensive. Based on these symptoms which required urgency due to the patient’s instability, and the suspicion that the patient could be pregnant, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was performed. In this case, a POCUS was a faster more accessible modality than a urine or serum human chorionic gonadotropin test. Although the patient denied that she was pregnant, POCUS identified that she was approximately 22-24 weeks pregnant. The patient was promptly diagnosed with eclampsia and given medication to control her blood pressure and seizures. This case highlights the benefits of using POCUS in the ED to expedite clinical decisions by identifying the etiology of a patient’s condition and lends itself to the discussion of its utility in a critically ill pregnant woman. It also serves to reinforce the importance of keeping eclampsia as part of an emergency physician’s differential when confronted with a potentially pregnant patient with relevant symptoms.
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- Allison N Kayne
- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA
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Zemanek CE, Liu N, Sablak CH, Gaudet BA, Jarvill TL, Kayne AN, Downen JM, Kincaid H, Smith AB, Barraco RD, Cuadrado HM, Greenberg MR. Relationship Between Vaccination Status and Biopsychosocial Characteristics in Sheltered Adolescents. Cureus 2021; 13:e12575. [PMID: 33575140 PMCID: PMC7870128 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Homeless youth are a vulnerable population. A volunteer clinic supported by medical students in northeastern Pennsylvania provides shelter and healthcare to adolescents seeking refuge. We set out to determine the immunization status of youth in the shelter and evaluate for associations of immunization deficiency with demographics or biopsychosocial factors. Methods After IRB approval, a retrospective cohort study was performed from existing clinical records at the shelter 2/2015-9/2019. Chart abstraction included variables such as demographics (including age, sex, and race/ethnicity), biopsychosocial factors (including childhood trauma/abuse history, substance abuse history, and sexual activity), and immunization history. Results A total of 440 charts were analyzed. When comparing demographics of patients that had complete vaccine regimens versus those who did not, the race was statistically significant (p=.006). The most prominent difference in race was seen for Black/African American patients; only 19.57% had a completed vaccine regimen documented. Regarding immunization history, vaccine schedules of hepatitis B, measles mumps rubella (MMR), inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), and varicella were most likely to be complete; pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 13, rotavirus, influenza, and human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) were least likely. There was no association found between a completed vaccine regimen and biopsychosocial variables. A larger portion of females (37.35%) completed the HPV vaccine compared to males (23.14%) (p=.009). Conclusions In this single-site study, this vulnerable, at-risk population of sheltered adolescents lacked the vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Racial disparities further compounded this vulnerability for Black/African American teens. Additionally, a significantly greater number of female patients received the HPV vaccine compared to males.
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- Cecilia E Zemanek
- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Network Office of Research and Innovation, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Division of Education, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Community Health and Health Studies, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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- Emergency and Hospital Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA
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Eygnor JK, Rosenau AM, Burmeister DB, Richardson DM, DePuy AM, Kayne AN, Greenberg MR. Palliative care in the emergency department during a COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med 2020; 45:516-518. [PMID: 33071097 PMCID: PMC7335492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Jessica K Eygnor
- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Informatics, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA.
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Jacoby JL, Crowley LM, Cannon RD, Weaver KD, Henry-Morrow TK, Henry KA, Kayne AN, Urban CE, Gyory RA, McCarthy JF. Pennsylvania law enforcement use of Narcan. Am J Emerg Med 2020; 38:1944-1946. [PMID: 32057531 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Jeanne L Jacoby
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103.
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown 18103, PA, USA
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Cedar Crest Boulevard & I-78, Allentown, PA, USA 18103
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