The purpose of the Student Publications collection is to preserve and share the scholarship of the Kansas City University community. Here we showcase research done by current and former students while enrolled at KCU.
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Submissions from 2015
An Uncommon Obliterative Lung Disease: Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome, Katherine M. Wojcicki, Ariel D. Sindel, Andrew C. Berry, Robert H. Krieger, and Warren L. Reuther 3rd
A Prospective Study of Erectile Function After Transrectal Ultrasonography-Guided Prostate Biopsy, Katie Murray, Jason Bailey, Keegan Zuk, Ernesto Lopez-Corona, and J. Brantley Thrasher
Beau Lines, Onychomadesis, and Retronychia: A Unifying Hypothesis, Mark A. Braswell, C. Ralph Daniel 3rd, and Robert T. Brodell
Blunt Renal Trauma in Children With Pre-Existing Renal Abnormalities, Kelly Dahlstrom, Brian Dunoski, and Jeffrey Michael Zerin
Bone Graft Substitutes for Spine Fusion: A Brief Review, Ashim Gupta, Nitin Kukkar, Kevin Sharif, Benjamin J. Main, Christine E. Albers, and Saadiq F. El-Amin III
Collagenous Colitis With Mucosal Ulcerations in a Patient Without Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug or Lansoprazole Use, Andrew C. Berry, Rahman Nakshabendi, Hussein Abidali, Cassandra Johnson, Kevin Dholaria, Danny J. Avalos, and Aaron C. Baltz
Diagnostic Reasoning for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Interpretation Is Preserved Despite Fatigue, Adam R. Kellogg, Ryan Coute, and Gregory Garra
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Tinnitus Using Smartphone Technology: A Pilot Study, Michael B. Wilson, Dorina Kallogjeri, Conor N. Joplin, Mitchell D. Gorman, James G. Krings, Eric J. Lenze, Joyce E. Nicklaus, Edward E. Spitznagel Jr., and Jay F. Piccirillo
Effects of Active Video Games on Energy Expenditure in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review, Nirjhar Dutta and Mark A. Pereira
Evaluation and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in the School-Aged Child, G. Marcus Stephens, Scott Akers, Hoa Nguyen, and Heidi Woxland
High-Yield Biopsy Technique for Subepidermal Blisters, Mark A. Braswell, Nancye K. McCowan, Jennifer S. Schulmeier, and Robert T. Brodell
Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4(+) Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual, Norair Adjamian, Adeline Kikam, Kathryn Ruda Wessell, Jason Casselman, Erin Toller-Artis, Olapeju Olasokan, and Robert W. Hostoffer
Osteocalcin Protects Pancreatic Beta Cell Function and Survival Under High Glucose Conditions, Karen Kover, Yun Yan, Pei Ying Tong, Dara Watkins, Xiaoyu Li, James Tasch, Melissa Hager, Mark Clements, and Wayne V. Moore
Pediatric Asthma for the Primary Care Practitioner, Anne M. VanGarsse, Richard D. Magie, and Aubree Bruhnding
Quantification of the Distal Radial Artery for Improved Vascular Access, Erich Wessel, Kara Hessel, Alan Glaros, and Anthony Olinger
Small Bowel Perforation as a Postoperative Complication from a Laminectomy, Robert H. Krieger, Katherine M. Wojcicki, Andrew C. Berry, Warren L. Reuther 3rd, and Kendrick D. McArthur
Specific Causes of Death in Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid as Measured by Death Certificate Data: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Benjamin Barrick, Christine Lohse, and Julia Lehman
Sycosis Vaccinatum, a Type of Vaccinia Folliculitis, Mark A. Braswell, Matthew W. Morrissey, Simon A. Ritchie, Robert L. Reddick, and Todd T. Kobayashi
Use of a Locked Fibular Plate for Fixation of a Vertical Shear Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Case Report, Sean Blake, George Yakubek, and James Shaer
Walking During Leisure-Time in Relation to Perceived Neighborhoods, Richard Suminski, Jason A. Wasserman, Carlene A. Mayfield, Arthur Kheyfets, and Jared Norman
Submissions from 2014
Anatomic Description of the Middle Meatus and Classification of the Hiatus Semilunaris Into Five Types Based Upon Morphological Characteristics, Kelly Dahlstrom and Anthony Olinger
A Retrospective Study of the Association Between Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy and Glaucoma, Greg D. Rice, Kristin A. Wright, and Steven M. Silverstein
A Tissue-Specific Gene Expression Template Portrays Heart Development and Pathology, Amy Rodemoyer, Nataliya Kibiryeva, Alexis Bair, Jennifer Marshall, James E. O'Brien Jr., and Douglas Bittel
Bicycling Policy Indirectly Associated With Overweight/Obesity, Richard Suminski, Jason A. Wasserman, Carlene A. Mayfield, Emily Freeman, and Rachel Brandl
Embedded Pork Bone Causing Esophageal Perforation and an Esophagus-Innominate Artery Fistula, Andrew C. Berry, Peter V. Draganov, Brijesh B. Patel, Danny J. Avalos, Warren L. Reuther 3rd, Avinash Ravilla, Bruce B. Berry, and Michael J. Monzel
Emphysematous Gastritis: An Ominous Diagnosis Managed Conservatively, Brent E. Murchie, Andrew C. Berry, Andrew Ukleja, Ryan McPherson, Ariel Caplan, and Warren L. Reuther 3rd
Facilitators to Promoting Health in Schools: Is School Health Climate the Key?, Jennifer F. Lucarelli, Katherine Alaimo, Ellen Mang, Caroline Martin, Richard Miles, Deborah Bailey, Deanne K. Kelleher, Nicholas B. Drzal, and Hui Liu
Headache and Oral Parafunctional Behaviors, Alan Glaros, Anne H. Hanson, and Chris C. Ryen
Injury Profile of Mixed Martial Arts Competitors, Rance McClain, Jason A. Wasserman, Carlene A. Mayfield, Andrew C. Berry, Greg Grenier, and Richard Suminski
Intent to Participate in Future Cervical Cancer Screenings is Lower When Satisfaction With the Decision to be Vaccinated is Neutral, Natalie Marya Alexander, Diane Medved Harper, Johanna Claire Comes, Melissa Smith Smith, Melinda Ann Heutinck, Sandra Martin Handley, and Debra Ann Ahern
Maternal Physical Activity Mode and Fetal Heart Outcome, Linda E. May, Richard Suminski, Andrew C. Berry, Michelle D. Langaker, and Kathleen M. Gustafson
Nonmedical Use of Stimulants Among Medical Students, Jason A. Wasserman, Jennifer E. Fitzgerald, Merlin A. Sunny, Maria Cole, Richard Suminski, and John J. Dougherty
Outcomes by Rescue Shock Number During the Metabolic Phase of Porcine Ventricular Fibrillation Resuscitation, Ryan Coute, Timothy J. Mader, and Lawrence D. Sherman
Quantifying the Decisional Satisfaction to Accept or Reject the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: A Preference for Cervical Cancer Prevention, Diane Medved Harper, Billy B. Irons, Natalie Marya Alexander, Johanna Claire Comes, Melissa Smith Smith, Melinda Ann Heutinck, Sandra Martin Handley, and Debra Ann Ahern
Reply: In Response to Injury Profile of Mixed Martial Arts Competitors, Rance McClain, Jason A. Wasserman, Carlene A. Mayfield, Andrew C. Berry, Greg Grenier, and Richard Suminski
Sacral Osteomyelitis After Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy Performed After a Recent Dental Extraction: A Case Report, Costa A. Apostolis and Cassandra Heiselman
Tetralobed Transposition Flap: A Novel Repair for Large Surgical Defects of the Nasal Tip, Angela M. Sutton and Jerry D. Brewer
Women Have a Preference for Their Male Partner to be HPV Vaccinated, Natalie Marya Alexander, Diane Medved Harper, Debra Ann Ahern, Johanna Claire Comes, Melissa Smith Smith, Melinda Ann Heutinck, and Sandra Martin Handley
Submissions from 2013
Autonomic Dysregulation in Headache Patients, Jason J. Gass and Alan Glaros
Clinical Improvement of Recalcitrant Cutaneous Sarcoidosis With Regular Nutritional Supplementation with Extract of the Prickly Pear Cactus, Benjamin Barrick, Alison J. Bruce, Amer Kalaaji, and Brent A. Bauer
Crohn's Disease Presenting as a Neutrophilic Dermatosis in a 5-Month-Old Boy, Angela M. Sutton, Hillary S. Lawrence, and Kristi M. Canty
Examining Body Mass Index in an Urban Core Population: From Health Screening to Physician Visit, Kaitlin Ann O'Connor, Julie Marie Sahrmann, Richard D. Magie, and Larry Segars
Ocular Problems in Low-Income and Minority Children, Daniel J. Frick, Scott E. Olitsky, Annette Campbell, and Alan Glaros
Smaller Insertion Area and Inefficient Mechanics of the Gluteus Medius in Females, Dustin Woyski, Anthony Olinger, and Barth Wright
Submissions from 2012
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research Management in Anesthesia: The Integrated Clinical Research Team Model, Izabela Gasior, Jessica Solari, Vanessa Young, Justine Bode, Rachel E. Herdes, and Michelle Chung
Bariatric Surgery: Lindsey G's Story, Jaclyn E. Allred and Gautam Desai
Benign Intracranial Hypertension: A Diagnostic Dilemma, Gary Y. Shaw and Stephanie K. Million
Clinical Decision Support: Using Technology to Identify Patients' Unmet Needs, William McLeod, Robert Eidus, and Elizabeth Stewart
Descriptive Anatomy of the Interscalene Triangle and the Costoclavicular Space and Their Relationship to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Study of 60 Cadavers, Kelly Dahlstrom and Anthony Olinger
Establishing the Content Validity of Palpatory Examination for the Assessment of the Lumbar Spine Using Ultrasonography: A Pilot Study, K. Aaron Shaw, John J. Dougherty, Kevin Treffer, and Alan Glaros
Fetal Cardiac Autonomic Control During Breathing and Non-Breathing Epochs: The Effect of Maternal Exercise, Kathleen M. Gustafson, Linda E. May, Hung-Wen Yeh, Stephanie K. Million, and John J.B. Allen
Human Cytomegalovirus Induces TLR4 Signaling Components in Monocytes Altering TIRAP, TRAM and Downstream Interferon-Beta and TNF-Alpha Expression, Kok-Hooi Yew, Cory Carpenter, R. Scott Duncan, and Christopher J. Harrison
Neuronal Protection by a Variant of GAPDH Pseudogene P44 in AD, Sara O. Mason, Christopher S. Theisen, and Norbert W. Seidler
Persistent Ventricular Fibrillation During Therapeutic Hypothermia and Prolonged High-Dose Vasopressor Therapy: Case Report, Joshua C. Poles, Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur, and Bentley J. Bobrow
Posterior Intercostal Artery Tortuosity and Collateral Branch Points: A Cadaveric Study, Eric Shurtleff and Anthony Olinger
Psoas Syndrome: A Frequently Missed Diagnosis, Andrea Tufo, Gautam Desai, and W. Joshua Cox
Regular Maternal Exercise Dose and Fetal Heart Outcome, Linda E. May, Richard Suminski, Michelle D. Langaker, Hung-Wen Yeh, and Kathleen M. Gustafson
The Religious Person Revisited: Cross-Cultural Evidence From the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure, Naser Aghababaei, Jason A. Wasserman, and Drew Nannini
Twenty Years Since Cruzan and the Patient Self-Determination Act: Opportunities for Improving Care at the End of Life in Critical Care Settings, Cynda Hylton Rushton, Brett Daniel Kaylor, and Myra J. Christopher
Ulcerated Plaques in the Pelvic Region of an Adult Female, Benjamin Barrick, Brian Matthys, and Garth R. Fraga
Using a Ubiquitin Ligase as an Unfolded Protein Sensor, Adam Mallinger, Hsiang M. Wen, Geoffrey M. Dankle, and Kevin A. Glenn
Submissions from 2011
Case Report of Mesenteric Metastases From Lobular Breast Carcinoma, Janelle D. Stevens and Roy Danks
Defining Chronic Pain Ethics, Summer J. Mcgee, Brett Daniel Kaylor, Helen Emmott, and Myra J. Christopher
Dermatology Education and the Internet: Traditional and Cutting-Edge Resources, Anne H. Hanson, L. Kendall Krause, Rachel N. Simmons, Jeffrey I. Ellis, Ryan G. Gamble, J. Daniel Jensen, Melissa N. Noble, Michael L. Orser, Andrea L. Suarez, and Robert P. Dellavalle
Iatrogenic Immunosuppression and Cutaneous Malignancy, Jennifer L. DePry, Kurtis B. Reed, Robert H. Cook-Norris, and Jerry D. Brewer
State-of-the-Art Cranial Sonography: Part 1, Modern Techniques and Image Interpretation, Lisa H. Lowe and Zachary Bailey
State-of-the-Art Cranial Sonography: Part 2, Pitfalls and Variants, Lisa H. Lowe and Zachary Bailey
Surgical Treatment of Patients With Cervical Myeloradiculopathy and Coexistent Multiple Sclerosis: Report of 15 Patients With Long-term Follow-up, Paul M. Arnold, Robert Kyle Warren, Karen K. Anderson, and Alexander R. Vaccaro
Teaching of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Function in Osteopathic Medical Education, Christopher C. Surek, Shannon Lorimer, John J. Dougherty, and Robert Stephens
The Effects of a Multi-Axis Balance Board Intervention Program in an Elderly Population, John J. Dougherty, Anne Kancel, Cassandra Ramar, Crystal Meacham, and Stephen Derrington
Unique Variation of the Axillary Arch Muscle Discovered During Dissection Could Explain Neurologic Symptoms in the Living Patient, Ashley Telisky and Anthony Olinger
Submissions from 2010
Acousticofacial–Glossopharyngeal Triangle: An Anatomic Model for Rapid Surgical Orientation, Christopher C. Surek, Mark Van Ess, and Robert Stephens
Anatomic Changes Related to Laryngeal Descent From Birth to 1 Year of Age: Do They Play a Role in SIDS?, Robert Stephens, Austin Bancroft, Alan Glaros, and Lisa H. Lowe
Assessment of Antihyperlipidemic Therapy in US Patients With Coronary Heart Disease, Ashley Moser and Larry Segars
Functional Anatomy of Human Scalene Musculature: Rotation of the Cervical Spine, Anthony Olinger and Phillip Homier
Lateral Plantar Pain: Diagnostic Considerations, Aditya Bahel and Joseph S. Yu
Metastatic Adrenal Pheochromocytoma to the Thoracic Spine, Michael Scalfani, Paul M. Arnold, and Karen K. Anderson
Optical Photoacoustic Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells In Vitro, G. Gutiérrez-Juárez, S.K. Gupta, Ryan Weight, L. Polo-Parada, C. Papagiorgio, J.D. Bunch, and J.A. Viator
Otolaryngologic Community-Acquired MRSA Infections in a Suburban Private Practice, Gary Y. Shaw, Shari V. Montandon, and Michael R. Driks
Outpatient Follow-up and Secondary Prevention for Melanoma Patients, Ryan G. Gamble, Daniel Jensen, Andrea L. Suarez, Anne H. Hanson, Lauren McLaughlin, Jodi Duke, and Robert P. Dellavalle
Pathogenic Involvement of Neuropeptides in Anxiety and Depression, Brett Alldredge
Submissions from 2009
Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells in Human Blood using Photoacoustic Flowmetry, Ryan Weight, Paul Dale, and John Viator
Elevated p21-Activated Kinase 2 Activity Results in Anchorage-independent Growth and Resistance to Anticancer Drug-induced Cell Death, Jerry Marlin, Andrew Eaton, Gerald Montano, Yu-Wen E. Chang, and Rolf Jakobi
Environmental Characteristics and Physical Activity in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Euro-American College Students, Richard Suminski, Sara Pyle, and Wendell C. Taylor
Epiploic Appendagitis in a Female Patient with Situs Ambiguous Abnormality, Christopher Ryen
Fibropolycystic Liver Disease in Children, Myka Call Veigel, Julia Prescott-Focht, Michael G. Rodriguez, Reza Zinati, Lei Shao, Charlotte A.W. Moore, and Lisa H. Lowe
Hypoxia Transiently Sequesters Mps1 and Polo to Collagenase-Sensitive Filaments in Drosophila Prometaphase Oocytes, William D. Gilliland, Dana L. Vietti, Nicole M. Schweppe, Fengli Guo, Teri J. Johnson, and R. Scott Hawley
Malpractice Litigation Involving Iatrogenic Surgical Vocal Fold Paralysis: a Closed-claims Review with Recommendations for Prevention and Management, Gary Y. Shaw and Elizabeth Pierce
Massive Marjolin's Ulcer in a Burn Graft Site 46 Years Later, Lucas Schnell and Roy Danks
Whence Tendance? Accepting the Responsibility of Care for the Chronic Pain Patient, Megan McGrew and James Giordano
Submissions from 2008
Assessing Prescriptions for Statins in Ambulatory Diabetic Patients in the United States: A National, Cross-sectional Study, Larry W. Segars and Amanda R. Lea
Diversity in Tissue Expression, Substrate Binding, and SCF Complex Formation for a Lectin Family of Ubiquitin Ligases, Kevin A. Glenn, Rick F. Nelson, Hsiang M. Wen, Adam Mallinger, and Henry L. Paulson
Firefighter Health: A Pilot Study of Firefighter Health Surveillance, Robert Graham, Sara Pyle, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston, Richard Suminski, and Alan Glaros
Observing Physical Activity in Suburbs, Richard Suminski, Jessica Fritzsinger, Tina Leck, and Melissa M. Hyder
Pediatric Neurodegenerative White Matter Processes: Leukodystrophies and Beyond, Jonathan A. Phelan, Lisa H. Lowe, and Charles M. Glasier
Physician Licensure During Disasters: A National Survey of State Medical Boards, Lori A. Boyajian-O'Neill, Lindsey M. Gronewold, Alan Glaros, and Amy M. Elmore
Submissions from 2007
Costs to Physician Offices of Providing Medications to Medically Indigent Patients via Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Prescription Assistance Programs, Patrick Clay, Eric Vaught, Alan Glaros, Stacy Mangum, Daniel Hansen, and Cameron Lindsey
Course Variability of the Phrenic Nerve in the Presence of an Azygos Lobe: Two Case Reports, Austin Bancroft and Robert Stephens
Headache and Temporomandibular Disorders: Evidence for Diagnostic and Behavioural Overlap, Alan Glaros, Dustin Urban, and Joseph Locke
Production of a Novel Neuromelanin at the Sevoflurane-Water Interface, Ryan Roberts, Eugene E. Fibuch, Elisabeth Heal, and Norbert W. Seidler
