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 2012
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
FBG1 is a Promiscuous Ubiquitin Ligase that Sequesters APC2 and Causes S-phase Arrest, Hsiang Wen, Namhun Kim, Ernesto J. Fuentes, Adam Mallinger, Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, and Kevin A. Glenn
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, Gerardo Gutiérrez-Juárez, S.K. Gupta, Ryan Weight, L. Polo-Parada, C. Papagiorgio, J.D. Bunch, and John 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
Smoking Sleuths: A Pilot Tobacco Prevention Elective for Medical School Students, Catherine A. Powers, Carey C. Thomson, Ilana Feuerstein, Megan Cross, Erin M. Powers, Marianne Prout, and Alan C. Geller
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
Transcutaneous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (VitalStim) Curative Therapy for Severe Dysphagia: Myth or Reality?, Gary Y. Shaw, Phillip R. Sechtem, Jeff Searl, Kristina Keller, Taib A. Rawi, and Emily Dowdy
Submissions from 2006
Cavernous Angioma of the Cerebellopontine Angle, Charles A. Cotton, Douglas P. Beall, Bart J. Winter, Brian J. Fortman, Amy B. Kirby, and Justin Q. Ly
Endogenous Plastic Composite Material in the Alzheimer's Brain, Heather D. Craig, Norbert W. Seidler, and Trevor J. Squire
Immunohistochemistry of Thrombi Following Iliac Venous Stenting: A Novel Model of Venous Thrombosis, Bobby Burches, Krzystztof Karnicki, Waldemar Wysokinski, and Robert D. McBane II
Kaposi Sarcoma in Patients With Diabetes and Wounds, Kirandeep Gill and Jayesh B. Shah
RhoA Mediates Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling to Disrupt the Formation of Adherens Junctions and Increase Cell Motility, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Jerry Marlin, Terry W. Chance, and Rolf Jakobi
Symptom Exacerbation and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy During the Menstrual Cycle: A Pilot Study, Pinaki N. Patel and Richard M. Grimes
Submissions from 2005
Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus, Kenneth X. Nguyen, Jacqueline S. Marinac, and Chao Sun
Aβ-Polyacrolein Aggregates: Novel Mechanism of Plastic Formation in Senile Plaques, Norbert W. Seidler and Trevor J. Squire
Beta-alanine Suppresses Heat Inactivation of Lactate Dehydrogenase, Ankur D. Mehta and Norbert W. Seidler
Common Freshwater Cyanobacteria Grow in 100% CO2, David J. Thomas, Shannon L. Sullivan, Amanda L. Price, and Shawn M. Zimmerman
Differential Regulation of Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression by Small GTPases Ras, Rac1, and RhoA, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Kevin Putzer, Ling Ren, Barbara Kaboord, Terry W. Chance, M. Walid Qoronfleh, and Rolf Jakobi
Occupational Nonsolar Risk Factors of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: a Population-based Case-controlled Study, Panagiotis Mitropoulos and Robert A. Norman
Outpatient Prescribing Practices for Nonapproved Drugs in Children, Kayce M. Morton, Sandra K. Willsie, and John Kylan Lynch
Perioperative Management of a Child With Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Brian Turpin and Joseph D. Tobias
Prion: Gene, Structure, and Species Barrier, Sherman Jew and Hermann M. Schatzl
Submissions from 2004
Carnosine Disaggregates Glycated Alpha-Crystallin: An In Vitro Study, Norbert W. Seidler, George Yeargans, and Timothy G. Morgan
Effects of an Alternate Dissection Schedule on Gross Anatomy Laboratory Practical Performance, David McWhorter and Joseph Forester
Effects of Four Supplemental Instruction Programs on Students' Learning of Gross Anatomy, Joseph Forester, Pamela P. Thomas, and David McWhorter
Is Androgenic Alopecia a Result of Endocrine Effects on the Vasculature?, B.A. Caleb Santiago Hernandez
Radiograph Use in Low Back Pain: A United States Emergency Department Database Analysis, David M. Isaacs, Jacqueline S. Marinac, and Chao Sun
Tonsillectomy Using the Colorado Microdissection Needle: A Prospective Series and Comparative Technique Review, Benjamin Rideout and Gary Y. Shaw
Submissions from 2003
Introducing Critical Appraisal of Biomedical Literature to First-Year Medical Students in Histology, Joseph Forester, Maria Cole, Pamela P. Thomas, and David McWhorter
Methylglyoxal-Induced Glycation Affects Protein Topography, Norbert W. Seidler and Catherine Kowalewski
Submissions from 2002
Acrolein Modifies and Inhibits Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferase, James Southwell, George Yeargans, Catherine Kowalewski, and Norbert W. Seidler
AIDS Presenting with Cutaneous Kaposi's Sarcoma and Bacillary Angiomatosis in the Bone Marrow Mimicking Kaposi's Sarcoma, Cecilia M. Rosales, Matthew D. McLaughlin, Tetsutaro Sata, Harutaka Katano, Pat A. Veno, Luis E. De Las Casas, and Roberto N. Miranda
Health Professions Scholarship Program: Are the Armed Forces Getting Quality Osteopathic Physicians?, David McWhorter and Joseph Forester
Mycobacterium mucogenicum Isolated From a Patient With Granulomatous Hepatitis, Mark R. Goldblatt and Julie A. Ribes
Neuroimaging in Low Back Pain, S. Craig Humphreys, Jason C. Eck, and Scott D. Hodges
The Relationship Between Premedical Coursework in Gross Anatomy and Histology and Medical School Performance in Gross Anatomy and Histology, Joseph Forester, David McWhorter, and Maria Cole
Vertebroplasty: A New Treatment Strategy for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures, Jason C. Eck, Scott D. Hodges, and S. Craig Humphreys
Submissions from 2001
Comparison of Posterior and Transforaminal Approaches to Lumbar Interbody Fusion, S. Craig Humphreys, Scott D. Hodges, Avinash G. Patwardhan, Jason C. Eck, R. Bryan Murphy, and Laurie A. Covington
Globe Perforation Associated with Subtenon's Anesthesia, Brett J. Frieman and Mark A. Friedberg
Patient Outcomes for Anterior Multilevel Cervical Fusions: A Comparative Analysis of AO Versus DOC Instrumentation, S. Craig Humphreys, Scott D. Hodges, and Jason C. Eck
Predicting Factors of Successful Recovery From Lumbar Spine Surgery Among Workers' Compensation Patients, Scott D. Hodges, S. Craig Humphreys, Jason C. Eck, Laurie A. Covington, and Heidi Harrom
Sterol-Independent Regulation of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase in Tumor Cells, Patricia Hentosh, Seon H. Yuh, Charles E. Elson, and Dennis Peffley
Techniques for Stimulating Spinal Fusion: Efficacy of Electricity, Ultrasound, and Biologic Factors in Achieving Fusion, Jason C. Eck, Scott D. Hodges, and S. Craig Humphreys
Whiplash: A Review of a Commonly Misunderstood Injury, Jason C. Eck, Scott D. Hodges, and S. Craig Humphreys
Submissions from 2000
Hürthle Cell Adenoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy in a Male Patient, Alpesh Desai, Suzy E. Peterson, Frederick Raiser III, Robert J. Marx, and Richard Wilner
Non-Enzymatic Glycosylation (or Glycation) and Inhibition of the Pig Heart Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferase by Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate, Catherine Fitzgerald, Timothy Swearengin, George Yeargans, David McWhorter, Brad Cucchetti, and Norbert W. Seidler
The Use of Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Review of Goals, Patient Selection, Techniques, and Risks, Jason C. Eck and Nicholas J. Circolone
Submissions from 1999
Carnosine Prevents Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate-Mediated Inhibition of Aspartate Aminotransferase, Timothy Swearengin, Catherine Fitzgerald, and Norbert W. Seidler
Effect of Guided Imagery on Quality of Life for Patients With Chronic Tension-Type Headache, Lisa K. Mannix, Rohit S. Chandurkar, Lisa A. Rybicki, Diane L. Tusek, and Glen D. Solomon
Intravascular Lymphomatosis With Bone Marrow Involvement: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Tammy J. Tucker
