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July 2023 Vol. 123, No. 7

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Medical Education

Effects of a focused training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to incorporate point-of-care ultrasound in assessment of the anterior knee

Christina Weaver, DO; Deborah M. Heath, DO; Inder Raj S. Makin, MD, PhD, RDMS; Kamalani Hanamaika’i, DO; Raghu Kanumalla, MS; Starr Matsushita, BS; Payush Chatta, BS; and Srikar Adhikari, MS, MD
The objectives of this article are to determine the effects of a focused ultrasound training on first-year osteopathic medical students’ ability to identify normal sonographic anatomy of the anterior knee and to differentiate between three common pathologies: joint effusion, prepatellar bursitis, and cellulitis
Public Health and Primary Care

Diabetic ketoacidosis diagnosis in a hospital setting

Amber M. Healy, DO; Mallory Faherty, PhD, ATC; Zeryab Khan, DO; Naveen Emara, DO; Cody Carter, DO; Andrew Scheidemantel, DO; Musa Abu-Jubara, DO; and Robert Young, DO
The aims of this study were to determine how often diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is overdiagnosed in the context of other acute hyperglycemic emergencies, to describe the baseline characteristics of patients, to determine the hospital treatments for DKA, and to identify the frequency of endocrinology or diabetology consultation in the hospital setting.
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis with systemic involvement

Sama Alazawi, DO

Proposed Amendments to the AOA Constitution

View the proposed amendments to the AOA Constitution & Bylaws that will be discussed during the 2023 AOA House of Delegates meeting taking place July 21- 23, 2023 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile.

Distinguished Service Award Application

We are pleased to announce nominations are being accepted for the AOA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award is presented annually to deserving physicians or lay individuals for outstanding contributions to the understanding and advancement of osteopathic medicine through research, education, financial aid, or other areas that enable the profession to make a greater contribution to public health. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 1. The application can be found here: https://aoaforms.formstack.com/forms/distservice2023

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Superficial spreading melanoma within a nevus spilus

A superficial spreading melanoma within a nevus spilus presented on the left lateral arm. The white arrow points to the suspicious lesion within the nevus spilus, which was proven through biopsy to be a superficial spreading melanoma. Read more