Scholarly Activities

A- Quality Improvement Projects 2021

1. Reducing Admission Boarding Time from Pediatric ED to the Pediatric Inpatient Unit
2. Prevention of Hypothermia i​n Newborn Babies admitted to NICU
3. Improving Asthma Education by Asthma Action Plan
4. Reducing Discharge Boarding Time at the Pediatric Inpatient Unit
5. Reducing Procedural Pain in Children: EMLA
6. Improving ASQ and MCHAT screening rate at Pediatric BFCCs” 
7. Implementing IPASS During Sign-Out
8. Decrease Chest-X-Rays usages in Children with Asthma Exacerbations
9. Calling PCP during Admission: Improved Patient-Centered Integrated Care
10. ASK-3 / TEACH-3 / TEACH BACK

B- Presentations in Academic Meetings 2019- 2021

  1. Castillo, FB; Taborda, M; Wiredu, S; Okuducu, Y; Kayed, S; Timalsina, U; Burak, N; St. Victor, R; Viswanathan, K; Kupferman, F; Basak, R. “Reducing Discharge Boarding Time from the Inpatient Unit – A Quality Improvement Project in Progress.” E-poster presented at the Academic Pediatric Association QI Research Conference. April 29, 2021.
  2. AlKanjo, M; Al-Mulaabed, S; Soliman. S; Mukkamala. D; Kumar. A; Hendrix, S; Mahgerefteh. J; Kupferman, F. Short-Term Cardiac Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Cannabis in Newborns. ESPR 2020 as a poster presentation.
  3. Al Kanjo, M; Al-Mulaabed, S; Sakr. M; Balasundaram. P; Kumar. A; Park. H; Scott. S; Aeder. L; Kupferman, F; Basak R. Quality Improvement project to Reduce Unnecessary Chest X-Rays in Children with Asthma Exacerbations. Brooklyn Pediatric Society as a platform presentation.
  4. Alnayem. W; Springer. C; Kupferman, K. Relationship between Vitamin D and Hemoglobin A1C in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. ESPR 2020 as a poster presentation.
  5. Augustian, M; Bajracharya, S; Avulakunta, I; Challa, N; Shah, M; Sati, S; Taborda-Alvarez, M; Yeluru, A; Springer, C; Kupferman, F; Kurada, S. Comparison of Teaching Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding. ESPR and PAS 2020 as a poster presentation.
  6. Balasundaram, P; Al-Mulaabed, S; Kurada, S; Kim, R; Kupferman, K. Change in Leukocyte Profile and CRP Following a Leukoreduced Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Very Low Birth Rate and Preterm Neonate. ESPR and PAS 2020 as a poster presentation.
  7. Challa, N; Qarooni, S; Kim, R; Kurada, S; Kupferman, F. Caffeine Administration May Offer Renal Protection in Preterm Neonates. ESPR 2020 as a platform presentation, and at PAS 2020 as a poster presentation.
  8. Kumar, A; Al-Mulaabed, S; Tangal, H; Kupferman, F. Residents’ Education on Firearms Safety Counseling: Current Status, Perceived Barriers, and Suggested Resources. ESPR, PAS and APPD 2020 as poster presentation.
  9. Kumar, A; Al-Mulaabed, S; Tangal, H; Kupferman, F. Residents’ Attitudes and Comfort Level towards Firearms Safety Counseling in High Risk Area. ESPR and PAS 2020 as platform presentation.
  10. Park, H; Shah, M; Springer, C; Ahmad, K; Kupferman, F; Viswanathan, K. The association of Lung Function Test, Sleep Study and Hemolytic Markers with Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Sickle cell Patients. ESPR 2020 as platform presentation, and at PAS 2020 as poster presentation.
  11. Sakr, M; Starasvetskaya, N; Julliano, C; Ratner, V; Isler, J; Ten, V. Intermittent Hypoxemia (IH) of Prematurity is Driven by Inter-Atrial Venous Admixture. PAS 2020 as poster presentation.
  12. Sher, G; Gaffoor, M; Kupferman, F. Abnormal Chest X-ray Findings in Mild, Moderate and Severe Asthma Exacerbation and the Impact on acute Asthma Management in Pediatric Patients. ESPR 2020 as a platform presentation, and at PAS 2020 as a poster presentation.
  13. Yousef, K; Shi, Q; Kupferman, K. Electrolytes Measured by Blood Gas Sample Analysis – Are the Values Comparable with Results Obtained from Simultaneously Drawn Serum Samples. ESPR 2020 as platform presentation, and at PAS 2020 as a poster presentation.
  14. Al-Mulaabed, S; Sati, S; Kumar, A; Mallik, A; Viswanathan, K; Nathan, R; Kupferman, F. Weight and BMI in Children with Autism Disorder: Changes from Birth to Diagnosis and 1 year follow up. ESPR 2019 as a platform presentation.
  15. Al-Mulaabed, S; Tangal, H; Siddique, H; Mahgerefteh, J; Thakur, K; Kupferman, F. Implementation of American Heart Association Recommendations as Part of Sport Physical Examination to Eliminate Unnecessary Cardiovascular Testing – A Value-Based Quality Improvement Initiative. Presented at the High Value Practice Academic Alliance 2019 as a poster.
  16. Avulakunta, I; Al-Mulaabed, S; Challa, N; Sher, G; Kurada, S; Kim, R; Kupferman, F.  Association between Thrombocytopenia and Retinopathy of Prematurity. Presented at ESPR 2019 as a poster
  17. Bajracharya, S; Al-Mulaabed, S; Challa, N; Al-Kanjo, M; Shah, M; Kurada, S; Kupferman, F. Comparison of Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis Calculator Recommendation with Clinical and Laboratory Assessment is African American predominant underserved community.ESPR and PAS 2019 as a poster and awarded 1st prize as a platform in BPS.
  18. Dingle, E; Springer, C; Fernanda, K. Racial Disparities in Transition from Pediatric to adult Medical Care: 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. PAS 2019 as platform.
  19. Gopalakrishnamoorthy, M; Al-Mulaabed, S; Mella, C; Viswanathan, K; Kupferman, F. Pediatric Hyperglycemic Emergencies Spectrum. ESPR 2019 as a platform, at PAS 2019 as a poster presentation and was awarded 1St price at NYAM 2019 as a platform. 
  20. Halawa, M; Al-Mulaabed, S; Mallik, A; Kupferman, F. Media Exposure and Adequate Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ESPR as platform 2019, and as a poster at PAS 2019. Abstract was awarded 1st price as a platform at BHMC research day.
  21. Hamza, M; Al-Mulaabed, S; Kurada, S; Kim, R; Kupferman, F. Can Neonatal Monocyte Count predict Chorioamnionitis? ESPR 2019 as a platform, and as a poster at PAS 2019.
  22. Htun, Y; Al-Mulaabed, S; Kupferman, F. Impact of Caregiver’s Perception over Weight Status on Physical Activity of Adolescents. ESPR 2019 as platform, and at PAS 2019 as poster.
  23. L S Kanaga, K V; Shi, Q; Tangal, H; Fernanda, K. Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Dyslipidemia in Obese African American children. ESPR 2019 as a platform and at PAS 2019 as a poster presentation.
  24. Santhanam, P; Shah, Y; Dingle, E; Springer, C; Kim, R; Nathan, R; Kupferman, F. Rising Trend in Cesarean Sections and the Epidemic of Chronic Childhood Diseases. NASPGHAN 2018 as a poster.
  25. Shi, Q; Castillo, F; Yousef, K; Viswanathan, K; Kupferman, F. Facilitators and Barriers to Access to Pediatric Medical Services in a community Hospital. PAS 2019, and at BHMC Research Day.
  26. Castillo, F; Shi, Q; Viswanathan, K; Kupferman, K. Parental Support for Healthy Behaviors and Prior Emergency Department Visits are Associated with Increased Influenza Vaccine Uptake. ESPR 2019 as a Poster Presentation.
  27. Subedi, A; Mallik, A; Springer, C; Kupferman, F. Impact of Neighborhood Safety on Bulling in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ESPR as platform 2019, and as a poster at PAS 2019.

C – Peer Reviewed Publications 2019-2021

  1. Somaya Abuelazm , Harsha Kanumalla, Marvic Taborda- Alvarez, Jacob Eisdorfer, Ratna Basak Acute Right-Sided Abdominal Pain in an Adolescent: Expect the Unexpected. Cureus 2021 July 13(7): e16649. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16649
  2. Vasudeva R, Bhatt P, Lilje C, Desai P, Amponsah J, Umscheid J, Parmar N, Bhatt N, Adupa R, Pagad S, Agrawal P, Donda K, Dapaah-Siakwan F, Yagnik P. Trends in Acute Myocarditis Related Pediatric Hospitalizations in the United States, 2007-2016. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jun 15;149:95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.03.019. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PMID: 33757784.
  3. Alsabri M, Castillo FB, Wiredu S, Soliman A, Dowlat T, Kusum V, Kupferman FE. Assessment of Patient Safety Culture in a Pediatric Department. Cureus. 2021 Apr 23;13(4):e14646. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14646. PMID: 34046278; PMCID: PMC8141290.
  4. Khatiwada P, Alsabri M, Wiredu S, Kusum V, Kiran V. Spontaneous Umbilical Cord Hematoma. Cureus. 2021 Feb 1;13(2):e13048. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13048. PMID: 33680592; PMCID: PMC7926282.
  5. Rivas L, Estroff J, Sparks A, Nahmias J, Allen R, Smith SR, Kutcher M, Carter K, Grigorian A, Albertson S, Turay D, Quispe JC, Luo-Owen X, Vella M, Pascual J, Tororello G, Quattrone M, Bernard A, Ratnasekera A, Lee A, Tamburrini D, Rodriguez C, Harrell K, Jeyamurugan K, Bugaev N, Warner A, Weinberger J, Hazelton JP, Selevany M, Wright F, Kovar A, Urban S, Hamrick A, Mount M, Carrick M, Cullinane DC, Chang G, Jain G, Spalding C, Sarani B. The incidence of venous thromboembolic events in trauma patients after tranexamic acid administration: an EAST multicenter study. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2021 Jan 1;32(1):37-43. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000983. PMID: 33196508.
  6. Wiredu Salome, Bai Sarika, Bisht Supriya, Mahgerefteh Joseph, Basak Ratna B. BRUE as a manifestation of covid-19 Infection in a neonate. Achieves of Clinical Case Reports, 2021 vol 2, issue 3 . Open access
  7. Aicher BO, Hernandez MC, Betancourt-Ramirez A, Grossman MD, Heise H, Schroeppel TJ, Kongkaewpaisan N, Kaafarani HMA, Wagner A, Grabo D, Scott M, Peck G, Chang G, Matsushima K, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Stocker B, Posluszny J, Simonoski UJ, Catalano RD, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, Agrawal V, Truitt MS, Pickett M, Dultz L, Muller A, Ong AW, San Roman JL, Barth N, Fackelmayer O, Velopulos CG, Hendrix C, Estroff JM, Gambhir S, Nahmias J, Jeyamurugan K, Bugaev N, Portillo V, Carrick MM, O’Meara L, Kufera J, Zielinski MD, Bruns BR. Colorectal resection in emergency general surgery: An EAST multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Dec;89(6):1023-1031. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002894. PMID: 32890337; PMCID: PMC7957828.
  8. Raff LA, Schinnerer EA, Maine RG, Jansen J, Noorbakhsh MR, Spigel Z, Campion E, Coleman J, Saquib S, Carroll JT, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Young AJ, Pascual J, Burruss S, Gordon D, Robinson BRH, Nahmias J, Kutcher ME, Bugaev N, Jeyamurugan K, Bosarge P. Contemporary management of traumatic cervical and thoracic esophageal perforation: The results of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):691-697. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002841. PMID: 32590561.
  9. Bhatt P, Yagnik PJ, Saikumar P, Parmar N, Dave M, Amponsah JK, Bhatt NS, Sharma M, Thakkar B, Donda K, Dapaah-Siakwan F. Surgery and Resource Utilization Trends for Pediatric Intussusception From 2005 Through 2014. Cureus. 2020 Sep 23;12(9):e10611. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10611. PMID: 33133808; PMCID: PMC7586500.
  10. Bhatt P, Yagnik PJ, Ayensu M, Khan AW, Adjei A, Parmar N, Bhal K, Donda K, Dapaah-Siakwan F, Bhatt NS. Temporal Trends of Intracranial Hemorrhage Among Immune Thrombocytopenia Hospitalizations in the United States. Cureus. 2020 Jul 27;12(7):e9427. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9427. PMID: 32864253; PMCID: PMC7450892.
  11. Mane Sargsyan, Mahmood Hassanein, Ratna Basak. A Case of False Negative Pregnancy Test in an Adolescent. Accepted for publication in Pediatrics in Review MS ID#: PIR/2020/004896
  12. Aeder, Lita, Onel, Karen B. Update on Juvenile Spondyloarthritis. Pediatrics in Review . Accepted for publication Vol. 42 No. 11 November 2 0 2 1 Pages 1-13 http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/42/No. 11/1
  13. Mohammed Alsabri , Mohammed Sakr , Shatha Qarooni , Mahmoud M. Hassanein. COVID-19 Infection in a Child Presenting With Functional Intestinal Obstruction . Cureus12(11): e11448. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11448
  14. Mohammed Alsabri, Ajitha Yeluru, Ratna Basak. Ancillary Services in Pediatric Departments in USA. Indian Pediatrics : vol 57, November 2020; Pages 999 -1003, INPE-D-20-00764R1
  15. Erickson K, Alpan G, La Gamma EF. Effect of ventilator modes on neonatal cerebral and peripheral oxygenation using near – infrared spectroscopy. Acta Paediatr. 2020; 00:1-6 https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15600
  16. Okuducu Y K, Nwosu A, Awad A, Basak, R (September 23, 2020) Fever of Unknown Origin in a 17-Year-Old Girl. Cureus 12(9): e10607. doi:10.7759/cureus.10607
  17. Farghaly MAA, Kupferman F, Castillo F, Kim RM. Characteristics of Newborns Born to SARS-CoV-2-Positive Mothers: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 3. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1715862. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32882743.
  18. Laventhal NT, Basak RB, Dell ML, Elster N, Geis G, Macauley RC, Mercurio MR, Opel DJ, Shalowitz DI, Statter MB, Diekema DS. Professional Obligations of Clinicians and Institutions in Pediatric Care Settings during a Public Health Crisis: A Review. J Pediatr. 2020 Sep;224:10-15. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.054. Epub 2020 Jun 23. PMID: 32585238; PMCID: PMC7308757.
  19. Bansal N, Mercadante A, Rochelson E, Mahgerefteh J, Clark Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients with Premature Ventricular Contractions. Cardiol. 2020 Jul 18. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02415-x. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32683524
  20. Kokila Jeyamurugan, Ratna Basak. Child Life Specialists and Pediatric Hospital Care. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine July 2020;5(3):7 doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2003034
  21. Laventhal N, Basak R, Dell ML, Diekema D, Elster N, Geis G, Mercurio M, Opel D, Shalowitz D, Statter M, Macauley R. The Ethics of Creating a Resource Allocation Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2020 Jul;146(1):e20201243. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1243. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32366610.
  22. Bhatt P, Dave M, Amponsah JK, Jain A, Yagnik P, Asare-Afriyie B, Donda K, Sharma M, Parmar N, Patel A, Bhatt N, Lunsford AJ, Dapaah-Siakwan F. Etiologies, trends, and predictors of 30-day pediatric readmissions after hospitalizations for diabetic ketoacidosis in the United States. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Sep;21(6):969-978. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13059. Epub 2020 Jun 16. PMID: 32469429.
  23. Truong D, Lopez L, Frommelt PC, Stelter J, Ni B, Cohen MS, Prakash A, Colan SD, Spurney C, Soslow J, Pearson GD,Mahgerefteh J, Sachdeva R, Pignatelli R, Trachtenberg F, Stylianou M, Altmann K, Rathge KA, Camarda J, Chowdhury S, Dragulescu A, Frommelt M, Garuba O, Soriano B, Srivastava S, Thankavel P, van der Velde ME, Minich LL; Challenges and lessond learnt from the Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database study. Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.Cardiol Young. 2020 Apr;30(4):456-461. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000438. Epub 2020 Mar 17.PMID: 32180543 
  24. Supriya Bisht, Weam Anayem, Ahmed Awad, Joseph Mahgerefteh, Ratna Basak. Influenza Infection Leading to Cardiac Complication. A Case Report. Volume 9 Issue 4 – April 2020. DOI: 10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555823
  25. Boudi Z, Lauque D, Alsabri M, Östlundh L, Oneyji C, Khalemsky A, Lojo Rial C, W Liu S, A Camargo C Jr, Aburawi E, Moeckel M, Slagman A, Christ M, Singer A, Tazarourte K, Rathlev NK, A Grossman S, Bellou A. Association between boarding in the emergency department and in-hospital mortality: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2020 Apr 15;15(4):e0231253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231253. PMID: 32294111; PMCID: PMC7159217
  26. Dingle E, Shah M, Olivo M, Basak R. Axial Torsion of a Large Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adolescent with Developmental Delay. Clin Case Rep Open Access. 2020;3(1):141. ​©2020 Yumed Text.
  27. Khan MA, Mathur K, Barraza G, Sin S, Yang CJ, Arens R, Sutton N,Mahgerefteh J. The relasionship of hypertension with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Apr;55(4):1020-1027. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24693. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32068974
  28. Soliman A, Bisht S, Jeyamurugan K, Balasundaram P, Basak R. (February 28, 2020) Severe Rhabdomyolysis in a Pediatric Patient after Coxsackie B Virus Infection without Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report. Cureus 12(2): e7126. doi:10.7759/cureus.7126
  29. ​Shi, Q., Castillo, F., Viswanathan, K., Kupferman, F., & MacDermid, J. C. Low-income and Non-Adherence to Health Supervision Visits Predispose Children to More Emergency Room Utilization. Global Pediatric Health. January 2020. doi:10.1177/2333794X20938938
  30. Shi, Q., Castillo, F., Viswanathan, K., Kupferman, F., & MacDermid, J. C. Facilitators and Barriers to Access to Pediatric Medical Services in a Community Hospital. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. January 2020, doi:10.1177/2150132720904518.
  31. Mohamed Alsabri, MD, Zoubir Boudi, MD, Dominique Lauque, MD, PhD, Daglius Dias Roger, MD, PhD,§ Julia S. Whelan, MD, Linda Östlundh, MLIS, Guillaum Allinier, MD, Churchill Onyeji, MD, MPH, Philippe Michel, MD, MSc, PhD, Shan W. Liu, MD, MPH, Carlos A. Jr Camargo, MD, DrPH, Tobias Lindner, MD, Anna Slagman, MD, David W. Bates, MD, PhD, Karim Tazarourte, MD, MSc, PhD, Sara J. Singer, MD, Anita Toussi, MD, Shamai Grossman, MD, MPH, and Abdelouahab Bellou, MD, MSc, PhD. Impact of Teamwork and Communication Training Interventions on Safety Culture and Patient Safety in Emergency Departments A Systematic Review J Patient Saf 2020;
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  36. Al Sinani S, Al-Mulaabed S, Al Naamani K, Sultan R. Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease: Know More. Oman Med J. 2019 Nov;34(6):482-489. doi:10.5001/omj.2019.90. PMID: 31745411; PMCID: PMC6851073.
  37. Yagnik P, Jain A, Amponsah JK, Bhatt P, Parmar N, Donda K, Sharma M, Dave M, Chaudhari R, Vasylyeva TL, Dapaah-Siakwan F. National Trends in the Epidemiology and Resource Use for Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis) Hospitalizations in the United States From 2006 to 2014. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 Nov;9(11):888-896. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0131. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PMID: 31575605.
  38. Castillo F, Shi Q, Viswanathan K, Kupferman F. Parental support for healthy behaviors and prior emergency department visits are associated with increased influenza vaccine uptake. Arch Epid Pub Health. August 2019, 1. doi:10.15761/AEPH.1000106
  39. Shi Q, Kurada S. A Newborn with “Black Spots”. Neoreviews. 2019 Aug;20(8):e482-e485. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-8-e482. PMID: 31371559.
  40. Mani S, Kupferman F, Kumar K, Hazra S, Sokal M, Jean-Baptiste D, Kim R. Urinary Ascites and Transient Intestinal Obstruction in a Preterm Infant: An Interesting Case of Posterior Urethral Valve. AJP Rep. 2019 Jul;9(3):e209-e212. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1692419. Epub 2019 Jul 10. PMID: 31297301; PMCID: PMC6620178.
  41. Basak RB, Momaya R, Guo J, Rathi P. Role of Child Life Specialists in Pediatric Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Management. 2019 Oct;58(4):735-737. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.05.022. Epub 2019 Jun 11. PMID: 31195077.
  42. Frommelt PC, Minich LL, Trachtenberg FL, Altmann K, Camarda J, Cohen MS, Colan SD, Dragulescu A, Frommelt MA, Johnson TR, Kovalchin JP, Lin L, Mahgerefteh J, Nutting A, Parra DA, Pearson GD, Pignatelli R, Sachdeva R, Soriano BD, Spurney C, Srivastava S, Statile CJ, Stelter J, Stylianou M, Thankavel PP, Tierney ES, van der Velde ME, Lopez L; Challenges With Left Ventricular Functional Parameters : The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database . Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Oct;32(10):1331-1338.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.05.025. Epub 2019 Jul 24.PMID: 31351792 
  43. Srinivasan Mani, Fernanda Kupferman, Roger Kim et al. Effect Of Early Caffeine Therapy On Weight Gain In Very Preterm Infants, 24 September 2019, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [+https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14896/v1+]
  44. Chokshi, N, Al-Mulaabed, S, Hamza, M, Kupferman, K and Kurada, S. Nutrition strategies for evaluating postnatal growth failure in preterm babies Pediatrics August 2019, 144 (2 MeetingAbstract) 671; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.144.2_MeetingAbstract.671
  45. Mahmoud Moussa Hassanein. Sulfonamides : far from obsolete. International J of Contemporary Pediatrics. vol 6, number 6 , 2019. p 2070 -75 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20194768
  46. Wooten JM, Kupferman FE, Kupferman JC. A Brief Review of the Pharmacology of Hyperkalemia: Causes and Treatment. South Med J. 2019 Apr;112(4):228-233. doi:​ 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000957. PMID: 30943542.
  47. Sayed Reshad Ghafouri M.D , Muhammad Al-Sabri M.D, Shuaib Ghafoori M.D, Akhtar Ali M.D. Chronic Pain and Plaque Psoriasis Treated by Lumbar and Stellate Sympathetic Ganglion Block. Journal of Case Reports 2019;9(4):217-219. doi:10.17659/01.2019.0058