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University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository

University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository

Articles

Our Climate and Asthma: The Great Impact
Camille J. Dyer

Predisposed Genetic Variation of Hypertension in African Americans Can Upregulate Due to Stress From Systemic Racism
Kierstyn Jeffries, MS,MMSc,PA-C

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Telemedicine Management and Future Access Considerations
Katie Lam

Common shoulder injury in Adults
Amit Bhardwaj

Drop the façade: A commentary on the underlying social toxicity in medicine
Bra-Shona L.a Jones PA-C

Vancouver B2 Periprosthetic Fractures – A Scoping Review
Talon P. Jumper

Social Determinants and Disparities of Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans
Tasia T. Fortune

Medication-Assisted Rehabilitation in Primary Care
Laura C. Clark

Heart Transplantation in Bridge to Transplant LVAD Patients
Laura E. Calkins

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Ensuring Ethical Deployment to Reduce Bias
Kelly Clinton MPAS, PA-C

How Safe and Effective are Glucagon-like peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Reduction in Obese Patients 12 years and older with and without Type 2 Diabetes?
Katelin Wantz

Prostate Cancer: A General Overview and a Look at Advances in Screening and Diagnostics
Wayne East

Managing Malignant Pleural Effusion: Talc Pleurodesis vs. Indwelling Pleural Catheter
Karina Chu-Boyle

Berberine: A Review of its Pharmacokinetics and Potential Applications in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome and Tinnitus
Matthew Brown

ADHD: Not Just for Kids
Gretchen Schertle Smith

A Clinician’s Guide to Dysuria: Not Always Cystitis
Samantha Travierso

The Use of Interpreters and Its Effect on the Patient-Practitioner Relationship
Crystal Bastien

Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: A disease of variability
Lorin Jones

Health Literacy
Charmaine M. Kelly

Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome
Molly E. Warnock

The Truth Behind Bamboo Spine: A Clinical Review of HLA-B27, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Uveitis
Tara Simonson

Screening for Prodromal Symptoms of Schizophrenia in Primary Care Settings
Thomas Christy

Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Kristin Giordano

Restoring The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis In Males Of Peak Fertility Age After Exogenous Testosterone Use
Robert Liberto

Concussions in the Military Population – Unique Challenges, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Dale Welsh

Insights into Cognitive and Psychiatric Screening for Chiari I Malformation: Enhancing Patient Care and Healthcare Practices
Haley Fitzgerald

The Efficacy of Finerenone in Lowering the Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality and CKD Progression
Sergio Chavez

The Importance of Provider Recognition of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another
Olivia A. Cronk, PA-C

Can an anti-inflammatory diet affect adults with depressive symptoms?
Andrea N. Gonzalez

A New Age: Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tiffany Comerie

Treatment For Skin Abscess In Adult Patients
Karina Borges

Probiotics for the treatment of gut-health imbalance and associated chronic skin diseases
Nicholas Trudo

Crizanlizumab: A promising treatment to prevent sickle cell crisis?
Thierry Gentille

Revolutionizing Recovery: Innovative Therapies Transforming Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Laura R. Wells MPAS, PA-C

Malignant Otitis Externa: A Literature Review
Evelyn Saldivar

Do Not Fear the Referral: Normalizing Integration of Palliative Care in Patients with Heart Failure
Megan P. Roman

Comprehensive Heart failure Care Improves Outcomes
Patrick Correlli Jr

The Value of an APP Onboarding Program as an Essential Part of a Healthcare Organization
Claudia Padilla

Ketamine as a Bridge Therapy in Rural America
Chris Hilton

The Impact of Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Facial Rejuvenation
Sadia Quidwai

Empowering the Heartbeats of Black/African Americans Through Hypertension Prevention
Tamika Phyfer

Understanding DEI in Medical Education and why it is important for the future
Joseph Tye Prewitt

Recurrent Mediterranean diet counseling as a superior approach to oral lisinopril for the treatment of essential hypertension in active-duty military patients.
Dale C. Limbrock

The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Prolonged Field Care Environments to Reduce Hemorrhage and its Effects
Ebenezer A. Adeniran

Advanced Practice Providers in Managing and Treating Spinal Cord Injury in the Veterans Health Administration
Juan J. Mendez

Strategies for Combating Vaccine Hesitancy in Primary Care
Elizabeth Perkins Hayes

Anti-CD3 antibody therapy for the delay of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Luis Garcia

Overview of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Substance Use Disorder Patient
Erica Morrison

Spirituality and PTSD Outcomes Among Service Members and Military Veterans
Jennifer Urbina

COVID-19 and the Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults
Sarah Webster

Simulation for Code Blue Training on Medical Units
Stanley J. Guillot

Broadening the scope of continuous glucose monitoring beyond insulin dependent diabetes
Adeola Fagbohunka PA-C

Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Melissa Lincoln

The Role of Intermittent Fasting in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Monique S. Wheatley

Does Combining Methadone with Psychotropics Further Increase the Risk of QTc Prolongation? Considerations for EKG Monitoring.
Christine A. Rowland

Conservative versus Operative Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Michelle Howlett

The Use of Ultrasound in the Medical Patient in the Prehospital (EMS) Environment
Scott Shomo

School-based Medical Emergencies - ABCs of Saving Children’s Lives
Thomas A. Kurtz

Potential Risks and Benefits of Adding Hippotherapy to the Cerebral Palsy Treatment Regimen
Grace T. Leng

A Systematic Review Comparing the Impact of Skeletonized Versus Pedicled Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting on Patient Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Tanmay Acharia

The Role of COVID-19 Vaccine in Preventing Long-term COVID Symptoms
Stephanie Warren, MPAS, PA-C

Using Serum Neuron Specific Enolase as a Prognostic Indicator in Adult Cardiac Arrest Patients: Case Study- Review
Maria Abraham MBA, MPAS, PA-C

The Importance of Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Tick Bites in Times of Climate Change
Randi L. Shupp

Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) for Pediatric Asthma
Mark G. Elsesser

Clinical Ethics: Essential in Healthcare Administration
Jeffrey Anderson

Repeat CT Imaging in Anticoagulated Patients with Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
Bethlehem L. Emmons-Post

Semaglutide Treatment to Achieve Sustained Weight Loss in Obesity
Jennifer G. Nelson MMS, PA-C