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Vol 14 No 61 (2026): The Southwest Journal of Medicine

Thomas Moran - Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico - 1913

Published: 2026-10-20

Review

Heavy metal exposure and women’s endocrine–metabolic disorders: An integrative review of PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes

Taslima Zaman, Nayla Mehereen Ahsan, Elora Shyama Tanni, Nowrin Islam, A.B.M Fozlay Noor Shuvo, Purnota Saha, Abdullah Al Masud, Afrina Hossain Rimu
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Cardiopulmonary Home Exercise Program

Dolores Buscemi, Sarah Neuber
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Original Articles

Outcomes of hospitalizations for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction complicated by cardiac arrest, stratified by pre-existing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator status

Nithila Sivakumar, Chanokporn Puchongmart, Thitiphan Srikulmontri, Dina Soliman, Thanaboon Yinadsawaphan, Narathorn Kulthamrongsri
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Acute atrial fibrillation in type 2 myocardial infarction: A national analysis of incidence and in-hospital outcomes

Ben Thiravetyan, Napat Suriyathumrongkul, Sireethorn Wonghanchai, Varote Shotelersuk, Nisha Wanichwecharungruang, Nattanicha Chaisrimaneepan, Panat Yanpiset, Chanokporn Puchongmart
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Timing of initial post-discharge walk-in bridge clinic visit and outpatient linkage to care in opioid use disorder

Nico Carswell, Michaela Mitchell, Samuel Newman, Peter Park, Kari Teigen, William McInturf, Dustin DeMoss
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Role of Iron in Collagen-expressing Proangiogenic Macrophages in Diabetic Nephropathy

Chhanda Bose, Oleg Karaduta, Neriman Gokden, Anuhya Alapati, Gozel Jumayeva, Sneha Bannerjee, Sudhir V Shah, Swaminathan Sundararaman
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Predicting the failure on noninvasive ventilation in hypoxemic patients by updated HACOR score

Karthik K Shetty, Nagesh Kumar TC, Aadithya Shyllesh H, Sneha Reddy Pulkurthi
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Case Series

Pulmonary nocardiosis in West Texas: A case series and literature review

Camila Padovese, Allan Bueso, Mark Cheneler, Anuhya Alapati
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Case Reports

Medically Supervised Low-Energy Total Diet Replacement Before Staged Arthroplasty in Severe Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Report

Yazmine Huizar, Shannon Galyean, Antonio Pagan
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Delayed adult-onset recurrent symptomatic pleural effusion secondary to ventriculopleural shunt

Liz Thaliath, Geethu Jnaneswaran, Nicole Krolak
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Challenging diagnosis of pulmonary scedosporiosis in an immunocompetent elderly woman

Iqra Jabeen Mazhar, Taimoor Haider, Syed Asif Hussain, Ahmareen Khan
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Acetazolamide for selected cases of sleep apnea-related hypercapnia

Constantine Manthous
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Incidental peripheral reticulation in a high-frequency recreational diver

Taylor Britton, Andres Felipe Yepes Hurtado
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ST-elevation and complete heart block: a rare presentation of pulmonary embolism

Chanyanuch Nakapakorn, Claire Chen, Nithya Iyer
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Shilajit-associated orgasmic thunderclap headache: A probable case of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome managed with nerve blocks

Deb Kumar Mojumder, Temesgen Shibre, Babar Shahzad
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Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a non-healing diabetic foot ulcer patient: First report from Pakistan

Moiz Khan, Wajid Ali Khan, Hina Abbasi, Syeda Shajiya Saeed
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Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum: An unexpected finding complicating a routine CABG

Kiriti Vattikonda, Courtney Barth, Christopher Peterson, Michael Stump, John Lystash
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Medicine in Art

Silently we went round and round...

Connie Nugent
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Statistics Column

Randomized clinical trial data analysis

Shengping Yang, Gilbert Berdine
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