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megha manek

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Verified email at siumed.edu
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Diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndrome: an evidence-based update

JN Smith, JM Negrelli, MB Manek… - The Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Board Family Med
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) describes the range of myocardial ischemic states that
includes unstable angina, non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (MI), or ST-elevated MI. ACS is …

Hint of Lyme, an uncommon cause of syncope

M Manek, A Kulkarni, A Viera - Case Reports, 2014 - casereports.bmj.com
Megha Manek1,2, … Over the next 4 days he developed a junctional escape rhythm (figure
1B). The patient’s Lyme disease antibody screen enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was found to be …

Impact of a medical-legal partnership program on readmissions to a family medicine inpatient service

E James, E Samson, M Manek, R Robinson - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based reimbursement
prioritizes health outcomes and population health in a way that emphasizes social …

What is the accuracy of thallium stress tests for detecting coronary artery disease in persons with chest pain?

D Mehlenbacher, M Manek - Evidence-Based Practice, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In appropriately referred patients with chest pain, the sensitivity of thallium stress tests is 70%
to 92% to detect coronary artery disease (CAD) requiring revascularization (SOR: B, …

Interruption and reversal of direct oral anticoagulants in preprocedural and acute settings

A Kulkarni, M Manek - The Journal of the American Board of …, 2018 - Am Board Family Med
With increasing physician and patient awareness, the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
has been steadily increasing in recent years. Unfortunately, given their recent …

Does colon cancer screening with surveillance colonoscopy reduce colorectal cancer mortality in adults with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (> 8 years)?

M Manek, D Mehlenbacher - Evidence-Based Practice, 2013 - journals.lww.com
We do not know. But β2-agonists do not appear to improve symptoms in patients with acute
bronchitis or cough (SOR: B, systematic review of low-quality RCTs) and current practice …

What are effective treatments for painful varicose veins?

M Manek, A Kayes, M Sidhom… - Evidence-Based Practice, 2015 - journals.lww.com
… in pregnant patients (SOR: B, inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence). …
of treatments for varicose veins (evidence rating B “inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented …

How effective are the first and second doses of HPV vaccine in providing protection against cervical dysplasia?

M Manek, E Truax, D Russo - Evidence-Based Practice, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The clinical efficacy of 1 and 2 doses of bivalent vaccine is similar to that of 3 doses in
protecting against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (SOR: B, post hoc analysis of 2 RCTs). …

What are the best treatments for actinic keratosis?

M Manek, RB Bhingradia, O Ros - Evidence-Based Practice, 2017 - journals.lww.com
A 2013 meta-analysis including 114 RCTs with 9,709 patients (mean age 55 years)
compared acupuncture with sham acupuncture, various physical treatments, standard care (…

After an initial period of anticoagulation, are IVC filters better than usual treatment in preventing recurrent PE?

S Fatoorehchi, W Bailey, M Manek - Evidence-Based Practice, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters do not seem to be better than medical management in preventing
recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). In patients with an acute PE, no difference exists in …