Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

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Is chest radiography routinely needed after thoracentesis?

Author:: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

Publish date: June 3, 2019

No, it should be done only in certain situations, for example, if pneumothorax is suspected.

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A woman, age 35, with new-onset ascites

Author:: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2019

She also has jaundice, hepatomegaly, and multiple abnormal laboratory results. What is the next step?

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When does S aureus bacteremia require transesophageal echocardiography?

Author:: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

Publish date: July 2, 2018

TTE is a good starting point, but TEE is indicated in patients with a high pretest probability of endocarditis.

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Near and Far

Author:: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

Publish date: December 20, 2017

1Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky; 2Department of Medicine, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medic...

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What Can Be Done to Maintain Positive Patient Experience and Improve Residents’ Satisfaction? In Reference to: “Standardized Attending Rounds to Improve the Patient Experience: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial”

Author:: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD

Publish date: August 23, 2017

Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.We read the article by Monash et al.1 p...