Nhan Vuong, MD
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How Should Vitamin D Levels be Interpreted in Patients with IBD?
October 1, 2025
A 35-year-old male with Crohn’s disease (CD) presents with diarrhea, frequent abdominal cramps, and fatigue. He is on a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor, infliximab 5 mg/kg infusion...
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Low-dose Buprenorphine Initiation is a Safe and Effective Alternative to Standard-dose Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients with OUD
May 1, 2023
Dr. Vuong Clinical question: Is low-dose buprenorphine initiation in hospitalized patients safe and effective for the management of opioid use disorder (OUD)? Background: OUD is a chronic...
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Early extubation to noninvasive ventilation did not decrease time to liberation from ventilation
September 3, 2019
In difficult to wean patients, does a weaning protocol with noninvasive ventilation result in earlier liberation from ventilation, compared with invasive weaning (continued invasive ventilation until successful spontaneous breathing trial)?
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Standardized communication may prevent anticoagulant adverse drug events
September 2, 2019
What information is needed on discharge to reduce anticoagulant adverse drug events (ADEs)?
