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Brandon T Ruderman

Brandon T Ruderman

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
brandon.ruderman@duke.edu
Box 3096, Durham, NC 27708-0694
2301 Erwin Road, Duke North, Suite 2600, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Accuracy and Feasibility of Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Testing in Eye Clinic and Emergency Department Patients with Vision Complaints.

Journal Article J Emerg Med · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Ocular emergencies comprise 2-3% of emergency department (ED) visits, with retinal detachment requiring emergency surgery. Two-dimensional ultrasound is a rapid bedside tool but is highly operator dependent. OBJECTIVE: We determined three-dimen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Airway Patients in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.

Journal Article West J Emerg Med · August 19, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Previous studies suggest improved intubation success using video laryngoscopy (VL) vs direct laryngoscopy (DL), yet recent randomized trials have not shown clear benefit of one method over the other. These studies, however, have generally exc ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

speck, First Identified in Drosophila melanogaster in 1910, Is Encoded by the Arylalkalamine N-Acetyltransferase (AANAT1) Gene.

Journal Article G3 (Bethesda) · September 2, 2020 The pigmentation mutation speck is a commonly used recombination marker characterized by a darkly pigmented region at the wing hinge. Identified in 1910 by Thomas Hunt Morgan, speck was characterized by Sturtevant as the most "workable" mutant in the right ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Consultation and Disposition of Acute Diverticulitis: Which Patients with Acute Diverticulitis Require Admission or Surgical Consultation?

Chapter · January 1, 2019 Patients presenting with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis who are able to tolerate oral intake and have no signs of sepsis or significant comorbidities may be considered for outpatient management. Ciprofloxacin and metronidazole are preferred for outpati ... Full text Cite

Viridans streptococci Intracranial Abscess Masquerading as Metastatic Disease

Journal Article Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine · January 15, 2018 Link to item Cite

Uncoupling of genomic and epigenetic signals in the maintenance and inheritance of heterochromatin domains in fission yeast.

Journal Article Genetics · February 2012 Many essential aspects of genome function, including gene expression and chromosome segregation, are mediated throughout development and differentiation by changes in the chromatin state. Along with genomic signals encoded in the DNA, epigenetic processes ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite