Scholars@Duke
Michael Turk

Selected Publications

Point-of-Care Kidney and Genitourinary Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition.

Journal Article J Vis Exp · June 21, 2024 A range of conditions involving the kidneys and urinary bladder can cause organ-threatening complications that are preventable if diagnosed promptly with diagnostic imaging. Common imaging modalities include either computed tomography or diagnostic ultraso ... Full text Link to item Cite

Point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosis and management of congestive nephropathy.

Journal Article World journal of critical care medicine · March 2023 Congestive nephropathy is kidney dysfunction caused by the impact of elevated venous pressures on renal hemodynamics. As a part of cardiorenal syndrome, the diagnosis is usually made based on history and physical examination, with findings such as jugular ... Full text Cite

Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) Related Thrombotic and Bleeding Complications in Critically Ill Patients: Experience from an Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article Journal of clinical medicine · November 2021 IntroductionThrombosis and bleeding are recognized complications of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), with a higher incidence described particularly in the critically ill.MethodsA retrospective review of COVID-19 patients admitt ... Full text Cite

Surgical outcomes and rate of pathological response in resectable/borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel versus FOLFIRINOX: A retrospective institutional analysis.

Journal Article Journal of Clinical Oncology · May 20, 2021 e16247 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal solid tumors, predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer related death in some regions of the world. It often presents at an ad ... Full text Cite