Scholars@Duke
Sonya Patel-Nguyen

Sonya Patel-Nguyen

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
DUMC Box 3534, Durham, NC 27710
40 Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3534, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Biased Language in Simulated Handoffs and Clinician Recall and Attitudes.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · December 2, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Poor-quality handoffs can lead to medical errors when transitioning patient care. Biased language within handoffs may contribute to errors and lead to disparities in health care delivery. OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical information recall accura ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mycoplasma hominis: A Case of Peritonitis and Hyperammonemia Syndrome in a Healthy Postpartum Woman

Journal Article Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases · April 1, 2024 An 18-year-old woman with a recent uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery presented with altered mental status and new ascites. She had elevated ammonia and blood urea nitrogen levels with normal hepatic enzymes. Peritoneal cultures eventually grew Myc ... Full text Cite

Redesigning Care of Hospitalized Young Adults With Chronic Childhood-Onset Disease.

Journal Article Cureus · August 2022 Background Young adults with chronic childhood-onset disease (CCOD) are routinely admitted to internal medicine hospitalist services, yet most lack transition preparation to adult care. Providers and patients feel the strain of admissions to adult services ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

An Evidence Map for Interventions Addressing Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.

Journal Article J Pediatr Nurs · 2019 PROBLEM: Adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses continue to face barriers as they transition from pediatric to adult care. An evidence map can help to identify gaps in the transition literature to determine targets for future research. ELIGIBI ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skeletal muscle metastasis from signet ring cell esophageal adenocarcinoma

Journal Article Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology · January 1, 2016 Symptomatic skeletal muscle metastasis from esophageal adenocarcinoma is rare. Here we report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with right thigh pain, and was found to have symptomatic psoas muscle metastasis as the presentation of esophageal ade ... Full text Cite