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Tulane University Medical Center, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (PGY3), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Dr. Krupadev graduated from the Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2018. He works in NEW ORLEANS, LA and specializes in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.Vinay is a student in the urban health track at Northeast Ohio Medical University and is interested in social medicine and global health. He has previously worked in rural India as an Indicorp fellow, in Tanzania as an intern with the UN Millennium Villages Project, and in Brazil as an HHMI medical fellow.
 

Publications

• Case Report   
  A Case of Concurrent Sickle Cell Trait, Alpha Thalassemia, and G6PD Deficiency in a Pediatric Patient
  Author(s): Vinay Krupadev*, Joshua Kirbens and Amina Rafique
  
  Objective: The aim of this study is to highlight the hospital course of a pediatric patient with concurrent sickle cell trait, alpha thalassemia, and G6PD deficiency. Methods: The patient’s direct bilirubin remained less than 0.2 mg/dl throughout his hospitalization but his total bilirubin peaked at 18.7 mg/dl at 84 hours of life. While the patient’s bilirubin levels decreased after this, the decline was not as rapid as anticipated so a peripheral smear was performed which showed spherocytosis. Hemoglobin electrophoresis was also conducted just prior to discharge after the patient’s hyperbilirubinemia had resolved. Results: The results of the patient’s hemoglobin electrophoresis revealed that the patient was a sickle cell trait carrier and also showed evidence of trace Hb Barts co.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2684-1266.21.7.129

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