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Clinical Case of a Combination of Endocrine, Metabolic, and Mental Pathologies: Hypopituitarism Associated with Organic Personality Disorder 内分泌、代谢和精神疾病合并的临床病例:垂体功能减退与器质性人格障碍相关

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-17 DOI: 10.2174/0250688204666230417092226

B. Marzoog

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Laparoscopic Removal of a Giant Gallstone in UAE: A Case Report 腹腔镜下摘除巨大胆结石1例

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-17 DOI: 10.2174/0250688204666230417083610

Sabah Alarnaout, M. Tabbal, Suha Muhi Alwan, Ramakrishna Boddapati, Afshin Iranpour

{"title":"Laparoscopic Removal of a Giant Gallstone in UAE: A Case Report","authors":"Sabah Alarnaout, M. Tabbal, Suha Muhi Alwan, Ramakrishna Boddapati, Afshin Iranpour","doi":"10.2174/0250688204666230417083610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0250688204666230417083610","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Diseases of the gallbladder (GB) are a common occurrence, and gallstones are the most common biliary pathology. Lately, the incidence of gallstone disease has been on the rise in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000We present a case report of a 52 years old female who presented with severe upper abdominal pain. The clinical examination and ultrasound imaging were consistent with the calculus of the gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) was performed to remove a gallstone of 6.8 cm in size. This was performed uneventfully.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The prevalence of gallstones ranges from 0.1% to 50.5 % worldwide. Gallstones more than 5 cm in diameter are not seen often. LC is quite challenging in such cases. This case report is being presented due to the limited availability of literature on the Laparoscopic removal of giant gallstones in the UAE.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Our aim here is to convey that LC can be considered the first choice vis-a-vis open method even in giant gallstone cases in the presence of trained personnel and equipped settings. The epigastric port can be extended for extracting the gallbladder specimen. Open cholecystectomy is a safe method if clear delineation of anatomy is not possible.\u0000","PeriodicalId":110816,"journal":{"name":"New Emirates Medical Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123693105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Large right ventricular hemangioma presented as acute pulmonary embolism at two weeks post-COVID19 vaccination; A case report 大右心室血管瘤在新冠肺炎疫苗接种后2周表现为急性肺栓塞;病例报告

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.2174/0250688204666230412085052

Essam I Hassan, Amr A. Arafat, Saeed Alahmadi, Asad Roomi, Adam I Adam

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Elevated Left Ventricular Filling Pressure as an Early Predictor of Progression of White-coat Hypertension to Sustained Hypertension 左心室充盈压升高是白大衣高血压发展为持续性高血压的早期预测因子

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-10 DOI: 10.2174/0250688204666230410085702

{"title":"Elevated Left Ventricular Filling Pressure as an Early Predictor of Progression of White-coat Hypertension to Sustained Hypertension","authors":"","doi":"10.2174/0250688204666230410085702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0250688204666230410085702","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000White-coat hypertension is commonly observed in subjects presenting with elevated office blood pressure measurements. Although white-coat hypertension does not require medication long-term, studies have observed progression to sustained hypertension in about 30% of individuals. Left ventricular diastolic abnormalities have been described in some individuals with white-coat hypertension and early hypertension. Objective: The present study is a prospective study of follow-up of individuals with white-coat hypertension and the correlation of left ventricular diastolic parameters as determinants of the development of sustained hypertension.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Individuals diagnosed to have white-coat hypertension based on elevated office blood pressure measurements and normal ambulatory blood pressure measurements were included in the study and were evaluated by echocardiography for left ventricular diastolic function and filling pressures (E/A ratio, E wave deceleration time, E/E’ ratio). They were followed up for 1-year to assess for the development of sustained hypertension and to correlate with the initial echocardiographic parameters.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A total number of 32 individuals with white coat hypertension were followed up for 1 year period. Moreover, 25 (78.12%) subjects remained to be normotensive and 7 (21.88%) subjects developed sustained hypertension. There was no significant correlation between E/A, and E wave deceleration time in all the subjects. E/E’ ratio had a positive correlation (R-value 0.77) in subjects who developed sustained hypertension over a 1-year follow-up.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular filling pressure by E/E’ ratio can be considered as an early predictor for the development of sustained hypertension in white-coat hypertension in a long-term follow-up.\u0000","PeriodicalId":110816,"journal":{"name":"New Emirates Medical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128977678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sternoclavicular Joint Osteomyelitis Post Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Insertion A case report 植入式心律转复除颤器置入后胸锁关节骨髓炎1例报告

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-10 DOI: 10.2174/0250688204666230410090345

Rawan A Alghamdi, Hussain M. Alqattan, Amr A. Arafat, M. Shalaby, Adam I. Adam

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Examining the Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) inElectronic Medical Records Among Community Pharmacists in Malaysia 检查技术接受模式(TAM)在马来西亚社区药剂师电子病历中的扩展

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.2174/04666230109154639

Y. Iskandar, B. Tangiisuran, A. Mohamed Ariff

{"title":"Examining the Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in\u0000Electronic Medical Records Among Community Pharmacists in Malaysia","authors":"Y. Iskandar, B. Tangiisuran, A. Mohamed Ariff","doi":"10.2174/04666230109154639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/04666230109154639","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Background: Electronic medical records (EMR) have been proven to reduce medical errors in drug distribution. However, EMR adoption is still relatively low among Malaysian community pharmacists.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000As a result, this study aims to see how community pharmacists in Malaysia use the EMR system. The factors influencing the community pharmacist's intent in adopting EMR will also be determined.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Extended TAM were utilized in this study to determine Malaysian community pharmacists' main intention for using EMR. The information was gathered by surveying 144 community pharmacists nationwide. The data was analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS software.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The study found a positively significant relationship between Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Behavioural Intention to Use (BIU).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This study shows critical factors influencing the intention to use EMR among Malaysian community pharmacists. Hopefully, this study will better understand the importance of EMR in the healthcare industry.\u0000","PeriodicalId":110816,"journal":{"name":"New Emirates Medical Journal","volume":" 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113949239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Wilms tumor and Consanguinity: a case report 母细胞瘤与血缘关系1例

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-28 DOI: 10.2174/04666230328093938

Jayaditya Devpal Patil, Prince Raj Pandey, Jessica Atef Nassef Sefen, M. Corbally

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Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome Post COVID-19 Infection in an Arab Female: A Case Report of a Rare Manifestation 阿拉伯女性COVID-19感染后多系统炎症综合征1例罕见表现

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.2174/04666230327122858

M. Jhancy, Areen Yousef Al Tamakee, Hesham Mohamed Fayad

{"title":"Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome Post COVID-19 Infection in an Arab Female: A Case Report of a Rare Manifestation","authors":"M. Jhancy, Areen Yousef Al Tamakee, Hesham Mohamed Fayad","doi":"10.2174/04666230327122858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/04666230327122858","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome is a rare but severe complication in children and adolescents infected with SARS-CoV-2.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This report describes a four-year-old Arab descent female presenting with a history of high-grade fever of 7 days duration with erythematous rash and family history of COVID infection suggestive of atypical Kawasaki disease, which turned out to be multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in a child (MIS-C) post COVID infection. Based on the available published evidence, the World Health Organization has provided a preliminary definition of MIS-C as “children and adolescents 0–19 years of age with fever > 3 days presenting with two of five clinical criteria, such as 1. skin rash or mucocutaneous inflammation or non-purulent conjunctivitis, 2. hypotensive shock, 3. signs of myocardial dysfunction, 4. coagulopathy, and 5. the acute gastrointestinal problem, elevated inflammatory markers, no evidence of other microbial infections, and evidence of COVID-19 (RT-PCR, antigen test or serology positive), or likely contact with patients with COVID-19”.\u0000Some criteria are similar, and others are different from Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome, such as the presence of rash, conjunctivitis, mucocutaneous inflammation, and coronaries involvement are shared criteria between Kawasaki and MIS-C, whereas hypotensive shock and coagulopathy are shared criteria between MIS-C and toxic shock syndrome. The positive testing for COVID-19 in the absence of microbiological isolation confirms MIS-C.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Among the complications of COVID-19 infection, MIS-C is rare. Owing to the management differences among Kawasaki, toxic shock syndrome, and MIS-C, timely diagnosis of MIS-C saves the children from a poor outcome.\u0000","PeriodicalId":110816,"journal":{"name":"New Emirates Medical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129618798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E3 Deficiency - Heterozygous mutation in Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) gene associated with symptomatic hypoglycaemia. A case report 丙酮酸脱氢酶E3缺乏-与症状性低血糖相关的二氢脂酰胺脱氢酶(DLD)基因杂合突变病例报告

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-22 DOI: 10.2174/04666230322112120

Shivaraj Gowda, Prashanth S Veeraiah, V. S. Kumar, Dhananjaya S R, Sajna Khalid

{"title":"Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E3 Deficiency - Heterozygous mutation in Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) gene associated with symptomatic hypoglycaemia. A case report","authors":"Shivaraj Gowda, Prashanth S Veeraiah, V. S. Kumar, Dhananjaya S R, Sajna Khalid","doi":"10.2174/04666230322112120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/04666230322112120","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) is a mitochondrial disorder that presents with lactic acidemia and neurological manifestations. It is a very rare genetic disorder, a potentially life-threatening one with the usual presentation of hypotonia, lethargy, and developmental delay. It is commonly associated with structural brain abnormalities. We report a very rare case of transient severe symptomatic hypoglycaemia probably due to pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiency; a component of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Our patient is a 12-day-old neonate with lethargy, and vomiting presented with severe symptomatic hypoglycaemia with a critical sample suggestive of hyperinsulinism and raised lactate levels. A TMS-GCMS for metabolic abnormality screening was normal, however, a whole genome sequencing(nuclear + mitochondrial) revealed heterozygous missense variants (c.763A>C) in exon 9 of the DLD gene that results in the amino acid substitution from Methionine to Leucine at codon 255 (p.Met255Leu) and another heterozygous mutation of heterozygous missense variant (c.5277A>T) in exon 34 of the LAMB1 gene that results in the amino acid substitution from Glutamine to Histidine at codon 1759 (p.Gln1759His).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000There is no effective treatment for PDCD but reports of treatment with supplements like thiamine, biotin, and coenzyme Q may play a role in preventing the severity of the disease.\u0000","PeriodicalId":110816,"journal":{"name":"New Emirates Medical Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129841526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Parenting a Child with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Understanding the Stresses and Finding Support 养育注意力缺陷/多动症 (ADHD) 儿童：了解压力并寻找支持

New Emirates Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-22 DOI: 10.2174/04666230322114403

M. Sultan

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