College of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Frequency of Parathyroid Hormone Assessment in the Evaluation of Hypercalcemia. A Comparison Between Patients With and Without a History of Malignancy in a 20-year Dataset of 20,954 Patients
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a prior diagnosis of malignancy affected the assessment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in hypercalcemic patients and whether the rate of this assessment changed ... -
Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2022 , Article)We read with interest the well-written review on the assessment of publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis by Page et al.1 in which both funnel plots and tests for its asymmetry were described. The decision ... -
Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: A concept analysis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Objectives: Diabetes self-management educational (DSME) interventions can vary considerably, and it is unclear what is the operational conceptualization of the ideal delivery to individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). ... -
The Odds Ratio is "portable" across baseline risk but not the Relative Risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ... -
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics in distinguishing testicular torsion from torsion of the appendix testis: A single-center retrospective study
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Testicular torsion (TT) is an emergency requiring a prompt diagnosis and surgery to avoid irreversible changes and a complete loss of testis. The present study aimed to identify potential factors that may predict a testicular ... -
Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What Is their Therapeutic Promise in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease?
( Springer Singapore , 2022 , Book chapter)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease with devastating outcomes to patients and exhaustive burdens to healthcare systems. Alzheimer’s disease has always been the focus of extensive research ... -
HER2-positive apocrine carcinoma of the breast: a population-based analysis of treatment and outcome.
( Springer , 2022 , Other)Apocrine carcinoma of the breast (APO) expresses HER2 in 30-50% of cases. This study explored the clinicopathological features and outcome of HER2+/APO and matched HER2+/NST cohort. We used the SEER database to explore the ... -
Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What Is their Therapeutic Promise in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
( Springer Singapore , 2022 , Book chapter)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the key causes of deaths and disabilities worldwide. TBI progresses in two phases. The primary phase of injury is the direct result of the physical damage caused by the external force ... -
Utilization of Emergency Services by Children with Asthma in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2022 , Article)Background: Asthma is a leading chronic disease in children worldwide, which if left untreated or poorly controlled, can lead to altered lung function and poor quality of life. 1 Early detection and improved control of ... -
A rare case of Double Superior Vena Cava, diagnosed after Central Line placement, in a poly-trauma patient
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2022 , Article)Health professionals involved in invasive procedures such as central venous catheter placement should have a thorough knowledge of thoracic vascular anatomy. Various developmental anomalies of the large intra-thoracic veins ... -
Effective continuing interprofessional healthcare education to improve sepsis care in a tertiary children and women's hospital in the State of Qatar "Culture of think sepsis"
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: Sepsis is a medical emergency and a global economic and health burden. It is one of the leading causes of death worldwide with 1 death every 2.8 seconds and represents 20% of all deaths worldwide 1,2 . Sidra ... -
Mental wellbeing of healthcare workers working in quarantine centers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Healthcare workers managing Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) patients are at increased risk of poor mental wellbeing. The available literature on the psychological impact in the Arabian Gulf region is limited, and a ... -
Evaluation of Progress of an ACGME-International Accredited Residency Program in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: The American College of Physicians' (ACP) Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) is designed to evaluate the cognitive knowledge of residents to aid them and program directors in evaluating the ... -
Rapid detection of bacterial infections using nanotechnology-based point-of-care sensor with Raman spectroscopy
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Mass gathering is a risk factor for infectious diseases transmission. Therefore, rapid detection of infections is highly desirable. The current gold standard approach to detect bacterial infections in clinical ... -
Evaluating preparedness of emergency trainees to triage victims of mass casualty incidents
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Triage of victims in mass casualty incidents (MCI) is crucial in prioritizing care and allocating resources1. Triage skills are important to be evaluated for training and better preparedness. Using clinical ... -
Demographics and clinical characteristics of alcohol-related admissions in a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: Does age matter?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: Alcohol consumption is a major cause of acute and chronic health conditions associated with comorbidities and traumatic injuries, despite its partial prohibition in some countries. Moreover, alcohol-related ... -
All those exanthematous fevers are not Covid-19
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Fever with a rash is a common case scenario that clinicians encounter in their practice. The ubiquity of the presentation is proportional to the magnitude of the physician's dilemma due to its numerous causes. The diagnosis ... -
What COVID-19 has taught the world
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has captured global recognition in a short period of time by dramatically impacting people's everyday lives and emerged as a public health emergency. Undoubtedly, it shows that ... -
It is all about patients' stories: Case-based learning in residents' education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based learning strategy which is learner centered and facilitates group discussion and critical thinking. Case-based learning (CBL), which is a more guided approach ... -
Bilateral Morgagni hernia in a two-month-old infant with a history of umbilical cord hernia status-post repair in neonatal period
( Elsevier , 2022 , Other)Morgagni hernias (MH) are a rare form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) characterized by herniation of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity through a retrosternal diaphragmatic defect. MH constitutes <5% of ...