We present a case of a morbidly obese 27 years male patient who was admitted with sudden onset abdominal pain and crashed into diabetic ketoacidosis as new-onset diabetes and discuss the possible etiology of this combined picture of acute pancreatitis and severe hypertriglyceridemia. Flatbush diabetes was, meanwhile, thought of due to his morbid obesity that in turn raised our suspicion of acute insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus versus T1 diabetes mellitus. Ketosis-prone diabetes or Flatbush diabetes is a syndrome in which diabetes commences with ketoacidosis in patients who are glutamic acid decarboxylase and antiislet cell antibody negative and have no known precipitating causes. They are usually middle-aged, overweight, or mildly obese, and in many reports, they are likely to be male with a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus; they present with new-onset severe hyperglycemia and ketosis or frank diabetic ketoacidosis. After intensive initial insulin therapy, many patients become insulin-independent and can be well controlled on diet plus oral medications or, more rarely, diet alone.
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Reem Hassan-Beck, Khadija Hafidh, Amal Badi, K. Dougman, M. Karmo, R. Mir, S. Beshyah
Abstract Introduction: The literature on the health aspects of Ramadan fasting (RF) is widely spread in many journals. Materials and Methods: This is a narrative review of data obtained from the PubMed database (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States). We used the search term “Ramadan fasting,” and relevant records were examined. The publications are narrated thematically. Results: The publications spanned fundamental, clinical, professional, cultural, and advocacy facets. The publications crossed conventional disciplinary lines and geographical locations and appeared in journals with different access systems. The contents are presented under the themes that emerged depending on the retrieved literature. This year basic coverage included changes in physiology and nutrition during Ramadan. However, the clinical issues included a wide range of topics. These included the impact of RF on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and adjustments needed in endocrine replacement therapy for hypothyroidism and adrenal insufficiency. Coverage also included chronic kidney disease. The impact on maternal health, fetal well-being, and long-term effects of RF exposures were addressed in several studies. Studies in cardiovascular medicine focused on blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors. Sports medicine and athletes' well-being received somewhat prominent coverage. The impact on renal function, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease, was investigated by a few authors. Several groups addressed the eyes' structure and function, neurological conditions, especially headache disorders, and hematological and oncological conditions. Finally, the impact of RF on several aspects of mental health and well-being was addressed by various groups. Conclusions: Health aspects of RF received a sustained academic interest with a broad spectrum in 2021. This narration provides an overview of the year's scholarly health-related literature on various aspects of health and disease. It should help researchers and clinicians catch up quickly with the health concerns during Ramadan.
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Reem Hassan-Beck, Khadija Hafidh, Amal Badi, K. Dougman, M. Karmo, R. Mir, S. Beshyah
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1Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States 2Department of Medicine, Dubai Medical College for Girls, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3Department of Endocrinology, Yas Clinic Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 4Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Dear Editor, We read the article entitled “Common Complications of Hemodialysis: A Clinical Review” on the esteemed “Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences” with great interest. Habas et al reviewed the hemodialysis complications that frequently affect chronic kidney disease patients. They observed that cardiovascular system disorders and infections related to dialysis are the main causes of death in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Habas et al stated that renal transplantation should be offered to individuals at the early stages of end-stage renal disease to prevent the “legacy effects” of delayed treatment.1 Herein, we would like to discuss recent articles published about neurological complications associated with hemodialysis. Themost commonneurologicalmanifestations that can be caused or worsened by dialysis are cognitive decline, central pontine myelinolysis, headache, neuropathy, stroke, myopathy, sleep disorders, restless legs syndrome, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, and autonomic dysfunction (►Fig. 1).1–5 Cephalgia occurs in more than 70% of dialytic individuals. So, it can significantly affect the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease. Aoun et al assessed the incidence of headache and hypotension between patients drinking regular or decaffeinated coffee during dialysis. A total of 139 patients completed the trial, in which headache was diagnosed in 35% of patients. Apparently, caffeine intake did not prevent headache episode occurrence in these individuals. It is noteworthy that in a subgroup analysis, headaches tended to be more frequent in nonhypertensive patients with the highest potassium dialysate.2 Cheng et al systematically reviewed the literature of qualitative studies that report patient experience and perspectives on sleep in dialysis. They found that the most critical point related to sleep disruption is the unrelenting demands of treatment and the high symptom burden of renal failure. So, sleep problems are probably not directly associated with dialysis. Instead, they are related to the psychological stress surrounding this procedure. However, those with severe sleep symptoms should be referred to sleep specialists to review for further investigation and management.3 “Is cognition removed during dialysis?” It is a relevant question that has increased the discussion about dialysisinduced dementia in the last decades. In themiddle of 1970s, it was observed that aluminum phosphate contamination was associated with cognitive decline so water purification techniques were developed. Cognitive impairment is independently associated with kidney disease and increases in prevalence with declining kidney function. Crowe et al revealed that this clinical feature is related to advanced vascular aging, mood disorders, sleep dysregulation, and the effect of dialysis itself. Therefore, it is believed that the recurrent intradialytic decline in cerebral blood flow could predispose to cerebral ischemic injuries le
尊敬的编辑，我们怀着极大的兴趣阅读了《Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences》上题为“血液透析的常见并发症:A Clinical Review”的文章。Habas等人回顾了经常影响慢性肾脏疾病患者的血液透析并发症。他们观察到，与透析相关的心血管系统疾病和感染是血液透析患者死亡的主要原因。Habas等人指出，应在终末期肾病的早期阶段提供肾移植，以防止延迟治疗的“遗留效应”在此，我们想讨论最近发表的关于血液透析相关神经系统并发症的文章。可由透析引起或加重的最常见神经系统表现为认知能力下降、脑桥中央髓鞘溶解、头痛、神经病变、中风、肌病、睡眠障碍、不宁腿综合征、韦尼克脑病和自主神经功能障碍。1) 1 - 5头痛症发生在超过70%的透析患者中。因此，它可以显著影响终末期肾脏疾病患者的生活质量。Aoun等人评估了透析期间饮用普通咖啡或不含咖啡因咖啡的患者之间头痛和低血压的发生率。共有139名患者完成了试验，其中35%的患者被诊断为头痛。显然，咖啡因的摄入并不能预防这些人的头痛发作。值得注意的是，在亚组分析中，头痛在透析钾最高的非高血压患者中更常见Cheng等人系统地回顾了定性研究的文献，这些文献报道了透析患者的经验和对睡眠的看法。他们发现，与睡眠中断有关的最关键的一点是持续不断的治疗要求和肾衰竭的高症状负担。因此，睡眠问题可能与透析没有直接关系。相反，它们与手术过程中的心理压力有关。然而，那些有严重睡眠症状的人应该转到睡眠专家那里进行进一步的调查和治疗“在透析过程中认知会消失吗?”这是一个相关的问题，在过去的几十年里，透析性痴呆的讨论越来越多。在20世纪70年代中期，人们观察到磷酸铝污染与认知能力下降有关，因此开发了水净化技术。认知障碍与肾脏疾病独立相关，并随着肾功能下降而增加。Crowe等人发现这一临床特征与血管晚期老化、情绪障碍、睡眠失调以及透析本身的影响有关。因此，我们认为复发性脑血流量下降可能导致脑缺血损伤，从而导致血管性痴呆Donaldson等报道了3例透析相关的非动脉性缺血性视神经病变，并复习了相关文献。这种灾难性的后果可能继发于分析性低血压。大多数受影响的个体为中年男性，双侧受累约占60%。值得一提的是，预防血栓性低血压及其急性处理仍然是避免并发症发生的最重要建议
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Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.4103/IJMBS.IJMBS_84_17
E. Elkhammas, S. Beshyah
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Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_58_21
Haider Al-Saffar, Rasha Aljazzar, Amina Al-Saffar
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a worldwide impact on all aspects of life and primarily on clinical practice involving all health-care professionals. Pharmacists are at the forefront of all clinical facilities in hospitals and the community. We aimed to provide a narrative overview of the global literature on the impact of COVID-19 changing roles and pharmacists' contribution to the overall clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a narrative, nonsystematic review of the international literature from a single major medical online database, PubMed, between February 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The relevant articles were narrated in a concise thematic account. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists had to serve their responsibilities alongside other activities while the entire world was fighting an invisible virus. However, it was much more complicated than before because the novel coronavirus is intractable. There was no vaccine or established therapeutic guidelines when it manifested suddenly. As part of an interdisciplinary team, community pharmacists may carry out their responsibilities and play an essential role in disease control and management. However, they may need to be appropriately prepared, trained, and equipped to deal with pandemic and postpandemic situations.
{"title":"Pharmacy practice in COVID-19 from a Middle Eastern and African perspective: A narrative review","authors":"Haider Al-Saffar, Rasha Aljazzar, Amina Al-Saffar","doi":"10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_58_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_58_21","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a worldwide impact on all aspects of life and primarily on clinical practice involving all health-care professionals. Pharmacists are at the forefront of all clinical facilities in hospitals and the community. We aimed to provide a narrative overview of the global literature on the impact of COVID-19 changing roles and pharmacists' contribution to the overall clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a narrative, nonsystematic review of the international literature from a single major medical online database, PubMed, between February 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The relevant articles were narrated in a concise thematic account. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists had to serve their responsibilities alongside other activities while the entire world was fighting an invisible virus. However, it was much more complicated than before because the novel coronavirus is intractable. There was no vaccine or established therapeutic guidelines when it manifested suddenly. As part of an interdisciplinary team, community pharmacists may carry out their responsibilities and play an essential role in disease control and management. However, they may need to be appropriately prepared, trained, and equipped to deal with pandemic and postpandemic situations.","PeriodicalId":13067,"journal":{"name":"Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"173 - 182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45412236","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}
Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_61_21
Mabruka Ramadan, Rowida M Khashebi, F. Rajab
Background: Short stature has an impact on children's physical and mental health. Data on the prevalence of short stature in Libyan children are limited. Objectives: We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of short stature among school children in Tripoli, Libya. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 419 school children (235 boys and184 girls) selected from different primary and preparatory schools in the City of Tripoli. The study was conducted between April 2009 and October 2010. Trained pediatricians took their anthropometric measurements (i.e., height and weight). The WHO-2007 Z-score charts and UK-WHO growth charts were used to calculate the prevalence of short stature (defined as standard deviation score of height <2 in same gender and age). Results: The overall prevalence of short stature using WHO-2007 Z-score and UK-WHO growth charts were 5.0% and 5.7%, respectively. (4.3% was moderate and 0.7% was severe). Boys and girls had no significant difference in the prevalence of short stature using 2007 WHO reference data (5.5% vs. 4.3%; P = 0.656). Similarly, there was no difference between the prevalence of short stature between boys and girls when applying UK-WHO growth charts (6.8% vs. 4.3%; P = 0.3). There is a statistically significant relationship between the prevalence of short stature (increase) and students' increasing age. Conclusions: Short stature is not an uncommon problem in children; they need early assessment because intervention time is crucial in this condition.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_39_21
S. Elmahgoub, Hassan Mohamed, A. Hmmier, A. Eltaguri
Objectives: The study aimed to determine motives for physical activity (PA) participation in Libyan adults and compare motives related to sex and places of participation (indoor vs. outdoor). Participants and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted. The questionnaire was adapted from the Exercise Motivation Inventory version 2. Six hundred Libyan adults (300 males and 300 females) were involved in this study. Results: In general, positive health, activation, and avoiding ill-health (4.83 ± 0.89, 4.20 ± 0.93, 4.09 ± 1.00, mean ± standard deviation [SD]) were the most common motives for PA participation, respectively, while competition, affiliation, health pressure, and social status (2.73 ± 1.29, 2.69 ± 1.21, 2.59 ± 1.29, 2.50 ± 1.24, mean ± SD) were the least motivational factors, respectively. In males, enjoyment, social status, affiliation, competition, health pressure, strength, and endurance were significantly higher (P= 0.017, 0.000, 0.010, 0.000, 0.007, 0.024). In contrast, activation, positive health, weight control, appearance, and fitness were significantly higher in females (P= 0.002, 0.001, 0.000, 0.000, 0.005). In addition, health pressure, avoiding ill-health, and positive health motives were similar in adults practicing PA indoor and outdoor. In contrast, other motives tended to be significantly higher in indoor activities. Conclusions: Motives for PA participation differ across participants' sex and places of participation among Libyan adults. It is crucial to understand the motives for PA participation to capitalize on the positive motives to increase their participation and enhance the positive effects of increased PA in the community.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_73_21
R. Elmehdawi, Sara Glessa, Amal Elfakhri, A. Elhaddad, Ahmed Elhassi
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in Libya started at the end of March 2020. Since then, the number of daily reported cases has progressively increased. Objectives: This study aims to analyze the trends and dynamics of the epidemic in Libya. Materials and Methods: The study analyzed the data reported daily by the Libyan national center of disease control. Results: The total number of tests performed per thousand people was 121.08 test/1000 people, which is a modest rate compared with countries categorized in the same income group. The overall positivity rate of all performed tests over 1 year was 18.1%. During most of the weeks, the positivity rate was far higher than the 5% rate indicating that the epidemic was out of control most of the year. The level of community transmission was moderate to substantial during most of the year, reflecting the weakness in applying the public health control measures. The calculated 1-year instant case-fatality rate of COVID-19 in Libya was 1.89%, comparable to that in other upper-middle-income countries. Conclusions: The number of performed tests in Libya during the 1st year of the COVID-19 epidemic is inadequate and must be at least doubled to increase the chances of diagnosing more potential cases. Based on the current positivity rate, the epidemic appears to be out of control since July 2021. This should urge the authorities to impose further enforcement of the standard public health measures.
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