Publications by authors named "Abdul Muhsen Z Abdeen"

Article Synopsis
  • - Cefepime, a fourth-generation antibiotic, has extended antimicrobial capabilities but can cause serious side effects like myoclonus and seizures, particularly in patients with kidney issues.
  • - A 69-year-old patient treated with cefepime for pneumonia experienced mental status changes that led to the diagnosis of encephalopathy, even with normal kidney function.
  • - The patient's symptoms completely resolved after stopping cefepime, and the report includes similar cases found in medical literature up to now.
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, often leading to various end-organ damages. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old previously healthy woman who was initially diagnosed with an intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to a potential hypertensive emergency. However, further evaluation revealed a diagnosis of MM.

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This case report presents the atypical instance of a 59-year-old female patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who was initially referred to the pulmonary clinic for evaluation due to a low diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO). Pulmonary hypertension (PH) was suspected, and a subsequent right heart catheterization (RHC) confirmed PH attributed to group 5 PH, leading to the decision to close the unused arteriovenous fistula (AVF) to manage PH. Unexpectedly, a follow-up RHC showed a worsening of PH with elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), revealing an additional component of post-capillary group 2 PH.

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