Prevalence and special clinical and biochemical characteristics of familial type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in pediatric patients in a tertiary care setting.

Background And Objectives: The hereditable nature of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) makes it a condition that is in some cases shared among siblings. Studies that focus on the epidemiology of T1DM among siblings are scarce. The primary focus of the study is to estimate the prevalence of familial T1DM among siblings and the secondary focus is to identify the presence of any special clinical or biochemical characteristics specific to this entity.

Knowledge, awareness, and vaccination compliance of hepatitis B among medical students in Riyadh's governmental universities.

Background: Hepatitis B is a blood-borne infectious liver disease caused by the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and it is best prevented by immunization. Due to occupational exposure, medical students have an increased risk of contracting HBV. Therefore, it is essential for all medical students to have good knowledge about HBV and to complete their HBV vaccinations.

Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among medical staff and outpatients at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Organ transplantation is still the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure. Despite the establishment of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), the organ supply still does not meet the increasing demand. This study aims to assess the knowledge of Saudis about organ donation both among the public and the medical staff and to assess the trend in the change from 1996 until now.

The level of the stigma of medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, towards mentally ill patients.

Aim: The study aimed to measure the level of the stigma of medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh campus, towards mentally ill patients.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh. The data collection was started in July 2017 till March 2018.

Quality of life in paediatrics with intractable epilepsy in a large paediatric university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Context: Epilepsy is said to be intractable when two or more trials of anticonvulsants fail to control the seizures. Literature suggests that intractable epilepsy carries a higher morbidity than controlled epilepsy in children and their caregivers.

Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life (QOL) in children with intractable epilepsy (IE) in KASCH, a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Nurses at Different Departments in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh.

Background Varicose veins (VV) is a chronic venous disease that affects the lower extremities.It is the dilation of subcutaneous veins, three to four millimeters in diameter. VV can be attributed to several risk factors such as age, obesity, multiple parities, heavy lifting, and long-standing hours.

Knowledge regarding teratogens among women of childbearing age at a large tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: To investigate the knowledge of Saudi women regarding the teratogenic effects of environmental agents such as fever, some chronic conditions and medications and its association with certain socio-demographic factors.

Materials And Methods: A survey based cross-sectional study was conducted on 315 Saudi women of childbearing age visiting OB/GYN clinics at a large tertiary care centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Knowledge of subjects on teratogenic risk of common entities was measured and nonparametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to associate knowledge score with various predictors.

Patient reluctance to accept Do Not Resuscitate order: impact on clinical care.

Background: A Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order should only impede the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in case of cardiac or respiratory arrest; it should not interfere with any other treatment decisions.

Aims: To study the impact of DNR order placement on daily clinical care of patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 72 patients in a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia.

Are graduate entrant medical students better prepared for hospital practice than school entrant medical students?

Objective: To assess the preparedness for hospital practice among graduate and school entry medical students at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS).

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at KSAU-HS College of Medicine, during the academic year 2016-2017. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.

Knowledge, attitude and practice on medication error reporting among health practitioners in a tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia.

To assess knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the reporting of medication errors among health practitioners at King Abdulaziz Medical city in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted in a convenient sample of 62 physicians and 303 nurses, between June and September 2017 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Results: The sample consisted of 365 subjects, with a response rate of 73%.

Fibromyalgia: epidemiology and risk factors, a population-based case-control study in Lebanon.

Aim: To investigate the epidemiology of fibromyalgia (FM) and assess its risk factors.

Methods: Using data from the 2009 Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) study conducted in Lebanon, a population-based case control study was performed. The sample included 34 FM patients, frequency matched with 136 controls free from any musculoskeletal complaints and randomly sampled from the population.