Publications by authors named "Ahmad Alrahmani"
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- Pneumomediastinum, often occurring silently post-trauma, complicates diagnoses especially when paired with other conditions like pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum, largely due to the Macklin effect where air escapes from ruptured alveoli.
- An 18-year-old male involved in a car crash was found with severe pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema but showed no signs of significant esophageal or bronchial injury upon further evaluation.
- Despite alarming initial imaging, the patient's treatment was conservative, allowing for a gradual healing process and eventual discharge without complications, illustrating the need for careful assessment in trauma management.
Background: Medical students' transition to internship has a discernible gap in structured preparation, particularly in practical skill application. We introduced the internship preparatory clinical course (IPCC) to address this gap. Methods: The course was conducted at the clinical skills and simulation center at King Saud University Medical City and included a total of eight skills distributed across four stations.
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