United Arab Emirates' Future Perspective: Converting Potential Organ Donors Into Actual Organ Donors in an Academic Setting.

Objectives: The wide gap between organ demand and supply has been exponentially increasing worldwide, resulting in longer wait lists for patients. In response, a few countries have started deceased-donor programs. Thus, establishing national self-sufficiency and optimizing the deceased donation process are crucial steps.

Thrombocytopenia-associated multiple-organ failure (TAMOF): recognition and management.

Thrombocytopenia-associated multiple-organ failure (TAMOF) is an increasingly fatal phenomenon that may be associated with sepsis. TAMOF results from immune dysregulation and impaired activity of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin type 1 motif, member 13. Early recognition of this premorbid condition and specific management results in a significantly improved outcome.

Rare Bacteria Infecting the Heart and Affecting the Kidney of a Young Child.

Rare bacteria can lead to infective endocarditis, which may lead to renal involvement as severe glomerulonephritis. We report our experience of a 12-year-old child who presented with infective endocarditis and blood culture-grown - a rarely reported bacteria. The clinical picture was further complicated with severe glomerulonephritis.