Publications by authors named "D M P U K Ralapanawa"
Article Synopsis
- Inpatient palliative care (PC) services in Australian hospitals are not used enough and often come too late for patients.
- A study looked at articles to find out what helps or hinders the use of these PC services, focusing on different factors like patient and family concerns, clinician training, and communication.
- The research found several barriers and facilitators but noted that more studies are needed to understand how these factors affect PC use in hospitals better.
A Rare Presentation of Possible Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Adrenal Insufficiency Leading to Adrenal Crisis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report.
Case Rep Med
March 2020
Histoplasmosis is caused by , and commonly it causes an asymptomatic illness. Although is the commonest organism to infect adrenal glands, disseminated histoplasmosis in an immune-competent host leading to adrenal insufficiency is rare in current literature. Here, we report a case of possible disseminated histoplasmosis leading to adrenal crisis in a young Asian immunocompetent male.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Migraine is a primary headache disorder, which cause significant disability in adolescence. This double blind, randomized clinical trial assessed the immediate effects of suction of paranasal sinus air during an acute migraine episode.
Methods: A randomized, double blind study was conducted with 56 selected Sri Lankan school children of 16-19 years of age.
A young female presenting with heart failure secondary to eosinophilic myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature.
BMC Res Notes
March 2018
Background: Eosinophilic myocarditis is one of the fatal complications of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromes. Given the rarity of this form of myocarditis, it is often under-recognized. We describe a young girl who presented with features of heart failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA study on the knowledge and attitudes on advanced life support among medical students and medical officers in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.
BMC Res Notes
October 2016
Background: Advanced life support (ALS) and cardio pulmonary resuscitation, provided at the right time is essential for improving mortality in medical emergencies. Accurate knowledge and skills on this regard, in all medical personals is an essential part of medical education and it should be up to date with varying protocols. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes among the undergraduate medical students and medical officers in the Teaching Hospital Peradeniya and provide suggestions to improve the training programme on ALS.
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