Publications by authors named "Esraa Algurjia"
Obtaining medical consent preoperatively is one of the key steps in preparing for surgery, and is an important step in informed decision making with the patient. According to good medical practice guidelines, doctors are required to have the knowledge and skills to treat patients as well as inform them, respect their wishes, and establish trust between themselves and their patients. Valid consent includes elements of competence, disclosure, understanding, and voluntariness.
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- The period before and during pregnancy is key for tackling malnutrition, which can help prevent noncommunicable diseases in mothers and their infants.
- The FIGO Nutrition Checklist is a tool that helps identify dietary needs, body mass index, diet quality, and micronutrient intake for better health outcomes.
- This review aims to provide nutritional recommendations for healthcare providers implementing the checklist, sharing global dietary guidelines and insights for addressing nutritional deficiencies in women, benefiting both mothers and their children for generations.
Gestational diabetes (GDM) impacts approximately 17 million pregnancies worldwide. Women with a history of GDM have an 8-10-fold higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and a 2-fold higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with women without prior GDM. Although it is possible to prevent and/or delay progression of GDM to type 2 diabetes, this is not widely undertaken.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing, and treatable multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease. According to the World Health Organization, obesity affects 15% of women and has long-term effects on women's health. The focus of care in patients with obesity should be on optimizing health outcomes rather than on weight loss.
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- * These disorders can have lasting effects on a woman's cardiovascular health, increasing the risk of future heart disease due to abnormal changes in the cardiovascular system during pregnancy.
- * Identifying and addressing cardiovascular risks during and after pregnancy is crucial for women with a history of HDP, emphasizing the need for lifestyle changes and medical interventions to prevent long-term health complications.