Publications by authors named "Faisal A Abu Shaigah"
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- * Out of 729 patients, data from 494 were analyzed, revealing that 21.47% had signs of CKD, with 10 patients having a severely reduced kidney function (GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m²) and 19.85% of those tested showing albuminuria.
- * The results indicate a higher prevalence of CKD in HIV patients in Dammam than in the general population, underscoring the need for regular kidney health monitoring in this group.
Background: Hypertriglyceridemia is a medical condition defined as fasting triglyceride level more than 150 mg/dl. It could be due to either familial or acquired cause as in obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, alcohol consumption, decrease exercise or drug affects. Drugs such as corticosteroids rarely induced hypertriglyceridemia, for that we are reporting this case.
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