Publications by authors named "Farah Haroon"
Congenital Diarrhoea In A Neonate With Hypernatraemia And Dehydration.
J Pak Med Assoc
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- - Diarrhoea, vomiting, and dehydration are common in newborn emergencies, but managing severe hypernatraemia and metabolic acidosis is tough, especially when identifying the cause.
- - A specific case involved a baby with early diarrhoea, severe dehydration, and hard-to-control high sodium levels, which were aggravated by both formula and breast milk feeding, suggesting glucose-galactose malabsorption.
- - Following genetic testing and switching to a fructose-based formula led to improvement, highlighting the importance for clinicians to consider glucose-galactose malabsorption in neonates with similar symptoms.
Objective: To measure the efficacy and safety of surfactant administered by MIST and INSURE to neonates with respiratory distress syndrome.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from June 2021 to August 2022 at the NICU of the University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore. Neonates meeting inclusion criteria i.
Blood Lactate Levels And Lactate Clearance As Predictors Of Mortality In Neonatal Sepsis.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
November 2022
Background: Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host response to infection. Aim of the study is Neonatal sepsis refers to infection involving the blood stream in neonates. It is major health problem causing neonatal mortality and morbidity in developing countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A novel device, piezoelectric 11 Gracey curet tip, reportedly combines benefits of a piezoelectric device and manual curet. The primary objective of this study was to compare root surface roughness outcomes between traditional manual curets and piezoelectric devices, as compared with this novel device. The secondary aim was to assess the level of adhesion of Streptococcus mutans on the root surface after instrumentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrelation Of Severity Of Metabolic Acidosis At Admission And Outcome In Asphyxiated Neonates.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
November 2020
Background: Blood gases can provide information about the perinatal, natal and postnatal condition of newborn. Severity of metabolic acidosis has deleterious effect on the outcome of babies. When the cord blood gases are not available the arterial blood gases are used for interpreting the status of newborn.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the burnout among postgraduate residents' and junior consultants in a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the postgraduate residents (PGR) and junior consultants (JC) working at The Children's Hospital Lahore in 2018. Participants were asked to complete Burnout Inventory questionnaire about burnout on 5 point Likert scale.