Publications by authors named "Halah R Almuhaidib"
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- Yellow oleander is highly toxic and primarily affects the cardiovascular system, with severe poisoning potential.
- A 57-year-old Saudi woman accidentally ingested 3.4 grams of yellow oleander, mistaking it for an edible fruit, but surprisingly showed no symptoms or abnormalities in various tests.
- This case emphasizes the necessity of monitoring individuals who ingest yellow oleander, even if they appear asymptomatic, and highlights the importance of public awareness about toxic plants.
Retained placenta is clinically diagnosed when the placenta has failed to deliver within 18 to 60 minutes after birth. The retained placenta is a risk factor for postpartum fever. In this paper, we report a patient with a delivery complicated by a retained placenta and postpartum fever.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Guidelines for managing neonatal hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) recommend a selective approach in the use of direct antiglobulin test (DAT). In Saudi Arabia, many hospitals still perform routine DAT for all newborns. This study assessed the need for phototherapy in relation to DAT results in full-term healthy newborns.
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