Publications by authors named "Iqra Haq"
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- - Kratom is a psychoactive herb that acts as a stimulant in low doses and mimics opioids in higher doses, traditionally used in southeast Asia but gaining popularity in Western countries as an opioid substitute.
- - The FDA has not restricted kratom due to challenges in isolating its adverse effects from those of other substances, even though increasing cases of use are reported.
- - A case study of a 35-year-old man who experienced cardiac arrest solely from kratom illustrates its potential severe health risks, emphasizing the urgent need for regulation and caution in its use.
Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors represent around 13% of all neuroendocrine tumors (Hurtado-Pardo 2017). There has been an increase in the incidence of cases due to improvement in imaging modalities. This is a case of a 68-year-old male with the incidental finding of a pancreatic cyst on CT.
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