Publications by authors named "Izzat Al Awwa"
Aims: This study compared the 2009 versus 2021 chronic kidney disease (CKD) Epidemiological Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among Jordanian patients with T2DM to assess their agreement and impact on CKD staging.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 2382 adult Jordanian patients with T2DM. The 2009 and 2021 CKD-EPI equations were used to calculate eGFR.
Background: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) increases the risk of cardiovascular (CV) complications, kidney disease progression, and mortality. We aimed to determine the incidence and risk of these outcomes according to DKD phenotype among the Jordanian population.
Methods: A total of 1172 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) of >30 ml/min/1.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice and is a common comorbidity in hemodialysis patients. AF contributes to cardiovascular complications; therefore, it is recommended to screen for AF in high-risk patients to prevent serious complications. As we currently lack a handy AF screening tool, the aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of a modified BP monitor (Omron M6), in detecting AF in hemodialysis patients.
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- The study examines how hemodialysis affects the diagnosis of depression in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, given the overlap between depression symptoms and uremic symptoms.
- Conducted from November 2018 to April 2019, the research included 163 participants who completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess their depression symptoms before and after undergoing hemodialysis.
- Results showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms both before (48.5%) and after (46.6%) hemodialysis, with no significant difference in depression scores, highlighting the need for regular depression screening in these patients.
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia worldwide and it aggravates cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; however, this is largely under-diagnosed. Moreover, among end-stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis, AF is substantially more common and serious. The researchers conducted this study to assess the prevalence of, and the factors correlated with AF in Jordanian haemodialysis patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of metabolic syndrome in dialysis and transplant patients.
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
April 2019
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- The study compares the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in two groups: hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant patients.
- The research included 108 patients, with an average age of 52.3 years, divided into 61 dialysis patients and 47 transplant patients.
- Results showed that transplant patients had a significantly lower prevalence of MS (34%) compared to dialysis patients (55.7%), highlighting the need for careful monitoring of kidney transplant recipients for MS symptoms.
Patients with congenital insensitivity to pain and anhydrosis syndrome are at risk for renal amyloidosis and inflammatory bowel disease. Physicians caring for such patients should be aware of these complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple Prescription Drug Abuse and Salt Craving in a Psychotic Patient: A Case Report From a Teaching Hospital in Jordan.
Int J High Risk Behav Addict
September 2015
Introduction: Diuretics and laxative abuse as a means of purging is common in patients with bulimia nervosa and there may be an underestimation of the true prevalence of diuretic abuse, as some are also available without prescription.
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old woman presented with tetany due to hypocalcemia, hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. She had a history of laxative and diuretic abuse, and salt craving.