Publications by authors named "Joel Shah"
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- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a condition where the body's immune system mistakenly destroys red blood cells due to autoantibodies.
- AIHA is classified into warm AIHA and cold AIHA based on the temperature at which the autoantibodies are most active, with mixed AIHA being a rare and more severe form exhibiting traits of both.
- A case study reported mixed AIHA as a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and treatment with rituximab and prednisone showed a positive response.
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- - A 63-year-old woman arrived at an emergency room experiencing dizziness, palpitations, and low blood pressure; she was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and electrolyte imbalances (low magnesium and calcium levels).
- - Despite treatment with IV amiodarone and magnesium, her tachycardia only resolved after her serum calcium levels were corrected.
- - The patient had a history of left ventricular dysfunction discovered 19 years earlier but was unaware and not on any medication; the case suggests a possible link between her underlying heart condition and the rare occurrence of hypocalcemia-related ventricular tachycardia.
Interarytenoid injection outcomes in pediatric feeding disorders.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
October 2023
Objectives: Type 1 laryngeal clefts (LC1) and deep interarytenoid grooves contribute to pediatric feeding disorders. Management of these defects remains heterogeneous among surgeons and interarytenoid injection augmentation (IIA) is not always offered as a treatment option. This study evaluated IIA outcomes among a pediatric patient cohort comprised mostly of those with deep interarytenoid grooves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDanon disease commonly manifests as isolated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in female patients. The diagnosis is easily missed as it is rare and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Without early diagnosis and treatment with heart transplantation, cardiomyopathy may progress to heart failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have a high prevalence of comorbid cannabis use disorder (CUD). CUD has been associated with poorer outcomes in patients. We compared doses of antipsychotic medications at the time of discharge from hospital among inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with or without concurrent cannabis use.
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