The Villain Who Saved the Day: The Paradoxical Value of Amiodarone in Managing Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to Amiodarone-Induced Thyroiditis.

Thyroiditis is a rare and serious complication for patients taking amiodarone. It can manifest with symptoms of hyperthyroidism and serious life-threatening arrhythmias. We present a case of a patient with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis presenting with an electrical storm in which rhythm control was achieved with the utilization of amiodarone.

Stress cardiomyopathy as a cardiovascular manifestation of COVID-19.

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, affecting several organ systems. Predominant cardiac manifestations include myocardial injury, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and arrhythmias. Stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, characterized by apical ballooning of the heart leading to acute left ventricular dysfunction, is rarely seen in patients with COVID-19.

Gastroparesis: an under-recognised manifestation of systemic amyloidosis.

Gastrointestinal (GI) amyloidosis can be acquired or genetic and is commonly caused by chronic inflammatory illnesses (AA amyloidosis), haematological malignancies (AL amyloidosis) and end-stage renal disease (beta-2 microglobulin amyloidosis). The accumulation of these aberrant proteins disrupts the structures and functions of many organs; the least common of which is the GI tract. GI presentations depend on the type, location and amount of amyloid deposition.

Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Sedated Patient after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA) is a rare and serious adverse effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i). The diagnosis is challenging due to the rarity, nonspecific symptoms, and absence of the alarmingly high blood glucose levels, and thus, it could be initially missed resulting in delayed treatment. This is particularly important for sedated patients, as the absence of typical clinical signs and symptoms can obscure the diagnosis.

Mixed venous versus central venous oxygen saturation in patients undergoing on pump beating coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: To examine the validity of central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO(2)) as a numerical substitution of mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO(2)) in adult patients undergoing normothermic on pump beating coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Materials And Methods: Prospective clinical observational study was done at King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thirty four adult patients scheduled for coronary artery surgery were included.

Typhoid ulcer causing life-threatening bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion of the ileum in a seven-year-old child: a case report.

Introduction: We describe a case of rare complication of typhoid fever in a seven-year-old child and review the literature with regard to other rare causes of bleeding per rectum. Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon but important cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Dieulafoy's lesion located extragastrically is rare.

Small intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar: a case report.

Introduction: Patients with mechanical small-bowel obstructions usually present with abdominal pain, vomiting, absolute constipation and varying degrees of abdominal distention. Causes can be classified as benign or malignant, or as extra- or intraluminal. A bezoar occurs most commonly in patients with impaired gastrointestinal motility.

The effect of positive pressure ventilatory patterns on post-bypass lung functions.

Background: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of application of different patterns of positive ventilatory pressure either during or after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), on lung functions.

Methods: 30 patients undergoing coronary artery revascularisation under the management of CPB were randomly allocated into 3 groups. Group I (VCM) 10 patients were subjected to manual vital capacity manoeuvre (VCM) before weaning off the CPB.