Publications by authors named "Majd Munia Abdulmowla"
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- The study aimed to determine the prevalence of discordance in bone mineral density (BMD) measurements between the femoral and lumbar regions among older adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- It involved 1429 patients aged 60 and above who underwent DXA screenings, revealing a 41.6% prevalence of discordance in BMD status, with minor discordance (39.4%) being more common than major discordance (2.2%).
- The findings highlight the importance for healthcare providers to consider discordance in DXA results, particularly when diagnosing osteoporosis in high-risk patients, though the study's limitations suggest further research is needed across various age groups.
Background Osteoporosis is a disease of bone density. It makes bones fragile and easy to break. Fragility fractures can cause significant morbidity, mortality, poor quality of life, and financial stress on medical care.
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- The ISARIC mortality score is a tool designed to predict the risk of in-hospital death among COVID-19 patients, primarily validated on a British population, prompting the need for testing its effectiveness in other regions.
- This study focused on external validation of the ISARIC score in a large ICU in Saudi Arabia, analyzing data from 1493 adult COVID-19 patients admitted between March 2020 and June 2021.
- Results indicated that the ISARIC score effectively predicted mortality, with a cutoff value of >9 showing 70.5% sensitivity and 73.97% specificity, establishing its reliability for critically ill COVID-19 patients in the Saudi cohort.