Publications by authors named "Muhammad Z Akhtar"
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- Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic condition that causes excessive iron buildup in various organs, leading to damage and health issues, while celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that often results in iron deficiency.
- A unique case of a young woman with both conditions highlights the challenges of managing iron levels, especially during pregnancy and after childbirth, due to increased iron needs.
- The case underscores the necessity for comprehensive patient care, education, and monitoring by healthcare teams to avoid complications in women of child-bearing age.
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- - Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, can be linked to low calcium levels (hypocalcemia), which impair the function of muscles involved in swallowing; certain diuretics may worsen this condition by causing additional loss of calcium and magnesium.
- - An 82-year-old male experienced sudden dysphagia and was found to have severe hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia, likely exacerbated by his use of furosemide, a diuretic.
- - After treatment with intravenous calcium and magnesium over two days, the patient’s electrolyte levels normalized and he significantly improved, regaining the ability to swallow normally, confirming that his symptoms were primarily due to low calcium levels.
Pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG-IFN-α) is an antiviral medication used to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. It may result in rare but severe side effects, such as undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) and excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC), which can occur as delayed complications of PEG-IFN-α-induced UCTD. In cases where these complications arise, entecavir, employed for treating HBV infection, may be considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a medical emergency requiring immediate diagnosis. While endoscopy is a commonly employed procedure in the evaluation of UGIB, its timing, outcomes, and the range of identified causes vary widely across different medical settings and regions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to use endoscopy to investigate the cause of UGIB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClimate change and increased greenhouse gas emissions boost the global average temperature to less than 2°C, which is the estimated breakeven point. The globe is moving into blue pollution economies as the environmental sustainability objective becomes more distorted. The study looked at three United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, namely (i) affordable and clean energy; (ii) industry, innovation, and infrastructure; and (iii) climate change, to see how far the Chinese economy has progressed toward green and clean development strategy.
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