Publications by authors named "Muzeyyen Uzel"
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- Pericardial effusion (PE) is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space, with diverse incidence rates influenced by various factors, as highlighted in a study of 93 patients from Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital.
- The study aimed to analyze the clinical features, causes, echocardiographic characteristics, and outcomes of patients suffering from PE, noting that 86% of them had at least one comorbidity.
- Key findings revealed that cardiac disease was the most frequent cause of PE, symptoms included shortness of breath and chest pain, and the majority of patients were treated with medications like furosemide and anti-inflammatories.
Lemierre syndrome (LS) is a rare, life-threatening complication of oropharyngeal infections associated with septicemia and internal jugular thrombosis. Internal jugular vein thrombosis is an uncommon disease associated with central vein catheterization, intravenous drug abuse, hypercoagulability, trauma to the neck, infection, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), and systemic infections. Here, we highlight a case of a 62-year-old women who presented progressively worsening neck swelling for three weeks, shortness of breath, and fever for four days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Differential diagnosis of seizure is critical in patients presented to emergency department (ED) with altered mental status or loss of consciousness. Although electroencephalogram is important for the diagnosis of seizures, its use in EDs is limited. The level of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) increases in conditions of ischemic distress such as acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and mesenteric ischemia.
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