Publications by authors named "Omair Farooq"
Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening emergency. Seizure as the clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism is extremely rare. In this case report a 47-year-old female had an episode of seizure after undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to myometrial uterine fibroids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFToxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is an uncommon, idiosyncratic, potentially fatal dermatologic emergency affecting skin and mucous membranes. It is characterized clinically by blistering and widespread exfoliation, and pathologically by apoptosis of keratinocytes and epidermal necrosis. Drugs are one of the most common causative agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the risk factors for Hyponatremia in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
Methods: Medical records of all patients admitted in COVID-19 Isolation Intensive Care Unit of Farooq Hospital Westwood Branch, Lahore from 1 July to 30 September, 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 by Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and having Hyponatremia (serum Sodium (s/Na <135mEq/L) were included, patients with Eunatremia (s/Na within 135 - 145mEq/L) were taken as control while subjects with Hypernatremia (s/Na >145mEq/L) at admission, incomplete medical records and pregnant females were excluded from the study.
Objective: To determine the frequency of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and its underlying risk factors in patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of patients admitted in Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Farooq Hospital, West Wood Branch, Lahore during the period from 1 April, 2020 to 30 June, 2020. COVID-19 was diagnosed on basis of Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) through nasal swab.