Publications by authors named "Rafia I Chaudhry"
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the nation's health care system, including on graduate medical education (GME) training programs. Traditionally, residency and fellowship training program applications involve in-person interviews conducted on-site, with only a minority of programs offering interviews remotely via a virtual platform. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is anticipated that most interviews will be conducted virtually for the 2021 application cycle and possibly beyond.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeritoneal Dialysis (PD) patients are at increased risk of peritonitis following elective colonoscopy and other potentially invasive dental or gynecological procedures. The increased risk of iatrogenic peritonitis is attributed to procedure-related factors such as instrumentation, biopsies, tissue injury, and peri-procedural bacterial contamination. Also contributory are patient-related factors such as the effect of the immunocompromised status of end-stage renal disease and the presence of intraperitoneal dialysate on the disruption of natural host defense mechanisms.
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- - Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) significantly impacts patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially those with reduced kidney function, yet there's limited trial data to inform doctors on how to manage this population effectively.
- - A survey was conducted among 450 nephrology and cardiology providers, yielding 113 responses, where over 90% recognized CVD's serious effects on CKD patients, but only 5% would screen asymptomatic patients with advanced CKD for ASCVD.
- - The study highlights a lack of agreement on treating ASCVD in advanced CKD and emphasizes the need for future clinical trials, although the findings are constrained by a small sample size and low response rates.
Automated cyclers used in peritoneal dialysis: technical aspects for the clinician.
Med Devices (Auckl)
February 2015
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a widely accepted and increasingly popular form of dialysis. The invention and technological advancement of the PD cycler further makes PD a convenient option. Prescription-specific parameters are entered into the cycler, which then automatically carries out the steps involved in continuous cycling PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Studies have shown a high prevalence of psychiatric illnesses among patients in primary health care settings. Family physicians have a fundamental role in managing psychiatric illness with psychopharmacological medications. Providing information about the disease, its management and the potential adverse effects of the medications is an important part of the management of mental illnesses.
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