Publications by authors named "Ramsha Tahir"
Int J Emerg Med
January 2018
Article Synopsis
- This study compared renal colic presentations from two academic centers: Hamad General Hospital in Qatar, which is in the Afro-Asian stone belt, and The Alfred in South-Eastern Australia, which is not.
- A total of 12,607 renal colic cases were identified, with Qatar showing a higher presentation rate (27.9 vs. 6.7 per 1000 ED visits) and younger patients with larger stone sizes compared to Australia.
- The treatment approaches differed significantly, with Qatar having a higher intervention rate and more patients receiving analgesics at discharge, while Australia had more prescriptions for tamsulosin.
Qatar Med J
November 2015
Article Synopsis
- - A 36-year-old man with no prior health issues presented with severe breathing difficulties and chest pain, leading to a diagnosis of tension pneumothorax after unstable vital signs and imaging confirmed the condition.
- - Immediate treatment included needle decompression and chest tube insertion, where 1.4 liters of blood was drained and tests revealed a low pH and high adenosine deaminase level, indicating an infection.
- - Cultures of sputum samples showed the presence of nontuberculous mycobacteria, prompting successful treatment with drainage and antituberculous medications, leading to significant symptom improvement.
