Publications by authors named "S H Wali"
Background: Acute chest discomfort is a common clinical problem that has to be well understood and managed collaboratively by specialists from many fields of medicine.
Objective: This study aimed to explore and evaluate the perspectives of healthcare professionals in family, emergency, and internal medicine regarding the management of acute chest pain, with a specific focus on diagnostic practices, interdisciplinary collaboration, and protocol adherence to establish best practices for a unified approach.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study, conducted from June 2022 to July 2024, included 218 healthcare professionals with over a year of experience in family, emergency, and internal medicine, selected through convenient sampling from hospitals such as Lady Reading Hospital, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Mardan Medical Complex, and Government Mian Meer Hospital.
Background: Typhoid is a major health concern. Drug-resistant cases of typhoid have given rise to new debates. Azithromycin has shown adequate results.
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- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a significant public health issue, and the study focused on exclusive positional obstructive sleep apnea (e-POSA) in a Saudi population, examining its prevalence and characteristics.
- Utilizing a cohort study, researchers found that e-POSA occurred in 21.28% of OSA patients, with a higher prevalence in women (26.76%) compared to men (18.90%), while the overall prevalence in the general population was only 1.86%.
- The findings indicate that e-POSA patients are generally younger and show milder symptoms, with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) during rapid eye movement (REM) and nonsupine sleep identified as significant predictors of this condition
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- Aging impacts sleep patterns, and this study explored the prevalence of sleep disorders in elderly individuals, particularly those aged 65 and older in nursing homes in Jeddah.
- A total of 313 participants were assessed using various validated questionnaires, revealing that the elderly had significantly higher risks of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) compared to younger individuals.
- The results indicated a high prevalence of poor sleep quality across both age groups, with significant associations found between insomnia, OSA, high body mass index, and poor sleep quality among the elderly.
Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical technique used at every stage of the pharmaceutical research process. A specialized branch of this method, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), has emerged as an important tool for determining the spatial distribution of drugs in biological samples. Despite the importance of MSI, its quantitative capabilities are still limited due to the complexity of biological samples and the lack of separation prior to analysis.
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