Publications by authors named "Youssef B Almushait"

Slipped capital femoral epiphyses (SCFE) is considered to be a very common disorder among adolescent age group. Multiple risk factors have been reported such as obesity, endocrine disorders, vitamin D deficiency, and panhypopituitarism. The diagnosis of SCFE is important especially in its early stages as this would prevent complications and delay in surgical intervention.

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: Medical education has been rapidly growing and transforming due to the enormous evolution of medicine. There have been many proficient ways to learn in medicine, but academic lectures, attending wards, and ambulatory care clinics (ACC) remain the three main ways of gaining clinical knowledge and experience for medical students. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic shift in care by focusing on ambulatory care rather than inpatient settings, which provides a golden opportunity to reinforce medical education.

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Amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by deposition of abnormally folded proteins in the extracellular space of various tissues and organs, possibly leading to their dysfunction. In the majority of cases, amyloidosis presents with systemic involvement including the gastrointestinal tract; however, localized gastroduodenal amyloidosis is rare. We report a case of gastroduodenal amyloidosis in a 36-year-old male with multiple comorbidities who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain.

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