Publications by authors named "Z S Alsaedi"

High anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA) is a common biochemical abnormality in hospitalized patients, often linked to conditions such as lactic acidosis, renal failure, or drug toxicity. A rare etiology, 5-oxoprolinuria, resulting from acetaminophen use, malnutrition, and sepsis, is increasingly recognized in critically ill patients. We report a 29-year-old male with a history of intellectual disability and normal baseline kidney function who was admitted with acute necrotizing pancreatitis and developed severe metabolic acidosis and acute kidney injury (AKI).

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Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). It occurs due to a decrease in the level of insulin and an increase in the level of glucose in the blood, which makes cells unable to use glucose as an energy source and begin to break fat into ketones; an overload of ketones levels in the blood can lead to DKA. The aim of the study is to assess awareness of DKA among diabetic patients and their caregivers in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia.

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Background: The study aimed to evaluate musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevalence and its correlation with stress in medical students at Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A total of 416 participants participated in this study by answering an online questionnaire. We included medical students from UQU of both genders, ranging from the first year to the sixth year.

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  • Neuro-ophthalmic disorders in Iraq have not been well-documented, leading to a study aimed at understanding their clinical and demographic characteristics among patients at a Baghdad clinic.
  • Conducted from March 2021 to November 2022, the study included 6440 patients, with 613 newly diagnosed cases; ischemic optic neuropathy emerged as the most common condition, affecting 17.61% of those diagnosed.
  • Other prevalent issues included sixth nerve palsy, with a notable 42.7% of cases linked to diabetes and 39.3% to hypertension, indicating a significant occurrence of neuro-ophthalmic diseases in the region.
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Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioral disorder in children and is described as a disease involving loss of self-control. The core symptoms of ADHD are inattentiveness, impulsivity, and motor unrest. Furthermore, poor concentration, distraction, hyperactivity, and poor academic achievement at school or at home are other symptoms.

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