Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among 12,975 adult ever married Egyptian women of reproductive age group: evidence from nationwide survey.

Aim: We aimed to explore the predictors associated with obesity among adult ever-married Egyptian women aged 20-49 years based on the Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).

Method: We included adult ever married women from the EDHS conducted in 2014 that initially recruited 21,903 women. Univariate and multivariable analysis was conducted to identify socio-demographic predictors of women's obesity.

Outbreak of ciguatera poisoning in a commercial vessel: lessons learnt and prospects of early diagnosis, management, and prophylaxis.

An outbreak of food poisoning of unknown origin was notified to Central Queensland Public Health Unit on 9 December 2021. The bulk carrier sailing from Higashiharima, Japan to Gladstone, Australia reported an incident of sudden illness, with 19 out of 20 sailors on board reporting a combination of gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. Central Queensland Public Health Unit started the outbreak investigation as per Queensland Health public health management guidelines.

ALEC: Active learning with ensemble of classifiers for clinical diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Invasive angiography is the reference standard for coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosis but is expensive and associated with certain risks. Machine learning (ML) using clinical and noninvasive imaging parameters can be used for CAD diagnosis to avoid the side effects and cost of angiography. However, ML methods require labeled samples for efficient training.

Rural and Remote Intubations in an Australian Air Medical Retrieval Service: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: Critically unwell patients in rural and remote areas of Queensland, Australia, often require airway management with rapid sequence intubation before retrieval to a tertiary center. Retrieval Services Queensland coordinate retrievals and support rural hospitals, including via telehealth. This study compared the demographics of patients intubated by a retrieval team including a LifeFlight Retrieval Medicine doctor with those intubated by the local hospital team.

The Management of an Intraperitoneal Leak Following Transgastric Stenting of a Pancreatic Pseudocyst.

The traditional management of pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) is surgical drainage; however, there is significant morbidity associated with this approach. An endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transgastric endoscopic approach is preferred if there is favourable access to the PP. This case report describes a rare complication of an EUS-guided transgastric drainage of a PP secondary to a suboptimally positioned stent.

Burkitt Leukemia Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Appendicitis is the most common cause of an acute abdomen. Approximately 1% of appendicectomies will have an incidental finding of an appendiceal neoplasm. A primary appendiceal lymphoma is extremely rare, and is found in 0.

Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma with cystic nodal metastasis mimicking a thyroglossal duct cyst: A case report.

Introduction: The approach to the anterior neck lump involves the consideration of numerous benign and malignant differentials.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of an occult papillary thyroid cancer with cystic nodal metastases presenting as a thyroglossal duct cyst.

Discussion: We explore the literature surrounding occult papillary thyroid carcinoma/microcarcinomas and the potential for the disease to present as a cervical lump.

Internal herniation following laparoscopic gastric bypass: addressing the mesoclosure technique.

A 49-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of gradual onset progressively worsening left upper quadrant pain. Ten months prior, he had a laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) for severe gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and obesity. On examination, his abdomen was not distended and was soft to palpation.

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 51-year-old woman presented to our facility with an open wound in the left breast. This was associated with a hard, non-mobile, tender lesion palpable underneath. The wound contained central necrosis with surrounding purulent discharge and accompanying erythema.

Splenic rupture in community acquired pneumonia: A case report.

Introduction: Splenic rupture is a rare but potentially lethal complication of community acquired pneumonia.

Presentation Of Case: We present an unusual case of haemorrhagic shock following splenic rupture requiring emergency splenectomy in a 49 year old female with community acquired pneumonia.

Discussion: The epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, investigation, management and outcomes of atraumatic splenic rupture are discussed.

Catch me if you can: migrating oesophageal foreign body.

Foreign bodies of the cervical oesophagous are a common reason for presentation to the emergency department. In rare instances, the foreign body may move completely through the oesophageal lumen such that it is unable to be visualised during endoscopy. Subsequent imaging may show the foreign body within the cervical soft tissue.