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2. AMBULATORY MINI PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (MINI-PCNL): FEASIBILITY AND OUTCOMES IN 1000 CASES IN PAKISTAN
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Qamar Zia, Faran Kiani, Mudassar Sajjad, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Akmal, Adil Khurshid, Asma Rizwan, and Muzzammil Ali
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ambulatory care facility ,hematuria ,kidney stones ,percutaneous nephrolithotomy ,renal calculi ,therapeutic chemoembolization ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Objective: To review the outcomes of a consecutive cohort of 1000 patients with renal stones managed with mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy at our institute. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Urology Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from Jan 2016 to Dec 2018. Methodology: Surgery was carried out under general anesthesia in prone position. Access was made by single step dilatation by 14-17 French sheath, pneumatic lithoclast was used for stone disintegration and fragments removed. Foley and ureteric catheters were removed following morning of surgery after confirming stone clearance on plain X-Ray kidney ureter and bladder. Results: Mean stone size was 3.1 ± 2.1cm (2-6). Upper pole access was utilized in 398 (39.8%) while lower pole in 587 (58.7%) cases. Mean operative time was 67 ± 15.4 minutes (45-120) while the mean hospital stay was 22 ± 13.2 hours (20-120). A complete clearance rate of 93.3% was achieved as assessed by plain X-Ray kidney ureter & bladder. Residual stones were treated with either shock wave lithotripsy or redo mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. 910 (91%) of patients were discharged within 24 hours of surgery. Conclusion: Mini Percutaneous nephrolithotomy was found as a safe and feasible alternative contemporary established technique for treatment of nephrolithiasis which can be offered as a day case surgery except for complete staghorn calculi.
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- 2020
3. Numerical flutter analysis of composite wing structure on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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Satriya, Ilham Akbar Adi, Saputra, Angga Dwi, Masfuri, Zuhdhy, Sangaji, Dimas, Muzzammil Ali, Farhan, Syariefatunnisa, and Purabaya, Raden Wibawa
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DRONE aircraft ,COMPOSITE structures ,NUMERICAL analysis ,AIRPLANE wings ,FLEXIBLE structures ,COMPOSITE materials - Abstract
Wings on medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are lightweight with high aspect ratios and highly flexible. They may undergo large deformation. However, this can be improved using composite materials where the stiffness-to-weight ratio and structural stiffness of composite materials can be modified to optimize the flight envelope without compromising the aircraft's weight. Nevertheless, modern UAV design has brought new challenges for structural engineers. The increasing use of light and slender wings leads to structural configurations featuring low natural frequencies, which can easily experience aeroelastic instability. The most important aeroelastic phenomenon is flutter. Flutter is a dynamic instability of a flexible structure associated with the interaction of aerodynamic, elastic, and inertial forces and might cause potentially catastrophic failure. The main objective of this study is to identify the flutter boundary of the composite wing structure. An efficient computation approach and a detailed representation of the wing structural model are required to evaluate the wing structure's dynamic behavior accurately. The aeroelastic and structural analyses of the wing model are performed using MSC. Nastran/Patran. Following the results of the flutter analysis, the wing's structure can be stated that it is safe from the flutter phenomenon. Even though the flutter speed could not be found, the numerical analysis has been carried out exceeded the designed operational range, and there is no indication that the flutter would happen below two times the maximum diving speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Cardiovascular Subphenotypes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome*
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Minesh Chotalia, Muzzammil Ali, Joseph E. Alderman, Sukh Bansal, Jaimin M. Patel, Mansoor N. Bangash, and Dhruv Parekh
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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine - Published
- 2023
5. The utility of arterial blood gas parameters and chest radiography in predicting appropriate intubations in burn patients with suspected inhalation injury—A retrospective cohort study
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Minesh Chotalia, Randeep Mullhi, Kaye England, Thomas Mangham, Tomasz Torlinski, Barbara Torlinska, Christine Pirrone, and Muzzammil Ali
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medicine.medical_treatment ,Radiography ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,law.invention ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,Intubation, Intratracheal ,Humans ,Medicine ,Intubation ,Retrospective Studies ,Receiver operating characteristic ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Intensive care unit ,Intensive Care Units ,Anesthesia ,Inhalation injury ,Emergency Medicine ,Arterial blood ,Surgery ,Burns ,business ,Chest radiograph - Abstract
This study evaluates the utility of arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters and chest radiography in predicting intubation need in patients with burn injuries with suspected inhalation injury.Patients with suspected inhalation injury admitted to a single centre, Burn Intensive Care Unit, between April 4th 2016 and July 5th 2019, were included. Admission ABG parameters and chest radiograph opacification were compared with whether the patient received an appropriate intubation: defined as intubation for a duration of over 48 h. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was calculated (AUROC).Eighty-nine patients were included. The majority (84%; n = 75) were intubated, of which 81% (n = 61) received appropriate intubations. pH had an AUROC of 0.88 and a pH of7.30 had an 80% sensitivity and specificity for detecting appropriate intubation. P/F ratio had an AUROC of 0.81 and a P/F ratio of40 had a 70% sensitivity and specificity for appropriate intubation. Chest radiograph opacification had poor utility in this regard (AUROC = 0.69). Adding pH and P/F ratio to the ABA criteria improved their sensitivity in detecting appropriate intubations (sensitivity: ABA + pH + P/F = 0.97 vs ABA = 0.86; p = 0.013), without altering their specificity.In patients suspected inhalation injury, pH and P/F ratio were good predictors for appropriate intubations. Incorporating the parameters into the ABA criteria improved their clinical utility.
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- 2021
6. The authors reply
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Minesh Chotalia, Muzzammil Ali, Joseph Alderman, Manish Kalla, Dhruv Parekh, Mansoor Bangash, and Jaimin Patel
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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine - Published
- 2022
7. Hyperdynamic Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in ICU Patients With Sepsis
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Dhruv Parekh, Harjot Singh, Muzzammil Ali, Minesh Chotalia, Ravi Hebballi, Jaimin Patel, and Mansoor N Bangash
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medicine.medical_specialty ,animal structures ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Ventricular Function, Left ,Sepsis ,Cohort Studies ,Ventricular Dysfunction, Left ,Interquartile range ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Retrospective Studies ,Ejection fraction ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,Stroke Volume ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,Intensive Care Units ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Vascular resistance ,Cardiology ,Transthoracic echocardiogram ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the cause and prognosis of hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction in critically ill patients with sepsis. DESIGN Retrospective, single-center cohort study. SETTING University Hospital ICU, Birmingham, United Kingdom. PATIENTS ICU patients who received a transthoracic echocardiogram within 7 days of sepsis between April 2016 and December 2019. INTERVENTION None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The 90-day mortality rates of normal (55-70%), depressed ( 70%) were compared. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association of left ventricular ejection fraction phenotypes with mortality and the association of clinical variables with left ventricular ejection fraction phenotypes. One-thousand fourteen patients met inclusion criteria and were 62 years old (interquartile range, 47-72), with mostly respiratory infections (n = 557; 54.9%). Ninety-day mortality was 32.1% (n = 325). Patients with hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction had a higher mortality than depressed and normal left ventricular ejection fraction cohorts (58.9% [n = 103] vs 34.0% [n = 55] vs 24.7% [n = 167]; p < 0.0001, respectively). After multivariate logistic regression, hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio, 3.90 [2.09-7.40]), whereas depressed left ventricular ejection fraction did not (odds ratio, 0.62 [0.28-1.37]). Systemic vascular resistance was inversely associated with hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction (odds ratio, 0.79 [0.58-0.95]), and age, frailty, and ischemic heart disease were associated with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction. CONCLUSIONS Hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction was associated with mortality in septic ICU patients and may reflect unmitigated vasoplegia from sepsis. Depressed left ventricular ejection fraction was not associated with mortality but was associated with cardiovascular disease.
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- 2021
8. An unusual cause of lactic acidosis following spinal surgery
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Joanna Kondratowicz, Hammad Najeeb, Muzzammil Ali, and Tomasz Torlinski
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General Medicine - Published
- 2022
9. Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Its Association With Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Mansoor N Bangash, Manish Kalla, Muzzammil Ali, Jaimin Patel, Dhruv Parekh, Joseph Alderman, and Minesh Chotalia
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ventricular Dysfunction, Right ,Clinical Investigations ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,coronavirus disease 2019 ,Interquartile range ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Mortality ,Lung ,right ventricular dilation ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Mechanical ventilation ,Respiratory Distress Syndrome ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,right ventricular failure ,COVID-19 ,Retrospective cohort study ,Heart ,Odds ratio ,acute respiratory distress syndrome ,Middle Aged ,Pathophysiology ,United Kingdom ,Intensive Care Units ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ventricle ,Echocardiography ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING ,right ventricular dysfunction ,Female ,Transthoracic echocardiogram ,business ,Chest radiograph - Abstract
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text., OBJECTIVES: To assess whether right ventricular dilation or systolic impairment is associated with mortality and/or disease severity in invasively ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Single-center U.K. ICU. PATIENTS: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation that received a transthoracic echocardiogram between March and December 2020. INTERVENTION: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Right ventricular dilation was defined as right ventricular:left ventricular end-diastolic area greater than 0.6, right ventricular systolic impairment as fractional area change less than 35%, or tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion less than 17 mm. One hundred seventy-two patients were included, 59 years old (interquartile range, 49–67), with mostly moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 101; 59%). Ninety-day mortality was 41% (n = 70): 49% in patients with right ventricular dilation, 53% in right ventricular systolic impairment, and 72% in right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment. The right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment phenotype was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio, 3.11 [95% CI, 1.15–7.60]), but either disease state alone was not. Right ventricular fractional area change correlated with Pao2:Fio2 ratio, Paco2, chest radiograph opacification, and dynamic compliance, whereas right ventricular:left ventricle end-diastolic area correlated negatively with urine output. CONCLUSIONS: Right ventricular systolic impairment correlated with pulmonary pathophysiology, whereas right ventricular dilation correlated with renal dysfunction. Right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment was the only right ventricular phenotype that was independently associated with mortality.
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- 2021
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Minesh Chotalia, Muzzammil Ali, Joseph Alderman, Manish Kalla, Dhruv Parekh, Mansoor Bangash, and Jaimin Patel
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Online Letters to the Editor ,Echocardiography ,Critical Illness ,COVID-19 ,Humans ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine - Published
- 2021
11. Key Trials in Intensive Care Medicine : Passing the Final FFICM
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Muzzammil Ali, Joanna Kondratowicz, Muzzammil Ali, and Joanna Kondratowicz
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- Study Guide, Critical Care--methods, Clinical Studies as Topic, Meta-Analysis as Topic
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This essential guide encompasses over 160 pivotal papers critical for doctors preparing for postgraduate exams in intensive care, interviews, or commencing an intensive care rotation. Chosen for their educational merit and significant influence on intensive care medicine, these key trials, studies, and meta-analyses are distilled into succinct, easy-to-read summaries.The guide steers clear of intricate numerical details and statistical analyses, concentrating instead on the core information necessary to comprehend the significance of these influential papers. Tailored specifically for the OSCE and SOE components of exams like the Final FFICM and EDIC, it provides concise summaries and key results, focusing on the most crucial information for exam success.Serving as a resource that underpins the evidence base of contemporary intensive care clinical practice, these summaries are an indispensable tool for both exam preparation and ongoing professional development in intensive care medicine.
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- 2024
12. Passing the Final FFICM : High-Yield Facts for the MCQ & OSCE Exams
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Muzzammil Ali and Muzzammil Ali
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- Examination Questions, Critical Care--methods, Test Taking Skills--methods
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This innovative resource serves as a fusion of an MCQ guide and a textbook, providing essential content for postgraduate trainees gearing up for the FFICM Final exam, a vital part of the CCT in Intensive Care Medicine.Crafted to meet the unique requirements of the MCQ while also addressing the necessity for concise, well-structured responses in the OSCE, this book prioritises quick topic transitions, delivering focused, streamlined learning across a range of ICM topics. Its uniqueness lies in its unorthodox structure; rather than having a conventional table of contents, it gives you the freedom to start your learning adventure from any page.Each of the 1,400 facts is structured as a question, reflecting the format of both exams. Answers are conveniently positioned just below, eliminating the need for constant page-flipping. The material is carefully curated to cover the breadth of the ICM curriculum, weaving in valuable insights from the author's and colleagues'exam experiences. Random questions replicate the unpredictability of both exams and enhance the reader's capacity to swiftly switch between topics during self-assessment. This balances knowledge application and active recall while using memory-enhancing methods like self-quizzing, chunking, and spaced repetition.
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- 2024
13. Postgraduate education and specialty training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a large teaching hospital in the United Kingdom
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Dhruv Parekh, Alexander Midgley-Hunt, Muzzammil Ali, Martin O’Connell, Randeep Mullhi, Ranjna Basra, and Tomasz Torlinski
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Critical Care ,Specialty ,MEDLINE ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Teaching hospital ,Anesthesiology ,Intensive care ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,RD78.3-87.3 ,Curriculum ,Pandemics ,business.industry ,RC86-88.9 ,COVID-19 ,Internship and Residency ,Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid ,General Medicine ,United Kingdom ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Education, Medical, Graduate ,Family medicine ,business - Published
- 2020
14. A vanishing complication of haemodialysis: Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
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Muzzammil Ali and Umar Bakhsh
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Case Reports ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Critical Care Nursing ,medicine.disease ,Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Rare syndrome ,Intensive care medicine ,Complication ,business ,Dialysis disequilibrium - Abstract
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a rare syndrome characterised by neurological symptoms related to cerebral oedema. New patients who are started on haemodialysis are at the greatest risk for developing dialysis disequilibrium syndrome. Classical DDS develops during or immediately after haemodialysis. It is a generally self-limiting condition and settles with supportive management. Our case report describes DDS in a patient on chronic haemodialysis. She developed a tonic-clonic seizure shortly after completing 4 h of haemodialysis. This occurred in the context of having missed one session of dialysis, but with no new changes made to her usual dialysis regime. She was managed supportively in the intensive care unit and made a full recovery.
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- 2018
15. Pregnancy-induced haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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Felicity Avann, Muzzammil Ali, Kay Por Yip, and Saibal Ganguly
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pregnancy ,Hematology ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Reports ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Critical Care Nursing ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cytokine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Internal medicine ,Immunology ,medicine ,Pregnancy induced ,business ,030215 immunology ,Immune activation - Abstract
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is an aggressive and life-threatening syndrome of excessive immune activation. It is associated with various aetiologies, including infections, collagen vascular diseases and malignancies. Pregnancy-induced immune dysregulation in genetically susceptible women may also play a critical role in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Our case involves that of a 23-year-old pregnant woman who presented at 22 weeks gestation with tachycardia, swinging pyrexia, rigors and generalised myalgia. Refractory hypotension to intravenous fluids and rise in lactate level required admission to the intensive care unit for vasopressor support. Despite treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics for presumed sepsis, she made little clinical improvement. Investigations for infection and rheumatological disease were unremarkable. A pronounced hyperferritinaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and cytopenia raised the suspicion of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Subsequent elevated CD25 levels helped establish the diagnosis. Treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin provided a transient response in regard to temperature control and cardiovascular stability. The decision was made to treat her with anakinra, an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. She responded well to this with a complete resolution of her symptoms and normalisation of her ferritin levels over the course of some weeks. Because of progressive slowing of foetal growth and abnormal umbilical artery Dopplers and cardiotocography, she eventually had an emergency caesarean section at 31 + 5 weeks. There were no foetal abnormalities.
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- 2018
16. Carotid Artery Dissection Causing an Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy
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Muzzammil Ali and Yatin Sardana
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Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neck pain ,Neurology ,Respiratory tract infections ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Carotid artery dissection ,medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,Embolization ,Thrombus ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Hiccups - Abstract
Carotid Artery Dissection (CAD) typically presents with an acute onset of neck pain and headache. It can occur spontaneously or secondary to neck trauma. Neck trauma can be major following a road traffic accident or assault, or can be minor, for example, through coughing, sneezing or hiccups. There is also a postulated link between CAD and upper respiratory tract infections. Here we describe an unusual case of CAD presenting as a hypoglossal nerve palsy which was preceded by a coryzal illness. It highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in patients with acute focal neurology. The early diagnosis and management of CAD helps to prevent complications such as ischemic stroke or loss of vision.
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- 2018
17. Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis with a positive p-ANCA
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Muzzammil, Ali, primary, Anne, Karunatilleke, additional, Palak, Shah, additional, and Bajinder, Dhamrait, additional
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- 2019
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18. Haemodiafiltration as an effective treatment option for massive paracetamol overdose
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Rebekah Rodgers, Jagtar Pooni, Mohammad Misurati, and Muzzammil Ali
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0301 basic medicine ,Antidotes ,Suicide, Attempted ,Context (language use) ,Hemodiafiltration ,030105 genetics & heredity ,Drug overdose ,Paracetamol overdose ,Extracorporeal ,Acetylcysteine ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Effective treatment ,Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention ,Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation) ,Acetaminophen ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Analgesics, Non-Narcotic ,medicine.disease ,Treatment Outcome ,Haemodynamic instability ,Anesthesia ,Female ,Drug Overdose ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,medicine.drug - Abstract
An 84-year-old woman presented to hospital with severe clinical and metabolic sequelaesequelae of a massive paracetamol overdose (concentration=822 mg/L). In spite of N-acetylcysteine therapy, she deteriorated with evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction. Although the EXtracorporeal TReatments In Poisoning group recommend adjunct haemodialysis (HD) in such a context, this was difficult to start due to haemodynamic instability. Instead, a trial of continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) was initiated in an attempt to restore normal mitochondrial function, normal pH and to actively remove the offending drug. Fortunately, plasma paracetamol levels fell exponentially over the subsequent 24–48 hours without the need to commence HD. The patient made a full recovery and was later discharged from the hospital. This case highlights that CVVHDF can be a reasonable alternative to HD for managing massive paracetamol overdoses in the context of mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- 2019
19. Dunbar syndrome following liver transplantation
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Muzzammil Ali and Jessica Patel
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Constriction, Pathologic ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Liver transplantation ,Gastroenterology ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Lethargy ,0302 clinical medicine ,Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome ,Celiac Artery ,Internal medicine ,0502 economics and business ,Ascites ,medicine ,Humans ,Hepatitis ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,General Medicine ,Jaundice ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Abdominal Pain ,Liver Transplantation ,Prednisolone ,050211 marketing ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Liver function tests ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,medicine.drug - Abstract
A 33-year-old woman presented with acute jaundice, mild epigastric discomfort and lethargy. Despite a marked derangement in her liver function tests, coagulation and acid–base status, extensive investigation into a possible aetiology was futile. An abdominal ultrasound showed a small liver and no ascites. A diagnosis of seronegative subacute hepatitis was made. The patient fulfilled the King's College criteria for liver transplantation and, soon after, had an uneventful liver transplant from a brain-dead donor. Postoperatively, she was transferred to the intensive care unit. Following extubation, she was managed with ambisome antimicrobial prophylaxis, and with azathioprine, tacrolimus and prednisolone for immunosuppression. On day 5 postoperatively, she reported new-onset worsening right upper quadrant pain and nausea. There was associated vomiting and intolerance of nasogastric tube …
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- 2016
20. Effect of dietetic management on weight in children with Bardet-Biedl syndrome
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Waseema Azam, Suma Uday, Muzzammil Ali, and Timothy Barrett
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Bardet–Biedl syndrome ,business.industry ,medicine ,medicine.disease ,business - Published
- 2015
21. Overcoming the need for a second test: an evaluation of anthropometric, biochemical, and radiological parameters in the diagnosis of GH deficiency
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Muzzammil Ali, Renuka Dias, Angela Casey, and Jeremy Kirk
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Nausea ,Anthropometry ,medicine.disease ,Growth hormone secretion ,Idiopathic short stature ,Radiological weapon ,Vomiting ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,IGHD ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Anaphylaxis - Abstract
• Poor reproducibility • Variability of different GH assays • Invasive • Time consuming • Expensive ~ £1,000 per test • Potential risks & side effects (dependent on test): hypoglycaemia, hypotension, anaphylaxis, vomiting, nausea, hypokalaemia • Validity: arbitrary cut off regardless of stimulus/ assay (USA
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- 2015
22. Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and subclinical myopericarditis in a patient with advanced rectal cancer
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Muzzammil, Ali
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Male ,Rectal Neoplasms ,Endocarditis, Non-Infective ,Myocardium ,Humans ,Pericarditis ,Middle Aged ,Pericardium ,Article - Published
- 2015
23. Bowel pseudo-obstruction following an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction
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Muzzammil Ali
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Male ,Radiography, Abdominal ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Prasugrel ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Myocardial Infarction ,Chest pain ,Article ,Electrocardiography ,Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ,Postoperative Complications ,medicine.artery ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Myocardial infarction ,Aged, 80 and over ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Percutaneous coronary intervention ,General Medicine ,Abdominal distension ,medicine.disease ,Right coronary artery ,Cardiology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,medicine.drug - Abstract
An 84-year-old man was brought to the accident and emergency department, with chest pain. His ECG showed features consistent with an inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (figure 1). As per guidance,1 he was loaded with aspirin and prasugrel and thereafter underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right coronary artery. Figure 1 ECG on admission showing features consistent with an acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction. Over the next 3 days, he had increasing abdominal distension, had not opened his bowels, reported nausea and had multiple episodes of non-faeculant vomiting. His observations were stable. On …
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- 2015
24. Hydatid cyst: hepatitis B and D coinfection accelerating the course of the disease
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Jessica Patel and Muzzammil Ali
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Adult ,Male ,Echinococcosis, Hepatic ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Cirrhosis ,Cholangitis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030231 tropical medicine ,Liver transplantation ,Albendazole ,Gastroenterology ,Praziquantel ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Echinococcosis ,Internal medicine ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Cyst ,Anthelmintics ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Coinfection ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Hepatitis B ,medicine.disease ,Hepatitis D ,Liver Transplantation ,Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ,Treatment Outcome ,Liver ,Disease Progression ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business ,Liver function tests - Abstract
A Romanian man aged 31 years presented to the liver clinic with recurrent right upper quadrant pain. He had moved to the UK a few months prior to his first appointment. His background included chronic e-antigen-negative hepatitis B infection, Child-Pugh A liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension, and a known hydatid cyst for which he had two previous liver resections and 6 months of albendazole. On further investigation, hydatid serology was confirmed, FibroScan score was 34 and blood tests revealed stable liver function tests, thrombocytopenia, latent syphilis and a hepatitis D coinfection. The latter accounted for his accelerated disease course. Ultrasonography showed a large complex cyst within the right lobe of the liver, splenomegaly and a previous cholecystectomy (figure 1). CT confirmed a viable hydatid cyst (figure …
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- 2017
25. Dexamethasone-related adrenal insufficiency in patients with solid brain tumours
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Helen Currie and Muzzammil Ali
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Adrenal insufficiency ,In patient ,medicine.disease ,business ,Dexamethasone ,medicine.drug - Published
- 2014
26. Ascites: it is not all alcohol—a case of constrictive pericarditis
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Asgher Champsi and Muzzammil Ali
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Adult ,Male ,Constrictive pericarditis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Alcohol Drinking ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Gastroenterology ,Article ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Electrocardiography ,03 medical and health sciences ,Liver disease ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Abdomen ,Ascites ,Humans ,Medicine ,Transaminases ,business.industry ,Pericarditis, Constrictive ,Heart ,General Medicine ,Exertional dyspnoea ,Abdominal distension ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Liver ,030228 respiratory system ,Pericardiectomy ,Sarcopenia ,Etiology ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
A 43-year-old man was referred to a specialised liver unit with progressive abdominal distension and sarcopoenia. He had a background of moderate-to-high alcohol intake. His exercise tolerance was appropriate for his age, and he denied having had exertional dyspnoea or orthopnoea. On examination, there was shifting-dullness of his abdomen, bilateral pitting oedema, an elevated jugular venous pressure and sarcopenia. Other than having clinical ascites, there were no stigmata of liver disease. His observations were stable, and urine output acceptable. His blood tests revealed an acute derangement in his transaminases. A full liver screen was unremarkable in revealing a possible aetiology for this derangement. An abdominal ultrasound scan showed a large amount of ascites, in the presence of a normal liver morphology and patent hepatic vessels. His …
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- 2016
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