Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2020
Letter to Editor
1. COVID-19 Pandemic and Older People in Bangladesh
Md. Sazedur Rahman, Laila Afroze, Md. Saidur Rahman
Pages: 83 - 84
Perspective
2. What Happens after the COVID-19 Crisis: Managing “Patient Surge” in Academic Breast Imaging Division
Afnan Fahd Almuhanna
Pages: 85 - 86
The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was reported in the Eastern Province (Qatif City) on March 2, 2020 (Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, https://www.moh.gov.sa/Pages/Default.aspx). Since then, a cluster of cases continued to expand and spread throughout...
Case Report
3. Convalescent Plasma Therapy in First Four Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in Kerala, India
Nisar Karekadavath, Shinas Babu Pullichola, E. Muhammed Afsal, Anitha S.P. Prabhu, Mansoor C. Abdulla, Shahul H. Ebrahim
Pages: 87 - 91
We describe the first four coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Kerala—the Indian state that reported the first COVID-19 case on January 30, 2020—who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome despite lopinavir/ritonavir and methyl prednisolone treatment. All four patients received convalescent...
Case Report
4. Neupogen (Filgrastim) Induced Acute Hematuria/Proteinuria with 3 Days of Use in a 7-Year-old Boy Diagnosed as Aplastic Anemia
Sohail Azam, Hassan Eliwan, Fatima Eltayeb Hago, Al Husein Mohammed Chyad Hammoudi
Pages: 92 - 94
Filgrastim, a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), is used in patients with neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, radiation poisoning, or any unknown etiology. It stimulates the bone marrow to increase the production of neutrophils. Although it has a good safety and efficacy...
Review Article
5. A Meta-analysis on Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Sagad Omer Obeid Mohamed, Fatima Abdelhakam Abdellatif MohamedElmugadam, Hiba Faroug Mohamed Awadalla, Abdalla Omer Obeid Mohamedali, Mansour Osman Alhaj Alawad, Ahmed Abdulgadir Noureddin, Afnan Abugundul Ahmed Osman, Esraa Mohamed Osman Mohamed, Gehad Abdelmonem Abdalla Ibrahim, Malaz Ahmed Osman Elsayed
Pages: 95 - 100
Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD) is reported to be more frequent with serious clinical outcomes in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). There is a wide disparity in data in the existing literature regarding the prevalence and risk of VDD in patients with SCD. These data require further summary and analyses...
Research Article
6. Barriers to Faculty Development Program for Medical Education: Experience from Saudi Arabia
Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Ahmed Aldarmahi, Lana Alshawwa, Ara Tekian, John Norcini
Pages: 101 - 105
Background: Many factors may impede faculty development programs. These barriers can be categorized according to the source of their possible origin: faculty level and institutional level. It is of paramount importance to know these barriers to determine the appropriate ways to solve them so as to make...
Research Article
7. Lebanese Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Attitude toward Cannabis Medical Use Legality
Lynne H. Jaffal, Nathalie Lahoud, Salam Zein, Sanaa Awada, Dalia Khachman
Pages: 106 - 114
Medical cannabis legalization in Lebanon has been a controversial issue. No research has been done to study the aspects of knowledge and attitudes toward its prescription in Lebanon. The primary objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of Lebanese community pharmacists...
Research Article
8. National Burden of Cancers in Tunisia: A Disability Adjusted Life–year Approach
Houda Ben Ayed, Mohamed Hsairi, Sourour Yaich, Habib Feki, Jihene Jedidi, Raouf Karray, Mondher Kassis, Jamel Damak
Pages: 115 - 122
Cancer places a considerable burden on society that is reflected in both economic and humanitarian costs. We aimed to estimate the disease burden of cancers in Tunisia using the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a health measure. We performed the methodology suggested in the Global Burden of...
Research Article
9. Effect of Carbamazepine and Sodium Valproate on Liver Enzymes of Epileptic Children
Abdelmoneim Mahgoub, M. Abdoun, Sohail Azam, Reham Babiker
Pages: 123 - 127
Carbamazepine and sodium valproate are one of the most common antiepileptic medications used in clinical practice. The period of treatment is commonly associated with benign alternation of the liver enzymes due to drug metabolism. Evaluation of asymptomatic enzymatic changes could be challenging to the...
Research Article
10. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Scorpion Envenomation in Machacalis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 2016 to 2017
Dilceu Silveira Tolentino Júnior, Eliseu Miranda de Assis, Roberto Carlos de Oliveira, Arlanjo Bispo de Sousa Marques, Bruno Souza Farias, Jessé Medeiros Leandro, Lucas Silveira Paulo, Mácio Emílio Caldeira da Silva, Lízia Colares Vilela
Pages: 128 - 135
Scorpion envenomation is a serious public health problem in tropical regions due to its high frequency and severity. This research aimed to estimate the prevalence of human cases of scorpion stings reported at Cura D’ars Hospital, Machacalis, Brazil, between 2016 and 2017, in addition to identifying...