Annals of Saudi medicine
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Vitamin D deficiency is common in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. Various population-level preventive measures have been implemented, including milk fortification with vitamin D. ⋯ This study was limited to five major retailers in the Riyadh area and did not examine full-fat or non-fat milk samples.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2016
The effect of parturient height on the median effective dose of intrathecally administered ropivacaine.
Pain during cesarean delivery is one of the more common reasons for a successful medicolegal claim. However, creating an extensive block area can result in hypotension, so determining the precise dose of local anesthetic is critical. ⋯ The ED95 rather than the ED50 for spinal anesthesia is more useful clinically. We did not control for the effect of weight on the dose of local anesthetic. Factors such as baricity, volume, concentration injected, temperature of the solution, and viscosity can affect intrathecal spread of the local anesthetics and block quality.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2016
Fasting plasma glucose levels and coronary artery calcification in subjects with impaired fasting glucose.
Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While the association of impaired glucose tolerance with CVD has been shown in many studies, the relationship between impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and CVD remains unclear. ⋯ Of 1112 participants, 346 (34.2%) had a CAC score > 0. FPG values in the IFG patients were positively but weakly correlated with CAC scores (r=0.099, P=.001). The incidence of CAC differed according to FPG level (P < .001) and in Kruskal-Wallis test the mean CAC score differed by FPG group (P < .001). After adjustment for other factors in a multiple logistic regression analysis, those subjects with FPG >=110 mg/dL had a significantly higher risk of CAC than did subjects with normal fasting glucose (110.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2016
Relationship between urinary incontinence symptoms and urodynamic findings using a validated Arabic questionnaire.
Urinary incontinence is common, particularly in women. Urodynamic studies (UDS) can accurately assess the condition. Less invasive objective measuring tools correlate with urodynamic findings, but the Arabic version of the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6) questionnaire has not been previously correlated with UDS in Arabian patients. ⋯ The sample size was relatively small, which prevented sub-analyses. Patient comorbidities were not evaluated.