Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the association of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) with other forms of arrhythmia in individual patients and its consequences for treatment. ⋯ Coexistence of AVNRT with other types of arrhythmias was a common finding among these patients. The most frequently observed double tachycardia was the combination of AVNRT with atrial tachyarrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, with a potential significance for further patient management.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not the positivity of Abadie's sign could be an indicator of asymptomatic Achilles intratendinous changes. ⋯ This study showed that Abadie's sign was a useful tool for assisting in the diagnosis of asymptomatic Achilles intratendinous changes, which, when detected early, could help prevent unexpected tendon rupture. The concordance between Abadie's sign and Achilles sonographic abnormalities needs to be evaluated in a larger sample to consider it useful for practical purposes.
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To investigate the status of the oxidant/antioxidant balance in patients with multiple myeloma compared to healthy controls. ⋯ Our findings indicate an impaired oxidative/antioxidative balance in multiple myeloma. We recommend further studies with larger groups to investigate the possible relationship between oxidative stress and the aetiopathogenesis of multiple myeloma.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the oral health, oral hygiene, and oral health habits of Kuwaiti infants and toddlers. ⋯ The caries prevalence and severity was low in infants and toddlers. However, poor oral health practices and habits as well as unhealthy feeding practices that could affect the future caries prevalence were noted.
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To assess the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET)/computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO), who were finally diagnosed as lymphoma. ⋯ In this study, PET/CT had high diagnostic accuracy in patients with FUO resulting from lymphoma, which indicated that PET/CT scanning was a valuable diagnostic tool for these groups of patients with FUO.