Saudi Med J
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To determine the causes, clinical manifestations, mode of treatment, and outcome of hyperthyroidism at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. ⋯ Causes and clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis in our patients were comparable with those reported in the literature. There is under use of radioactive iodine therapy, and physicians should be encouraged to use this mode of therapy as its efficacy, safety and low cost made it the preferred definitive treatment in most patients with hyperthyroidism.
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Acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a common problem that occurs during winter and leads to serious complications. ⋯ Immediate and late complications are common in carbon monoxide poisoning cases admitted to the hospital especially when they arrive late. Time lapse between exposure and presentation may have a role in predicting the outcome.
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Critical Care Medicine is a well-established specialty in developed countries. Medical students have exposure to it at undergraduate level and it is an independent subspecialty at postgraduate level. However, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Critical Care Medicine is minimally taught under other subject headings in Surgery, Internal Medicine or Anesthesia. This article discusses the need for the inclusion of Critical Care Medicine in the undergraduate curriculum for better integration of basic and clinical sciences on one hand and improvement of the student's base of knowledge and quality of patient care on the other.
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Letter Case Reports
Necrotizing fasciitis of abdominal wall after cesarean section.