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Spinal Cord Infarction Following Abdominal Surgery And Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia, Abdullah Al-Asmi, Rosanna John, Ramachandiran Jacob, Povathoor C., Karin Nollain, Rajeev Jain

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

schemic infarction is a rare cause of acute myelopathy. We report the case of a young woman admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, who developed extensive spinal cord infarction in the setting of surgical evacuation and packing of liver haematoma and post-operative epidural analgesia. She had no vascular risk factors for stroke. The vascular mechanism underlying ischemic myelopathy and the relationship to abdominal surgery and epidural analgesia are discussed.

University Wind Ensemble, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

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Volleyball Earns At-Large Berth To Ncaas, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Volleyball News (Archived)

Volleyball Earns At-Large Berth To NCAAs. The Armstrong Atlantic State University volleyball squad has earned an at-large berth into the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championships, announced Sunday evening by the NCAA selection committee.

Preventing Childhood Obesity : Evidence, Policy And Practice, Saif Al-Yaarubi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Rapid Iron Loading In Heart And Liver In A Patient With Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia After Brief Poor Compliance With Iron Chelation Therapy, Shahina Daar, Saeed Ahmed, Vasili

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Iron loading in patients with transfusion dependent thalassaemia is considered to occur primarily in the liver and, once the liver becomes saturated, other organs begin loading. We report here a splenectomised male patient who was treated for hepatitis C virus infection. Prior to starting antiviral therapy, his serum ferritin was maintained below 500 ng/ml with deferiprone monotherapy; cardiac T2* by magnetic resonance imaging was 48.8ms and hepatic T2* was 19.5ms. After twelve months of antiviral treatment during which time he was very poorly compliant with his deferoxamine chelation therapy, his ferritin had risen to 3820 ng/ml and cardiac and hepatic …

Congenital Fusion Of The Trapezium And Trapezoid, Nafisa Samir, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Re: Comparative Study Of Perceived Stress Among Female Medical And Non-Medical University Students In Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Sarah Sh Al-Adawi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Development For Medical Education : A Six-Step Approach, Thuraya A. Al-Shidhani

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Developing Communication Skills For The General Practice Consultation Process, Jørgen Nystrup, Jan-Helge Larsen, Ole

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Medical curriculum revisions all over the world in the last 20 years have increased the numberof teaching hours in communication skills. This article describes a concrete communication skills teaching programme focused on general practice. Since the spring of 1992, more than 2,000 physicians from Denmark,Sweden and Finland have attended courses within this programme in Kalymnos, Greece. The training mainly takes place in groups of 8 doctors and 1 supervisor. The skills training is based on video feedback using the Window Supervision Method described here. We have identified several classical pitfalls for the doctor which this training programme seeks to address. …

Hospitalised Patients With Influenza A (H1n1) In The Royal Hospital, Oman : Experience Of A Tertiary Care Hospital, July–December 2009, Jalila Al-Lawati, Nada Al-Tamtami, Ahmed Al-Jardani, Amina, Saif Al-Abri, Sulaiman Al Busaidy

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, risk factors, laboratory investigations and outcome of hospitalised patients with positive Influenza A (H1N1) at the Royal Hospital in Oman. Methods: We extracted data from the retrospective medical charts, radiological and laboratory findings of 131 patients who were confirmed as positive for Influenza A (H1N1) by real-time reverse-transcriptasepolymerase-chain-reaction from 21 July to 23 December 2009. Results: The median age was 24 years with 34.4% in the paediatric age group. Most (63%) of hospitalised patients were female. Symptoms at presentation included mainly fever (93.9%) and respiratory symptoms (89.3%). 83% …

Documentation Of The Management Of Asthma Exacerbation In Adults By Primary Health Care Physicians In A Teaching Hospital In Oman, Sawsan A. Baddar, Aida I. Al-Ismaili, Muna A. Al-Mahrezi, Abdulaziz M., Omar A. Al-Rawas

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Asthma exacerbation is a major cause of morbidity and it is usually an indication of poor control. Appropriate management and documentation of the clinical assessment of an exacerbation, its severity,contributing factors and treatment are all essential components of asthma control. The aim of this study was to assess the documentation of the management of asthma exacerbations by primary care physicians (PCPs). Methods:A retrospective analysis was carried out on patient records from 1 May 2008 to 31 April 2009. We included all acute exacerbation episodes in asthmatic patients aged ≥ 14, who received nebulized bronchodilators in the two family medicine …

Imaging Of Small Bowel Obstruction Following Gastric Bypass Surgery For Morbid Obesity : A Retrospective Review, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Lawrence Stein, Nicholas Mesurolle, Benoit, Giovanni P. Artho

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study is a single institution retrospective evaluation of imaging findings of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after retrocolic antegastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. Methods: The radiological database of 490 patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity from January 2001-2005 at the Royal Victoria Hospital McGill University Health Center was searched for SBO complications related to the procedure. There were 22 cases of small bowel obstruction related to the procedure. Ten patients had abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans, 12 patients had upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and small bowel follow through (SBFT). Results: Among 22 …

Antioxidant Status, C-Reactive Protein And Iron Status In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Dhia A. Taha, Imad A-J Thanoon

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of acute pulmonary tuberculosis and the effect of drug therapy on markers of oxidative stress (malondialdehyde [MDA] and total antioxidant status [TAS]), C-reactive protein (CRP) and iron body status indices. Methods:Forty patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis from the Advisory Clinic for Chest and Respiratory Diseases in Mosul City, Iraq,were included in this study, with fifty healthy age and sex matched subjects as controls. Assessment of serum concentrations of MDA, TAS, CRP, serum iron, total iron binding capacity, transferring saturation percent and ferritin were done for both patients and controls. …

Un Millennium Development Goals And Oman : Kudos To Oman On Its 40th National Day, Lamk Al-Lamki

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Effectiveness Of And Adherence To Dietary And Lifestyle Counselling : Effect On Metabolic Control In Type 2 Diabetic Omani Patients, Mohammed Al-Sinani, Yoeju Min, Kebreab Qazaq, Hussain S.

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The Nutritional Advice Protocol, established by the Department of Health to combat diabetes, has been implemented in primary health care throughout Oman since 2003. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of dietary and lifestyle advice and determine the perception and attitudes of Omani adults with type 2 diabetes to diabetes management. Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey was conducted on 98 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman. Metabolic parameters, dietary intake and exercise levels were evaluated in 2005 and re-evaluated in 2008. Results: A total of 43% of the patients (male = 16, female = …

Mondrowitz V. State Of Israel, Ayala Procaccia, Miriam Naor, Elyakim Rubinstein

Translated Opinions

[This abstract is not part of the Court's opinion and is provided for the reader's convenience. It has been translated from a Hebrew version prepared by Nevo Press Ltd. and is used with its kind permission.] 

An appeal against the decision by the Jerusalem District Court whereby the State’s request to declare the appellant eligible for extradition to the United States, and this in order that he be criminally prosecuted for serious sex offenses against minors which he allegedly committed in the 1980s, must be granted. Until 1984, when he moved to Israel, the appellant was a resident and citizen …

Newsroom: Yelnosky On Carcieri's Judicial Legacy, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Interview With Kaye Masatani, Kaye Masatani, California State University, Monterey Bay

Chinatown Renewal Project

Kaye Masatani described her childhood in the Salinas Chinatown during the late '30s and early 1940s. She is the daughter of a Japanese businessmen, an owner of a bar and Chinese restaurant among other small businesses, and her mother a cook at her father's restaurant. Her, as well as other Japanese kids during the post internment years, desire to show White America that the Japanese were smart and could succeed academically even with the world against them helped her earn a degree at UC Berkeley in business. Kaye began with how her family came over to America, initially to Lompoc, …

Re: Stress In The Medical Profession And Its Roots In Medical School, Omar Al-Habbal

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Concert Recording 2010-11-14a, Michael Lutz, Allison Rasche, Kristi Smylie, Chelsea Williams, Travis Chilton, Devon Johnston, Katie Kennan, Jacob Lee, Amy Mayes, Ethan Mccormick, Carissa Porter, Jeff Payne, Kjartan Kennedy, Joseph Pullara, Patrick Oliverio, Peter Hamby, Megan Mills, Taylor Sitzman, Matt Beach, Lance Grigsby, Josh Norton, John Banks, Dustin Gililland, Jacob Grewe, Jesse Austin, Paul Smith, Andrew Chu, Brice Smith, Caleb Van Wyhe, Jon George, Brian Denmark, Michael R. Montgomery, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Quintet Project

Concert Recordings & Programs

Lullaby and nightmare (Summer and Fall 2009) ; Conversations (Fall 2009) ; Fanfare (Spring 2009) ; Theme (Summer 2009); Symphony in D (Fall 2008) / Michael Lutz

Sweet 16 Bound - Armstrong Downs Braves, 1-0, In Ncaas, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Soccer News (Archived)

SWEET 16 BOUND - Armstrong Downs Braves, 1-0, In NCAAs. Sophomore Morgan Mitchell's far-post half-volley in the 79th minute sent No. 11-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University into the Sweet 16 of the 2010 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championships with a 1-0 victory over No. 18-ranked UNC Pembroke on Sunday afternoon at the AASU Soccer Field.

Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases As A Threat For All : Recent Global Initiatives, Abdallah S. Daar

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Medical Education Is On The Move Once More, Musbah O. Tanira

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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The Need For New Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Therapeutic Strategies : Targeting The Cellular Micro-Ribonucleic Acids?, Elias A. Said

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide problem. Patients with chronic HCV infection who are non-responders to standard therapy represent a growing population within the HCV epidemic.Novel, more efficient and tolerable therapies are urgently needed. This review discusses the recent results showing that targeting miR-122, a micro-ribonucleic acid (MicroRNA) that enhances HCV replication, is a new anti-HCV therapy with a high barrier to resistance.

Comparison Of The Demographics, Semen Parameters And Hormone Profiles In Men With Primary And Secondary Infertility, Vaidyanathan Gowri, Krishna P. Venkiteswaran, Ibrahim Mathew, Josephkunju, Khalid Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Al-Marhoon

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to compare the demographics, semen parameters and hormone profiles in men with primary and secondary infertility. Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective analysis of data collected from men attending a combined infertility clinic (seen together by urologist and gynaecologist) from January 2005 to December 2008 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Ninety-eight consecutive male patients with one or more abnormalities in semen analysis were referred to the combined infertility clinic. A complete physical examination was carried out by a urologist followed by hormone evaluation of follicle …

Comparative Study Of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring And Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement In The Risk Assessment And Management Of Hypertension, Hatem Farhan, Mona Al-Hasani, Mohamed Sallam, Mansour

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Blood pressure (BP) measurements taken in a physician’s clinic do not represent readings throughout the day. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) overcomes this problem by providing multiple readings with minimal interference with the patient’s daily activities. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the value of ABPM in risk assessment and management of hypertension compared to office measurements. Methods: A total of 104 consecutive hypertensive patients were retrospectively studied from January 2007 to December 2009. The following data were gathered: 1) clinic BP measurements; 2) routine blood test results; 3) electrocardiography, echocardiography, and 4) 24-hour ABPM. Results: The …

Patient Attitudes Towards Interns And Medical Students Rotating In Dermatology Clinics In Almadinah Almunawwarah Region, Saudi Arabia, Mana Al-Harbi, Khalid Al-Harbi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Outpatient clinics are a key element in dermatology health service provision thus making them an excellent place for intern and medical student rotations. However, this requires that patients are willing to interact with these trainees. This study assessed the attitudes of patients towards interns and medical students rotating in dermatology clinics. Methods: All 112 patients interacting with medical students and interns at dermatology clinics at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Almadinah Almunawwarah region, Saudi Arabia, from September to November 2009 completed a cross-sectional survey, which assessed their acceptance of these trainees. Results: Ninety-eight of 112 patient responses were valid. …

New Era Of Endoscopic Approach For Sialolithiasis: Sialendoscopy, Rashid Al-Abri, Francis Marchal

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Sialendoscopy is one of the innovations introduced in the last few years in the field of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery. Sialolithiasis and sialadenitis are two of the most frequently presenting disorders of the salivary glands. The diagnosis is most frequently confirmed by radiology and the treatment of sialolithiasis ranges from the use of surgery, intra-oral extraction or external lithotripsy, to the more frequent external excision of the gland. Sialendoscopy uses minimal invasive surgical techniques which allows for optical exploration of the salivary ductal system and extraction of the stones by a basket under endoscopic view. Sialendoscopy incorporates diagnostic with …

The Diagnosis And Management Of Severe Hypercalcaemia : A Simplified Approach - Report Of Five Cases, Omayma T. Elshafie, Nicholas Jy Woodhouse

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Hypercalcaemia, a common medical problem, can be a manifestation of various diseases. When severe, it can represent a medical emergency. Correct diagnosis is important to prevent unnecessary investigations and parathyroidectomies. We here present five patients with severe hypercalcaemia, most misdiagnosed for months or years before being referred to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. We report how clinical examination, evaluation of fasting serum calcium, phosphate, creatinine and 24-hour urine calcium levels together with a review of their radiographics predicted the pathophysiology of the disorder and guided investigative procedures before hormone assays results were available.

Hope Lost And Found : My Struggle With Ménières Disease, Khamis Al-Naamani

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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