Background: Diarrhea is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity during the early life period especially in developing countries. Micronutrients deficiencies have been proposed either as a risk factor or a consequence of diarrhea. Association studies highlight the relation of vitamins and minerals’ deficiencies with acute diarrhea. In this regard we aimed to evaluate the status of vitamins ...

drug induced acute kidney injury (aki) has been implicated in 8% to 60% of all cases of in-hospital aki and as such is a recognized source of significant morbidity and mortality. evaluation of incidence, risk factors, onset time, and outcome of  antibiotics' associated acute kidney injury. during one-year period, all patients who developed acute kidney injury during their hospital stay in the i...

background bronchiolitis is a significant cause of acute morbidity in children less than 2 years old and some children with bronchiolitis are admitted to the hospital. aims and objectives to identify clinical predictors of hospital admission in children aged 0-24 months with acute bronchiolitis.   methods: all children in the age group of 0-24 months presenting with acute bronchiolitis to a ded...

Acute myocardial infarction in pregnant women is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication with significantly increased rates of maternal and perinatal morbidity mortality. The treatment acute coronary syndrome pregnancy a unique clinical challenge. Published data on the use thrombolytic drugs, percutaneous intervention, artery bypass grafting optimal medical management ischemic hear...