Objective To represent that glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is not requested by the physicians
in spite of its critical importance in the monitoring of glycemic control and prediction of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depression among diabetic patients followed
at the outpatient department of King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of …

Results: Out of the 121 patients evaluated, ten were excluded because of incomplete data.
Out of 111 patients, 59 (53.2%) were males, with a male to female ratio of 1.13: 1 and 49 (44.1…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : The frequency of extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid
arthritis (ExRA) differs from one country to another, so we investigated ExRA frequency …

To evaluate the mortality rate in a well defined hospital; based patients diagnosed with
rheumatoid arthritis over a three year period and to investigate the causes of death with their …

Objective This retrospective chart review describes the epidemiology and clinical features of
40 patients with culture-proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections at King Abdulaziz …

H Is hypertension well controlled in hypertensive diabetics Page 1 ypertension in diabetics is a
common problem, and it constitutes one of the most rapidly increasing disorders in the …

Discussion. Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) was first described in 1908. 4 It is an obliterative vasculitis
affecting medium and large sized arteries. Affected arteries show a pan-arteritis, which …

Background and objective: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. This
report aims to describe the pattern of thyroid cancer presentations at King Abdulaziz …

Background The number of medical students accepted into medical programs is increasing,
which has made the traditional long/short case style of examination difficult to conduct. At …