Usama Al-Amri
Publications 5
Physician Burnout: Systemic Challenges and Individual Resilience
Physician burnout is a multifaceted syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment. It affects physicians at various stages of their medical training more prevalently than their peers in the general population. This article aims to explore the systemi …
Lactation Ketoacidosis: A case series
Lactation ketoacidosis is an extremely rare type of high anion gap metabolic acidosis. We report two lactating women who were diagnosed with lactation ketoacidosis. The first patient presented to the Emergency Department at Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia, in 2018 with lethargy, nausea and abdominal pain after …
New-onset Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report
Growing evidence in the medical literature has linked the COVID-19 vaccine as a potential trigger for the development or exacerbation of various autoimmune rheumatic diseases. To the best of our knowledge, we report one of the first cases of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed after the messenger RNA COVID-19 v …
Combined Factor V and VIII Deficiency
This is the first report of an Omani family with combined factor V and VIII deficiency. The family has six members: the parents, three affected children, and one unaffected child. The first affected member was a 24-year-old unmarried Omani female (Case A) who had a history of recurrent minor gum bleeding while tooth br …