Eptehal Mohammed Amin Dongol

• Doctor of Medicine
• Assistant Professor at South Valley University

Abstract Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a significant concern in ICU patients, with a higher morbidity, decease rate, and increased resource use. Objectives: The study aimed to identify the causative bacteria, antibiotic sensitivity, and resistance among the cases with hospital-acquired pneumonia in Qena university hospitals. Pati...

Introduction: COVID-19 is a novel pandemic that has had a profound impact on global physical and psychological health. We aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on stress, sleep quality, and insomnia among South Valley University students in Egypt during the quarantine period. Material and methods: A questionnaire, including the Pittsburgh...

Background: Fatigue is a state of extreme tiredness, weariness, or sleepiness brought on by a lack of sleep, continuous mental or physical effort, or protracted stress or anxiety. Tasks that are tedious or repetitive can make you feel more worn out. Objectives: To assess the prevalence and the possible risk factors for fatigue in health care worker...

Background: Patients' chances of surviving breast cancer have increased thanks to multimodal therapy. After breast-conserving surgery, hypofractionated radiation (RT) is quickly becoming one of the alternatives for breast cancer patients (BCS). Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the thoracic radiotherapy's effects on patients with breast...

Background: Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report no improvement in the excessive daytime sleepiness, despite compliant CPAP treatment. Associated periodic limb movements (PLMs)with OSA might be a cause of failure. Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the increased periodic limb movements index (PLMI) in patients with residual ex...

Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirmed cases are characterized by T lymphopenia. Total apoptotic and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) expressing cells among CD4+/CD8+ cells were analyzed in 24 COVID-19 patients (16 out-patients and 8 in-patients) and 18 healthy volunteers using flow cytometry to detect their possible role...

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) a consequence of hypercoagulability status associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and worsens its course. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been linked to PE in COPD settings. We aimed to measure expression levels of miRNAs145 and 126 in COPD patients with and without PE. Methods: Herein,...

Background Medical information regarding critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient course of disease and outcomes are fundamental to providing the best medical care and avoiding possible complications. Objective To evaluate the clinical characters, outcomes, and mortality risk factors in COVID-19 critically ill patients Patients an...

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) a consequence of hypercoagulability status associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and worsens its course. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been linked to PE in COPD settings. We aimed to measure expression levels of miRNAs145 and 126 in COPD patients with and without PE. Methods: Herein, mi...

Background: Good quality sleep is crucial for human well-being. COVID-19 pandemic affected tremendously the quality of life in human specially the health professionals dealing with the patients with COVID-19 in difficult and unusual circumstances. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the sleep quality among the Egyptian health professionals durin...

Context Excessive daytime sleepiness is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea, which improves with the application of the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, it is not unusual that some patients continue to complain of residual excessive sleepiness (RES). Aims We aimed in this study to evaluate the predictors of residual sle...

Background: SARS-CoV-2 new infectious disease was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Thereafter, it has extensively spread causing global pandemic. It was named as corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by WHO in February 2020. Other than the well described COVID-19 respiratory and cardiac manifestations, the neurological manifestations...

Introduction: Refractory asthma is defined as asthma with persistent symptoms or asthma with frequent or serious exacerbations accompanied by persistent airflow obstruction despite high doses of corticosteroids. Methods: This study was performed on 100 asthmatics patients at Qena University hospital. All participants in this study undergo full me...

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic chest disease that is commonly associated with depression. This work aimed to study the prevalence of depression among a sample of OSA patients, the factors that affect such association and the efficacy of CPAP in improving OSA associated depression. Patients and methods: Thirty-six consecutive...

Although video polysomnography (vPSG) is not routinely recommended for the evaluation of typical cases of non‐rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias, it can aid diagnosis of unusual cases, other sleep disorders and complicated cases with REM behaviour disorder (RBD), and in differentiating parasomnias from epilepsy. In this study, we aimed to assess...

Background Non-REM parasomnias are not uncommon conditions in the general population. Current treatment options are based on small case series and reports. In this study, we aimed to present the clinical experience from a large cohort of patients. Patients Five hundred and twelve patients with Non-REM parasomnia or parasomnia overlap disorder (POD...

Introduction The main treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with expected resolution of the reported excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). It is not uncommon though a few of those patients to continue experiencing residual EDS. The aim of this study was to identify the m...

Purpose of review: One of the most common causes of excessive daytime sleepiness in clinical practice is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). So far, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective treatment for OSA. Some of the patients do not improve on CPAP and remain sleepy despite using CPAP.This review provides updated i...