2022
When nerves fail: A cause of respiratory failure in a diabetic patient
Ayub M, Ayub T, Rasool W, Khan M, Ishaq M, Mba B. When nerves fail: A cause of respiratory failure in a diabetic patient. Caspian Journal Of Internal Medicine 2022, 13: 436-438. PMID: 35919641, PMCID: PMC9301228, DOI: 10.22088/cjim.13.2.436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory failurePhrenic neuropathyDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsCompound action potential amplitudeLong-term respiratory supportUncommon clinical scenarioNerve conduction studiesAction potential amplitudeDiaphragmatic paresisRespiratory supportPhrenic nerveConduction studiesMechanical ventilationUnexplained shortnessPotential amplitudeClinical scenariosPatientsNeuropathyNerveFailureMellitusParesisShortnessSuspicion
2020
A Tale of Three Rarities: Secondary Amyloid A (AA) Amyloidosis Caused by Recurrent Sialadenitis and Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension and Adrenal Insufficiency
Desai P, Mbachi C, Joshi U, Mba B. A Tale of Three Rarities: Secondary Amyloid A (AA) Amyloidosis Caused by Recurrent Sialadenitis and Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension and Adrenal Insufficiency. Cureus 2020, 12: e7792. PMID: 32455087, PMCID: PMC7243608, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmyloid A (AA) amyloidosisRecurrent sialadenitisPulmonary hypertensionAdrenal insufficiencyAcute hypoxic respiratory failureA (AA) amyloidosisElevated gamma gapHypoxic respiratory failureSystemic amyloid A (AA) amyloidosisSystemic AA amyloidosisAlkaline phosphatase elevationConstellation of findingsGamma gapAdrenal involvementRenal dysfunctionRespiratory failureLiver biopsyRare sequelaAmyloid depositionMental statusAA amyloidosisParotid massPulmonary nodulesMicrocytic anemiaHypertension
2019
Severe Pernicious Anemia Predisposing to Hypoxic Hepatitis
Mbachi C, Argueta P, Wang Y, Mba B. Severe Pernicious Anemia Predisposing to Hypoxic Hepatitis. ACG Case Reports Journal 2019, 6: e00046. PMID: 31616731, PMCID: PMC6658036, DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere pernicious anemiaHypoxic hepatitisPernicious anemiaSerum vitamin B12 levelsVitamin B12 levelsCritical care patientsIschemic hepatitisRespiratory failureB12 levelsBlood transfusionCare patientsBetter prognosisIntravenous fluidsSevere anemiaShock stateHepatitisAnemiaTransfusionPatientsPrognosisCareHypoxic