Abhinav Dhakal
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
Contact
- (520) 626-6453
- AHSC, Rm. 2301
- adhakal@arizona.edu
Work Experience
- Banner University Medical Center (2017 - Ongoing)
Awards
- Resident of the year
- Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Spring 2017
Licensure & Certification
- ABIM (2017)
Interests
Teaching
I have been involved with teaching ever since I completed my high school. It gives me a lot of joy and satisfaction in teaching students and residents.
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Raja, A., Dhakal, A., Sinyagovskiy, P., Abdalla, M., & Afridi, S. M. (2022). Urinothorax: A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion. Cureus, 14(5), e25392.More infoUrinothorax is a rare cause of pleural effusion, which is seen in patients with obstructive uropathy, blunt trauma, or ureteric injury during abdominal surgical procedures. Clinical symptoms may include dyspnea, chest pain, cough, fever, abdominal pain, and decreased urine output. Diagnosis is made by thoracentesis, which would reveal fluid with a urine-like odor, and pleural fluid analysis, which would show if fluid is transudative in nature with a pH lower than 7.30. Pleural fluid to serum creatine ratio of more than 1 is diagnostic for this condition. In our case, the patient underwent percutaneous nephrolithotripsy with a stent placement three days before presentation to the hospital. She was diagnosed with urinothorax, which led to further investigations, and she was found to have persistent hydronephrosis. Her condition improved after her underlying hydronephrosis was addressed with stent placement. She was discharged home in stable condition.
- Forson, M., Dhakal, A., Parekh, H., Habibi, R., Friedman, H., & Vujnic, S. (2019). 331: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONALLY RECOMMENDED “WAKE UP AND BREATHE” POLICY IN A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ICU. Critical Care Medicine, 47, 147. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000551085.65134.4f
