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H. T. D. W. Ariyarathna

Publications (3)

Opinions of the Healthcare Providers Regarding a Medically Oriented Sri Lankan Teledrama

H. T. D. W. Ariyarathna · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Introduction: A considerable portion of the ethics related to the medical curriculum is taught to the students by a department of forensic medicine. Medical professionals generally depict good ethical behavior while any deviations from the ethical practices negatively affect the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i630337

Hypernatraemic Dehydration Ensuing Death Following Ingestion of an Unknown Laxative used in Alternative Medicine: A Case Report

H. T. D. W. Ariyarathna · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2021

This is the first reported death from brain damage resulting from hypernatraemic dehydration caused by a laxative administered by a non-medical therapist to a patient. In this case study, the author describes the clinical features, post-mortem features of death due to hypernatrae...

Open access Research Article

Orbital Emphysema: Is it Due to Primary Blast Injury or Nose Blowing? A Case Report

H. T. D. W. Ariyarathna & S. R. Hulathduwa · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2020

The authors wish to discuss the possibilities and pathophysiology of orbital emphysema of a live victim of high-explosive blast attack. A 35-year-old male suffered a terrorist blast resulting in shrapnel injuries, flash-burns and bilateral ear drum perforation.  Throughout in a c...

Open access Research Article