Dr. Praveen Weeratunga
Publications
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Specific Thoracic CT Pattern of Perihilar Conglomeration and Consolidation Is Associated
Abstracts
Zulfikar S, Weeratunga P, Crawshaw A, et al. Specific thoracic CT pattern of perihilar conglomeration and consolidation is associated with development of lung fibrosis in pulmonary sarcoidosis. Thorax. 2023;78:A53–A54.
Publication year: 2023
Handbook of Medicine
Books and Guidelines
Publication year: 2023
Emergency Medical Management
Books and Guidelines
Publication year: 2023
A Data-Driven Approach to Predict Plasma Leakage Using Explainable Machine Learning
Abstracts
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, ofac492.999
Publication year: 2022
Risk Prediction for Severe Disease in Early Dengue Infection: The Colombo Dengue Study
Abstracts
Sigera C, Sigera PC, Amarasekera R, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, De Silva NL, Huang CH, Sahoo MK, Pinsky BA, Pillai DR, Jayasinghe S, Handunnetti S, Fernando D. Risk prediction for severe disease in early dengue infection: The Colombo Dengue Study. Presented at the Asia Pacific Intensive Care Forum (ANZICS); 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Sri Lankan Patients with Resistant Hypertension
Abstracts
G. R. Constantine, P. N. Weeratunga, H. Ranasinghe, A. Marzook, P. Galappatthy Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Sri Lankan Patients with Resistant Hypertension. Presented at the Annual Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians; 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Implementing Near-Peer Learning: A Resuscitation Skills Development Module for Medical Students in Middle-Income Countries
Abstracts
G. R. Constantine, P.N Weeratunga, H. Ranasinghe, P. Ranasinghe, M. R. Navinan, S. Mendis, C. Weeraratne, P. Galappatthy, S. Rajapakse, U. Senarath, P. Katulanda. Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial Hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE Study) – A Randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial. AHA late breaking abstracts 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial Hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE Study) – A Randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial.
Abstracts
G. R. Constantine, P.N Weeratunga, H. Ranasinghe, P. Ranasinghe, M. R. Navinan, S. Mendis, C. Weeraratne, P. Galappatthy, S. Rajapakse, U. Senarath, P. Katulanda. Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial Hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE Study) – A Randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial. AHA late breaking abstracts 2019.
Publication year: 2019
A Single Nested PCR Method for Full-Length Dengue Virus Genome Amplification Followed by Long-Read Next-Generation Sequencing
Abstracts
Rodrigo C, Weeratunga PN. A single nested PCR method for full-length dengue virus genome amplification followed by long-read next-generation sequencing. Presented at the European Congress of Virology; 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension in an Outpatient Clinic Setting
Abstracts
Ranasinghe RAHN, Sam G, Weeratunga PN, Constantine GR. Value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in an outpatient clinic setting. Presented at the Annual Sessions of the Sri Lankan Society of Internal Medicine; 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Serological Prevalence and Determination of Cutoff Levels of Leptospirosis IgM and IgG in Relation to Leptospira biflexa Serovar Patoc I in a Cohort of Individuals from a High-Prevalence Region in Sri Lanka
Abstracts
Balaji K, Weeratunga PN, Ramchandani KC, Wijerathne PBP, Sam G, Handunnetti SM, Fernando SD, Rajapakse S. Serological prevalence and determination of cutoff levels of Leptospirosis IgM and IgG in relation to Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc I in a cohort of individuals from a high-prevalence region in Sri Lanka. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo; 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Reactivity of Population Samples from Colombo District for Anti-Leptospiral Antibodies in the Microscopic Agglutination Test
Abstracts
Balaji K, Weeratunga PN, Ramchandani KC, Wijerathne PBP, Sam G, Handunnetti SM, Fernando SD, Rajapakse S. Reactivity of population samples from Colombo District for anti-leptospiral antibodies in the Microscopic Agglutination Test. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo; 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Deficiencies in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices May Contribute to the Rising Incidence of Leptospirosis in Urban Sri Lanka: Findings from a Community-Based Cluster-Randomized Survey
Abstracts
Balaji K, Weeratunga PN, Ramachandani K, Wijeratne PB, Guneratne, Amerasekera J, Handunetti SM, Fernando SSD, Rajapakse S. Deficiencies in knowledge, attitudes, and practices may contribute to the rising incidence of leptospirosis in urban Sri Lanka: Findings from a community-based cluster-randomized survey. Presented at the Annual Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association; 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Association Between Severity of Dengue Infection and Body Mass Index in Adults
Abstracts
Sigera PC, De Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rajapakse S, Jayasinghe KSA, Handunnetti S, Fernando D. Association between severity of dengue infection and body mass index in adults. Presented at the University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium; 2018.
Publication year: 2018
A Preliminary Study of Early Clinical and Laboratory Indicators of Acute Dengue Illness
Abstracts
Sigera PC, De Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rajapakse S, Jayasinghe KSA, Handunnetti S, Fernando D. A preliminary study of early clinical and laboratory indicators of acute dengue illness. Presented at the 74th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS); 2018.
Publication year: 2018
A Preliminary Study of Early Clinical and Laboratory Indicators of Acute Dengue Illness
Abstracts
Sigera PC, De Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rajapakse S, Jayasinghe KSA, Handunnetti S, Fernando D. A preliminary study of early clinical and laboratory indicators of acute dengue illness. Presented at the Keystone Symposia: Framing the Response to Emerging Virus Infections, University of Hong Kong; 2018
Publication year: 2018
Carotid Intimal Thickness and the Risk of Stroke in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Cohort of Sri Lankan Patients
Abstracts
Chang T, Weeratunga PN, Cassim R, Wijesinghe I, Dunuwille A, Gunawardena R. Carotid intimal thickness and the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A cohort of Sri Lankan patients. Proceedings of the Annual Sessions of the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists; 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Reliability of the 20-Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test as an Indicator of Coagulopathy in Patients Envenomed by Sri Lankan Viperidae Snakes
Abstracts
Wijewickrama PSA, Gooneratne L, Weeratunga PN, Jayasena GM, Kularathne SSL, Gnanathasan A. Reliability of the 20-minute whole blood clotting test as an indicator of coagulopathy in patients envenomed by Sri Lankan Viperidae snakes. Presented at the Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo; 2012.
Publication year: 2012