Background: Amblyopia is defined as a decrease in best-corrected visual acuity in one or both eyes that is not solely due to a defect in the structure of the eye. This study aimed to investigate the OCT changes occurring in the amblyopic eye retina compared to normal eye. Methods...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531302
Background: In the emergency department (ED), During airway management, tracheal intubation (TI) is a routine procedure in neonatal and pediatric critical care units, as well as the delivery room. The location of the endotracheal tube (ETT) should be confirmed as soon as possible...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531298
Background: 10 years prior to this study period (2017) the Nigerian National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey (2007) obtained data from all states and regions of Nigeria to enable for effective planning and provision of eye care. 10 years later on update of the statistics i...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531299
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects mainly the small joints of the hands and feet, it has both articular manifestations and extra articular manifestations. The joints commonly involved in Rheumatoid arthritis are the wrists...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531300
Objectives: To assess the clinical effect of ivabradine on coronary artery disease and heart failure compared with placebo or standard care via clinical trials or meta-analysis. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis - searches of electronic databases from 2003 to 2018. Data...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531295
Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with significant fear and extreme anxiety in patients; this can lead to a strong emotional state that can negatively impact their mental health and immune system. While the nature and effect of COVID-19...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531294
Background: Psoriasis is a genetically regulated autoimmune skin disease associated with the impaired suppressive function of Treg cells. Foxp3 is the accepted marker of Treg cell, but CD127 (IL-7Rα), a surface marker of activated T cell, can distinguish the functional status of...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531293
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a crucial process in embryogenesis, however it also plays an important role in pathologies including inflammation, wound healing and cancer. EMT is a determining step in cancer metastasis as tumour cells utilise the process of EMT for in...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431288
Introduction: Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world with greater concentration on rural areas. Underutilisation of obstetric is documented to be the major cause of the increasing high maternal mortality rate. Several factors are noted to influence r...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431290
Low back ache (LBA) with sciatica can be associated with urinary incontinence among geriatric subjects while the patient was functionally rehabilitated in 12 weeks duration, nocturia persists various means of core strengthening exercises were adopted. Previous habits such as smok...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431289
Background: Hysterosalpingography is an investigative modality used in the evaluation of the uterine cavity, fallopian tubes, and adjacent peritoneal cavity following the injection of contrast material through the cervical canal. Objective: To determine the pattern of pathologies...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531292
Mucormycosis is an unusual systemic infection caused by multicellular fungi. Despite, few reports have been documented world widely, incidences of mucormycosis are recently increasing due to several predisposing factors such as diabetes, COVID-19 pandemic, and over prescription...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i531291
Objective: The ongoing controversy regarding fluid management in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has necessitated this review of whether aggressive fluid therapy aggravates the risk of cerebral edema. The amount of fluid administered in pediatric DKA is estimated with a wei...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431286
As COVID-19 pandemic is a novel disease with no prior antidote or proven preventive measures; global response in occupational settings significantly defaulted to remote working otherwise referred to as ‘Working from Home – WFH’ or ‘Remote Working’. While remote working favoured s...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431287
Background: Cancer is increasingly becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality, aggravated among women in developing countries because of increasing longevity, population growth and lack of capacity for treatment. Aim: To highlight the cancer burden among Nigerian females a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431285