Aims: To determine the prevalence of depression among patients with Diabetes Mellitus and to identify its associated risk factors. Study design: This is a cross sectional study. Place of study: This study was conducted in an urban primary care clinic in a tertiary hospital in Ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330960
There is no uniformity in obtaining anthropological measurements of the heart. Measurementsvary according to the methods used by different authors. The normality standard for organ weights should be established in a specific reference sample for each population, as the normality...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330959
Osteopetrosis is an autosomal metabolic bone disease caused by a functional abnormality of the osteoclasts. Two main forms exist, the dominant benign form and the recessive malignant form. We describe in our patient the recessive malignant form retained according to all the clini...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330956
What role infectious agents play in the causation of psychotic disorders? To investigate this area, we have aimed to investigate the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and psychotic disorders. A hospital-based cross-sectional study is designed. IgM and IgG antibodies to T. go...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330958
Background: Extrahepatic manifestations is a relatively common feature in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Among the different clinical disorders associated with HCV infection, articular involvement is a frequent complication, and the clinical picture of HCV rel...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330954
Background: Septic shock is associated with excessive sympathetic outflow, high plasma catecholamine levels, myocardial depression, vascular hypo-reactivity, and autonomic dysfunction. Typically, patients have a low resistance, high cardiac output circulation with tachycardia and...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330955
Introduction: Breast cancer commonly presents in locally advanced stage (LABC) in developing countries, for which NACT followed by surgery and radiotherapy is the standard of care. There is a need for a simple tool to risk categorise patients in the clinic, so that treatment inte...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330952
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in RA disease. In active RA patients, the majority of cardiovascular deaths result from accelerates atherosclerosis. Aim of the Work: The aim of this work is to assess carotid intima media...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330953
Aims: An early diagnosis of severity can be confidently judged by monitoring the serum biomarkers in patients with COVID-19. The study was thus aimed to explore the relationship of the inflammatory and immune biomarkers in predicting the severity of the disease. Study design: It...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330950
Introduction: Chronic and Terminal illnesses continue to increase and aggravate the burden of disease and the diminish space in our hospitals and communities, Worldwide, 57 million persons died in 2008, an estimated 40 million were in need of HBCP, 6.6 - 10.8 million Children die...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330951
The systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) underlies the majority of intensive care-related conditions. Depending on the origin it may become a governing force of organ dysfunctions. The immune response therefore may be a contemptuous reaction. While necessary for viral, or bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1230949
Background: Bleeding is frequent in cardiac and vascular surgery (CVS) having a greater need for transfusion. Studies have observed an increase in complications in transfused patients, and in this context the use of a liberal strategy (LS) was questioned, and a restrictive strate...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1230946
Background: Neck fractures of the metacarpal bone can alter optimal hand function. Many surgical fixation techniques are described for this fracture with no robust evidence for the best treatment. Recently developed low profile plates may, however, challenge the preference for K-...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1230947
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of dynamic contrast _ enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in diagnosis of pulmonary nodules. Patients and methods: The study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 30 patients with lung nodules referred...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1230948