Aim: Patients perception of health care delivery system can be expressed as an opinion. The aim of the study is to assess patients’ opinion on availability and cost of drugs in the General Outpatient Department of a state teaching hospital in Nigeria. Study Design: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330734
Background: In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases caused by a novel corona virus (2019-nCov), later named as severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in China. In India, 30th January 2020 first positive case ofSARS-CoV-2was reported from...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330735
Aims: To study whether there is any correlation between baseline blood basophil count and serum tryptase levels in newly diagnosed chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML-CP) patients. Settings and Design: 40 newly diagnosed CML-CP patients were enrolled from Medical Oncology...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330731
Background: Hemorrhoidectomy is one of the most effective treatments for Grade III/IV hemorrhoids. This study was aimed to compare the outcomes and postoperative complications arising from the harmonic scalpel hemorrhoidectomy with conventional hemorrhoidectomy. Methods: In this...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330729
Background: Diabetes is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputation. Foot screening which detects and stratification of diabetics which are at the risk of developing diabetic foot ulcer is the simple and useful part of this model of care. Aims: Primary Aim: To stratify patients...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330732
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a frequent complication of congenital heart disease (CHD) with left-to-right shunt. Increased pulmonary pressure leads to vascular remodeling and RV dysfunction. Objectives: To analyze the role of high-sensitive cardiac tropo...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330728
Aims: The study was conducted to check the association of risk factors with asymptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in local population. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine in publ...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330727
Aspergilloma describes the saprophytic colonization of an area of devitalized lung tissue. It usually develops in pre-existing pulmonary cavities caused by tuberculosis, sarcoidosis and other such conditions. It is found in almost 15% to 25% of patients with cavitatory lesions re...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330725
Background and Purpose: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. The purpose of this study is to explore the rate of psychiatric comorbidities among children with ADHD and investigating the impact of comorbidities...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330720
Background: This prospective study was carried out to look for the frequency of isolation of Extended spectrum b lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria from urine samples and study their susceptibility pattern. The detection of ESBL genes responsible for their resistance was done by...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330721
Background: Malignant musculoskeletal tumours are comparatively rare tumours and delays in diagnosis and treatment are common. Understanding the factors that influence delay is important so as to improve the outcomes for cancer patients. Aim: To describe factors associated with d...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330722
Study Objective: The colostomy is not used systematically for the treatment of Fournier’s gangrene. Through our study, we compared two groups of patients who had faecal diversion and those how did not .we tried to get the advantages of this method and his impact on wound healing...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330723
B. I. Omolabake, B. T. Ugwu, A. A. Abiodun, C. A. Agbo, A. J. Akintayo, S. Olori, B. S. Alabi, O. M. Bamidele, T. M. Patrick, J. O. Okoh, A. G. Yau, A. Idrisu, P. F. Adighije & B. A. Ojo·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2020
Background: The complete lockdown in Nigeria earlier this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted surgical care and training in all ramifications as mostly, only emergency cases were seen besides COVID-19 patients. After the lockdown, and gradual introduction...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330724
Background: Sexual dysfunction of which erectile dysfunction is one of the complications usually occurred in men with diabetes mellitus. Hence this study aimed to assess the prevalence and analyze risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitu...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330726
Nicolas Padilla- Raygoza, Gilberto Flores- Vargas, Efraín Navarro- Olivos, Elia Lara- Lona, María de Jesús Gallardo- Luna, Francisco Javier Magos- Vázquez & Daniel Alberto Díaz- Martínez·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2020
Aims: The objective was to analyze the clinical data in population from Mexican Guanajuato state as a suspected case of COVID-19 and with result positive of rRT-PCR, reported until October 2, 2020. Study Design: It is a cross-sectional based in data from National Epidemiological...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330719