Introduction: Preoperative assessment of heart function has typically focused on evaluating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) which measures the systolic function of the heart. Recent evidence suggests that diastolic dysfunction is reported in more than 50% of geriatric...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41081
Introduction: Cutaneous adnexal neoplasms have limitless morphologic varieties. Their clinical appearance is typically non-specific. To make a specific diagnosis of cutaneous adnexal neoplasm is important because some benign cutaneous adnexal tumours are markers of multiple endoc...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40650
Aims: To determine the prevalence and correlates of generalized and central obesity in a small rural Ijaw community in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This is essential in the primary prevention of diseases associated with obesity. Study Design: Place and Duration of Study: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41219
Nanotechnology is one of the most promising technologies of the 21st century. The remarkable application of nanotechnology for targeted site-specific drug delivery has created significant improvements in the bioavailability and bio-distribution of the drugs. There have been vario...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40828
Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the influence of socioeconomic status on the lung function among the children and adolescents of Karachi. Study Design: The current study is a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sampling was started in April 2017 and ended u...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41660
Aims: To evaluate serum copper, serum iron, and copper/iron ratio in oral submucous fibrosis disease in Karachi. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ziauddin Hospital (Dental OPD), Karachi, Pakistan. In between the period of January 2014 to August...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40845
Objective: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases especially diabetes is increasing in Nigeria. In addition to the other tropical diseases they present an increased load on the healthcare resources of the nation. Diabetic patients with comorbid hypertension are at an increas...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40604
Objective: To compare in vitro activity of Ceftolozane/tazobactam and Imipenem against multi-drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa from various clinical specimens. Place of Study: Study was conducted in department of Pharmacology, Ziauddin University and isolates were colle...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41573
Background: In India, the rapid emergence of multi-drug resistance among community acquired pneumonia (CAP) causing pathogens contributes to the seriousness of these infections and is currently a major treatment-related issue. The objective of this case series was to determine th...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40164
Background: To evaluate the in-vivo antioxidant potential of methanolic extract of Moringa oleifera leaf against CCl4- induced toxicity in rats. Methods: The phytochemicals present in the plant were determined using standard methods. Male albino rats were made hepatotoxic by oral...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/32062
Background: Albeit not life-threatening, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) interfere with routine activities and compromise the quality of life (QOL). Except for one survey on the prevalence of IBS among students in Malaysia a decade back, there are no other reports. QO...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41013
The quality of life for patients with inoperative esophageal cancer is poor due to dysphagia caused by stenosis or development of a tracheoesophageal fistula. One option for these patients is bypass surgery. These patients are often medical compromised and have a poor prognosis....
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38581
Background: Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. We distinguish three categories of preterm babies: extremely preterm(less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 weeks) and moderate to late preterm (32 to less than 37 weeks). Preter...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40395
Aim: The management of Diabetes Mellitus have been referred to as the most demanding of all chronic diseases. Due to this adjustment, patients are often faced with challenges which may confer a negative influence on their quality of life. Various psychosocial factors have been re...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41135
Aim: A relationship between the history of cholecystectomy and risk of pancreas cancer has been previously shown. However, the effect of cholecystectomy on pathological features of pancreatic cancer has not been investigated yet. The aim of the study is to investigate the possibl...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41177