Aim: Foreign bodies of lower urinary tract are not uncommon, caused by accidental events, deliberate insertion for auto eroticism or migration from adjacent organs, [1] which is one of the causes of urological emergency. Removal may be as simple as just pulling the foreign body m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29640
Background: Diabetes itself is known to have long standing complications of both micro-vascular as well as macro vascular type. One of the life threatening complications that diabetes gives rise to is stroke and Ischemic heart disease Altered thrombocyte morphology and function h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29448
Sedoafia Amelor, Margaret Kweku, Eric Agboli, Isaac Agbemafle, Wisdom Takramah, Elvis Tarkang, Wisdom Kudzo Axame, Prince Kubi Appiah & Fred Newton Binka·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Hypertension (HPT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is increasingly becoming an important medical and public health issue. Identification of major risk factors, their prevention and control form the basis of the prevention of the disease. We s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29463
Background: Serum Endoglin has also previously shown to be elevated in woman with established preeclampsia especially in those presenting with preterm labour and foetal growth retardation. Objectives: To evaluate association of serum soluble Endoglin with adverse foeto-maternal o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28862
Allergies exemplify the cases in which normally unnecessary immune responses give rise to diseases. The research was aimed to explain some of the background on biochemical adaptation, in non drug treatment of allergic reactions through well-thought-out exposure on allergens. Alle...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27799
Aim: To compare the shear bond strength of different metal bracket bases bonded on enamel surface and further to evaluate the Adhesive Remnant Index score to localize the sites of adhesive fracture. Materials and Methods: Four types of premolar metal brackets were selected accord...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29260
Aim: The aim of this study was to see the effects of metabolic syndrome on some selected renal indices for kidney biological functions. Study Design: One-factor, one control - one test group quasi - experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical Patholo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26851
Aims: To review the current state of hospital bed planning, and to develop a simple tool to estimate short-term future bed requirements using historical bed occupancy data. Study Design: Analysis of daily bed occupancy between January 2008 and October 2015. Synthesis of trends in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29518
Background: Wound complications following caesarean delivery are significant causes of morbidity and financial strain especially in low resource countries. Use of appropriate technique in skin closure could reduce the emotional burden of an already difficult period of adjustment....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29450
Background and Aim: Traditionally, Acalypha wilkesiana leaves are used in the management of hypertension, diarrhoea and dysentery. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the effects of oral administration of extracts of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves on serum aminotransferases...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28142
Background and Objectives: Cold water disinfection can damage the elastomeric material, cross contamination in handling elastomeric ligatures is a serious concern in the orthodontic office. In addition, elastomeric strips with enough ligatures for both arches of a single patient...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28630
Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of stroke. C-reactive protein (CRP) is the most reliable marker of inflammation. Cerebrovascular accident is the second most common cause of death in the world causing about 5 million deaths in a year. High sens...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27012
Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma (CCOC) is a rare odontogenic tumor with predominance in the posterior mandible, usually occurring in the fifth to seventh decades of life, and being found more commonly in females. It is a potentially aggressive tumour, capable of recurring freque...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27190
We present a case of a 27 year old primigravida at 36+6 weeks gestation with monochorionic diamniotic twin gestation who presented late in pregnancy with twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence and a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia. Twin reversed arterial perfusion synd...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25482
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge level and life style practices of the respondents on the common cancer risk factors. Methodology: We conducted a cross sectional online survey from December 2015 to May 2016 among the Bangladeshi people. A survey questionna...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29306