Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.
Background: Hypertension is a preventable cause of premature death worldwide. Data from the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP) revealed that hypertension is a significant problem among Egyptians. We studied the prevalence of hypertension, related risk factors and its co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i130154
Serkan Dogan, Utku Murat Kalafat, Busra Bildik, Ramazan Guven, Dogac Niyazi Ozucelik, Melis Dorter & Basar Cander·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2019
Aim: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are among the cases where total body fluid deficit is high. Although it is known that dehydration is one of the main determinants of mortality and morbidity, it is difficult to determine and follow up flu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430151
Background: Most manufacturers of glycated haemoglobin kits advocate for the use of EDTA bottles for sample collection. Other manufacturers even when using the same glycated haemoglobin assay method, advocate for the use of any of these anticoagulant: EDTA, heparin and fluoride o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430152
The interplay of hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress in atherosclerosis has been fairly established by previous studies. There remains however, paucity of data in this environment on the direct effects of antioxidants on atherosclerosis. This study therefore aimed at determining...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430150
Mustapha Akanji Ajani, Babatope Lanre Awosusi, Ebenezer O. Fatunla, Omolade O. Adegoke & Ayodeji A. Salami·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2019
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the commonest type of thyroid cancer representing 75 to 85 per cent of all thyroid cancer cases. It is often well-differentiated, slow-growing, and localized, although it can metastasize. This is a case of a 49-year-old male who presented with a pat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430149
Background: Measurement of glycated haemoglobin is accepted as the gold standard for the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus; but it is rarely used in this environment, a resource-poor setting, largely due to the high cost of the assay. There is need to determine its re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430148
Aims: The present study investigated levels of trace elements, antioxidants, uric acid, C-reactive proteins and estrogen in preeclamptic pregnant women in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria using patients from Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and specialists Hospital in Owerri, Nigeria. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i330146
Background: Traffic accidents have been a bleeding wound due to developing technology and increasing number of vehicles. Improvement in socio-economic level has led to an increase in number of vehicles and traffic accidents with injury and death increase accordingly. High costs a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i330144
The present survey reports the influence of blood groups on disease pattern in worldwide basis. Genetic factors have been associated with vulnerability or resistance to certain disease. For example, individuals who are heterozygous to haemoglobin S and haemoglobin E are resistant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i330145
Blood transfusion plays important role in medical and surgical practice and has been employed in varying medical and surgical procedures. An increasing amount of literature concerning blood conservation, restrictive transfusion strategies, pharmacological manipulation of the haem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i330143