Alexas O. Polk, Sarah E. DeMott, Phillip L. Mohorn, Amy J. Yanicak, Meagan C. Miles, Gabrielle L. Furgiuele, Monica R. Litsas, Kristen G. Scott, Andrew W. Sides & P. Brandon Bookstaver·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: To determine the degree of accuracy of medication orders in fictional medical-themed television shows. Design: Retrospective, observational, study Setting: A review of available US fictional medical-themed television shows identified via an Internet Movie Database sear...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28408
Leukemia is one of the most common types of cancers worldwide. It was first recognized in the year 1845. Leukemia is a heterogeneous group of malignancies, broadly divided into acute and chronic leukemia with further sub-classification into lymphoid and myeloid varieties. In 2000...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27690
Treatment and care for newborn babies are provided at medical centres by personnel with the required education and experience using special equipment. Similar to the situation in many other countries, centres with such concentrations are rare; such a situation has required transp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27746
Introduction: Increased antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), is of great concern worldwide. Management of Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) due to MDR poses a challenge for clinicians. Case Presentation:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28546
A 21-year-old previously healthy male presented with unexplained intravascular hemolysis. Patient had anemia, elevated serum indirect bilirubin, elevated LDH, reticulocytosis, decreased haptoglobin and spherocytosis. Initial Laboratory investigations revealed a negative direct an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26583
Background: About 10 to 40% Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and 30% Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) suffer from kidney failure increases huge financial burden for care for patients [1]. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes prone to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) which required kidney transplantatio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28398
Nektaria Lekka, Theofilos M. Kolettis, Giolanda Varvarousi, Theodoros Lappas, Sotirios Goulas, Georgios Agrogiannis, Ismene Dontas, Evaggelia Kouskouni, Despina Perrea, Nikolaos Kordalis, Theodoros Xanthos & Lila Papadimitriou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: Hypoxemic encephalopathy is a devastating complication of asphyxial cardiac arrest in children, commonly occurring despite prompt resuscitation. Epinephrine, incorporated in present algorithms, may contribute to unfavorable outcome by causing excessive vasoconstriction, but...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27850
Ricardo Danil Guiraldo, Sandrine Bittencourt Berger, Rodrigo Vieira Caixeta, Eloisa Helena Aranda Garcia de Souza, Murilo Baena Lopes, Alcides Gonini Júnior, Sandra Kiss Moura & Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
The aim was to evaluate the detail reproduction and dimensional change of alginates after using different disinfection techniques. The molds of three alginate (Jeltrate Plus, Hydrogum 5 and Cavex ColorChange) were prepared at the top surface of the matrix where there was three pa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28035
Introduction: Arch expansion in the molar region or incisor proclination is an effective method to resolve arch length discrepancy. Predicting the change in arch perimeter by arch expansion in the molar region or incisor proclination is important in deciding during treatment plan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28868
Aims: To investigate the need for additional critical care beds, the potential for economy of scale in larger units, including ratios to support the choice of bed numbers. Study Design: Time trend analysis and construction of useful ratios to assist planning. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28736