This study was designed to compare the osteosynthesis and hemiarthroplasty treatment among the elderly population and evaluate the postoperative functional performance of these two recommended treatments of a displaced femoral neck fracture. Methodology: This retrospective study...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i33A31771
At present, research in the field of the brain does not cease to surprise us with new facts and discoveries that no one could have suspected about 30 years ago. But it was at the time when it became clear that the cerebral neurons are not the only cells that can respond to change...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i33A31772
Pyrexia is defined as elevation of body temperature. It is a response due to tissue damage, inflammation, alignancy etc. Fever is associated with symptoms of lethargy, depression, anorexia, sleepiness etc. In Ayurveda, many drugs are attributed with jwaragna property. Among these...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31752
Background: Octreotide and terlipressin are two pharmacologic drugs used as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of acute esophageal variceal bleeding. Large enough clinical trial data is not available, in comparing the efficacy of octreotide versus terlipressin as an adjunct to...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31748
Introduction: Wilms's tumour was named after Carl Max Wilhelm Wilms, a 19th century German surgeon. Wilm’s tumor is derived from primitive metanephric blastema and is a form of childhood carcinoma that begins in the kidneys (also called nephroblastoma). In infants, it is the most...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31750
Spices, which is key ingredient in every household products not only used for adding aroma to food but however, has health promoting and protective activity against foreign pathogens. Different spices used in day to day life boosts the immune system that leads to healthy and pros...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31764
Background: “Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder (OPMD)” is a well-known symptom that, if untreated, can be carcinogenic. It includes leukoplakia, erythroplakia or erythroleukoplakia. One of the typical premalignant lesions of the oral cavity is “oral leukoplakias (OLs),” which f...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31754
Background: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic abnormality due to either decreased secretion of insulin or decreased tissue sensitivity of insulin resulting in elevated blood glucose. Most common complication of diabetes is peripheral neuropathy. In this research project, we will be...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31756
Background: Acute abdomen is a condition in which the patient complains of a sudden or gradual attack of abdominal pain over a duration of several hours and presents with a set of symptoms which indicatea life threateningillness that needs an urgent or quick diagnosis for early t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31758
Aim: To find out the prevalence of needle stick injury, its reporting system and the reasons behind it. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional Place and duration of study: Study was conducted at Jinnah post-graduate medical center (JPMC) Karachi during the period of March to S...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32B31747