Sports have been long neglected in our country both in terms of excelling in any sport and hosting events. Even if the country hosts, usually the opportunity goes to the capital city or other metros. Covid 19 pandemic had further compounded the stalemate over the last two years d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i3801
Spectacle-related glass foreign body eye injury is commonly associated with sports activities and a significant contributor to penetrating eye injury. Optically clear glass particles may easily be missed during the examination. We present a case of intrastromal glass foreign body...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i3799
Aims: To analyze the effect of the severity of long COVID syndrome on the quality of life of COVID-19 survivors at the age of 15-64 years old. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Gotong Royong Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia between July...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i3798
Background: Hypertension is a known cause of heart disease which may manifest as an increase in left ventricular mass index. Echocardiography is a painless, safe and reliable test using sound waves for measuring Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) from which Left Ventricular Mass Index (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i3797
Peter Chibuzor Oriji, Enefia Kelvin Kiridi, Emily Gabriel Enefia Kiridi, Obiora Chibundu, Johnpatrick Uchenna Ugwoegbu, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Panebi Yao Bosrotsi, Abednigo Ojanerohan Addah, Isaac Joel Abasi & Adedotun Daniel Adesina·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: The portal vein is one of the main sources of blood supply of the liver. About three quarters of the liver blood flow is from the portal vein. Objectives: To assess the mean normal portal vein diameter in healthy pregnant women, and correlate our observation with mate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2794
Disease of ear, nose and throat (ENT) affect the functioning of adults as well as children, often with significant challenge to of the daily life of affected patients. Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas species are the most prevalent etiologic agent of ENT infections. Therefore the a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2793
We have experienced a case of colchicine toxicity presenting with rapidly progressive gastrointestinal symptoms, hemodynamic instability, and multiple organ failure. An 86-year-old Japanese man presented to our hospital with subarachnoidal hemorrhage transferring from another hos...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2792
Childhood malnutrition remains a significant global public health concern, and despite numerous advances and improvements in child health care; acute malnutrition among children still one of the main public health challenges in the 21st century, particularly in developing countri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2791
Aim: To compare perceived family support (PFS) and medication adherence among adult T2DM patients with good and poor glycaemic control. Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional comparative study among patients with T2DM. The participants were systematically recruited an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2790
Md. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed, Farzana Yasmin, A. S. M. Morshed, Dwijraz Chakraborty, Fatema Yasmin, Rabeya Mustari, Ejaj Uddin Ahmed, Sabit Bin Hannan, Anupom Kumar Das, Md. Sayed Ullah & Md. Masud Reza·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background & Objective: Dengue is an important tropical infection caused by an arbovirus having four serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, DENV-4) transmitted through the bite of infected female Aedes mosquito. Dengue is a challenging disease with multisystemic, varied, atypical...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1789
Background: Eye injuries constitute a significant portion of most ophthalmologic consultations and ocular emergencies with grave consequences, especially in children, if not managed well early enough. Traumatic eye damage is the leading cause of monocular blindness worldwide. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1787
The present study investigate a QTc interval prolongation in diagnosed cases of Diabetic Ketoacidosis with reference to electrolyte imbalances. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are dangerous manifestations of diabetes mellitus representing tw...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1788
Md. Abdullah-Hel-Baki, Jaitun Neher, Md. Monwar Hossain, Nirmal Kumar Barman, Rizowana Akter, Milon Kumar Roy & Ashutosh Deb Sharma·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: Spinal anesthesia for lower segment cesarean sections is not without its challenges for anesthesiologists, such as severe hypotension from too much bupivacaine or insufficient anesthetic from too little. Objective: In this study our main goal is to measure the efficac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1786
Background: Intensive care unit patients are fragile and highly susceptible to infections. Respiratory infections, especially ventilator-associated pneumonia, are the most frequent infectious complications in critically ill patients. Evidence-based patient care treatment practice...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1785
Aim: The study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among undergraduate students in a tertiary institution in Southern Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Rivers State University, June, 2022 Me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12811