Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410194

Analysis of Complications of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Related Outcomes in India

Balakumaran V, Namrata H, Anirudhya and Nitin Rathod

Article Type: Research Study- Prospective Cohort | First Published: August 13, 2020

This study was conducted to reflect the clinical profile of patients presented to Emergency department (ED) with complications of acute coronary syndrome in developing country like India. This prospective cohort study was conducted in a cohort of 50 patients’ with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). They were followed up an over duration of three months for the outcome during hospitalization. Male; smoker; age > 60 years; hypertension were representative risk factors for this cohort. More t...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5696/1410055

The Effects of Assymptomatic Malaria on Some Haematological Parameters among the Elderly in a Sub-Urban Community in Southern Nigeria

Eledo BO, Tommy EO, Onuoha EC, Dunga KE and Okamgba OC

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 14, 2020

Malaria remains a major public health problem in endemic areas and due to neglect, the elderly ones are even more exposed now. The objective was to determine the effects (if any) of asymptomatic malaria on some hematological parameters on infected elderly subjects, identify subjects at risk of severe hematological derangement and render advice appropriately. One hundred healthy subjects (45 males and 55 females) having ≥ 60-years-old and without clinical symptoms, were screened for malaria par...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-407X.1510020

Surgical Resection Offers Long-Term Remission in a Solitary Lung Metastasis of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma - A Case Report and Literature Review

Idit Tessler MD, MPH, Oded Cohen MD, Judith Diment MD, Yonatan Lahav MD, Doron Halperin MD, MPH and Taiba Zornitzki MD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 18, 2020

Solitary pulmonary lung nodule is a rare presentation of differentiated thyroid metastatic disease with significantly increased mortality. Current data about diagnosis and treatment are limited, based mostly on case reports. The patient initially underwent a total thyroidectomy and received radioactive treatment for locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma. During the follow-up scans, a solitary nodule in the left lung was identified, with positive uptake in fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT but not...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710036

Use of Surgical Guides for the Immediate Placement of Post-Extraction Implants

Nicolás Solano, Paulina Gutiérrez, Dalmiro Ortega and Salomon Ramos

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 09, 2020

Depending on the time that has elapsed since extraction, the placement of one or more implants in the maxilla or mandible will be determined directly by the clinical and radiographic characteristics of the implant bed. In the case of multirooted teeth, placing an implant immediately after extraction is more complex due to the anatomical sites involved. In the literature, there are very few studies reporting the use of 3D printed surgical guides for the placement of immediate post-extraction sing...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710039

Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma Presenting as Long-Term Complex Focal Epilepsy of the Frontal Lobe: Case Report

Velázquez Domínguez Héctor Eduardo, Guerrero Jazo Francisco Javier, Velázquez Santana Héctor, Pozos Ochoa Luis Iván, López Rodríguez Christopher Josué, Salcedo Hernández Missael de Jesús and Fraga González Rodrigo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 27, 2020

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare tumor with favorable prognosis, classified as grade II in the World Health Organization (WHO) and accounts for less than 1% of all astrocytic neoplasm. It is commonly found in childhood and young adults. This tumor has been described as part of the spectrum of Long-Term Epilepsy Associated Tumors (LEAT). The most common location is supratentorial, involving predominantly the temporal lobe. Here we present the case of a 6-year-old female with long-ter...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510033

Quantification and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater and Soil of Residential Areas around Awotan Landfill, Ibadan, Southwest-Nigeria

Olagunju TE, Olagunju AO, Akawu IH and Ugokwe CU

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 29, 2020

Non-sanitary landfill poses enormous threats to lives. In this study, heavy metals in groundwater and soil of residential areas around Awotan landfill, Ibadan, Southwest-Nigeria were quantified and associated environmental and health risks were assessed within 1-150 m and 151-300 m radii. A total of 20 samples of groundwater and soil each were analysed for Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, Fe and Zn using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). Pb was above the WHO permissible limit in groundwater while Cd was ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4010.1510038

Behaviour Modification in Weight Management: The Transtheoretical Mode of Change and the Motivational Interviewing

Tahir Omer

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 06, 2020

Addressing obesity is now a crucial public health challenge due to its sharply rising prevalence and despite the considerable effort directed at this, success is not yet fully achieved. Evidence has shown that effectively changing human behaviour and lifestyle is a corporate approach for weight management with recognised worthy success in achieving weight loss and maintenance. Behavioural change techniques are now chief contributory factors to any weight management program....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510149

Fulminant COVID-19 Pneumonia in a 53-Yr-Old Man: A Case Report

Vivian Gga Kwaghe, Zaiyad Garba Habib, Anthony Bawa, Francis Olayemi Adebayo, Alexander Agada Akor, Yunusa Thairu and Bissallah Ahmed Ekele

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 31, 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most serious complication of COVID-19 is a type of pneumonia that’s been called 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP). COVID-19 pneumonia presents as an atypical pneumonia, with diffuse bilateral lung involvement. Severe cases present with acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510148

Increase in Daily New COVID-19 Cases Not Seen Following the Wisconsin Primary Election April 2020

Andrew C Berry, DO, Madhuri S Mulekar, PhD and Bruce B Berry, MD

Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: July 30, 2020

We did not design the election process as an experiment, we observed the outcome of the events. Using the voting age population for the United States (US), and Wisconsin (WI), and daily COVID-19 case reports from various dashboards, daily new case rates (all rates per 100,000 voting age adults) were calculated. With election day April 7, allowing for initial incubation, we choose to measure April 12-21. WI daily new case rates were 3.647 in the 10 day period leading up to the election and they f...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510089

Effect of Sublingual Isolated Transfer Factors in a Case of Therapy Resistant Periungual Warts

Marcella Nascimento e Silva, MSc, MD and Karla Gonçalves, Pharm.B

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 08, 2020

Periungual warts (PW), also known as verruca vulgaris, are caused by the human papilloma virus and appear as skin lesions located around the nailfold but can also affect the nail plate. Unfortunately, some of the therapies mentioned are destructive by nature and can also damage the nail matrix, hyponychium or underlying bone. Here we describe a patient resistant to a range of standard treatments. His clinical condition dramatically improved after use of isolated transfer factors (TF)....