Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710045
Preserving Foot Length: Pan-Digital Amputation an Alternative Amputation to Transmetatarsal Amputation: A Case Study
Jered M Stowers, DPM, Paul Carroll, DPM and Jonathon J Sharpe, DPM
Article Type: Case Study | First Published: May 25, 2020
Maintaining foot length during limb salvage procedures is of paramount importance to maintaining foot function. Currently, the most clinically accepted amputation for an unsalvageable forefoot is the transmetatarsal amputation. While this procedure has predictable results, there are pitfalls to the procedure. Under certain circumstances, a pan-digital amputation may be a more functional amputation. There is limited literature on outcomes of this procedure. The case presented highlights a patient...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410138
Solitary Brain Metastasis in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer - A Case Report
Sonha Nguyen, Sameer Shah, Neil Dudheker and Vishal Ranpura
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 04, 2020
Adenocarcinoma of prostate is the most common cancer affecting men in United States. The most common sites of prostate cancer metastasis are to bone and pelvic lymph nodes. Brain metastases are rare and reported in less than 1% of prostate cancer patients. Among the patients with brain metastasis, most of them had concurrent systemic disease involvement, such as: bone, lymph node, liver and/ or lung metastasis. We report a case of patient with low risk prostate cancer, stage IV B, with well cont...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510108
Covid-19 Pandemic and Health Professionals: Practical Approaches
Rebecca Renata Lapenda do Monte, Francisco de Assis Fernandes Tavares, Bruno Barreira Cardoso, Alyne Barreto Mesquita de Goes, Thais Cristina Loyola da Silva, Brenda de Oliveira Silva, Yara Saiane Marim Araujo, Amália Cinhtia Meneses Rego and Irami Araújo-Filho
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 28, 2020
COVID-19 disease is a pandemic, with severe clinical manifestations, high lethality and which has reached at least 128 countries. In this sense, the bioprotection of health professionals is a fundamental principle in preserving the lives of those who work in the direct care of patients who are victims of SARS-CoV-2. Each day the number of confirmed cases exceeds the most optimistic estimates, which cause severe damage and overload in the infrastructure of health systems. The present study addres...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510107
Investigation of Cases of Violence against Women: Examples of the Eastern Turkey
Turgut Dolanbay, Serhat Tunc, Levent Sahin and Murat Aras
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 27, 2020
In our country, women are mostly exposed to domestic violence. It is known that almost one in four women is exposed to physical violence. The low level of women’s education in the east of Turkey, the lack of economic freedom, and the low income level are among the main reasons for violence against women. It was aimed to raise awareness of the issue by drawing attention to the issue of violence against women, which frequently takes place in the national and international media and contribute to...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410182
ABO-Rhesus Blood Group Distribution among Peri-Partum Cardiomyopathy Patients: A Multi-Center Study in Sokoto, Nigeria
Hayatu Umar, MBBS, MSc, FWACP, Simeon Alabi Isezuo, MBBS, MPH, FMCP, FESC, Muawiyya Zagga Usman, MBBS, FMCP, Adeshina A Yusuf, MBBS, Bello Tambuwal Umar, MBBS, MMED (Int. Med), Femi Akindotun Akintomide, MBBS, FMCP, Abdulaziz Aminu, MBBS, Aminu Sakajiki Muhammad, MBBS, MSc, FMCP, Abubakar Sadiq Maiyaki, MBBS, FWACP, Hamidu Muhammad Liman, MBBS, FMCP, Isah Omokhudu Oborien, MBBS, FMCP, Musa Baba Muhammad, MBBS, FWACP, Abdulmumini Yakubu, MBBS, FWACP, Samaila Bello, MBBS, Usman Muhammad Waziri, MB
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: June 12, 2020
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death among women of child bearing age in Northern Nigeria. As much as 60% of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) was reported among women with heart failures in a tertiary health institution in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria and was responsible for about 34% of deaths in peripartum women in South Africa. The Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals (MDG & SDG) 2000 to 2015 and 2015 to 2030, respectively have it as their cardinal quests, to reduce matern...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410181
A Rare Case of End-Stage HF Salvaged by Rescue Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Yaser Khalid, DO, Neethi Dasu, DO, Kirti Dasu, BA, Paul Jang, DO and Vivek Sailam
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 06, 2020
End-stage heart failure (HF) is defined as a lack of improvement of HF symptoms and frequent exacerbations despite maximal medical therapy. Current guidelines recommend against the use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) as a rescue device in end-stage HF. CRT is a promising intervention for new-onset end-stage HF for patients who may be able to recover enough of their EF to restart goal-directed medical therapy (GDMT). This report highlights the promising clinical outcome of an unconvent...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410180
Covid-19 Therapeutic Prospects: Cardiotoxicity Concerns
Olawale Adeyemi, BS, MD
Article Type: Commentary | First Published: June 03, 2020
There has been extensive research on developing a treatment regimen for COVID-19. Coadministering Chloroquine and Azithromycin have shown promising results in infected people. However, these medications have a peculiar side effect; QT prolongation. Physicians should be aware of the populations taking them and routine EKGs are recommended in these candidates. Since December 2019, there was an outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was first reported in Wuhan, China. However, th...