Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510130

Evaluation of the Neonatology Unit in the Care of Sick Newborns at the Institute of Child Nutrition and Health (INSE)

BANGOURA M'mah Aminata, DIALLO Ibrahima Sory, TOURÉ Thierno Aliou, DIOP Mamadou Moustapha, DOUKOURE Mamadou Aliou, Fofana Hawa, DIALLO Mariama Sadjo, DIALLO Abdoulaye Oumar, CONTE N'fanly, DIALLO Kadiatou Pethe, TOURE Amadou Oury, TOURE Abdoulaye and DIALLO Sory

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/05/13

To put an end to preventable newborn deaths, quality care must be provided throughout the continuum of care, i.e. during labor, at the time of delivery, during the first week of life and when newborns are ill or low birth weight. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neonatal unit in the context of newborn care according to WHO standards....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410449

Morbihan Disease: About a Case

Hamraoui Hafsa, Soughi Meryem, Baybaye Hanane, Douhi Zakia, Elloudi Sara and Mernissi Fatima Zahra

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/04/30

Morbihan disease (MD) is a rare entity. Its nosography is poorly understood, and its therapeutic management is difficult. We report a new case of MD. We report the case of a 39-year-old patient consulted in our department for a year with facial edema, erythema and papules reported by him, for which the patient was treated with cyclines, local and general corticosteroid therapy, without improvement. Clinical examination reveals significant edema of the forehead and eyelids with erythema of the ch...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410165

Traumatic Giant Diaphragmatic Hernia - Case Report and Review of Topic

Rosaura J Serrano, Kevin Avilés, Yanetzy E Corona, Jorge A Chávez and Azucena N Teófilo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/05/01

We present the case of a 48-year-old female with a history of symptoms including exertional dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, and cough with clear sputum for three months. She had a previous history of a car accident two years prior. Upon evaluation, vital signs and physical examination findings were normal. Imaging revealed a giant diaphragmatic hernia with intestinal loops and a transverse colon hernia in both lung fields, displacing the heart to the left....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286/1510094

Biopsy-Confirmed Lupus Nephritis with Advance Sclerosing Disease Managed with Overlap Treatment: A Case Report

Victoria Ogala-Akogwu, Peter Uduagbamen, Habib Galadanchi and Emmanuel Anteyi

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/05/04

Lupus nephritis, a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, can progress to end-stage kidney disease, often portends a poor prognosis. A kidney biopsy is very essential in cases of symptom overlap as it guides in formulating an effective treatment regimen....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510160

Compliance to International Guidelines and Rational Use of Antibiotics in Urinary Tract Infections in a Country without National Guidance: A Cross-Sectional Study

Joe El Khoury, MD, MPH, Nadine Saleh, PharmD, PhD, Nathalie Lahoud, PharmD, PhD, Patrick Maison, MD, PhD and Mira Hleyhel, PharmD, PhD

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/05/03

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are among the most common bacterial infections, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy with agents that minimize resistance is crucial. Despite international concern, adherence to guidelines is still suboptimal. This study aims to determine the effect of the absence of national guidelines and the rate of conformity to international guidelines among physicians in antibiotic prescriptions for the treatment of UTIs in adults; and detect the factors that are associated ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410181

Effect of Asparagus africanus (Asparaceae) Aqueous Extract on Renal Complications in High Fat Diet and Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetes in Male albino Wistar Rats

Focham Evans Ngwenah, Oumar Mahamat, Bashi Brenda Mugob and Tume Chrsitopher

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/05/02

Asparagus africanus has been claimed to possess antidiabetic activity in the ethnomedicinal literature. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of A. africanus (EAA) in control of renal complications in experimentally-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus in Wistar rats....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510263

Resistance Exercise Order Does Not Affect Training Intensity in Middle Aged and Older Women

Ágatha Graça, Alex Silva Ribeiro, Wendell Arthur Lopes, Arthur Garcia de Sales, Higor Santos Fonseca, Jerry L. Mayhew and Matheus Amarante do Nascimento

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/04/27

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of different resistance exercise orders on training intensity in middle-aged and older women. Twenty-three participants (age 50-78 years) were randomized into two RT groups: One group started training sessions performing multi-joint exercises followed by single-joint exercises (MS, n = 12; 58.92 ± 5.53 years), while the other group performed their session in the opposite order (SM, n = 11; 57.93 ± 11.89 years). Both groups completed RT sessions ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510264

Enhancing Precision Nutrition: Investigating the Interplay of Breath Acetone and Body Composition in Division I Athletes

Allyn Abadie and José R Fernández

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/04/29

Precision nutrition requires the discovery and understanding of quantitative biomarkers with sufficient between person variability. In healthy individuals, glucose is used as the preferential energy substrate and is not readily stored. Circumstances such as disease, fasting, or injury, can cause glucose to be unable to be used or not readily available. In these circumstances the body can utilize alternative energy sources such as ketones derived from stored fatty acids....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5866/1410049

Investigation on the Relationship between Metabolic Changes and Symptom Burden in Sport-Related Concussion Recovery

Allyn Abadie, José R Fernández and Ryan N Moran

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/05/17

A sport-related concussion (SRC) is a mild traumatic brain injury resulting from impulsive forces in sports, often presenting various symptoms. Clinicians lack objective measures and rely on subjective patient reports (via symptom checklists or inventories) to guide return-to-play decisions. These methods, however, may not reflect physiologic recovery, with concern over the under-reporting of symptoms to return to activity quicker. Quantitative tracking of physiologic recovery could offer a more...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410164

Rare Case of Intracalvarial Dermoid Cyst in an Adult

Priya Gupta and Aditya Patil

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/04/27

Intracranial extension of a dermoid cyst in temporal region of scalp is extremely rare and we present one such case along with its management and follow-up. Dermoid cysts are benign tumors which result from aberrant closure of the neural tube. They have thick capsules which are lined by squamous epithelium and contain skin appendages. About 7 percent of all dermoids are craniofacial dermoid cysts with an incidence of 0.03 to 0.14 percent [1]....