Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510100
Investigation of the Violence and Violence Types against the Healthcare Staff Working in 112 Emergency Service
Leyla Yaka and Nalan Gordeles Beser
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 29, 2018
This study was conducted between the dates of December 2015 and June 2016 with 100 healthcare staff (physicians and other personnel) working in emergency service stations, in the chief physician department of 112, and in the command and control center of 112, all of which fall within the body of the Niğde Provincial Directorate of Health. Before conducting the study, written permission to perform the study was obtained from the Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Ethical Committee and the Niğ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510099
Ethnic Diversity and its Effect on Illness Perception and Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Ayala Gonen
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 29, 2018
Israel is a country with a mosaic of different cultures. All residents undergo a process of change and are united under a single culture. The study main purpose was to investigate whether Ethnic diversity have effect on illness perception and self-management of Type 2 Diabetes patients (DSMES) in Israel. The methodology used was a descriptive, exploratory design, 250 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), born in Israel, or in the former USSR, aged 35-75, (response rate 80%). Two instrum...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAMM-2017/1710006
Prevalence of Vaginal Infections in Women under Screening to HPV Infection and Cervical Lesions in Brazilian Basic Health Service
Emanuella Francisco Fajardo, Gabriela Roberta Braz, Mara Rosa, Tatiane Marques, Bruno Belmonte Martinelli Gomes, Thiago Mantello Bianco, Ana Karina Marques Salge, Dayana Pousa Siqueira Abrahao, Eduardo Elias Vieira de Carvalho, George Kemil Abdalla and Douglas Reis Abdalla
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 06, 2018
Vaginal infections and inflammations are responsible for the most demand at gynaecology, because the main complains are leucorrhea and vulvovaginitis, there is a specifically interest in cervix cancer prevention. The aim of this study is to understand the prevalence of vaginal infections cases and cervical lesions, found in women attended at health basic units from Igarapava, Sao Paulo state, Brazil....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAIM-2017/1710005
Clinical Outcomes of Parathyroidectomy in Resistant Renal Hyperparathyroidism
Zafer Pekkolay, Emre Aydin and Faruk Kilinc
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2018
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with impaired calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D balance in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, and patients are often treated medically. However, some patients have medical treatment resistance. The definition of resistant renal hyperparathyroidism despite intake of calcimimetic, parathormon binding and vitamin D analogs persistent parathormon elevation and related symptoms. The only treatment for resistant renal hyperparathyroidism is surgery. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-407X.1510014
Influence of Insulin Resistance and TSH on the Risk of Malignancy of Thyroid Nodule
Erdal Sayyigit, Zafer Pekkolay and Alpaslan Kemal Tuzcu
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 12, 2018
The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in recent years. This increase may be due to the change of metabolic parameters in patients. This study was designed to clarify the association of malignancy of thyroid nodules with metabolic parameters. This study designed as a cross-sectional study between January 2018 and May 2018. Samples were collected from the patients by thyroid fine needle biopsy and patients who had thyroid surgery. Group 1 patients were pathologically benign patients; Group...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-407X.1510013
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Genetic Contributions from the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
Branavan Umayal, NV Chandrasekharan, WSS Wijesundera and Chandrika N Wijeyaratne
Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: October 08, 2018
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, present in 5-13% women of reproductive age. The endocrine manifestations of PCOS include excess androgen production of ovarian and/or adrenal origin and arrested follicular development leading to chronic oligo- or anovulation. Long term health risks of women with PCOS include cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and endometrial cancer. PCOS is diagnosed by chronic anovulation, polycystic ovaries on ultrasound and bioche...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510039
Pediatric Nature of Enteric Fever with Emerging Antibiogram: A Cross Sectional Study
Sameer Sarswat, Mithilesh Kumar and Raju Gupta
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 05, 2018
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening systemic infection occurring in developing countries like India. The presenting signs and symptoms of typhoid fever in children differ from adults. Some studies indicate reemergence of sensitivity of Salmonella with chloramphenicol. 164 children between 1-12 years of age with suspected enteric fever were enrolled in the study. Out of these, 73 patients were diagnosed as enteric fever and clinical features were compared among different age groups. Antibiotic se...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510038
Impact of Double Volume Exchange Transfusion on Biochemical Parameters in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Mohd Ibrahim Wani, Mudasir Nazir, Roumissa Lone, Mohd Rafiq, Syed Wajid Ali and Bashir Ahmad Charoo
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 05, 2018
Almost 60% of normal healthy term babies and 80% of preterm babies develop visible jaundice in the first week of life. Although the outcome of the majority is benign, newborns with untreated severe hyperbilirubinemia can develop short and long-term sequelae of bilirubin encephalopathy. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of exchange transfusion on various biochemical parameters and to assess the need for routine calcium gluconate supplementation during the procedure....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510037
Lifestyle, Diet and Body Mass Index in Offspring of Women with Pregestational and Gestational Diabetes
Nurah M Hammoud, Harold W de Valk, Lenie van Rossem, Geertje W Dalmeijer, Douwe H Biesma, Jan M Wit, Maarten Rijpert and Gerard HA Visser
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 05, 2018
Offspring from women with diabetes have an increased risk for childhood obesity, which may be related to the abnormal intrauterine environment, genetic imprinting or current diet and lifestyle. We analyzed whether diet and lifestyle differ between offspring from women with either type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes. We collected completed questionnaires from parents of 51 offspring from women with type 1 diabetes (ODM1), 21 of women with type 2 diabetes (ODM2) and 87 of women with gestational...