Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510154

More than a Persistent Urinary Tract Infection: The Usefulness of Ultrasound in the Emergency Department in a Clinical Case

Joaquín Asensio Sánchez and Cristina Asensio Sánchez

Article Type: Clinical Case | First Published: April 13, 2023

A 65-year-old male, hypertensive and non-insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus as the only personal history of interest, who came to the Emergency Department of our hospital with micturition symptoms consisting of dysuria and pollakiuria associated with mild hematuria and hypogastric pain of 14 days of evolution. The patient did not report fever or any other associated symptoms. In addition, he told us that, at first, he had gone to his Health Center and consulted his Primary Care Physician...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410274

Effects of Performance Enhancement Drugs on Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Blood Sugar Levels on a Healthy Adult Male: A Case Study

Resti Tito H Villarino and Maureen Lorence F Villarino

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: April 12, 2023

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are used as performance enhancement and are widely utilized among athletes and non-athletes worldwide. Although the risk-benefit ratio of using Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) explicitly Anabolic-androgenic steroids are primarily published as systematic reviews and post-mortem case reports, there are limited reports on the effects of PEDs on body mass index, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410156

Changing Trends in the Management of Accidental Dural Puncture during Labor Epidural Analgesia: A Narrative Review and Recent Updates

Surjya Prasad Upadhyay and Ajit Kanbur

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 31, 2023

Inadvertent or accidental dural puncture while attempting epidural for labor analgesia is a known anaesthetist complication with potential for post dural puncture headache, increased morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation and overall medical cost. Historically, following accidental dural puncture- resitation of the epidural catheter at another level was the norm. Over the last 2-3 decades, there is a paradigm shift in the management of dural puncture while attempting epidural....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510183

Quality of Life and its Causal Factors among Adult Patients with Common Mental Disorders Attending an Outpatient Clinic at Saint Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia, 2021: Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Rediet Eristu, Alemakef Wagnew and Adhanom G/Egziabher

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 08, 2023

Depressive, anxiety and somatic disorders are three major diagnostic groups of common mental health disorders that can affect health related quality of life negatively. Poor quality of life (QoL) in people with common mental disorders may increase the susceptibility to medical problems such as chronic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Quality of life is also the most sensitive indicator of the effects of psychiatric treatment....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510182

The Effect of Antenatal Care on Birth Weight in Low and Middle Income Countries

Rediet Eristu Teklu, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Tsegaw Amare and Biresaw Ayen Tegegne

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 05, 2023

Low birth weight (LBW) defined by WHO as weight at birth of less than 2.5 kg. LBW accounts for nearly half of all perinatal and one-third of all infant deaths. Around 20 million LBW babies are born each year, with 95.6% of them in developing countries. Antenatal care can significantly mitigate the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in low and middle income countries, according to studies. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of antenatal care on LBW using the most recent DHS data...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510181

Survival Analysis and Factors of the Timing of Antenatal Care Visit in Ethiopia: Accelerated Failure Time Shared Frailty Models

Rediet Eristu Teklu, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Wubeshet Debebe Negash, Samrawit Mihret Fetene, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Habtu Birhan Eshetu, Daniel Gshaneh Belay and Tewodros Getaneh Alemu

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 31, 2023

Antenatal care is the care given to pregnant women and adolescent girls by trained healthcare professionals. In 2017, almost 295,000 women lost their lives during, immediately after, or soon after childbirth in Ethiopia. The time of the first antenatal visit must be determined in order to enhance the health of pregnant women and their infants. The most recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) survey datasets from 2019 are used in this study. It will considerably hasten the nation's advancement...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510180

Delay in Healthcare-Seeking Behavior and its Associated Factors among Tuberculosis Patients Attending TB Clinic in Hawassa City Health Facilities in Sidamma Region, Hawassa Ethiopia, 2022

Amanuel Fanta and Aregahegn Daniel

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 31, 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern throughout the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Patient delay in seeking TB care is one impediment to sustainable development goals. There is limited data on patient delays seeking health care in the study area....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410423

Gorlin Goltz Syndrome: A Clinical Case Report

Zakaria ARKOUBI, Razika BENCHEIKH, Anas BENBOUZID, Abdelilah OUJILAL and Leila Essakalli

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2023

Like most syndromic diseases, it is responsible for systemic damage. Nevertheless, the main and feared type of affection is dermatological lesions of basal cell carcinoma type. The genetic expression lies in the mutation of the PTCH gene, a tumor suppressor, located on the long arm of chromosome 9....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410422

Displaced Laryngeal Fracture on Blunt Traumatism: About One Case

Zakaria ARKOUBI, Razika BENCHEIKH, Anas BENBOUZID, Abdelilah OUJILAL and Leila Essakalli

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2023

The blunt laryngotracheal traumatism can be frequently ignored by the patient itself due to the scarcity of symptoms related to this form of injury within the first hours. The importance of the damage can be not proportional to the rarity of clinical signs. In this article we are about to present a serious form of laryngeal damage in a patient with no vital signs....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410421

The Neuroanatomical Basis of Unfamiliar Presentations of Herpes Zoster: A Review and A Case Report

Maher N Ghabriel and Mounir N Ghabriel

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 31, 2023

Herpes zoster (HZ, shingles) is caused by reactivated varicella zoster virus, that travels along the peripheral branches from its dormant location in neurons of spinal and cranial sensory ganglia. HZ is well known for its skin vesicular eruptions and severe sensory neuropathy. Over the years, reports have described the occurrence of segmental paresis of skeletal muscles and the involvement of the large and small intestine, clinically resembling intestinal obstruction....