28 articles in this issue
Domingo Ly-Pen, Diana Ly-Liu
Traditionally, a positive modified Allens test (=MAT) had been considered a reliable proof of impaired arterial circulation in the hand. All medical books and plenty of data base for medical students and junior doctors include MAT as an essential procedur... see more
Mayank M Mahajan, R M Manolkar
Common bile duct stones (CBDSs) may occur in up to 6%10% of all adult patients for whom cholecystectomy is performed. Patients presenting with CBDS have symptoms including: biliary colic, jaundice, cholangitis, pancreatitis or may be asymptomatic. It is i... see more
Veena M. P., Maheswarappa Gowrakkal, V. Girish Kumar, P.S.P. Gupta, Narayanaswamy M
The high producing dairy cow is under high metabolic demandduring the period immediately following parturition due to themetabolic demands of increased milk production. Negative energy balance probably acts similarly to under nutrition and may manifest in... see more
Nippa Devi, Sudharani Chintagunta, Geetakiran Arakkal, Sai Krishna Nagula
Introduction: Androgenetic alopecia is a genetically determined disorder characterized by increased level of local androgen metabolites and increase androgen receptor binding in genetically predisposed men. AIM is to study the levels of androgens in males... see more
Shivprasad Kasat, Unnati Desai, Jyotsna M Joshi
Background- Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, has variable organ involvement. Pulmonary hydatid disease consists of a vast spectrum; a differential diagnosis to multiple lung diseases. We studied the clinico-radiolo... see more
Shazia Qayum, Rafiq Anjum, Punita Garg
Introduction: Ocular trauma is one of the major public health issues. More than 2.5 million ocularinjuries occur in the United States every year andout of whom about 50,000 lose part or all of their vision on permanent basis and this incidence is even hig... see more
Vijaya Rajesh Kamble, Kajal R. Mitra
im: The aim of this study was to investigate if correlation exists between Lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) attachment type and Anterior disc displacement (ADD), disc degeneration or articular surface degeneration in the population of central India. Methods... see more
Ngangom Lilavati, Arup Roy, Elim Marak, Gracy Laldinmawii, H. Rebachandra Singh, Kh. Sulochana Devi
Introduction: The CD4+ T lymphocytes are the primary target cells for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The enumeration of CD4+ T cells is the most important marker for HIV disease progression. The estimation of CD4+ T cell counts is used to decide the ... see more
Shagun Gupta, Virendra Kumar Gupta, Jitendra Prasad Bhatnagar, Prashant Agrawal, Ankit Agarwal, Sumit Bhatia, Ravi Garg, Kasturi Devatwal, Narbir Singh
Introduction: Jaundice is one of the commonest problems that can occur in a newborn. Many a times it is physiological in the newborn because liver is not mature enough to handle the bilirubin and there is an increased load of bilirubin due to a higher cir... see more
Nathiya S., Rajaram S., Philips Abraham
Background : Drug induced hepatotoxicity is a serious health problem that leads to treatment interruption and change in the treatment regimen during the course of therapy. Isoniazid (H), Rifampicin(R) and pyrazinamide (Z) are the commonly used drugs for t... see more
Suresh Goyal, Badrilal Meghwal, Bhupesh Jain, Sanjay Mehta
Objective: To study the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings in children with cerebral malaria. Material and Methods: This study was carried out on 39 cases of cerebral malaria admitted in pediatric department of tertiary care centre of South Rajasthan over... see more
Zelalem Desalegn, Adane Mihret, Habtamu Bedimo Beyene, Mengistu Yilma, Yimer Seid, Wondmagegn Tamiru, Abebe Ejigu, Wudma Alemu, Abdisa Boka, Yehenew Asemamaw
Background : Hepatitis B is a global public health problem and a major cause of liver disease, including chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis , and liver cancer. Pregna... see more
Santosh Kumar Deo, BishnuHari Paudel, Rita Khadka, Nirmala Limbu, Deepak Sharma
Background: This study examines the impact of different mood states on exertional dyspnea during standard exercise stress test in healthy subjects. Methodology: 25 healthy subjects went through standard cycle ergometer exercise test on three separate days... see more
Divya Khare, Manali Shah, Abhinav Sathe
Aim: To study and compare the effect of concentric and eccentric Resisted Exercise on resting blood pressure and heart rate in hypertensive individuals. Methodology: 30 hypertensive individuals were selected and randomized into two groups; Group A and B. ... see more
Rahul Ashok Gosavi, Mr. Tushar Bhabal, Mr. Sandeepan Mukherjee, Dr. Sweta Kothari, Dr. Mira Ramaiya, Dr. Abhay Chowdhary, Dr. Ranjana Deshmukh
Background: The role of chemokines on the integrity of Central Nervous system (CNS) during malaria infection remains unclear; we therefore, in this study investigated the alternation in gene expression of chemokines in the Brain samples of P. yoelii 17XL ... see more
Mary Hazarika Bhuyan, Chang HomThoumoung
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the role of trans-abdominal and transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of uterine mass. To evaluate the accuracy of trans-abdominal sonography (TAS) and trans vaginal ultrasonography (TVS) for the diagno... see more
Satyam Prakash, Nand Kishore Sah, Khushbu Yadav, Jitendra Kumar Singh
Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy which is a life threatening disease among young premenopausal women affecting their sexuality, femininity, body image, and maternal issues following mastectomy may lead the wome... see more
Pallavi Waghalkar, Nikhil Akude
Aims and Objective: Aim of the present study was to evaluate efficacy of perfusion index as a non-invasive monitor of hemodynamic responses in comparison to heart rate and blood pressure following insertion of endotracheal tube. Material and Method: The s... see more
Veerabhadra Goud G.K, Sudha Patil, M. A. Rahman
Background: Diabetes mellitus is an endocrinal disorder. Patients with type 2 diabetes are at high risk for several cardiovascular disorders: coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Materia... see more
Sweetline Subha M, Sasidharan Nair M, M. Paul Wilson, Ashabi M, Salini R Varma
A randomized double blinded controlled study was done with oral Clonidine and intravenous Lignocaine. The aim of the study was to compare the laryngoscopy and intubation responses after the administration of the study drug and the control drug. In this st... see more
Poorani Gananathan, Aruna Prakasa Rao, Ganesan Singaravelu, Elanchezhiyan Manickam
Plasmonic Photo therapy (PPT) is a developing treatment modality for premalignant and malignant conditions. In this study, Gold nanospheres of 30 nm chose as potential sensitizer based on their pros and cons. Green Light Emitting Diode (LED) with 530nm of... see more
Ramit Dey, Piyali Das, Subhradev Biswas, Goutam Banerjee, Sharmistha Ghoshal, Debashis Pramanik
Objectives: Anaemia mainly iron deficiency (hypochromic, microcytic) type is one of the major health problems in the developing countries like India. Because of the increased nutritional demand, anaemia is often prevalent in the adolescent age group which... see more
Reeti Rajan, Devi Gayathri
Introduction: Over the years pregnant patients with overt diabetes is increasing. Hence it is worthwhile to have a clinical study on overt diabetes complicating pregnancies . This study helps to know the frequency of occurrence of overt diabetes and its c... see more
Vivek Sharma, Rashid Anjum, Tarun Pratap Singh, Amit Dahiya
Introduction: Vitamin D insufficiency, even in its milder form, is associated with an increased risk of fracture through negative calcium balance. Clinical studies have indicated that intervention with vitamin D supplementation reduced the incidence of fa... see more
Shraddha Milind Pore, Smita Laxman Gaidhankar, Swapnil Shahaji Jadhav, Santosh K. Naik, Sunita Jaiprakash Ramanand
Introduction: Evaluating qualitative aspects of drug use against established standards helps to identify specific areas of problem which inturn helps to plan focused interventions to facilitate rational use of drugs. Presence of high risk condition during... see more
P. S. Uike, S Dudhgaonkar, R. S. Jagdhani
Objectives: The study was designed to evaluate awareness, perception and attitude about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among medical college undergraduates in tertiary care teaching institute. Methods: Detailed questionnaire elicited information on ... see more
Shalaka Nellore, Preeti Rustagi
Aim and Objective: We investigated the effect of continuous epidural infusion of bupivacaine following lower segment cesarean section under general or spinal anesthesia on breastfeeding and neonatal weight gain. Methods: The study enrolling 80 female pati... see more
Dr. Sivagami G, Dr. S. Sundar, Dr. Rathika Rai
For most patients with a developmental enamel disorders full mouth rehabilitation is one of the most effective option to restore aesthetics and function. This clinical report describes the details of rehabilitation of one such patient with Amelogenesis im... see more