Health Sciences

Knowledge and practices regarding antenatal assessment among obstetric nurses

Aim: To assess the knowledge and practices regarding antenatal assessment among nurses working in obstetric units. Method: A descriptive research was done and data was collected from 60 nurses working in obstetric units of selected hospitals. Structured questionnaire and checklist was used to assess the knowledge and practices regarding antenatal assessment of nurses.

An exploratory study to assess the knowledge related to oxygen therapy among the staff nurses in a selected Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab

Oxygen is used as a medical treatment in both chronic and acute cases, and can be used in hospital, pre-hospital or entirely out of hospital, depend on the needs of the patient and the views of the medical professional advising. Ensuring that oxygen is administered in a timely and appropriate way using the right device is an important aspect of patient care. Selecting the right device can be difficult as there are a variety to choose from and a lack of practical information on selection.

Correlation between the prevalence of asthma among smokers and non smokers in al Jouf University, Sakaka

This study has focused on the prevelance of asthma in the  Smokers and non Smokers in Al Jouf  University, Sakaka. However, why the disease burden remains high in this group is unclear. The prevalence rate of asthma among smokers is (7.8%) and among non-smokers is (6.5%). We found that the cigarette smoking is not common among young university students with asthma symptoms

Laparotomies in children in low resource circumstances: Our experience in Chingola-Zambia

Abdominal conditions in children are always a challenge to a general surgeon working at a district hospital in a developing country like Zambia, in most situations working alone with limited resources. The situation is compounded by the shortage of specialized pediatric surgeons in the vicinity, shortage of specialized investigations like CT scan or MRI and limited laboratory investigations. Our focus of the research was Chingola, a mining town in the Copperbelt province of Zambia with a population of 200,000(2011 census).

Therapeutic evaluation of dressing with yashtimadhu ghrit in postoperative wound for analgesic effect

Pain creates uneasiness in human, compel him to rest. Postoperative pain can cause restlessness & that’s why many times damage to suturing material, wound dehiscence causing incisional hernia or recurrent hernia. There are many methods to relieve pain like psycho prophylactic preparation, use of nerve blocks, continuous epidural analgesia and spinal opoids in major operatives. In postoperative period many times parenteral and oral analgesics are used which includes NSAIDS, morphin derivatives and central pain inhibitors.

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor-unusual occurence in anterior maxilla : A case report

The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare benign odontogenic neoplasm epithelial in origin that accounts for approximately 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Epithelial cells of Pindborg tumour arise from remnants of the cells in the stratum intermedium layer of the enamel organ in tooth development.It mostly occurs in the mandibular posterior region of jaw. The occurrence of this tumour in the anterior maxilla (an uncommon site) makes it rarer.

Role of bone marrow examination in various hematological and non hematological disorders

Background: Bone marrow is involved in various hematological and non hematological disorders. Therefore, bone marrow examination is required to analyse the underlying etiology.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out in the department of Pathology, Government Medical College Rajkot, Gujarat (India) from January 2013 to June 2015. Bone marrow aspiration was done in 112 patients for various suspected hematological disorders.

Family role model based on quality of life in patients diabetes mellitus in probolinggo

Baground and the objective: Diabetes Millitus according to the  public referred to as diabetes is a metabolic disorder that caused by various factors, with the symtoms of chronic hyperglycemia and metabolic disorder in carbohidrate, fat, and protein (Yakti, 2011). Kraksaan district health centers, there were 173 patients with diabetes militus in 2013, this shows a decrease of about 5, 46% of people with diabetes millitus in 2012, namely 183 patients.