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Perception of Medical Students about Electronic Discharge Summaries
Abstract: On the increase is the utilization of electronic discharge summaries (EDS) for clinical perspective as well as for research; but rarely studies have been made in recent years which look at the perspectives of medical students regarding usage of EDS. Medical students are a critical stakeholder in the hospital operations and they can provide useful analysis on everyday processes that impact patient care throughout the process of discharge summary. The …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2012 · pp. 18–29 Read article
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Health Status of Adolescents in India: A Review Article
Abstract: The term adolescence refers “to emerge” or “achieve identity” is a new concept, in development thinking. Universally, the age group of 10–19 years is thought to be the time of pre-adulthood. It is obvious that in India, age cut-off points of youths have been settled distinctively under various projects keeping in view the targets of that approach or program. For instance, young people in the draft Youth Policy have been …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 5–8 Read article
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Anthropometric Measurements as Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors Did Not Associate with Echocardiography Determinants in Type 2 Diabetes
Abstract: Obesity and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) are risk factors for cardiovascular events. Anthropometric measurements are considered as independent risk factors for these events. This study aimed to assess the link between anthropometric measurements that are considered as risk factors for cardiovascular events and echocardiography determinants in T2D. A total number of 50 T2D patients (20 males and 30 females) with a median age of 58.8 years were included in this …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Assessing Job Stress and Satisfaction among Indian Nurses
Abstract: Though some amount of stress has been attributed to positively impact work success, but excess can create dissatisfaction and even lead to decrease in moral and high attrition. Understanding the major contributor to work, stress can bring huge changes in every aspect of work life. The objective of present work is to evaluate the sources of job stress and satisfaction among nurses of a super specialty hospital to suggest measures …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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The Melancholic Humour (Khilt-e-Sawda)
Abstract: Humoral theory is one of the basic concepts of Unani system of medicine.Akhlat (humors) is “Admixture” which refers to body fluids. The body contains four major humors, i.e., dam, balgham, safra and sawda: a right proportion according to quality and quantity constitutes health and irregular distribution of these constitutes diseases. The melancholic humor is fourth fluid of the body which attributed to black in colour. It has very important functions …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 22–25 Read article
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Speaker Variations and Vocal Disguise
Abstract: The process of recognizing the speaker based on parameters like pitch, loudness and other acoustic attributes is called speaker recognition. Speaker recognition is considered to be challenging. The voice changing apps facilitating vocal disguise have further made this process even difficult. The voice changing apps can induce variations, some of these variations may be predominantly different, even though these apps can disguise a person’s voice, certain parameters may stay real …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 15–19 Read article
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Cryptosporidium parvum Mediated Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Patients
Abstract: Cryptosporidium parvum is one of the important diarrheal agents, especially in malnourished children and immunocompromised patients. Of the many species, Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are the two major species that cause water borne outbreaks. The geographic difference in the distribution of parasite has been attributed to sources and its mode of transmission. The parasite is able to survive in the environment for long time and is resistant to many …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 5–9 Read article
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Progress from the Traditional Vaccines to Novel Rational Vaccine Designs
Abstract: Vaccines are among the most valuable assets for saving human and animal lives. The vaccines discovered and designed on the Pasteurian principles laid the foundations of the traditional vaccine regime during the late-19th century. Some traditional vaccine designs proved remarkably successful, while others had safety or efficacy problems, and still others failed- particularly those against diseases caused by non-cultivable, hyper-variable or opportunist pathogens, or those requiring cellular immunity. The problems …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 17–31 Read article
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Heart Rate and Serum Nitric Oxide Express Circahoralian Oscillation in Hypertensive Patients
Abstract: Cardiovascular cells possess circadian oscillators and certain cardiovascular diseases are attributed to disruption in cardiac circadian rhythm. This study is aimed to find the association between the serum level of nitrogen species and the electrocardiograph records taking in consideration the circahoralian oscillation in hypertensive patients. A total number of fifty hypertensive patients and twenty healthy subjects were admitted in this study. The anthropometric measurements and lipid profile were determined. Serum …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 20–25 Read article
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Mucormycosis: An Emerging Challenge among COVID-19 Patients
Abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare angio-invasive opportunistic fungal infection that has become an emerging challenge among COVID-19 patients. The higher incidence of mucormycosis among COVID-19 patients has been attributed to hypoxia, pre-existing or steroid induced diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, increased ferritin levels, and SARS-CoV-2 or steroid mediated immunosuppression. Other contributing factors include prolonged hospitalization with or without use of mechanical ventilators.The epidemiology and etiopathogenesis of this disease are still evolving. Once infected, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 34–37 Read article
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Asthma in Children
Abstract: Asthma is described as a disruptive disease of the pulmonary airways attributable to contraction of airway muscle, accelerated mucus secretion, and infection. The airlines of asthmatic individuals are hyper attentive to a variety of stimuli which includes bloodless air, atmospheric irritants. Pharmacologically lively chemicals, numerous drugs, and hyperventilation. Prevalence in numerous populations of kids ranged from I .37% to II .4% or higher. Most studies record a preponderance of allergies …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 20–27 Read article
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Contextual Cueing for Retrieval of Nouns and Verbs in Persons with Anomic Aphasia
Abstract: Persons with anomic aphasia exhibit word finding difficulties. These word finding difficulties are often attributed to lexical semantic breakdown and are manifested as naming difficulty. The errors on naming can be overcome by using cues. Cues can be of different types such as phonemic, semantic etc. Many studies have been carried out to determine the efficacy of such cues. Verbal contextual cue is also a type of cue where the …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Placebo in Contemporary Medical Era: A Review
Abstract: Patients attribute their health to the medicine. The other side of the picture is that their health is just about what do they expect. Clinical efficacy of medicines needs the optimism from their patients. Placebo was analyzed, its activity in prefrontal cortex assessed, raising dopamine levels. Other Expectations of patients play vital role in bringing them back to healthy life, alongside medicine. This review summarizes the data of scientific findings …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 39–47 Read article
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Novel Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria from Rhizospheres of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera): 16S rRNA Typing and Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal their Distinct Identity
Abstract: AbstractPlant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) comprise a large portion of soil microbiome and are essential for the growth of plants as they are capable of exhibiting a range of plant growth promoting biochemical mechanisms. Reports on rhizosphere microflora of date palm tree Phoenix dactylifera are scarce and the rhizomicrobiome of the date palm tree is expected to have microbial members that exhibit features to overcome stress due to varying conditions such …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 11–25 Read article
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Effect of Chronic Inescapable Footshock and Antidepressant Treatment on BDNF/TrkB Levels in Rat Hippocampus
Abstract: Depression is a major health problem globally. Chronic stress arising out of life style or social factors may trigger depression, the molecular basis of which has been attributed to alterations of brain chemicals like neurotrophins. Among these neurotrophins, brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates many physiological functions in the brain, alteration of which has been well associated with the pathogenesis of depression. Stress-induced helplessness in rodents constitutes a well-defined model to investigate …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2012 · pp. 12–21 Read article
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Marijuana
Abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has both negative and positive attributes. Those with OCD find themselves genetically endowed with traits that will help them succeed in life--creativity, a sense of detail/symmetry, tenacious motivation, and a propensity for achievement in the arts, writing, and education. Without one major caveat though, OCD would be a strong quality for general success--the life of one with OCD may be overly complex and mentally tortuous. In this …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 30–34 Read article
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Metastasis of Lobular Breast Carcinoma to Cervix: A Case Report
Abstract: In India breast cancer is a very common malignancy. About 1 in 22 Indian women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. The incidence in US is 1 in 8 women. Increased incidence can be attributed to lifestyle. Among the two major subtypes of carcinoma breast lobular cancer is rare. Common sites of metastasis are lung, liver, bone, brain. Metastasis of lobular carcinoma to cervix is a very uncommon …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 11–14 Read article
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An Overview on Resistant Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
Abstract: Hypertension is a universal health issue, which is an utmost attributor for the weight of cardiovascular diseases when BP leftovers resistant or stubborn to therapeutic events. Notwithstanding the progressive growth in the antihypertensive therapy, the incidence of resistant hypertension is assessed to be less than 5% of the hypertensive inhabitants. Resistant hypertension is well-defined as blood pressure that leftovers over head the goal line in meanness of the simultaneous usage …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 16–30 Read article
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Relation of Thyroid Profile in Gall Stone Disease Patients
Abstract: Introduction: Gallstone disease is a very common gastro-intestinal disorder which is present worldwide. They may form because of many different disorders and the basis for it is impaired metabolism of cholesterol, bilirubin and bile acid and is characterized by formation of stones in hepatic or common bile duct or gall bladder. There has been a discussion, regard to the relation of thyroid disorders and gallstone disease, there are several explanations …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 8–12 Read article
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Fissure-in-ano: A Review
Abstract: Fissure-in-ano is a common a troubling and painful proctologic problem with a tendency towards nonhealing and persistence. It affects a great majority of the population world over. Failure of fissures to heal has been attributed to persistent internal sphincter spasm. Medical manipulation should be a first-line treatment in anal fissure, but their limitations include side effects, poor compliance, and recurrence of the fissure. A cautious surgical approach is required to …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 13–22 Read article