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Behavior of pregnancy in adolescence, Mantilla health area, 2019-2020 2019-2020年青少年怀孕行为研究，Mantilla健康区

Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0030

Adriel Martìnez Rodríguez, Ada de las Nieves Rodríguez Reyes, Elisa Maria Puentes Rizo, Pedro Rolando López Rodríguez, Ailé Cruz Arias

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The clinical value of serum alpha-fetoprotein 血清甲胎蛋白的临床价值

Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0027

Agbecha Ayu

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Ubiquity of repetitive stress injury disorders in the OPD of Karachi, Pakistan 巴基斯坦卡拉奇OPD重复性应激损伤障碍的普遍性

Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0026

Muhammad Atayyab Talha Irfan, Khadija shakeel, Hira Zehra, Usman Khalid, Faizan Saeed Syed, Nida Rizvi, Kashif Bashir

{"title":"Ubiquity of repetitive stress injury disorders in the OPD of Karachi, Pakistan","authors":"Muhammad Atayyab Talha Irfan, Khadija shakeel, Hira Zehra, Usman Khalid, Faizan Saeed Syed, Nida Rizvi, Kashif Bashir","doi":"10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0026","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A musculoskeletal disorder is the pain or injury in the joints, muscle, tendon, ligament, and its associated structures that support head, neck, upper and lower limb. These disorders can be trigger from repetitive exposure to awkward posture and due to psychological, social and occupational factors. Musculoskeletal disorders are the second leading cause of disability globally. The frequency of musculoskeletal disorders in physiotherapy OPDs of Karachi, Pakistan has not been reported yet, so this study investigated the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders in physiotherapy OPD of Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the frequency of musculoskeletal disorder in patients visiting physiotherapy outpatient department of various tertiary care hospitals situated in Karachi, Pakistan. Material and Method: A cross sectional survey study was carried out by using a self-constructed questionnaire to observe the frequency of MSD in physiotherapy. Data collection was done under the supervision of senior physical therapist. Results: 403 patients were included in this study from various physiotherapy OPDs. to evaluate the frequency of MSK disorders in which 166 were males and 237 were females. The minimum and maximum ages of the candidates who participated in the study were 8 and 69 years respectively. The results showed that 72.5% of patients in OPD had MSD in relevance to 28% of the patients suffering from neurological disorders [Table 3, 4]. Conclusion: Muscular-skeletal disorders are common among patients visiting in physiotherapy OPDs of Karachi, Pakistan. The most influenced region observed were the low back and shoulder due to overuse and also the knee which was persistent in elderly patients. Female patients were seen to have higher rate of MSK disorders which affects their daily activity than man. Suitable preventive and proper management methods are suggested to lessen MSK disorders.","PeriodicalId":117900,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129283284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Simulation in dental medicine: Current state and prospects 牙科医学模拟:现状与展望

Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0028

Manel Ben Amar, Yosra Gassara, Hajer Hentati, Jamil Selmi

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Mustard surgery three months after a COVID-19 infection: A case report COVID-19感染后三个月的芥菜手术:病例报告

Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0029

Ilen Corrales Arredondo, C. Alfredo Mario Naranjo Ugalde, Lais Angélica Ceruto Ortiz, Yudith Escobar Bermúdez, Pedro Rolando López Rodríguez

{"title":"Mustard surgery three months after a COVID-19 infection: A case report","authors":"Ilen Corrales Arredondo, C. Alfredo Mario Naranjo Ugalde, Lais Angélica Ceruto Ortiz, Yudith Escobar Bermúdez, Pedro Rolando López Rodríguez","doi":"10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53022/oarjmccr.2021.1.1.0029","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This past year, on a global scale, since 2019, public health warnings have gone off because of the recent epidemiological crisis set of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic holds responsibility for millions of infections, manifesting broadly in its clinical presentation, which ranges from asymptomatic carriers to respiratory failure, myocardial pathology and death; increasing the rates of hospitalization. Pediatric patients are at high risk of contracting the disease including those with congenital cardiomyopathy that are in need of surgical intervention in order to survive. Objective: Show that there exists an opportunity for elective surgical treatment and short term and medium term recovery in these patients in spite of respiratory and cardiovascular sequelae. Case presentation of an eleven-month infant diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Vessels, who after three months of idleness for having tested positive for COVID-19, received definitive surgical care for the initial diagnosis. Results: The perioperative strategy was based in the probable sequelae due to the infection. There are not respiratory complications like consequence for the previous lung injury. The auriculoventricular dysfunctional immediate post-operative was related with the surgical technique. Conclusion: A period no less than three months could be offer security for surgery using extracorporeal circulation in pediatric patients who suffered COVID-19. Patient with favorable post-op prognosis resulting from the work of a multi-disciplinary team that met all challenges of the complications inherent in the post-operative period following a complex cardiovascular surgery along with those of a potentially fatal virus.","PeriodicalId":117900,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132897360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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