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Designing Intelligent System for Stratification of COVID-19 Asymptomatic Patients 新型冠状病毒肺炎无症状患者分层智能系统设计

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2020-08-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20201004.17

M. Buheji, Abdul Rahman Buheji

引用次数: 15

Mitigation of Risks of Complications and Deaths among the Elderly during Pandemics- Designing an Integrated Communication Framework Based on the Accumulated Experience of the Elderly Risks during the COVID-19 First Wave 降低大流行期间老年人并发症和死亡风险——基于COVID-19第一波老年人风险积累经验的综合沟通框架设计

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2020-08-01 DOI: 10.5923/j.ajmms.20201007.12

M. Buheji, A. Al-Nakash, Katiane da Costa Cunha, Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha, Marianne Lucena da Silva, Tulika Chetia Yein, J. Al-Salman

{"title":"Mitigation of Risks of Complications and Deaths among the Elderly during Pandemics- Designing an Integrated Communication Framework Based on the Accumulated Experience of the Elderly Risks during the COVID-19 First Wave","authors":"M. Buheji, A. Al-Nakash, Katiane da Costa Cunha, Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha, Marianne Lucena da Silva, Tulika Chetia Yein, J. Al-Salman","doi":"10.5923/j.ajmms.20201007.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/j.ajmms.20201007.12","url":null,"abstract":"The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a contagious disease that has triggered a global crisis and led to more than 425,000 deaths till the time of this paper. Most of those death occurred among the elderly which proven to be the most high risk vulnerable group both physically and mentally. This paper targets to address the vulnerability of the elderly age group during COVID-19, with a focus on both the immunological and mental health aspects. The analysis of the literature published on the pandemic shows that the policies for social isolation for the elders can be better aligned to compensate for the variety of needs of this elderly group. Holistic risk mitigation, communication model framework is proposed to compensate for the preventive demands of both elderly’s mental and physical health during pandemics, based on the experience of the first wave.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125374791","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}

引用次数: 4

Hearing the Silent Voices of COVID-19 Patients on Mechanical Ventilators: The Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Approach 聆听COVID-19机械呼吸机患者的沉默声音:使用辅助和替代沟通(AAC)方法

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2020-08-01 DOI: 10.5923/j.ajmms.20201007.04

M. Buheji, Muntadher Alhaddad, Aliya Salman, Zahra AlShuwaikh, H. Jahrami

引用次数: 4

Effect of Liquid Extract of Pear Avocado Leaf (Persea americana) on Plasma Levels of Aminotransferases, Cholesterol and Total Bile Acids in Hypertensive Patients 梨牛油果叶提取物对高血压患者血浆转氨酶、胆固醇及总胆汁酸水平的影响

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2014-06-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20140403.01

M. Olaniyan

{"title":"Effect of Liquid Extract of Pear Avocado Leaf (Persea americana) on Plasma Levels of Aminotransferases, Cholesterol and Total Bile Acids in Hypertensive Patients","authors":"M. Olaniyan","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20140403.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20140403.01","url":null,"abstract":"Raw liquid extract of Avocado pear leaf is of medicinal importance in the treatment of hypertension. In Oke-Ogun area of Oyo state, this extract is being used as an alternative therapy in the treatment of hypertension in human subjects. This work was designed to evaluate the Effect of Liquid Extract of Pear Avocado Leaf used in the Traditional Treatment of Hypertension on the Plasma Levels of Aminotransferases, Total Bile Acids, Total and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Fifty (50) anicteric newly diagnosed hypertensive patients with an abnormal increase in plasma cholesterol and blood pressure aged 45 and above that have not been treated with any hypertensive medication but have decided to be treated traditionally using avocado pear leaf extract were recruited from the traditional homes in ATISBO, Saki-East and Saki-West Local government areas of Oke-Ogun - the Northern part of Oyo state-Nigeria. Five (5) milliliter of venous blood was obtained from each subjects after an overnight fasting before and after the administration of the liquid extract for the extraction of plasma. Plasma Alanine amino-transferase(ALT), Aspartate amino-transferase (AST), Total Bile Acids(TBA), Low Density Lipoprotein(LDL) and Total Cholesterol were analysed in the samples of the patients biochemically by spectrophotometry including autoanalysis. The result obtained showed a significantly higher mean value of plasma Total and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the subjects before the administration of the liquid extract of avocado pear leaf than the values obtained post-administration with p 0.01. The findings of this study revealed a significant alteration in the plasma level of ALT, AST, LDL and Total Cholesterol in the subjects after the administration of the liquid extrac of avocado pear leaft. The evaluation of these biochemical parameters in hypertensive patients undergoing traditional therapy using the extract is therefore recommended.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"24 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125992783","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}

引用次数: 7

Prognostic Contribution of the New Immunoglobulin (Ig) Biomarkers (Freelite™ and Hevylite™) in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (WM) 新的免疫球蛋白(Ig)生物标志物(Freelite™和Hevylite™)在Waldenstrom大球蛋白血症(WM)中的预后贡献

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.05

M. Kyrtsonis, E. Koulieris, D. Maltezas, T. Tzenou, S. Harding, E. Kastritis, N. Kafassi, Vassiliki Bartzis, A. Efthymiou, K. Bitsanis, M. Gavriatopoulou, E. Terpos, C. Kalpadakis, M. Angelopoulou, T. Vassilakopoulos, A. Bradwell, P. Beris, G. Pangalis, P. Panayiotidis, M. Dimopoulos

{"title":"Prognostic Contribution of the New Immunoglobulin (Ig) Biomarkers (Freelite™ and Hevylite™) in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (WM)","authors":"M. Kyrtsonis, E. Koulieris, D. Maltezas, T. Tzenou, S. Harding, E. Kastritis, N. Kafassi, Vassiliki Bartzis, A. Efthymiou, K. Bitsanis, M. Gavriatopoulou, E. Terpos, C. Kalpadakis, M. Angelopoulou, T. Vassilakopoulos, A. Bradwell, P. Beris, G. Pangalis, P. Panayiotidis, M. Dimopoulos","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.05","url":null,"abstract":"Clinical utility of serum free light chains (sFLC) and heavy chain (HLC) IgM were assessed, using Freelite and Hevylite assays in 70 WM patients. The result showed that median involved (i) sFLC -kappa and -lambda were 45.6 and 78.3mg/ L respectively; median sFLC (kappa+lambda) was 67.4 mg/ L. While, median FLCR (involved/uninvolved FLC ratios) were 2.7 and 6.9 in ikappa- and ilambda -restricted patients respectively. Moreover, increased isFLC, sFLC (kappa+lambda) and FLCR were correlated significantly with shorter time to first treatment (TFT) and adverse survival (OVS). Median iIgM-kappa and iIgM -lambda were 25.4 and 34.8g/L respectively; median HLCR (involved/uninvolved HLC ratios) were 185.5 and 101.9 in kappa- and lambda- restricted patients respectively. In addition, the increased iHLC and HLCR correlated significantly with shorter TFT. Hence, sFLC and HLC measurements appeared to be both prognostic in WM.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"205 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122038542","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}

引用次数: 0

Analysis of Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Levels of Patients Toward Food Services at General Hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯麦加综合医院患者对食品服务满意度的影响因素分析

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.03

A. Abdelhafez, Lina Al Qurashi, Reem Al Ziyadi, Aroob Kuwair, Maram Shobki, Haneen Mograbi

{"title":"Analysis of Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Levels of Patients Toward Food Services at General Hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia","authors":"A. Abdelhafez, Lina Al Qurashi, Reem Al Ziyadi, Aroob Kuwair, Maram Shobki, Haneen Mograbi","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.03","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies showed that hospital food services remain to be a widespread problem all over the world. This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting satisfaction level of patients with food services in a sample of general hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional study was carried out in four general hospitals including 250 patients. Interview questionnaire was used for measuring satisfaction of the patients with food and food services. Results showed that (78.8%) of patients were satisfied overall with quality of food services in hospitals. Positive correlation was detected between the overall satisfaction level and the different aspects related to food and food services, the first three variables that had the strongest correlation with overall satisfaction were the taste of foods, being served with the favourite food and food appearance. Logistic regression analysis revealed that low monthly income, taste and temperature of food, attitude of staff serving food, and absence of disturbance inside, and outside the room were associated with satisfaction with hospital food and food services (p < 0.05) .Increasing the quality of foods and hospital food services increases the level of overall satisfaction with foods and food services. Ongoing education and communication with patients and dieticians is important in improving satisfaction with foodservice.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126315850","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}

引用次数: 32

Phytochemistry and Toxicity Studies of Telfairia Occidentalis Aqueous Leaves Extract on Liver Biochemical Indices in Wistar Rats 西洋参水提物对Wistar大鼠肝脏生化指标的植物化学及毒性研究

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.03

E. C. E, A. E. E, Udoh N. S

{"title":"Phytochemistry and Toxicity Studies of Telfairia Occidentalis Aqueous Leaves Extract on Liver Biochemical Indices in Wistar Rats","authors":"E. C. E, A. E. E, Udoh N. S","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.03","url":null,"abstract":"This study assessed the effect of oral ad ministration of aqueous extract of Telfairiaoccidentalis (TO) leaves on liver biochemical indices in Wistar albino rats. Fifty rats weighing 150-200g were div ided into 2 groups A and B, to test for acute (10 days) and sub-acute (4 weeks) effect respectively. Each group consisted of 25 rats, which were fu rther div ided into 5 sub-groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Sub-group 1 served as control and was orally gavaged with standard animal feed only, while sub-groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 were the test groups. In addition to the standard animal feed, 500mg/kg, 1000mg/ kg, 2000mg/kg and 4000mg/ kg of the extract was orally gavaged to the test groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The standard animal feed g iven to the control and test groups contained the same amount of daily calories and protein. The acute and sub-acute administration of the extract caused significant differences in values of Aspartate amino Transferase(AST), Aspartate to Alanine amino Transferase(AST/ALT) rat io, Total protein, A lbumin, Globulin, Albu min/ Globulin ratio, Total body weight, Total and Conjugated bilirubin (P < 0.001) between test and control groups. Seru m levels of other parameters were statistically non-significant. There was no obvious evidence of hepato-toxicity detected in this study.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128699961","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}

引用次数: 37

Quality of Life after Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients with Heart Failure: 18 months follow-up 心力衰竭患者心脏康复后的生活质量:18个月随访

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.01

E. Porto, Claudia Kümpel, J. R. Leite, A. Andrade, N. C. Oliveira, L. A. Portes

{"title":"Quality of Life after Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients with Heart Failure: 18 months follow-up","authors":"E. Porto, Claudia Kümpel, J. R. Leite, A. Andrade, N. C. Oliveira, L. A. Portes","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120205.01","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a supervised cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program on long- term quality of life (Qo L) of patients with heart failure (HF).Methods: A sample of 21 HF patients, previously sedentary, NYHA II, was randomly divided into two g roups: the CR group (N = 13) and the control group (CG = 8). The CR consisted of sessions of 120 minutes/day, 3 times/week,for 60 days. CR g roup performed their activ ities under supervision at a rehabilitation clinic, and CG received standard care and was instructed to exercise at ho me. All patients underwent a maximal sympto m-limited test at the beginning and after 30 and 60 days of CR. Qo L was monitored after 60-days, 6, 12 and 18 months of CR. Results:Two-way A NOVA for repeated measures, follo wed by Tukey's test for statistical analysis showed significantimp rovement in peak VO2 at 30 and 60-days of CR (p<0.05). Qo L imp roved after 60-days of CR and remained improved throughout the 18following months in the supervised CR group. The use of hospital emergency services became less frequent (p=0.023) and there was a trend for better survival after 18 months of follow-up (p=0.092).Conclusion: CR was effect ive upon cardiopulmonary and Qo L aspects.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"189 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132747128","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}

引用次数: 1

Microhaematuria and Proteinuria Performance as a Measured by Urine Reagent Strips in Estimating Intensity and Prevalence of Schistosomahaematobium Infection in Nigeria 用尿试纸测定尼日利亚血吸虫感染强度和流行程度的微量血尿和蛋白尿表现

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.06

A. Ishaku, A. Daniel, Tanimu Habibu, Tsaku Isaac Mary, A. A. Godwin

{"title":"Microhaematuria and Proteinuria Performance as a Measured by Urine Reagent Strips in Estimating Intensity and Prevalence of Schistosomahaematobium Infection in Nigeria","authors":"A. Ishaku, A. Daniel, Tanimu Habibu, Tsaku Isaac Mary, A. A. Godwin","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.06","url":null,"abstract":"Microhaematuria and proteinuria as measured by urine reagent strips are widely used to screen population at high risk o f urinary schistosomiasis. This investigation was conducted to assess, if microhaematuria and proteinuria as measured by reagent strips could estimate intensity of Schistosomahaematobium infection in endemic areas and evaluate their screening performance among children in Benue State, Nigeria. A total of 1,124 urine samp les were collected, screened for microhaematuria and proteinuria using reagent strips (Co mbi 9) and co mpared to filtration technique the gold standard method. A significant correlation was observed between microhaematuria (rho= 0.66, p<0.01), proteinuria (rho = 0.71, p<0.01) and intensity of Schistosomahaematobium eggs. Proteinuria had sensitivity of 95.7% and specificity of 67.7%, while microhaematuria had sensitivity of 64.8% and specificity of 89.6%. The proportion of false positive diagnoses was higher in proteinuria (19.6%) than microhaematuria (6.0%). The find ings suggest that use of urine reagent strips could potentially estimate intensity of Schistosomahaematobium infection and their performance to screen urinary schistosomiasis agreed with previous observations.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121711334","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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In Vitro Sensitivity of Some Mycolic Acid-containing Actinomycetes to Nigella Sativa Extracts 几种含霉菌酸放线菌对黑草提取物的体外敏感性研究

American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2012-12-01 DOI: 10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.01

Arif F. Fadailallah, A. Mahgoub, M. Hamid

{"title":"In Vitro Sensitivity of Some Mycolic Acid-containing Actinomycetes to Nigella Sativa Extracts","authors":"Arif F. Fadailallah, A. Mahgoub, M. Hamid","doi":"10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/J.AJMMS.20120206.01","url":null,"abstract":"Nigella sativa L. (b lack seed or cumin) is an herbaceous plant, used for centuries for the treatment of various ailments, including infectious diseases. This study investigates the in vitro effect of extract of N. sativa against representative of mycolic acid containing actinomycetes notably members of the genera Gordonia, Mycobacterium, Nocardia and Rhodococcus. Methanolic and petroleu m ether ext racts of N. sativa at different concentrations (0.3 mg/ mL, 0.6 mg/ mL, 1.25 mg/ mL, 2.5 mg/ mL and 5 mg/ mL) were used to impregnate filter paper disks. The disks were incorporated onto Diagnostic Sensitivity Test agar, plates inoculated with test strains and incubated aerobically for up to seven days at 37 ℃. Inhibition zones around discs were measured in millimet res. At 0.6 mg/ mL all test strains showed inhibition zones of 1.5 cm except Mycobacterium phlei and R. rhodochrous. Petroleu m ether ext ract was found to be more effective than the methanolic extracts since relat ively h igher concentrations from the latter were needed to achieve similar inhibit ions zones produced by petroleum ether ext racts. It be concluded that extracts of N. sativa is a promising candidate for the in vivo application since it is a natural food additive with no reported harmfu l effect.","PeriodicalId":124628,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125984161","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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