Introduction: Platelets are non -nucleated cellular fragments of megakaryocytes, they play a critical role in haemostasis. Thrombocytopenia is a common medical disorder and is defined as platelet count less than 150,000/µl. Objective: To study the aetiology of maternal thrombocyt...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i431279
Hip fractures are a persistent health problem especially post-operative with morbidity disability and mortality. The fascia iliaca nerve block (also called the fascia iliaca compartment nerve block) is considered an alternative to a femoral nerve or a lumbar plexus nerve block. O...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331277
Background and Objective: Transmural inflammation of the temporal artery on biopsy is considered strongly suggestive of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Occasionally other inflammation patterns are seen. It is controversial whether these findings predict GCA-like disease. Our objectiv...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331278
Background: Study on the SARS COV-2 and its associated risk factors among the Health care workers who are being in the frontline of the SARS COV-2 pandemic are facing a substantial risk of infection from Corona-virus disease 2019 outbreak. Study: Hospital-based cross-sectional st...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331273
Background: A keloid scar is characterised by the production of type III (early) or type I (late) collagen. The goal of this study was to see how effective intralesional triamcinolone acetonide was in treating Keloids from a clinical and microscopic standpoint. Methods: This pros...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331274
Background: Understanding the morphology of the orbital and nasal cavities is essential for human identification, reconstructive surgeries and forensic medicine. Objectives: To evaluate the orbital and nasal dimensions and their relationship with gender in the Igbo-, Calabari- an...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331275
Background: Unexplained infertility is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. Thus, there must be an absence of an identifiable cause of infertility despite thorough testing and medical investigation demonstrating tubal patency, normal semen parameters, regular ovulation, normal ovari...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331276
Peter Kehinde Uduagbamen, Adesola T. Oyelese, Michael Gbenga Israel, Boladale Ajani Alalade, Sule I. Ahmed, Marion Itohan Ogunmola & Tolulope Esther Falana·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2022
Introduction: The neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a cheap and readily available tool that is becoming increasingly recognized as a marker of pan-systemic inflammation. Gender differences have been identified in various inflammatory responses and play significant roles in the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331272
Background: Reflective practice is an essential part of general practice involving the trainee and the practitioners and the mechanism to promote this is the creation of portfolios to monitor evidence of reflective practices needed as part of licensing and revalidation in the Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331271
Background: Acne vulgaris is a common disease condition, affecting approximately 9.4% of the world's population, with the highest prevalence in adolescents. It affects over 90% of men and 80% of women in all ethnic groups. It is not life-threatening or physically debilitating; ho...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i331270