Background: Infectious keratitis manifested as corneal ulcer can result in formation of pus in corneal tissue. The incidence has increased in recent years due to overuse of steroids. Infectious keratitis is the most common cause of blindness in India. Rose Bengal proves to be a p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35272
Metformin is the primary pharmacologic treatment of type II Diabetes also the most recommended drug around the world, either alone or in blend with insulin or other glucose-lowering treatments. Metformin is a biguanide. Metformin was likewise removed because of worries over lacti...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35908
Introduction: Scrub typhus, a dreaded disease in the pre-antibiotic era, was a serious military disease that killed thousands of people in the Far East during WWII. It is a zoonosis that is common throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. Scrub typhus is a febrile illness characte...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35257
Background: Spinal anaesthesia is a form of local anaesthesia, wherein conduction block of nerve roots is done with the aid of injecting a small dose of local anaesthesia into the subarachnoid space via a lumbar puncture in left lateral position in midline at L3 L4 interface. Dru...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35273
Obesity is one of the most challenging conditions that primary care physicians face in their profession. Despite the efforts of both patients and professionals, the condition is becoming more common. A multimodal strategy that includes food, physical exercise, and behavioral diso...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35909
Introduction: The prostate is a pear-shaped glandular organ that adds part of fluid to semen. The prostate consists of stromal and glandular components. Prostate needle biopsy is performed either transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided or transurethral routes. PSA is a glycoprotein...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35258
Background: In articular cartilage defects and degenerative cartilage lesions, platelet-rich plasma(PRP) is increasingly used. PRP is an autologous concentration of platelets containing a high number of factors which are responsible for growth. In the healing, recovery and accel...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35274
A foreign body aspiration occurs when a foreign object becomes lodged in the airway, causing breathing difficulties or choking. Objects can enter the respiratory and digestive tracts through the mouth and nose, but when an object enters the respiratory tract, it causes aspiration...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35912
Background: Large number of patients are in need of critical care as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has swept all over the world, posing great pressure on critical care resources. Particularly, among those receiving mechanical ventilation, mortality of critically ill...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35259
Background: Ayushman Bharat programme, which was started by Government of India in 2018-19, has two components. First component is up gradation of existing primary health centres and sub centres in to Health and Wellness centers (HWCs), which will deliver comprehensive primary he...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35275