Health Sciences

IFIs are ‘presence of fungal elements either as molds or yeast in deep tissue biopsy or needle aspirates that is confirmed on culture and histopathological examination. Invasive fungal infections (IFI) have significantly increased due to advances in medical care in the ‘at risk’ immune compromised population. Diagnosis of IFIs is extremely challenging, because current diagnostic methods are not sufficiently sensitive or specific and results are often available too late to be clinically useful.

A mixture Uncariagambir Roxb (gambir) is often used by some communities in Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia to treat inflammation and other treatments. Catechins as the main content of the gambir are allegedly powerful that have anti-inflammatory properties. The objective of this study was to determine the anti-inflamatory activity of catechins isolate of gambir on carrageen an induced paw edema in wistar male rats. Catechins of gambir were isolated by using partition method with ethyl acetate solvent. A total of 30 wistar male rats were divided into 5 groups.

Background: The family dysfunction is a situation that can directly affect the development of the individual by facilitating the presence of various pathologies, including depression. Taking into account that the work environment could change a subject and this in turn, to the family function, it is important to study military assets to obtain information that may be useful to the institution for its feedback. Objective: To identify the association between the Family Function and the depressive disorder in active military personnel in the Naval Hospital of Specialties of Veracruz.

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the possible association between MS and hemogram parameters (RDW and MPV and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the files of MS patients. Hemogram parameters were evaluated between attack and remission period and with control subjects. For each group, leukocyte count (WBC), neutrophil count (neu), lymphocyte count (lym), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (Htc), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) levels were recorded.

Background: The prevalence of depression in the world population is 4.4% and has implications for the emotional, social and physical functions of the individual. According to WHO, this was associated throughout 50 million years - life with disabilities 2015. Objective: Determine the association of social-labor and family disability with the status of referral and severity of depression at the beginning of treatment and three months later. Methodology: Observational, comparative, and longitudinal study in patients with depression.

The objective of this case is described as an unusual pathology and there should be taken into account as a differential diagnosis that is required a multidisciplinary attention to offer a better medical attention to patients. A young patient, who developed a periosteal osteogenic sarcoma, was presented likewise the different studies to get his diagnosis and treatment.

In the critical areas of a hospital, the assistance provided by health professionals is focused primarily on the patient, however the attention to family members also turns out to be of great importance. The nursing staff is in charge of informing the family members about the care for their family member, how the unit works, the multidisciplinary team, how they should behave and what they can do for the patient during the visit. To date there are few studies that report data on the attention to families and the communication process of the nursing staff.

The development of technology within the surgical field has made great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. However, this effort to improve these aspects may condition the dehumanization of care directed to the patient. At this point, humanization has become a topical issue that worries health personnel, especially nurses, since they spend most of their time with the patient and since its inception has put human care into practice.

Study Objective: The objective of the present study was to measure the functional health literacy among healthcare professionals in twin cities of Pakistan. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Setting: Tertiary care hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Method: A pre-validated tool named S-TOFHLA was utilized and distributed to a sample of 382 physicians, 236 pharmacists and 382 nurses selected by convenient sampling technique. After data collection, data was coded and analyzed statistically.

Health care personnel involved in the patient's surgical care are exposed to a high risk of contracting any infection during their work by not complying with established Biosecurity Measures. We emphasize the importance of complying with the Biosafety Measures to civilian personnel who participate in surgical procedures of the patient in the Naval Medical Center, evaluating the knowledge about the Biosafety Measures. The present study is observational, transverse and descriptive, where the survey “Questionnaire of knowledge on Biosafety Measures” was applied.