Life Sciences

Background: Itch (Latin pruritus) is been defined as unpleasant sensation that elicits the desire to scratch pruritus has been well recognized as a common and sometimes unbearable complication in patients who undergo hemodialysis uremia is well known as the most common cause of pruritus in chronic hemodialysis patients uremic pruritus has significant impact on mental and physical capacity of patients, contributing to day time fatigue, agitation, sleep disturbance and depression.

Background: Cervicogenic headache is a major problem in many people suffering from upper cervical dysfunction with a great conflict in its physical therapy management. Objective: To determine the effect ofAdding Kinesio Tape To Mulligan's Mobilization In Patients With A Cervicogenic Headache. Methods: Fifty four patients with cervicogenic headache included in the study; from outpatient clinic of Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Kasr El Aliniy Clinics.

Kala Sharir is an important part of Ayurved anatomy but not explained clearly in text. Kala is supposed to be situated between Dhatu and concerning Ashaya. It is formed with layers or membranes of our body and correlated with mucous, serous, fibrous membrane. There are many layers or membranes in the body which form an envelope over the organs. They provide support and protections to the organs. Kala are seven in number and Pittadhara Kala is sixth one present in between Amashya and Pakwashaya that is Grahani correlated as small intestine.

Antimicrobial disinfectants are widely used in different food processing industry across the world. In attention to extent uses of disinfectants, it is necessary to evaluate and validate the efficacy of disinfectants and employing the minimum effective dosages.

Objetivo: Comparar la eficacia de las escalas Cubbin-Jackson y Braden para la evaluación de riesgo de ulceras por presión en pacientes hospitalizados en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Adultos del Centro Médico Naval. Antecedentes: Existen evidencias, que de 3 - 34% de los pacientes hospitalizados en salas generales desarrollan úlceras durante su estancia. Los pacientes que ingresan en las Unidades de Cuidaos Intensivo tienen un riesgo elevado de desarrollar UPP, con una incidencia que oscila entre el 3,3 y el 52,9%(1).

La condición del cuidado en el escenario de las unidades críticas, a partir de la percepción del paciente hospitalizado en una UCIA, está siendo analizado como objeto de estudio por cuanto representa una situación de crisis situacional para el paciente, ocasionado por la condición crítica de su salud, en un ambiente con tecnología avanzada en donde coincide el profesional de enfermería y el paciente. De tal manera que se rompe la conexión de paciente con el entorno, lo que implica a que dependa de un cuidado humanizado.

Hematology analysis is a swift test of blood to help monitoring health condition of fish in natural fisheries of suspected polluted rivers. To evaluate health status of fish in the White Nile River at southern Khartoum City, a total of 120 different fish species were collected from both the targeted upstream polluted area and from the non-polluted upstream area. According to routine clinical methods, the hematological parameters of PCV, Hb, WBC, RBC, MCV, MCH and MCHC were investigated.

Victims of arthropod-borne diseases may be unaware of the source or circumstances of infection. Symptoms are often vague, initially, and characteristic lesions at the bite site or rashes may be lacking. This review aims to enhance the awareness and recognition of currently relevant diseases borne by hemophagous ectoparasitical arthropods, namely, fleas (endemic typhus and flea-borne spotted fever, plague, cat-scratch disease), human body lice (epidemic typhus, trench fever, louse-borne relapsing fever), and soft ticks (tick-borne relapsing fever).

Subcapsular hematoma after kidney transplant may result in kidney ischemia and graft loss. In this report, we present a 38 years old male patient who had post-transplant ATN complicated a subcapsular hematoma just after surgery. He had end stage renal disease secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis (hypertension, proteinuria and bilateral atrophic kidneys in abdominal ultra sound (US). He had a living-donor kidney transplant from hissister. At perfusion, there was smalldecapsulatedarea in the lower pole of the transplanted kidney.

Acharya Sushruta has mentioned the main constituent of pathogenesis of Shaulya (Obesity) is Dhatvagni Mandya (decrease in the functional efficacy of Dhatvagnigni). Acharya Charaka described Atisthoola is a person having pendulous appearance of Sphika, Udara and Stana due to excess deposition of Meda (Fatty tissue) along with Mamsa Dhatu (Muscle tissue) and having inadequate abnormal distribution of Meda with reduced zeal towards life.