JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2021
Psychoactive Substance Use among Second-Year and Third-Year Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Psychoactive substance use among medical students is common. This may not only pose a threat to their health and academic performance but may have medico-legal and ethical ramifications. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of six psychoactive substances (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, benzodiazepines, opioids) among second year and third year medical students. ⋯ Almost half of the students were currently using one or more psychoactive substances which is concerning, and therefore strategies must be adopted to alleviate such use.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2021
Side Effects after Second Dose of Covishield Vaccine among Health Care Workers: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study.
COVID 19 vaccination will protect us from getting COVID-19. Some side effects are common which are signs that our body is building protection. This side effects will go away in a few days. The aim of this study is to find out side effects seen among health care workers after second dose of covishield vaccination. ⋯ Pain at injection site, fatigue and headache were common side effects seen after second dose of Covishield vaccination.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2021
Hemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy and Intubation Using McCoy Laryngoscope: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Laryngoscopy and intubation are stressful as they lead to a rise in heart rate and blood pressure. Though transient, it may be detrimental to the cardiac and neurosurgical patients. There is a need to explore the possibility of obtunding the pressor response to laryngoscopy and intubation with the use of McCoy blade laryngoscope. We aimed to find out the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation using McCoy laryngoscope in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia. ⋯ We noted better attenuation of pressor response to laryngoscopy and intubation using McCoy blade laryngoscope in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2021
Self-medication in Primary Dysmenorrhea among Medical and Nursing Undergraduate Students of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological problems among adolescent females. It is defined as painful menses in women with normal pelvic anatomy, usually beginning during adolescence. This study aims to find out prevalence of self-medication practice in primary dysmenorrhea among medical and nursing undergraduate students. ⋯ Self- medication practice among medical and nursing undergraduate students is high despite awareness of adverse effects.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2021
Case ReportsSuspicious Case of a Body packer "Mule" in a Low Resource Country: A Case Report.
Body packing is the process of smuggling illicit drugs in the form of packages concealed within the gastrointestinal tract via ingestion or inserting into body orifices. These individuals are described as "body packers", "stuffers", "mules" or "swallowers" and resort to carrying drugs like heroin, cocaine and cannabis. ⋯ This case illustrates a suspected case detained from the airport who was found to be carrying 93 pellets of an illicit drug, heroin, weighing 900 grams, one of the highest quantity carried by any body packer in the country till date. This case further sheds light on the fact that a meticulous history, detailed clinical examination and radiographic investigations like abdominal radiograph and imaging are the keys to diagnose body packers in a resource limited setting.