JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2024
Acute Conjunctivitis among Patients Visiting the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in a Tertiary Care Centre.
Conjunctivitis is a highly prevalent ocular disease that flares up every year. The humidity and high temperature favour the causative agents responsible for the epidemic. Acute infective conjunctivitis may be either viral or bacterial, a distinct type of condition with unique clinical features and treatment approaches. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of acute conjunctivitis among patients visiting the outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ conjunctivitis; disease outbreaks; enterovirus.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2024
Helicobacter pylori Infection among Patients Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in a Tertiary Care Center.
Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative gut bacterium associated with dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, whose prevalence is still common in developing countries. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the gold standard, first-line investigation for evaluating gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ endoscopy; Helicobacter pylori; upper gastrointestinal tract.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2024
Abnormal High Body Mass Index among Adolescents of Secondary Schools.
The rapid increase in the cases of childhood obesity and overweight and its potential to pose other non-communicable diseases has made it a global public health issue. Urbanisation and changing lifestyles also pose a threat to disease in Nepal, but the prevalence of such diseases in Nepal is still not known according to the method recommended by World Health Organization for children's obesity and overweight. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of abnormal high body mass index among adolescents of secondary schools. ⋯ children; obesity; overweight; prevalence; schools.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2024
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Semitendinosus Tendon Autograft among Paramilitary Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Surgery in a Tertiary Care Centre.
In orthopaedic practice, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligaments occur almost on an epidemic scale, yet it continues to be of interest in orthopaedic surgery whether semitendinosus or gracilis hamstring autografts can be used for better anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using semitendinosus tendon autografts among paramilitary patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ anterior cruciate ligament; grafts; semitendinosus tendon.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2024
Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Admitted to the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary Care Center.
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health concern and a continuously growing chronic disease worldwide. Diabetes mellitus is one of the modifiable, independent, and major risk factors of ischemic stroke. This study aimed to find the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to the Department of Medicine in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ diabetes mellitus; glycated hemoglobin; ischemic stroke.