Niger J Clin Pract
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There is increasing awareness of burnout and job disaffection among many professions like health profession, teachers, armed personnel and lawyers. However not much has been studied about university lecturers. ⋯ The prevalence of burnout was high and many had low to moderate job satisfaction. Most socio-demographic variables were not associated with burnout or job satisfaction. There was a negative association between job satisfaction and burnout.
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Preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication associated with significant maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity, has been found to be closely linked to dysfunction in the blood coagulation-fibrinolysis system. However, the relationship between hematologic data and severity and onset time of preeclampsia remains unclear. This study aimed to identify specific hematologic parameters in both preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women and determine their potential significance in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. ⋯ These findings have provided evidence on the hematologic coagulative actors in the pathogenesis and severity of preeclampsia.
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The occipital spur (OS) can be described as an abnormal elongation of the external occipital protuberance (EOP). The cephalic index (CI) refers to the ratio of width to length in any skull. ⋯ This study, the first to evaluate CI and OS using CBCT, concludes that brachycephaly is the most common cranial type. OS is more common in mesocephalic and dolichocephalic skulls, at older ages, and in males.
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Tuberculosis of the spine, a common manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is characterized by vertebral destruction, paradiscal involvement, abscess collection and varying degrees of neurologic affectation. The primary disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infects the lungs, lymph nodes of the mediastinum and gastrointestinal tract/ viscera with spinal involvement being secondary and caused by haematogenous spread. Tuberculous paraplegia arises as a complication of spinal involvement. ⋯ Early surgical intervention is beneficial in patients with tuberculous spinal disease with neurologic involvement.
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Organ-confined prostate cancer is curable through surgical treatment by radical prostatectomy. ⋯ Open radical prostatectomy was successfully performed in all the patients. Reasonable, comparative functional, and oncological outcomes were achieved during the study period.