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Clinical Medicine
A 32-year review of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease records at university college hospital Ibadan, Nigeria
Introduction: Rheumatic fever (RhF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are recognized causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigerians. They are also the most common causes of acquired heart disease in Nigeria. It was therefore necessary to document the features in patients wit…
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Clinical Medicine
Chronic leg ulcers in Irrua
Background: Chronic leg ulcers (CLU) are a common disease globally, that involves the lower leg with the presentation of a non-healing wound above six weeks duration. Chronic leg ulcers have been documented since antiquities. They present with heavy economic and social burde…
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Clinical Medicine
Morbidity pattern of paediatric out-patients in rural/suburban areas as seen in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital: a pilot study.
Background: In the absence of community-based information, hospital data can be a valuable tool for assessing the epidemiology of diseases within populations. There is paucity of information on the morbidity pattern of children in rural and suburban areas of Nigeria. Objecti…
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Clinical Medicine
A randomized controlled study investigating incidence of hypotension during caesarean section under subarachnoid block with prophylactic prevention in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria
Background: Maternal hypotension is a common complication of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery. The objective of this study was to assess a randomized controlled study investigating incidence of hypotension during caesarean section under subarachnoid block with proph…
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Clinical Medicine
Indications for blood transfusion among children in a suburban teaching hospital
Blood transfusion (BT) has remained a valuable treatment modality in children. Though lifesaving it has associated risks. Thus, its use has to be judicious. There is a lack of information on the indications for BT, which may impact the prevalence of these in children in sub–…
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Clinical Medicine
Pattern of contraception usage in the family planning clinic of Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, Nigeria
Background: Family planning helps women to prevent unwanted pregnancies and also to control family size. Objective: The study aims to determine the pattern of contraception usage inthe family planning clinic of Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja. Methods: We carried out …
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Clinical Medicine
Social predictors of burnout and strategies employed in the health care setting.
Background Information: Health care workers (HCWs) are prone to burn out, which can have an adverse effect on their person and the patients to whom care is offered. This is dependent on socio-demographic features of workers, as they are part of social groups. Also, strategie…
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Clinical Medicine
Giant Palmar Lipoma: An Unusual Lipomatous Location with Complex Presentation.
Lipomas, also known as “innocent tumours” due to their slow-growing, painless non-infiltrative nature. They usually grow to sizes < 2cm in the hand and upper limb in general. Thus, lipoma that exceeds 5cm in size in the hand is referred to as a “giant lipoma”. This case repo…