American Journal of Internal Medicine

Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019

  • Morbidity and Mortality Statistics in Paediadric Medical Ward of Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos

    Shehu Maryam, Davou Kaneng Nyam, Ubanyi Tina Onyeka, Mava Yakubu, Eseigbe Edwin Ehi, Yakubu Alhassan Mela

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019
    Pages: 51-55
    Received: 6 May 2019
    Accepted: 3 June 2019
    Published: 12 June 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Approximately seventy-five percent of the deaths that occur in children excluding neonatal deaths in sub-Sahara Africa result from preventable and curable diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria. A hospital-based mortality and mortality pattern can be used to appraise the demographic profile and burden of disease in a community. A... Show More
  • Beyond the Legislation for Sickle Cell Disease Prevention - Getting the Right Outcomes

    Ogbonna Collins Nwabuko, Ransome Eke, Mwayabo Jean Claude Kazadi

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019
    Pages: 56-65
    Received: 26 February 2019
    Accepted: 23 April 2019
    Published: 12 June 2019
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    Abstract: This study aimed at highlighting benefits derivable from legislation for Sickle cell disease (SCD) prevention using the three levels of health legislative power (primary, secondary and tertiary). It was an evidence-based integrative review of 54 references related to SCD, epidemiology, management, and legislation for its control over the past three... Show More
  • Factors Limiting Buprenorphine Prescriptions in Sacramento and El Dorado County

    Alana Freifeld, Neeraj Ramakrishnan, Jose Puglisi, Aimee Moulin, Joshua Elder

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019
    Pages: 66-71
    Received: 8 April 2019
    Accepted: 27 May 2019
    Published: 26 June 2019
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    Abstract: Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Despite the demonstrated efficacy of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), few healthcare providers are licensed to prescribe Buprenorphine for OUD. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and prescribing practices of providers licensed to treat patients Buprenorphi... Show More
  • The Philosophicum – Model Project of Philosophy of Medicine in Medical Education and Practice in Germany Perspective Article

    Jonas Daub, Hans Christoph Aster, Hannah Gauger, Till Gallasch, Michael Schmidt, Johann Heinrich Koenigshausen, Thomas Bohrer

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: 3 March 2019
    Accepted: 10 April 2019
    Published: 29 June 2019
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    Abstract: Medical and philosophical thinking belong together, cannot be separated neither in scientific theory nor in practice, and only the symbiosis of both can face the challange to reflect the basic phenomenon of both of these desiciplines: human life itself. No patient expects to be treated exclusively on the basis of the latest scientific results, but ... Show More
  • Infection Control Impact on Patient with Tuberculosis Chroretinitis in KSA Hospital Based Analysis

    Mohammed Ahmed Garout, Emad Algahdaly, Magda Ramadan Abdultawab, Rana Mohammed Garout, Raha Mohammed Garout

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2019
    Pages: 77-80
    Received: 8 May 2019
    Accepted: 14 June 2019
    Published: 29 June 2019
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    Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. WHO estimates that one third of the world’s population is currently infected, with 9 million new cases occurring annually, leading to 3 million deaths per year, the disease affects the ocular anterior segment, the posterior segment, and adnexa.... Show More