Renin Angiotensin System and Cytokines in Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical an…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been considered an important publichealth issue in all countries. Experimental and clinical studies support the general idea that the pathophysiology of CKD is associated with the interaction of several endogenous mediators, in-cluding components of therenin-angiotensin system(RAS) and cytokines

Post-operative wound management

Optimal management of post-operative wounds in the community is important to prevent potential complications such as surgical-site infections and wound dehiscence from developing. As such, general practitioners, who play an important part in the sub-acute management of post-operative wounds, should appreciate the physiology of wound healing and the principles of post-operative wound care

Diagnosis and treatment of infertility related male hormonal dysfunction

Treatment of infertility-related hormonal dysfunction in men requires an understanding of the hormonal basis of spermatogenesis. The best method for accurately determining male androgenization status remains elusive. Treatment of hormonal dysfunction can fall into two categories — empirical and targeted. Empirical therapy refers to experience-based treatment approaches in the absence of an id…

β-Thalassemia

β-Thalassemia is caused by reduced (β+) or absent (β0) synthesis of the β-globin chains of hemoglobin. Three clinical and hematological conditions of increasing severity are recognized: the β-thalassemia carrier state, thalassemia intermedia, and thalassemia major, a severe transfusion-dependent anemia. The severity of disease expression is related mainly to the degree of α-globin chain e…

Primary Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure

Patients with both defined and undiagnosed neuromuscular disorders are frequently admitted to hospital services and neurologists must be able to recognize and intervene appropriately when respiratory failure develops. Neurologists are also consulted to evaluate whether a neuromuscular disorder exists when there is difficulty liberating a patient from mechanical ventilation (invasive or nonin…

Roles of the immune system in cancer: from tumor initiation to metastatic p…

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Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR- TB…

Treating patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains is more complicated, complex, toxic, expensive, than treating patients with susceptible TB strains. This study aims to compare the treatment outcomes and potential factors associated between patients with MDR-TB and non MDR TB infections in peninsular Malaysia

Risk factors associated with multidrugresistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a te…

Ethiopia is one of the world health organization defined higher tuberculosis (TB) burden countries where the disease remains a massive public health threat. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) using all armed force and civilian TB attendants in a tertiary level armed force hospital, where data for MDR-TB are previously …

MDR-TB treatment as prevention: The projected population-level impact of expa…

In 2013, approximately 480,000 people developed active multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), while only 97,000 started MDR-TB treatment. We sought to estimate the impact of improving access to MDR-TB diagnosis and treatment, under multiple diagnostic algorithm and treatment regimen scenarios, on ten-year projections of MDR-TB incidence and mortality.

Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriasis is a common skin disease that is associated with multiple coexisting conditions. The most prevalent coexisting condition, psoriatic arthritis, develops in up to 30% of patients with psoriasis and is characterized by diverse clinical features, often resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. Initial reports emphasized a benign course in most patients, but it is now recognized that …