JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2022
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients Admitted in Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency with significant morbidity and mortality. Its causes can be classified under variceal bleeding or non-variceal bleeding. Peptic ulcer and variceal bleeding are common causes. Thus, this study aims to find the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients attending the Department of Emergency in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ bleeding; emergency medicine; upper gastrointestinal tract; varices.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2022
Case ReportsAspiration of a Row of Artificial Dentures in an Adult: A Case Report.
Clinical findings of foreign body aspiration, generally, are subtle. Scrutinous clinical suspicion is always recommended. ⋯ With clinical examination and advanced diagnostics, he was successfully managed with rigid bronchoscopy. With the advancement in diagnostic techniques and our widened knowledge of the condition, utmost early detection has been possible and our case report reinforces the need for a low threshold for foreign body aspiration suspicion, especially in adults with dentures, and the use of rigid bronchoscopy as a plausible tool for the prompt management of the aspiration.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2022
Adenocarcinoma among Patients Diagnosed with Lung Cancer in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths all over the world and adenocarcinoma is the most common type. Diagnosis is made usually at an advanced stage of lung cancer in patients, making it nearly impossible to cure. The aim of this study is to find out prevalence of adenocarcinoma among patients diagnosed with lung cancer in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ adenocarcinoma; lung cancer; Nepal; smoking.
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Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant neoplasm showing predilection to the periorbital region. These tumours are indolent and low-grade, with a tendency for local, sometimes multiple, recurrences. ⋯ In this case report, we have put forth the findings of a 70-year-old male who presented with a slow-growing periorbital swelling and was subsequently diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma. An extensive workup in search of another primary tumour failed to show a primary malignancy elsewhere and the diagnosis of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the skin was rendered.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2022
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions among Preterm Babies in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Preterm babies are born before 37 completed weeks of gestation. It is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of neonatal intensive care unit admissions among preterm babies in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ morbidity; mortality; neonatal intensive care unit; preterm infants.