JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2020
Prevalence of Congenital Malformations among Babies Delivered at a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Congenital malformations have emerged as a major cause of stillbirths and neonatal mortality. It is a common cause of morbidity and mortality not only in the newborn but also in childhood and beyond. The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of congenital malformation at birth. ⋯ Congenital malformation plays a major role in the mortality and morbidity of neonates as well as children. The genitourinary system was the most common system involved.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2020
Case ReportsAnomalous Coronary Artery Variant of Common Origin from Right Coronary Cusp: A Case Report.
Coronary artery anomalies are rare congenital variants of coronary artery anatomy accounting second most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes. A single ostium coronary artery anomalous is an extremely rare variant with an incidence of less than 0.004%. They may present as chest pain, arrhythmia, or sudden death. ⋯ We reported a rare case of 50 years old lady who presented with acute chest pain with normal electrocardiography, echocardiography, and cardiac markers. Coronary Computed tomography angiography revealed anomalous coronary artery anatomy with both right and left coronary artery arising from the large common trunk of the right coronary cusp, left main coronary artery having trans-septal course, there was no flow-limiting coronary artery disease. She was medically managed with a single antiplatelet, beta-blocker, and statin therapy.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2020
Triage, Surge Capacity, and Epidemic Emergency Unit: An experience from the 2019 dengue outbreak at a Tertiary Care Centre.
In September 2019, a dengue outbreak was observed in many non-endemic areas of Nepal. The emergency department of Patan Academy of Health Sciences also received febrile patients exceeding usual daily numbers. This surge of the patient was managed by epidemic triage and activation of surge capacity. ⋯ An observation ward adjacent to the emergency was used for the epidemic emergency unit. The febrile patients who were triaged yellow and green were treated in this unit. The patients who were triaged as Red were treated in the emergency department.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2020
Utilization of Pre-Anesthetic Medications for Major Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Drug utilization research is an important tool to analyze the use of drugs with special emphasis on medical, social, and economic consequences in society. This study aims to find out the utilization of pre-anesthetic medications in a major surgical procedure. ⋯ The most commonly administered pre-anesthetic drugs were midazolam, pethidine, glycopyrrolate, and ondansetron. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting the patient within 24 hours after surgery was significantly very low.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2020
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factors for acute coronary syndrome. Dyslipidemia with an increase in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides and decrease in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for the acute coronary syndrome and alone account for more than 50% of population attributable risk. This study was conducted to find out the prevalence of dyslipidemia. ⋯ Dyslipidemia is a significant risk factor in patients with acute coronary syndrome and commonly associated with other risk factors. Careful attention to its management may help to reduce further events.