Niger J Clin Pract
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Repeated admissions of patients with undiagnosed psychiatric problems in emergency departments (ED) is a major contributor to patient unsatisfaction and overcrowding in EDs. We evaluated the presence of psychiatric disorders in non-emergent admissions in the ED of a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Undiagnosed patients with psychiatric disorders appear to be frequent users of medical emergency department services. These results might be helpful in developing more effective strategies to serve the mental health needs of the undiagnosed. People's awareness of psychiatric disorders should be increased.
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Oxidative stress has been associated with primary dysmenorrhea, but studies that have assessed multiple markers of peroxidation are scarce. This study investigated malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrotyrosine (3-NT), and protein carbonyls (PrCarb) as markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant status by serum alpha tocopherol level in young Nigerian women with dysmenorrhea. ⋯ Remarkable lipid and protein peroxidation observed in young Nigerian women with dysmenorrhea was accompanied by correspondingly low level of serum alpha tocopherol suggesting potential need for vitamin E supplementation.
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Subcutaneous fat is a highly active metabolic tissue that exerts control on numerous biochemical and physiological processes in health and disease. Children are particularly susceptible to nutritional problems, hence the need to measure subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) which can be used to determine their body composition. Ultrasonography provides an affordable, noninvasive, available technique of achieving this. ⋯ This work has provided a sonographic normogram of SFT at various sites for preschool children in Nigeria.
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Colorectal cancers are third most common cancer in both genders. They are associated with genetic and environmental factors. Staging is important in the prognosis. Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) provides preliminary information and there is a correlation between Proliferation Index (PI) and prognostic variables. Our aim is to investigate the relationship between DNA repair capacity and clinico-pathologic factors. ⋯ There was a significant correlation between; perineural invasion and tumor grade (P = 0.043); lymphatic and perineural invasion (P = 0.006); lymphatic invasion and vascular invasion (P = 0.034) and the DNA repair capacity with the lymphatic invasion (P = 0.026). There was also a statistically significant (P = 0.044) relationship between PI and lymphatic invasion. As a result in colorectal cancer patients DNA repair capacity can be used as a biomarker in the staging and also in the prediction of the tumor behavior.
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Although sickle cell disease has become a recognized etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the sickle cell trait (SCT) variant was until recently believed to be a benign carrier state with little or no effect on the health of affected individuals. However, recent studies now appear to suggest an association between SCT and CKD. ⋯ SCT was not associated with increased risk of renal dysfunction among young adults in Nigeria. Further studies are needed to clarify the controversy, especially in Nigeria, with a relatively higher prevalence of SCT.