The relationship between Computed Tomography and DXA results: A potential bias in Bone Mineral Density assessment
Conclusion The results of the bone mineral density assessment of the lumbar spine using DXA, can be strongly influenced by facet joints condition, especially in cases of degenerative changes. The results of BMD, provided by DXA, are partly relevant to vertebral body bone quality assessment and irrelevant to the characteristics of bone in pedicles. This means that the prognostic value of the DXA measurement results might be limited in relation to predicting low energy vertebra fracture and implant stability. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - July 3, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Design and implementation of pay-for-quality in primary healthcare
Conclusion Designing and implementing the P4Q program led to a shift in paying the incentives to healthcare providers from passiveness and subjective judgment to rational and quality based payment. Linking the incentive payment to individual, team, and organizational performance, the P4Q program will lead to an increased capacity of staff morale to improve teamwork and integrated health car e. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - July 3, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Pilgrims influx, a global threat for cross-microbial resistance
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Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 3, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
The impact of the 2016 World Health Organization classification of tumours of the Central Nervous System upon diagnosis and prognosis
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Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Ankle-brachial index by automated method and renal function
Conclusion No differences were observed when comparing the groups regarding gender or the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia or CAD. Group with abnormal ABI had renal function greater impairment. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Letter to the Editor
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Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Therapy choice - Therapy possibility in PCOS infertility patients
Conclusion Understanding specific features and metabolic implications of different PCOS patients, may guide us to treat individuals optimally, as well as to develop effective prevention strategies to reduce the risk of long term complications- consequences and improve reproductive outcomes. Individual treatment modalities in PCOS patients are imperative for successful therapy. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Socio-economic and Socio-demographic Determinants of BNP values in children with Pneumonia In Benin City
Conclusion Apart from congenital heart disease and several other morbiditie s both chronic and acute, sociodemographic characteristics of the patient and some clinical features may also affect BNP levels in the blood. Patients with pneumonia had higher mean values of BNP when compared with normal cut-off. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Bio-behavioural HIV survey in prisons on men and women in Burkina Faso.
Conclusion The exposure level of prisoners to HIV transmission prevention interventions was low. Specific measures are needed to increase condom use for HIV/AIDS and STIs prevention in prisons. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
CYP3A5 genotyping may reduce the cost of care and guide dosing in paediatric renal transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus
We describe two paediatric renal transplant recipients who were initially treated with a standard dosing equation for tacrolimus, but required increased frequency of therapeutic drug monitoring and multiple dose adjustments leading to increased cost of hospitalization. A novel perspective is that pharmacogenetic testing is appropriate to reduce length of hospitalization and the total cost of care. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Perception of tomorrow ’s Health-Care connoisseur and front-runners of their educational environment utilizing DREEM inventory in Bahasa Melayu version, the native language of Malaysia
Conclusion The study respondents demanded teachers training program targeting active learning methods. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
A case control study of risk factors of coronary heart disease among patients admitted at tertiary hospital in western India
Conclusion Out of conventional risk factors, BMI and current smoking status were the only risk factors which had positive association with CHD in this study. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
CA 19-9 is more useful than CA 125 in the diagnosis of ovarian malignancy, and can truly differentiate the histological subtypes of the ovarian tumours
Conclusion CA 19-9 is a better tumour marker in the diagnosis of suspected ovarian malignancy. Moreover, CA 19-9 can truly predict the histological subtype of the underlying ovarian tumour. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Strengthening of supinator in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy management
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Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - May 3, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Knowledge and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among healthcare givers: First multicentre survey in Malaysia
Conclusion Medical doctors have statistically significantly higher knowledge and attitude scores than paramedical staff. Knowledge level was statistically significa ntly correlated with attitude. More in-depth prospection interventional research has been advocated to safeguard the Malaysian population from the atrocities of cervical cancer. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - May 3, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
