Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.005
R. Ss, V. P, Ashok J, K. Iyengar, B. Abraham, C. Devaraj
Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder characterised by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness and poor concentration. Approximately 50–80 % of women suffering from postpartum blues in the puerperal period, with about 20 % of them developing postpartum depression. So, this study is carried out with the objective to assess the depression during post-partum period among women in Tumakuru by using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of Sri Siddhartha Medical College Hospital and District hospital, Tumakuru from November 2016 to May 2017. Total number of participants were 100. Data was collected using interview method by using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Descriptive statistics was done to get frequencies and percentages and chi square test was applied. Results: Out of 100 women, 16(16%) belong to 19 to 21 years of age; the mean age being 23.6 years and standard deviation of 2.425. In our study, 60 (60%) women experienced depression during their postnatal period. 74.1% of women experienced depression among the age group 26 to 29, there was no significant association between maternal age and depression among the study population. Conclusion: The above study shows that 60 % of the woman suffer from postnatal depression. There is no significant association between the age, area of residence, mode of delivery, sex of the baby and depression among the study population
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Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.002
Arjun Veeraganahalli Anandappa, A. D., R. L. Prabha Subhash, Satyanarayana Mt, Harshal Kl, J. Kadandale, M. Bhat
Background: Mental Retardation is defined as a condition of incomplete development of the mind, characterized by impaired developmental skills. Chromosomal abnormalities are known to be an important cause of severe mental retardation. Aim: This study is done to identify the chromosomal abnormalities in pupils of special schools in Tumakuru District & to correlate it with mental retardation. Materials and methods: With the detailed history & written consent from the parents, a total number of 25 pupils from special schools in Tumakuru District were subjected to through clinical examination, following which blood samples were obtained and karyotyping was done at cytogenetic laboratory at Department of Anatomy, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumakuru. Results are tabulated following which Genetic counseling was offered to the families of these children. Results: A review was carried out to establish the value of chromosome testing in children with significant developmental delay, where the aetiology was not evident clinically. Of the 25 pupils studied, 7 were girls and 18 were boys. A total of 4 i.e. 16% of the cases revealed an abnormal karyotype (2 boys & 2 girls). The advantages of chromosome testing in children with developmental delay in whom the etiology is not evident clinically are discussed. Conclusion: The control of genetic diseases should be based on integrated and comprehensive strategy combining best possible treatment and prevention through community education, population screening, genetic counselling & availability of early diagnosis. Recognition of parents with chromosomal abnormalities which can be inherited, is important, as the risk of recurrence is high in some cases.
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Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.004
C. Krishna, Uday Raghu, Aneesh Mathew, K. Kumar, Praneet Kumar
Introduction: Beedi rolling is one of the most common and popular job to meet daily expenses, especially amongst women of India, in spite of it being a hazardous profession. According to government estimates quoted by International Labour Organization, there are close to 5 million workers involved in rolling of beedis in India. A Beedi worker in the process of rolling may inhale tobacco dust and other harmful components. Objectives: 1. To describe the socio-demographic profile of study subjects. 2. To assess the work characteristics of study subjects. 3. To assess the morbidity profile of study subjects. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban field practice area of a Medical College, from June 2017 to December 2017. All the beedi workers (both gender) currently working from at least 6 months residing in above defined area were included in the study. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the study subjects to collect information regarding socio demographic profile, work pattern and morbidity pattern. Results: The age of study subjects was 40.6±12.29yrs. Musculoskeletal symptoms (41.66%) were the most common complaints followed by neurological (40%), eye (21.66%) and skin (20.00%) symptoms. Conclusion: The most common morbidity was musculoskeletal followed by neurological, eye and skin symptoms.
导读:滚饼是最常见和最受欢迎的工作之一，以满足日常开支，特别是在印度妇女中，尽管它是一个危险的职业。根据国际劳工组织(International Labour Organization)引用的政府估计，印度有近500万工人参与了轧豆的工作。比迪工人在卷烟过程中可能吸入烟草粉尘和其他有害成分。目的:1。描述研究对象的社会人口特征。2. 评估研究对象的工作特点。3.评估研究对象的发病率概况。材料与方法:本横断面研究于2017年6月至2017年12月在某医学院的城市野外实习区进行。所有居住在上述限定区域且目前工作至少6个月的beedi工人(男女)都被纳入研究。采用半结构化问卷对研究对象进行预测，收集其社会人口特征、工作模式和发病模式等信息。结果:研究对象年龄40.6±12.29岁。肌肉骨骼症状(41.66%)是最常见的主诉，其次是神经系统(40%)、眼睛(21.66%)和皮肤(20.00%)症状。结论:以肌肉骨骼症状最为常见，其次为神经、眼部和皮肤症状。
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Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.007
D. Anupama, R. Subhash, P. Ramesh, C. Shivaleela, B. Suresh
The knowledge of the variations in the venous pattern of the head & neck, which may be the cause of severe hemorrhage is very important for the Physicians, Vascular surgeons and the Intervention radiologists. During dissection for Medical students in the Department of Anatomy of Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumakuru, a variation in the pattern of veins of Head &Neck was observed on the right side of a male cadaver. The facial vein presented a normal course from its origin up to the base of mandible, and then it joined with the anterior division of retromandibular vein to form the Common facial vein, which drained into a common trunk along with External jugular vein, Posterior External jugular Vein and Deep cervical veins. Common trunk opened into Subclavian vein. Sound awareness regarding the variations which involve the Facial, Subclavian, External & Internal Jugular veins is important in vascular reconstructive facio maxillary surgeries, in surgical interventions for embolism & catheterization procedures during which these can be easily punctured in cases of variations.
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Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.008
Nishath Chida, Suresh Babu K P, S. B. R.
Fahr's syndrome is a rare, genetically dominant, inherited, neurological disorder characterised by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement, including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. Symptoms of the disorder may include deterioration of motor functions, dementia, seizures, headache, blurring of vision, spasticity (stiffness of limbs) and athetosis (involuntary, writhing movements). The most common site of calcification is the globus pallidus. However additional areas of calcification are putamen, caudate nucleus, internal capsule, dentate nucleus, thalamus, cerebellum and cerebral white matter. We are presenting a case of a 30 year old male, who complained of stiffening of upper limbs and blurring of vision followed by giddiness which was associated with slowness of movements. His CT scan revealed a symmetrical large area of calcification over the basal ganglia. Secondary causes of this disease were ruled out to make the clinical diagnosis of Bilateral Striopallidodentate Calcinosis, [BSPDC] which is otherwise called as the Fahr's syndrome.
{"title":"A Rare Case Presentation of Fahr's Syndrome","authors":"Nishath Chida, Suresh Babu K P, S. B. R.","doi":"10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.008","url":null,"abstract":"Fahr's syndrome is a rare, genetically dominant, inherited, neurological disorder characterised by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement, including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. Symptoms of the disorder may include deterioration of motor functions, dementia, seizures, headache, blurring of vision, spasticity (stiffness of limbs) and athetosis (involuntary, writhing movements). The most common site of calcification is the globus pallidus. However additional areas of calcification are putamen, caudate nucleus, internal capsule, dentate nucleus, thalamus, cerebellum and cerebral white matter. We are presenting a case of a 30 year old male, who complained of stiffening of upper limbs and blurring of vision followed by giddiness which was associated with slowness of movements. His CT scan revealed a symmetrical large area of calcification over the basal ganglia. Secondary causes of this disease were ruled out to make the clinical diagnosis of Bilateral Striopallidodentate Calcinosis, [BSPDC] which is otherwise called as the Fahr's syndrome.","PeriodicalId":121001,"journal":{"name":"Research Journal of Medical and Allied Health Sciences","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117256488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-07-09DOI: 10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.003
Veena Krishnamurthy, Lorembam Sanjoy Singh
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common cause of bacterial infections in humans. A variety of organisms are associated with UTI irrespective of whether they are community or hospital acquired. Aim and Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of organisms causing UTI in patients attending OPD. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumakuru from Jan 2017 Mar 2017. All suspected cases of UTI sent for urine culture were tested, bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern was evaluated. Results: A total of 392 clinically suspected cases of UTI of all ages and both sexes were studied. Among the 392 samples, 154 samples yielded significant growth, among these110 (71.42%) were of females and 44 (28.57%) were of males. Culture positive cases in the age group 21-40 years (52.59%) were the highest. Escherichia coli (29.22%) was the most common organism isolated followed by Klebsiella sps (18.18%) among gram negative bacilli and Staphylococcus aureus (10.38%) among gram positive cocci. Escherichia coli was 100% sensitive to nitrofurantoin, amikacin and imipenem. The isolation of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) among gram negative bacterial isolates was 2.5%. Staphylococcus aureus was sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid (100%)and all the isolates were Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Conclusion: UTI is most common in females and E.coli was the most common uropathogen isolated. Culture results and antibiogram help in the specific treatment and judicious antibiotic usage to prevent drug resistance.
{"title":"Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern in Patients Attending Out Patient Departments with Urinary Tract Infections.","authors":"Veena Krishnamurthy, Lorembam Sanjoy Singh","doi":"10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46319/rjmahs.2018.v01i01.003","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common cause of bacterial infections in humans. A variety of organisms are associated with UTI irrespective of whether they are community or hospital acquired. Aim and Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of organisms causing UTI in patients attending OPD. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumakuru from Jan 2017 Mar 2017. All suspected cases of UTI sent for urine culture were tested, bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern was evaluated. Results: A total of 392 clinically suspected cases of UTI of all ages and both sexes were studied. Among the 392 samples, 154 samples yielded significant growth, among these110 (71.42%) were of females and 44 (28.57%) were of males. Culture positive cases in the age group 21-40 years (52.59%) were the highest. Escherichia coli (29.22%) was the most common organism isolated followed by Klebsiella sps (18.18%) among gram negative bacilli and Staphylococcus aureus (10.38%) among gram positive cocci. Escherichia coli was 100% sensitive to nitrofurantoin, amikacin and imipenem. The isolation of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) among gram negative bacterial isolates was 2.5%. Staphylococcus aureus was sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid (100%)and all the isolates were Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Conclusion: UTI is most common in females and E.coli was the most common uropathogen isolated. Culture results and antibiogram help in the specific treatment and judicious antibiotic usage to prevent drug resistance.","PeriodicalId":121001,"journal":{"name":"Research Journal of Medical and Allied Health Sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127796852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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