Volume 35 Issue 1
Published: 2009-06-01
Contents
Article
Childhood mortality in Mosul city during the year 2007
Amaema A. Al-Zubeer
ABSTRACTObjectives: To calculate infant and under five mortality rates and to find out the most common causes of death among children.Methods:Study period: The study was done over a period of one...
Effect of amlodipine on serum lipid profilein hypertensive patients
Rami M. A. Al-Hayali, Ashraf H. Ahmed
ABSTRACTObjectives: To assess the effect of amlodipine, as monotherapy, in hypertensive patients, on serum lipid profile, as assessed by serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride, high density...
Bell’s palsy in Mosul
Estabrak M. Alyouzbaki
ABSTRACTObjective: To study the incidence, sex, age, and seasonal distribution of Bells palsy in Mosul.Methods: A prospective study of patients with Bells palsy from outpatient and private...
Effects of dairy-products' consumption on sebum lipids and fatty acids
A. A. Mahmood, Y.Y. Al-Tamer
ABSTRACTObjectives: To investigate the effect of intake of dairy-products on the sebum lipid components and fatty-acid composition.Patients and Methods: Sebaceous cysts were obtained, by simple...
Spontaneous healing of traumatic perforations ofthe tympanic membrane
Salim H. Al-Obiedi
ABSTRACTObjective: To study the spontaneous healing of various types of traumatic perforations of the tympanic membrane in a prospective study carried out on patients with traumatic perforations of...
Platelet indices in the differential diagnosis of thrombocytosis
Khalid Nafih, Sana M. Taib, Bashar A. Saeed
ABSTRACTObjective: To assess the role of platelet indices mainly: Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) and Platelet Distribution Width (PDW) for the differential diagnosis of thrombocytosis.Methods: A...
Histopathological changes of decidua and decidualvessels of early pregnancy
Noel S. Al-Sakkal, Rana A. Azooz
ABSTRACTObjective: The histological examination of the decidua can provide a clue in the diagnosis of intrauterine pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to describe the morphologic features...
Seasonal variation of glycated hemoglobin A1c% among diabetic patients in Mosul
Omar A. Jarjees, Nabeel N. Fadhil
Objective: To determine the seasonal variation of glycemic level among diabetic patients in Mosul, and to define the seasons where blood glucose may surge or decline. Patients and methods: An...
The prevalence of fatty liver disease among diabetics in Mosul
Ali K. Habash, Nabeel Alkhiat, Younise A. Khalaf, Dhaher J. S. Al-Habbo
ABSTRACTObjectives: To examine the occurrence of fatty liver disease in diabetic patients type 1 and 2 disease and to focus the attention in our locality about this serious condition.Method: This...
Diagnostic laparoscopy in female infertility
Entessar Abdel Jabbar, Raida M. Al-Wazzan
ABSTRACTObjective: To highlight the importance of laparoscopic evaluation in the etiology of infertility and to evaluate the etiology in primary and secondary infertility.Methods: This...
Coronary angiographic findings among diabetic and non-diabetic patients
Mahmood A. Abbo, Fakher Y. Husain, Dhiyaa A. Alhamadani
ABSTRACTobjectives: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of death all over the world. Among patients with CAD there are many of them having diabetes mellitus which is...
Renin – angiotensin system (RAS) and hypertensive disease"From the link in pathophysiology to the outcomes of inhibition"
Aasem M. AL-Chalabi
SUMMARY The renin angiotensin system is a major contributor to both hypertension and associated pathophysiologic changes in the heart and cardiovascular wall (The target organ). Major basic and...
Accidental cooking gas intoxication
Dhaher J. S. Al-Habbo
ABSTRACT The primary component of natural gas is methane (CH4). It also contains ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), and other sulfur containing gases, in varying concentrations....