Science Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022

  • Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Risks in Awka, Nigeria

    Okoye Innocent Chukwuemeka, Ufoaroh Chinyelu Uchenna, Anyabolu Ernest Ndukaife, Ekeh Desmond Onyebuchukwu, Nkechinyere Anulika Chukwumobi, Chukwuonye Innocent Ijezie, Sylvia Toochukwu Echendu, Esther Umeadi

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: 22 December 2021
    Accepted: 19 January 2022
    Published: 25 January 2022
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    Abstract: Background and Objectives: Globally, cardiovascular risks constitute a heavy healthcare burden, affecting people with different occupations, across economies in both the developed and the developing countries. Cardiovascular risks and differences in occupations have not been completely defined. This study was set out to evaluate the influence of oc... Show More
  • The Ethos of Health Policies in the Grip of Lay Anticipation: The Case of Therapeutic Education for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Cameroon

    Myriam Sylvie Ambomo

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 6-13
    Received: 7 January 2022
    Accepted: 25 January 2022
    Published: 9 February 2022
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    Abstract: Therapeutic education is an integral part of health promotion. It is an ancient and innovative approach to care, the result of a slow but steady evolution of public health practice around the world. Despite the fluctuating semantics in different paradigms, the goal of this approach is the quality of life of the person living with type 2 diabetes. T... Show More
  • Takayasu's Arteritis: Monitoring of Clinical and Laboratory Activity in a Kyrgyz Cohort of Patients

    Koilubaeva Gulazyk Malikovna, Bolotbekova Altynai Maratovna, Egorova Olga Nikolaevna, Tarasova Galina Michailovna, Sarybaev Akbai Shogaipovich, Chukubaev Marat Abdyganovich, Turdukulov Zamir Ergeshevich, Usupbaeva Dinara Abulmeizovna, Turusbekova Aijan Kemelovna

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 14-24
    Received: 4 January 2022
    Accepted: 4 February 2022
    Published: 16 February 2022
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    Abstract: Monitoring of clinical and laboratory Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) activity was carried out in 40 patients. Most of them were female patients (92.5%), of Kyrgyz nationality (97.5%), of young age (median - 32 years [24; 44]), with a disease duration of 7.5 years (median – (3.5; 12.5)), with the onset of the disease at 24 years (median –(19; 30)), with... Show More
  • COVID-19 Disease Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Result Analysis

    Youngah Choi, Jeong-Seon Yoo, Eun-Hyang Song, Bu-Yeon Kim, Shin-Ae Park, Hyun-Joo Jin

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 25-32
    Received: 6 January 2022
    Accepted: 21 January 2022
    Published: 16 February 2022
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    Abstract: From March 2nd, 2020th, this hospital started as a hospital mainly for COVID-19 infections and has been continuously treating COVID-19 inpatients until now, January 5th, 2022th. From the beginning of February, 2020th, to January 5th, 2022th, the total cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Korea was 649,669, the death toll was 5,838, and ... Show More
  • Magnitude and Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients Admitted in Jimma University Medical Centre South West Ethiopia 2020

    Desalagn Wegaso, Maekel Belay, Fassikaw Kebede

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 33-39
    Received: 17 December 2021
    Accepted: 6 January 2022
    Published: 18 March 2022
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    Abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the sudden loss of organ function and the third leading cause of mortality after bleeding and brain trauma among admitted patients. There is a paucity of epidemiological data concerning AKI in Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia with predominant admission of chronic cases. Methods: An institution-based cros... Show More