Clinical Medicine Research

Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018

  • Trends and Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Debre Drehan, Ethiopia

    Tsegahun Asfaw, Moges Lewetegn, Helen Tariku

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018
    Pages: 97-102
    Received: Aug. 27, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 10, 2018
    Published: Oct. 24, 2018
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    Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) remains major Public health problem and among the top ten leading causes of human deaths worldwide. Moreover, TB is the leading cause of morbidity, one of the three major causes for hospital admission, and the second killer next to malaria in Ethiopia. Early diagnosis, effective treatment and continues assessment of treatment outc... Show More
  • Benefits and Limitations of Common Directional Microphones in Real-World Sounds

    Xubao Zhang

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018
    Pages: 103-118
    Received: Sep. 06, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 26, 2018
    Published: Oct. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: We present extensive experimental data to objectively evaluate the benefits and limitations of common directional microphones in real-world sound fields. The microphones include a conventional directional microphone(DM), a balanced DM, etc., plus the Omni microphone (mic) as a benchmark. The evaluation focuses on noise outputs, signal-to-noise rati... Show More
  • Modification of the Pointe Scientific Automated Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Assay for High-Throughput Use in the Clinical Laboratory

    Erin Elizabeth Milner, Absone Rowland, Jessica Jeanette Fasio, Lam Henry

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018
    Pages: 119-123
    Received: Aug. 27, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 13, 2018
    Published: Nov. 12, 2018
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    Abstract: Herein we report a modified Pointe Scientific method for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing which eliminates time-consuming and labor intensive pre-analytical steps previously required. Pre-lyse and on-board lyse Pointe Scientific methods were compared to the on-board lyse Trinity Biotech method using Abbott Architect c8000 analyzers ... Show More
  • View Insulin Resistance from an Interaction Between Pancreatic Islets and Peripheral Tissues

    Ming Li, You Lu, Alun Rongxiang Wang

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018
    Pages: 124-130
    Received: Aug. 20, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 31, 2018
    Published: Nov. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: Curl rent hypotheses of insulin resistance mostly emphasize cellular mechanisms in peripheral tissues. Although received broad recognition, these opinions may have overlooked the interaction between pancreatic endocrine cells and the peripheral tissues in the process of establishment and maintenance of insulin resistance in the whole body. It has b... Show More
  • A Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis Caused by Hematoma Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Takenori Tomite, Hidetomo Saito, Hiroaki Kijima, Kimio Saito, Noriyuki Ishikawa, Yuji Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Tazawa, Satoshi Yumoto, Ryo Syoji, Toshiaki Aizawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, September 2018
    Pages: 131-134
    Received: Sep. 19, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 26, 2018
    Published: Nov. 28, 2018
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    Abstract: Deep vein thrombosis is one of the main complications of total knee arthroplasty. Hematoma is another complication often seen following total knee arthroplasty, but a search of the literature found no reports of deep vein thrombosis caused by hematoma. A case of a 68-year-old woman with knee osteoarthritis who underwent total knee arthroplasty, wit... Show More