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View article: Stressors among Students of a School of Rupandehi, Nepal
Stressors among Students of a School of Rupandehi, Nepal Open
INTRODUCTION The American Institute of Stress (2018) defines stress as an emotional disturbance or change caused by stressors. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 4% of the global population experiences anxiety …
View article: Relationship between the Lifestyle and Mental Health of Medical Students of UCMS, Bhairahawa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Relationship between the Lifestyle and Mental Health of Medical Students of UCMS, Bhairahawa: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
INTRODUCTION Medical students suffered from high level of stress during their studies and this percentage has been increasing. This study was conducted to find out association between lifestyle and mental health of MBBS and BDS students to …
View article: Bacteriophage therapy: an alternative to antibiotics in the age of multi-drug resistance
Bacteriophage therapy: an alternative to antibiotics in the age of multi-drug resistance Open
Phage therapy involves the use of specific viruses that can infect and lyse pathogenic bacteria. Since, antibiotic resistance is widely increasing among bacteria phages offer a promising field as natural, self-replicating and self-limiting…
View article: Medical Students’ Perception Towards Online Assessment
Medical Students’ Perception Towards Online Assessment Open
Background: Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Nepal conducted online assessment MCQ tests during covid-19 lock down period. This study was taken up to measure/assess the basic science MBBS students’ perception towar…
View article: Get Smart in Healthcare to Preserve the Power of Antimicrobials: Antimicrobial Stewardship
Get Smart in Healthcare to Preserve the Power of Antimicrobials: Antimicrobial Stewardship Open
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the alarming health hazard to mankind. Unnecessary antibiotic usage leads to drug resistance, predisposes to opportunistic infections in immunodeficient and unnecessary economical loss to patient. This ma…
View article: Importance of Undergraduate Research in Medical and Dental Curriculum
Importance of Undergraduate Research in Medical and Dental Curriculum Open
INTRODUCTIONThe quality of medical education has attracted considerable interest during the last few years. This interest is especially concerned with the question of how education can be made more relevant to the needs of today’s society.…
View article: Anticipation of Difficult Airway by Neck Circumference to Thyromental Distance Ratio
Anticipation of Difficult Airway by Neck Circumference to Thyromental Distance Ratio Open
INTRODUCTIONUnanticipated difficult intubation scenario is a major concern for anaesthetists which contributes to perioperative morbidity and mortality. Characteristics of difficult intubation indices like increased neck circumference (NC) a…
View article: An Overview of Japanese Encephalitis
An Overview of Japanese Encephalitis Open
INTRODUCTIONJapanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a flavivirus, is the main cause viral encephalitis, endemic in South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions and has become a major public health problem worldwide. JEV is transmitted to humans…
View article: Bacteriological Study of Post-Operative Wound Infection and its Antibiograms
Bacteriological Study of Post-Operative Wound Infection and its Antibiograms Open
INTRODUCTIONPostoperative wound infections are a significant complication of surgical procedures, which increases morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospital stay, and increased healthcare costs. The study was undertaken with an aim to investi…
View article: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: An Overview
Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: An Overview Open
Ebola virus disease is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans. Fruit bats are the natural reservoirs of Ebola virus, and it is transmitted to humans from wild animals and spreads between humans. Ebola virus is a class A bioterror…
View article: Why are More Women Choosing a Career in Dentistry in Nepal?
Why are More Women Choosing a Career in Dentistry in Nepal? Open
Dentistry is a very compassionate field, making it perfect for anybody who wishes to assist others. Dentistry has always been a male-dominated field, but in the last two to three decades more and more women have started going to dental colle…
View article: Utility of Supine Stress Test to Anticipate Spinal Anaesthesia Induced Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section
Utility of Supine Stress Test to Anticipate Spinal Anaesthesia Induced Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section Open
INTRODUCTION Reduction in venous return caused by compression of the inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus, known as the supine hypotensive syndrome of pregnancy, is one of the reasons for particular susceptibility to hypotension at cesa…
View article: Zika Virus Infection: An Emerging global Public Health Concern
Zika Virus Infection: An Emerging global Public Health Concern Open
Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by day biting Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms are generally mild and include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache, and last for two to seven days. …
View article: A Critical Study of Attitudes of MBBS and BDS Students Towards Their Future Profession
A Critical Study of Attitudes of MBBS and BDS Students Towards Their Future Profession Open
INTRODUCTION The attitudes of the students play a very vital role in choosing a particular career. The amount of study in MBBS and BDS is significantly higher than many other professions. Hence the present study was designed to assess and e…
View article: Tenets of Specimen Management in Diagnostic Microbiology
Tenets of Specimen Management in Diagnostic Microbiology Open
The interpretation of microbiological results depends, to a large extent, on the quality of the samples received for investigations. Even with the advancements in laboratory automation and integration of molecular diagnosis in microbiology…
View article: Problem based learning (PBL) in medical education to facilitate student learning
Problem based learning (PBL) in medical education to facilitate student learning Open
Life-long learning and the demand for continuous development of skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed in working life have resulted in a call for new ways to organize learning. The knowledge gained in education becomes quickly outdated a…
View article: Character Development and the ‘In-Between’
Character Development and the ‘In-Between’ Open
A plethora of discussions have been made on character development since Aristotle's musings on Eudaimonia. These musings have led to multiple perspectives on character development; however, they rarely touch on the area of the 'in-between,…
View article: Attitudes of MBBS students towards medical profession: A study in a medical school
Attitudes of MBBS students towards medical profession: A study in a medical school Open
Background and Objectives: The professional attitude of the Doctor is mainly concerned with his/her feelings, beliefs and behavior towards the patients. The students are admitted to MBBS through a written test (entrance test) in three subj…
View article: Perception towards Online MCQ Test for MBBS and BDS Students’ As an Assessment Method during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Perception towards Online MCQ Test for MBBS and BDS Students’ As an Assessment Method during the Covid-19 Pandemic Open
INTRODUCTION Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal conducted online multiple choice question test as a formative assessment method during COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the MBBS and BDS students’ perception t…
View article: An Emerging Zoonosis of Public Health Concern: A Comprehensive Review on Nipah Virus Infection
An Emerging Zoonosis of Public Health Concern: A Comprehensive Review on Nipah Virus Infection Open
Nipah virus (NiV) infection is an emerging zoonotic disease, which causes encephalitis and respiratory infections in humans with high mortality rate. Bats (Pteropus) are the natural hosts for for Nipah virus. The infection is transmitted f…
View article: Methodologies and Models for Integration of Medical Curriculum for Effective Teaching and Learning: A Theoretical Review
Methodologies and Models for Integration of Medical Curriculum for Effective Teaching and Learning: A Theoretical Review Open
There is a famous saying that, ‘Knowledge that is learnt in isolation is rapidly forgotten’. The dictionary meaning of integration is “to make entire”. Integration is defined as the organization of teaching matter to interrelate or unify t…
View article: Doxycycline Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis with a Single Dose: A Case Report
Doxycycline Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis with a Single Dose: A Case Report Open
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, life-threatening, severe epidermal necrolytic exanthematous vesicobullous usually drug-induced, mucocutaneous disease characterized by a widespread sloughing of the skin and mucosal surfaces. The…
View article: " Stem Cell Therapy In Regenerative Medicine And Tissue Engineering "
" Stem Cell Therapy In Regenerative Medicine And Tissue Engineering " Open
Stem cell therapy is introduction of new adult stem cells into damaged tissue in order to treat disease or injury.Any disease in which there is tissue degeneration can be a potential candidate for stem cell therapy: Alzheimer's disease, Pa…
View article: An Emerging, Neglected and Underestimated Zoonotic Parasitic Ocular Infestation: A Comprehensive Review on Thelaziasis
An Emerging, Neglected and Underestimated Zoonotic Parasitic Ocular Infestation: A Comprehensive Review on Thelaziasis Open
Human thelaziasis is an emerging insect-borne zoonotic ocular parasitic infestation, occur more commonly in rural communities with poor living and low socioeconomic living, and mainly affects the children and old age people, where humans l…
View article: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Residents of the Jharkhand State, India: An Online Survey
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Residents of the Jharkhand State, India: An Online Survey Open
Background: People's adherence to control measures is imperative in the fight against COVID-19. The present study was done to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among residents of Jharkhand and to assist the gove…
View article: Curriculum Integration for Medical and Dental Students
Curriculum Integration for Medical and Dental Students Open
Many medical and dental colleges have been following a traditional curriculum which is characterized by a discipline/subject wise model, with high degree of division of different subjects into pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical bran…
View article: Post Dural Puncture Headache After Elective Caesarean Section Using 27 G Quincke and Whitacre Spinal Needles: A Comparative Study
Post Dural Puncture Headache After Elective Caesarean Section Using 27 G Quincke and Whitacre Spinal Needles: A Comparative Study Open
INTRODUCTION
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), a serious complication of spinal anesthesia (SA) may persevere for long time and can be unbearable to the patients. The incidence of PDPH unswervingly relies on the size of the spinal need…
View article: Exploring Intersectionality: Theoretical Concept and Potential Methodological Efficacy in the Context of Nepal
Exploring Intersectionality: Theoretical Concept and Potential Methodological Efficacy in the Context of Nepal Open
This article engages in theoretical discussions of intersectionality on such issues as: how does Kimberle Crenshaw's intersectionality theory function in various forms of social divisions, and how do various scholars respond to it? Why is …
View article: Percutaneous cryoneurolysis: An alternative in metastatic bone lesion involving sacroiliac joint
Percutaneous cryoneurolysis: An alternative in metastatic bone lesion involving sacroiliac joint Open
Cryoneurolysis is a very recent and advanced procedure in interventional pain management practice. Application of cold allows second-degree nerve injury resulting in analgesia. Here, we are presenting a case of effective pain relief by cry…
View article: Transforaminal Block: The “Keyhole” Unlocked
Transforaminal Block: The “Keyhole” Unlocked Open
Among the techniques of epidural steroid injections, transforaminal injection allows for a concentrated application of steroids around the inflamed neural structure. The transforaminal injection technique can be performed via the subpedicu…