Current Trends in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 5

Authors

Dr. Dharmesh Chandra Sharma, (Editor)

Associate Blood Transfusion Officer (ABTO), Incharge Blood Component & Aphaeresis Unit Blood Bank, Department of Pathology, J. A. Groups of Hospital and G. R. Medical College, India.

Michael L. Lucas

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.

Chitra Govindaraja

Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University, Malaysia.

Annamalai Chandramouli

Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Alcibey Alvarado

Internal Medicine and Neumology, Clínica de Diagnóstico Médico, San José, Costa Rica.

Jasobanta Sethi

Amity Institute of Physiotherapy, Amity University, UP, Noida, India.

Kanchan Kumar Sarker

Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India.

Umasankar Mohanty

Manual Therapy Foundation of India, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Christian C. Ezeala

Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mulungushi University, Livingstone Campus, Livingstone, Zambia and Department of Health Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Mary M. Moleki

Department of Health Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Juan Carlos López-Medina

School of Medicine, University of Celaya, México.

Daniela de la Borbolla

School of Nursing, University of Colima, Mexico.

Luis Antonio Díaz-Becerril

School of Medicine, University of Celaya, México.

Mayra del Carmen Ortega Jiménez

Departament of Nursing and Obstetrics, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, University of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza

School of Medicine, University of Celaya, México.

Calderón Guzmán David

Laboratory of Neurochemistry, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP), Mexico.

Juárez Olguín Hugo

Laboratory of Pharmacology, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP), Mexico and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Hernández García Ernestina

Laboratory of Pharmacology, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP), Mexico.

Osnaya Brizuela Norma

Laboratory of Neurochemistry, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP), Mexico.

Saldivar González J. Alfredo

Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

P. I. K. Onyeka

Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

U. O. Emmanuel

Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

O. G. Udujih

Department of Public Health Technology, School Of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.

E. U. Nwabueze

Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

H. I. Udujih

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

K. O. Okon

Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Nigeria.

M. Y. Bularafa

Department of Medical Laboratory Services, Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Nigeria.

S. Pius

Department of Pediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

S. T. Balogun

Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

R. T. Akuhwa

Department of Pediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

B. A. Zanna

Department of Medical Laboratory Services, Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Nigeria.

J. O. Onah

Clinton Health Access Initiative, Abuja Office, Nigeria.

Mohammad Othman

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia.

Ketan Vagholkar

Department of Surgery, D.Y. Patil University, School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 400706, India.

Suvarna Vagholkar

Consultant Gynaecologist, Thane, India.

Synopsis

This book covers key areas of medicine and medical science and other related fields. The contributions by the authors include febrile illness, malarial parastemia, bacteremia, irritable bowel syndrome, quality of life, HIV, liver proteins, liver enzymes, antiretroviral therapy, diarrhoea, enterocyte chloride, COPD, bronchial asthma, chronic non-specific low back pain, spinal manipulation, lipid peroxidation, neurotoxicity, pro-oxidants, obesity, pregnancy, posttraumatic haematuria, pseudorenal failure, bladder rupture, cystogram, mastectomy, lymphedema etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of medicine and medical science.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Hunger Diarrhoea and the Enterocyte Chloride Ion Secretion Paradigm

Michael L. Lucas
Chapter 2
Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Imprint on the Quality of Life of Undergraduate Students at a Malaysian Medical University

Chitra Govindaraja, Annamalai Chandramouli
Chapter 3
Dual Bronchodilator Therapy: A Review

Alcibey Alvarado
Chapter 4
Spinal Manipulation on Segmental Instability, Pain Sensitivity and Health- related Quality of Life in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Jasobanta Sethi, Kanchan Kumar Sarker, Umasankar Mohanty
Chapter 5
Undergraduate Students’ Perception of the Educational Environment of a Medical School Provided a Framework for Strategic Planning

Christian C. Ezeala, Mary M. Moleki
Chapter 6
Lymphedema, a Complication Post-mastectomy

Juan Carlos López-Medina, Daniela de la Borbolla, Luis Antonio Díaz-Becerril, Mayra del Carmen Ortega Jiménez, Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza
Chapter 7
Mechanisms of Prooxidants in Neuroinflammatory Processes and Clinical Manifestations

Calderón Guzmán David, Juárez Olguín Hugo, Hernández García Ernestina, Osnaya Brizuela Norma, Saldivar González J. Alfredo
Chapter 8
Liver Protein and Enzymes in HIV Infected Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women on Antiretroviral Therapy

P. I. K. Onyeka, U. O. Emmanuel, O. G. Udujih, E. U. Nwabueze, H. I. Udujih
Chapter 9
Retrospective Analysis of Malarial Parasitemia and Bacteremia in Febrile Episodes Seen at Tertiary Hospital at Nguru, Nigeria

K. O. Okon, M. Y. Bularafa, S. Pius, S. T. Balogun, R. T. Akuhwa, B. A. Zanna, J. O. Onah
Chapter 10
Obesity and Pregnancy: Saudi Arabian Experience

Mohammad Othman
Chapter 11
Posttraumatic Haematuria with Pseudorenal Failure: A Diagnostic Lead for Intra Peritoneal Bladder Rupture

Ketan Vagholkar, Suvarna Vagholkar