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Prevalence Of Absence Of The Palmaris Longus Muscle Among Medical Students Of An-Najah National University: A Cross-Sectional Study From Palestine, Malik Sabouba, Rula Ab-Alwafa, Dema Mhesin, Enas Zidan, Feras Zorba, Jamal Qaddumi
Prevalence Of Absence Of The Palmaris Longus Muscle Among Medical Students Of An-Najah National University: A Cross-Sectional Study From Palestine, Malik Sabouba, Rula Ab-Alwafa, Dema Mhesin, Enas Zidan, Feras Zorba, Jamal Qaddumi
Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
The Palmaris Longus (PL) is a slender; spindle shaped elongated muscle which is visible as a small tendon between other superficial muscles of the forearm, i.e., pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris. The PL muscle is a highly variable muscle. However, the most common variation is its absence, which is more commonly seen on the left side. There is a wide scope of variation in the prevalence of absence of this muscle in different racial groups, which varies from 3.1% in some populations up to 63.9% in others. This study aims at finding out the prevalence …
Anomalous Origin Of Left Coronary Artery From The Pulmonary Artery Syndrome Of An 18-Year-Old Palestinian Male: Case Report, Rayyan Al Ali, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Abeer Haddad, Rahma Sulieman, Salamah Alwahsh
Anomalous Origin Of Left Coronary Artery From The Pulmonary Artery Syndrome Of An 18-Year-Old Palestinian Male: Case Report, Rayyan Al Ali, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Abeer Haddad, Rahma Sulieman, Salamah Alwahsh
Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
Background: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. The majority of patients die within the first year of life if left untreated. However, a few patients can be asymptomatic and survive into adulthood due to well-developed collateral between the left coronary artery and the dilated right coronary artery. Case presentation: We reported a case of a male who has been having nonspecific symptoms since infancy which were misdiagnosed as symptoms of heart failure. At the age of 18 years old, he presented with a sudden death, and his autopsy …
Sudden Infant Death Of Monozygotic Twin On The Same Day: A Case Report, Rayyan Al Ali, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Noor Irshaid
Sudden Infant Death Of Monozygotic Twin On The Same Day: A Case Report, Rayyan Al Ali, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Noor Irshaid
Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) represents a major leading cause of death among all racial and ethnic groups of infants between one month and one year of age. The exact cause of sudden unexpected death is still unclear, but there are multiple possibilities which presumed to explain it, such as: cardiovascular abnormalities, suffocation and infectious diseases. The occurrence of such death is extremely rare particularly in twins. For the first time in Palestine, we report a case of eight-week-old female twin who were found dead while sleeping on their right side. Their death occurred within 24 hours from each other. …
Illness Perception In Patients With Thalassemia In Nablus, Palestine: A Pilot Study, Ansam Sawalha, Dina Jodeh, Fatima Helo, Waleed M. Sweileh
Illness Perception In Patients With Thalassemia In Nablus, Palestine: A Pilot Study, Ansam Sawalha, Dina Jodeh, Fatima Helo, Waleed M. Sweileh
Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
Thalassemia is a hemoglobinopathy which is results from a gene mutation in Œ± or Œ≤ chain. It has the preeminent prevalence in Mediterranean, tropical areas and regions near the equator. Thalassemia is one of the most prevalent genetic blood disorders in the world. Research pertaining to patient perception of thalassemia is limited in Palestine. Our study is the first one nationwide that aims to assess the perceptions and attitudes toward thalassemia and thalassemia treatment. A cross-sectional, non-interventional, descriptive study design was used. A convenient sample of 113 thalassemic patients attending the specialty clinic at Al-Watani hospital, Nablus, Palestine was included. …
Knowledge, Awareness, And Practice Of Breast Self-Examination Among An-Najah National University Female Students, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Besan Ahmad, Wala`A Kathem, Ekhlas Kokash, Moaed Saed, Mohammad Husean
Knowledge, Awareness, And Practice Of Breast Self-Examination Among An-Najah National University Female Students, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Besan Ahmad, Wala`A Kathem, Ekhlas Kokash, Moaed Saed, Mohammad Husean
Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old age. Yet, breast self-examination makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of breast cancer. We aimed to describe the degree of awareness, knowledge and practice regarding self-breast examination among An-Najah National University female students in Palestine. A descriptive cross-sectional design using a previously standardized and validated questionnaire was conducted. Data was collected from a convenient sample of 180 female students from An-Najah National University. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data entry and analysis. Nearly, 63.8% of the …