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The Role Of Glucose Tolerance Test In Diwaniya Population In Relation To(Who) Criteria, Fadhl Alzamili Mar 2026

The Role Of Glucose Tolerance Test In Diwaniya Population In Relation To(Who) Criteria, Fadhl Alzamili

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Recent researches into diabetes and impaired glucose metabolism has created a new array terminology And definitions relating to glucose metabolism in clinical practice. To study the role Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in diagnosis of different hyperglycemic classess. in diwaniya. Four hundred patients were studied for the existance of diabetic state using the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Only (37.5%) patients had frank diabetic state after 2h OGTT. (50%) patients ranging between Impaired Fasting Glucose ( IFG), and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Test. (12.5%), patients had no diabetes. Overlap between results makes these readings not applicable for all population,therfore using 2H OGTT..is warranted.

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Association Between Vaginitis Caused By Staphylococcus Aureus, E.Coli And Candida Albicans And Pap Smear Results, Humady Al-Hillali, Niran Abdul Hussien, Awas Al- Obaidi, Abdul Adheem Jasem Mar 2026

Association Between Vaginitis Caused By Staphylococcus Aureus, E.Coli And Candida Albicans And Pap Smear Results, Humady Al-Hillali, Niran Abdul Hussien, Awas Al- Obaidi, Abdul Adheem Jasem

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In this study, one-hundred vaginal swabs and cervical smears were obtained randomly from women admitted to Al-Diwaniya Maternity and Pediatrics Teaching Hospital in Al-Qadisyia Province; samples from private clinics were also included. The samples were taken from married women. Women who were pregnant, with vaginal bleeding, and who recently have used vaginal suppositories were excluded from the study. The samples were collected from November, 2010 to March, 2011. The study involved culturing and isolation of most common microorganisms that cause vaginitis and their association with cellular changes of the cervix. The most common organisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus(29.7%) , Escherichia …

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Effects Of Phenolic Compound On The Viability Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshammary, Roaa H. Abdul Mageed, Bassim I. Mohamad Mar 2026

Effects Of Phenolic Compound On The Viability Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshammary, Roaa H. Abdul Mageed, Bassim I. Mohamad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Caffeic acid against the viability of Leishmania tropica promastigotes in vitro. The result showed that Caffeic acid had a fatal effect on the viability of Leishmania tropica promastigotes with the use of different concentrations leading to a gradual decreasing of living promastigotes number with the increase of Caffeic acid concentration. The mean parasiticidal effect of Caffeic acid was (24×104, 30×104, 38×104, 44×104, 53×104) promastigote /ml at concentrations (10, 15, 20, 25, 30) mg/ml respectively after three days of incubation. It can be concluded that Caffeic acid posses a cidal effect …

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Overexpression Of Mammaglobin In Tissue Breast Carcinoma By Immunohistochemistry, Shoroq Mohammad Abbas Mar 2026

Overexpression Of Mammaglobin In Tissue Breast Carcinoma By Immunohistochemistry, Shoroq Mohammad Abbas

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Our purpose was to investigate the mammaglobin overexpression in tissue breast cancer and to determine its correlations with conventional prognostic parameters. There were investigated 60 patients with breast carcinoma, and slides from paraffin blocks were stained with an antibody against mammaglobin. The immunohistochemical reaction was scored based on the percentage of positive tumor cells in tumors. Positive reaction for mammaglobin was diffused cytoplasmic staining foundin 75% of tissue breast carcinoma. A significant correlation was found between the mammaglobin expression in the breast cancer and grades of the tumor. Out results suggest that mammaglobin is a good prognostic marker forbreast carcinomaAim …

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Effect Of Diltiazem On Intraocular Pressure In Normal And Ocular Hypertensive Rabbits, Baha'a A. Abdul-Hussein, Adeeb A. Alzubaidy, Hassanen A. Radi Mar 2026

Effect Of Diltiazem On Intraocular Pressure In Normal And Ocular Hypertensive Rabbits, Baha'a A. Abdul-Hussein, Adeeb A. Alzubaidy, Hassanen A. Radi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background; Glaucoma is a multifactorial disease involving progressive optic neuropathy and altered intraocular hemodynamics; furthermore, glaucoma can cause blindness if it is left untreated.Aim of the study: To explore effects of topical diltiazem on intraocular pressure (IOP) in each of normal and ocular hypertensive rabbits.Materials and methods: A group of 54 males of the rabbits were included in the present study. Induction of ocular hypertension was achieved by injection of hydroxy propyl methylcellulose in the anterior chamber of rabbits right eye. In addition to distilled water (as negative control), each of timolol (as positive control) and diltiazem (the tested drug) …

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Dose Individualization Of Ovarian Stimulants: A Comparative Study Of Different Ovulation Enhancing Modalities And Their Effect On Reproductive Hormones, Sinaa A Kadhim Mar 2026

Dose Individualization Of Ovarian Stimulants: A Comparative Study Of Different Ovulation Enhancing Modalities And Their Effect On Reproductive Hormones, Sinaa A Kadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- Many years ago, clinicians treating couples for infertility by using ovarian stimulants drugs, which produce their action on reproductive hormones, a variety of medications can temporarily correct ovulatory problems and increase a woman's ability to become pregnant.Objectives:- To identify the effect of different type of ovarian stimulents modalities on serum level of reproductive hormone which will eventually affect the out come of the cycle ( follicular maturation and ovulation).Methods:- Forty-five patients were enrolled in this study all of them suffer from primary infertility, the patients were randomized into three groups. The first group consist of fifteen patient they use …

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Study Of Some Microbial And Immunological Parameter In Patients With Urinary Tract Infection In Al- Diwanyia City, Dina M. R. Al-Khafaf Mar 2026

Study Of Some Microbial And Immunological Parameter In Patients With Urinary Tract Infection In Al- Diwanyia City, Dina M. R. Al-Khafaf

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

From 392 isolate of UTI inpatients were collected from maternity and pediatrics teaching hospital in Al-Diwanyia city, from September 2008 to June 2010. About 37 samples gave a positive cultures. Results also showed a high increment rate of UTI in the females that males 268 (68.2%) females & 124( 31.8%) males . E. coli was the major pathogen of UTI 276 (70.4%) of total cases, the second important pathogen was Proteus spp. (15.8%) while the other causes of UTI were Candida albicans (6.12%), Staph. aureus ( 4.33%), Pseudomonas aerugenosa ( 1.53%), Streptococcus spp. (0.72%), Klebsiella spp. ( 0.5%) & Enterococcus …

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Indications Of Tracheastomy In Najaf (Retrospective Study 2008-2011), Yasir L. Hasson, Ahmed A. Al-Zubiadi Mar 2026

Indications Of Tracheastomy In Najaf (Retrospective Study 2008-2011), Yasir L. Hasson, Ahmed A. Al-Zubiadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Tracheastomy is one of few ancient surgical procedures which is still widely used nowadays. There is an old famous statement (when you think about tracheastomy, it is time to do it). This statement is far away from reality with the emergence of new less invasive methods ofsecuring airway.Aim: to evaluate the indications of tracheastomy in Najaf. Patients and methods: a cross-sectional analytic study of 87 tracheastomy operations had been done in the period between January2008 to February 2011 in Al-Sadar teaching hospital in Najaf.Results : The mean age of our 87 patient was (52.4). Most of our patients were males …

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Prevalence Of Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Of Secondary Schools In Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail Mar 2026

Prevalence Of Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Of Secondary Schools In Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

- A cross-sectional study was conducted , on 1048 adolescent pupils(554 male &494 female) , in Al-Diwaniya Governorate , Iraq.-Twelve intermediate and secondary schools were chosen consecutively as a study setting ( 6 from Diwaniya city as urban ; 3 from Shamiya &3from Gammas as rural).-All chosen pupils (aged 12–18years) were considered in the self reporting questionnaire & face to face interview during the period from the 1st of May to the 30th of November 2010.-Out of 1048 adolescents assessed, 183 have positive mental disorders, giving a point prevalence of 17.46% .-Among the examined pupils are (79) diagnosed with anxiety …

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The Acute Phase Protein C, Anti Dna Igm And Igg Responses Among Angina Pectoris Patients, Ibrahim M-S Shnawa, Hiba J. Hamza, Affrah H. Omran, K. Ghanum Mar 2026

The Acute Phase Protein C, Anti Dna Igm And Igg Responses Among Angina Pectoris Patients, Ibrahim M-S Shnawa, Hiba J. Hamza, Affrah H. Omran, K. Ghanum

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Fifty angina pectoris patients (APP) were clinically diagnosed in Mergan Hospital in Hillah city during the period from March to August 2009. While the control group were fifty normal subjects. APP and control groups were subjected to a battery of acute phase protein C, Anti DNA and IgM anti IgG to investigate the role of the auto-antibodies in the immunopathogenesis of angina pectoris (AP) . Thirty-five out of the fifty APP (70%) were positive for acute phase protein response with titre ranges of 18-128. while APP. were positive for Anti DNA and IgM anti IgG autoantibodies were 36% and 16% …

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Gram-Positive Bacteremia In Febrile Children Under Two Years Of Age In Babylon Province, Naher H.S, J. M. Al-Mrzoq, Hasson S.O Mar 2026

Gram-Positive Bacteremia In Febrile Children Under Two Years Of Age In Babylon Province, Naher H.S, J. M. Al-Mrzoq, Hasson S.O

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to investigate gram-positive bacteremia in febrile children according to some risk factors and to detect the type causative bacteria. One hundred sixty blood samples were collected from children under 2 years who were suffering from fever and admitted to emergency department of Babylon Maternity and Children Hospital in Hilla. The results indicated that 31(19.4%) blood samples revealed positive cultures consisting of 21(68%) gram-positive bacterial isolates and 10(32%) gram-negative isolates*. Gram-positive isolates represented by; Staphylococcus aureus which accounted for 10(33%), Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) which accounted for 5 isolates(16%), Streptococcus pygenes 4 isolates(13%), Listeria monocytogenes and Micrococcus sp. …

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Lipid Profile And Pre €“ Eclampsia, Eman Chafat Karawn, Ahlam Abdul-Hadi Mar 2026

Lipid Profile And Pre €“ Eclampsia, Eman Chafat Karawn, Ahlam Abdul-Hadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: To assess if there are changes in lipid profile in preeclampsia and if these changes can be used as marker of severity of the condition.Study design: This study include 100 pregnant women divided into 3 groups.1) 25 pregnant women with sever pre-eclampsia in the third trimester.2) 25 pregnant women with mild-moderate pre-eclampsia in the thirdtrimester .3) 50 apparently healthy pregnant women of comparable age &parity in the third trimester. All were investigated for serum lipid profile includingserum cholesterol(CH)serum triglyceride(TG)serum high density lipoprotein(HDL)serum low density lipoprotein(LDL)serum very low density lipoprotein(VLDL) Result: There was significant increase in serum TG ,VLDL and …

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Amelioration Of Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity, Najah R Hadi, Sadiq J Ali, Nadhim Hinti Mar 2026

Amelioration Of Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity, Najah R Hadi, Sadiq J Ali, Nadhim Hinti

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The therapeutic usefulness of doxorubicin (DXR), an anthracycline antibiotic, is limited by its cardiotoxicity. The present study investigated the effects of vitamin E, carvedilol, telmisartan and omega-3 against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats using biochemical approaches . Telmisartan (1 mg/kg/day) orally, vitamin E(100 mg/kg) orally. carvedilol (10mg/kg) orally and omega-3 (20 mg/kg) orally were administered orally for 7 days followed by doxorubicin (15 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally (ip) as a single dose . Rats treated with DXR showed cardiotoxicity as evidenced by elevation of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, serum creatin kinase (CK-MB);serum malondialdehyde (MDA) level, catalase activity did not change …

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The Effect Of Chronic Use Of Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills On Pap Smear, Abdaladeem Yousif Jasem, Shaimaa Mohsen Mar 2026

The Effect Of Chronic Use Of Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills On Pap Smear, Abdaladeem Yousif Jasem, Shaimaa Mohsen

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

To assess the probability that combined oral contraceptive pills increase the risk of cervical epithelial changes ( like dysplasia or other changes ),we conducted a case controlled study in Diwaniyah maternity & pediatric teaching hospital; ninty –two women with chronic use of combined oral contraceptive pills ( using pills for 5 years or more ) were chosen as a study group ,while one hundred –twenty women with no history of using the pills ( non-users ) were selected as a control group for evaluation,both the control & study groups were matched by age,parity,socio-economic status & number of sex partners ( …

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The Significance Of Preoperative White Blood Cells Count And Ultrasonography For Diagnosis Of Acute Appendicitis, Majeed H. H.Al-Amiri Mar 2026

The Significance Of Preoperative White Blood Cells Count And Ultrasonography For Diagnosis Of Acute Appendicitis, Majeed H. H.Al-Amiri

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Appendicectomy is still the most common surgical procedure; but diagnostic failure may still occur & leads to delay in treatment or negative appendicectomy.Objectives of this study:to evaluate value of preoperative white blood cells count &ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis Patients and methods:This study had been carried on 588 cases of acute appendicitis. Appendicectomy done for all cases. Over period of 4 years from January 2006-january 2010. the range of age was between 7-76 years. With mean age of (41.5 years).and median age 25 years old. 366 males (62.244%) and 222 females (37.755). ultrasonography done for all patients by our …

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The More For The Less: Fracture Fixation Tools For Spine Stabilization In Difficult War Times With Analysis Of Modes Of Failure, Sameer Abdulameer Kitab Mar 2026

The More For The Less: Fracture Fixation Tools For Spine Stabilization In Difficult War Times With Analysis Of Modes Of Failure, Sameer Abdulameer Kitab

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Iraq witnessed major war conflicts with devastating effects on the health care system .War and aftermath consequently affected standards of spine care. Patients with different spine melodies that jeopardize spine stability or neural integrity were stabilized using fracture fixation tools, that are inexpensive and were relatively available. This report describes the current application of short and long pedicle screw-plate constructs as spine stabilizers with analysis of modes of failure . Twenty two patients with grades two and three spondylolisthesis were stabilized with short single level constructs and followed for (5.3-10) years.Four patients had screw or plate failure. Long segment constructs …

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Traumatic Dorso Lumbar Spine Fractures And Its Management, Musaed Hekmat Al Dahhan Mar 2026

Traumatic Dorso Lumbar Spine Fractures And Its Management, Musaed Hekmat Al Dahhan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

mobile spine. The posterior approach with interpedicular screws and rods for segment stabilization was found appropriate method.  Forty eight consecutive patients of dorso-lumbar spine injuries with or without neurological deficit ranged from 18-55 years were included in this study. LI vertebra was fractured in 32 cases, D12 in 12 cases l 1 in 3 cases and D10 in one case.21 patients presented with unstable fractures, 12 of them presented with complete paraplegia while 9 presented with incomplete neurological deficit. 16 patients with stable fractures treated conservatively while 32 patients treated surgically by decompression of the cord (Laminectomy) at the site …

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Bcg & Tuberculin Induced Experimental Lapin Secondary Cryoglobulinemia, Ibrahim M. Shnawa, Yazi Abdulla Jassim Mar 2026

Bcg & Tuberculin Induced Experimental Lapin Secondary Cryoglobulinemia, Ibrahim M. Shnawa, Yazi Abdulla Jassim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

BCG and tuberculin were used as a possible immune stimulants for cryoresponses in a lapin model .Immunization and hyperimmunization protocols both for primary and secondary cryoimmune response were attempted .Cryocrit percentage ,protein nature through biurete reaction , ratio of cryoglobulin to total globulin of immune and hyper immune sera as well as reversible precipitable at 4c ,and solubility at 45c were identification criteria for cryoglobulin. Both BCG and tuberculin 0.05IU were found good stimulants for cryoresponse . The cryoglobulinemia was found associated and non associated with IgM anti IgGautoantibody (RF) in tuberculin case while, it was non RF associated in …

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Effect Of Omeprazole On Reproductive Hormonal Levels And Sexual Function In Male Patients With Peptic Ulcer Disease, Imad A-J Thanoon, Ala'a Qusay Mahmood Mar 2026

Effect Of Omeprazole On Reproductive Hormonal Levels And Sexual Function In Male Patients With Peptic Ulcer Disease, Imad A-J Thanoon, Ala'a Qusay Mahmood

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objectives: To assess the effects of Omeprazole at a fixed dose on sexual function (by self reporting questionnaire) and serum levels of testosterone, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and estradiol (E2) in newly diagnosed male patients with peptic ulcer disease, in comparison to healthy controls. Patients and Methods: Patients were received and interviewed in Ibn- Sina Hospital, out-patient clinic, medical section and were selected  according to certain criteria. From 60 male patients selected only 43 completed the follow-up study. Initially sexual function were assessed using a self-reporting questionnaire and a blood samples were taken with assay of …

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Effects Of Akaka Allium Akaka Gmel. Extracts On The Control Of Bacterial Growth, Abdul-Ghany Omer Ismaeel Sarmamy Mar 2026

Effects Of Akaka Allium Akaka Gmel. Extracts On The Control Of Bacterial Growth, Abdul-Ghany Omer Ismaeel Sarmamy

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Several experiments were conducted, to determine the effects of extracts of vegetative parts of Lusha (Allium akaka) on growth of some human and plant pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Xanthomonas campestris and Erwinia caratovora. Plant vegetative parts were extracted (crude extraction) using distilled water and ethanol (90%). Concentrations of 500, 1000, 5000 and10000g disc-1and g m-1were tested. Sterilized distilled water usedas control. CRD was applied with four replications, the results analyzed statistically using SPSS and the means were compared using Duncan Multiple Range Test at 0.01 level. Results showed that ethanol extracts were effective at concentration of …

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Determinants Of Immediate Outcome Of Surgical Esophagectomy, Fadhil Al-Amran, Hassan Abdulla Al-Aquli Mar 2026

Determinants Of Immediate Outcome Of Surgical Esophagectomy, Fadhil Al-Amran, Hassan Abdulla Al-Aquli

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) has been gaining popularity for the past two and a half decades. In 1978 Orringer and Sloan renewed interest in this procedure, presenting it as an alternative approach to the more traditional transthoracic esophagectomy. This isdone without a thoracotomy and the physiologic impact on the body is minimized, resulting in decreased morbidity and mortality rates. Patients and methods: this is retrospective and prospective study include total number of 93 patients underwent surgical esophagectomy for different reasons during period of time from December 2003 until July 2011, in AL- Najaf Governorate hospitals. Patients reviewed retrospectively, postoperative outcome …

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Protoscolicidal Effects Of Ferulic Acid On Viability Of Protoscolices Of Hydatid Cyst: In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshemary, Bassim I. Mohammed, Haider I. Felaih Mar 2026

Protoscolicidal Effects Of Ferulic Acid On Viability Of Protoscolices Of Hydatid Cyst: In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshemary, Bassim I. Mohammed, Haider I. Felaih

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Ferulic acid is one of phenolic compounds derivatives that reported to be a successful antimicrobial agent. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Ferulic acid solution on the viability of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolises. To evaluate the effects of various concentrations of Ferulic acid, 126 samples of live protoscolices of hydatid cyst were exposed to 10, 20 and 30 mg/ml concentration of Ferulic acid and 50% hypertonic glucose solutions as a positive control and 30% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as a control and solvent. The protoscolicidal effect evaluated after 1, 3 and 7 minute, the protoscolicidal effects were determined by 0.1% eosin …

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Effect Of Licorice Extract On Lipid Profile In Hypercholestermic Male Rabbits, Yamama S. Alwash, A. Razzak A.Latif, Nisreen J.Al-Bayati Mar 2026

Effect Of Licorice Extract On Lipid Profile In Hypercholestermic Male Rabbits, Yamama S. Alwash, A. Razzak A.Latif, Nisreen J.Al-Bayati

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Atherosclerosis is degeneration, hardening and loss of elasticity ,it includes accumulation of lipid, inflammatory cells, and fibrous tissue in the intima, which causes intimal thickening of large and mid-sized arteries. Oxidative stress plays a major role in initiation, propagation and rupture of atherosclerotic plaque. Glycyrrhiza glabra is an herb of Fabacea family which contain hypolipidemic compounds and flavonoids with high antioxidative properties. This study was conducted to determine the effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract on blood lipids and atherosclerosis in rabbits fed with high cholesterol diet.Results show that Glycyrrhiza glabra significantly decrease total cholesterol (TC), low- density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) …

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Histopathological Study On The Effect Of Antioxidants (Vitamin E And Selenium) In Hepatotoxicity Induced By Lead Acetate In Rats, Adnan W. Al-Bideri Mar 2026

Histopathological Study On The Effect Of Antioxidants (Vitamin E And Selenium) In Hepatotoxicity Induced By Lead Acetate In Rats, Adnan W. Al-Bideri

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study was carried out to evaluate histopathological changes inrats liver induced by different doses and durations of lead acetate toxicity and to investigate the therapeutic effects of vitamin E and Selenium together against lead poisoning.Thirty two adult male rats (Rattus rattus), randomized into four groups (n=8) were used for this study. In group I rats received only drinking water as control while in   group II , III and IV rats were given o.5%,1%,1.5% lead acetate respectively in drinking water for ten weeks. Two animals from each group were sacrificed and and dissected after five weeks and ten weeks of …

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Pathogenicity Islands Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Clinical Samples, Lamees Abdul-Razzak Abdul-Lateef, Mohammad Sabri Abdul- Razzak Mar 2026

Pathogenicity Islands Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Clinical Samples, Lamees Abdul-Razzak Abdul-Lateef, Mohammad Sabri Abdul- Razzak

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- Pathogenicity islands (PAI) are located on the chromosome; however, they can also be part of bacterial plasmid and phages . PAIs were first described in uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). Gene encoding for hemolysin, P pili, S fimbriae have been found onvarious PAIs in different E. coli strains of UTI . Objective:- The aim of this study to investigate the some of pathogenicity islands markers of E.coli isolated from clinical samples by using molecular primer. Patients and methods:- In a total, 12 E.coli strains were collected in this study. Strains were isolated from various clinical samples by standard bacteriological methods. …

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The Pattern Of Skin Diseases In Karbala City: A Retrospective Study, Ali Tariq Abd Al Hassan Mar 2026

The Pattern Of Skin Diseases In Karbala City: A Retrospective Study, Ali Tariq Abd Al Hassan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Knowing the patterns of skin diseases is a vital step in the education of primary health care physicians and in planning curriculum for teaching medical students.Moreover, these types of studies are necessary to provide adequate therapeutic services to those suffering from these diseases.Objective: To determine the characteristic pattern of various skin disorders for all the patients who visited the dermatology outpatient clinic at Al Husseiny Teaching Hospital, in Karbala City. Patients and methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in order to describe the skin diseases patterns. The medical records of patients attending the dermatology outpatient clinic from …

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Immunological Assessment Of Hemodialysis Patients In Al- Diwaniya And Al-Najaf Governorates, Hammady A.Al-Hilaly, Alaa'a A. Al-Essami, Arafat A. Sharara Mar 2026

Immunological Assessment Of Hemodialysis Patients In Al- Diwaniya And Al-Najaf Governorates, Hammady A.Al-Hilaly, Alaa'a A. Al-Essami, Arafat A. Sharara

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study was carried out to investigate the immunological status of special category of patients who were ongoing Hemodialysis process as they at End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).The study group (patients) included were 82 individuals who were regularly attending HD units at AL-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital and AL-Hakeem Teaching Hospital (AL-Najaf AL-Ashraf) / Iraq during the period Nov.2008 - Aug.2009. Another two control groups; the 1st (n=50)who were apparently healthy and the 2nd(n=32) patients with UTI other than ESRD. They all subjected to a questionnaire form regarding many general variables. Blood samples collected and each divided into tow aliquots; the 1st …

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Some Physiological Changes In Men And Women After An Acute Myocardial Infarction, Muhammad Obaid Al-Muhammadi Mar 2026

Some Physiological Changes In Men And Women After An Acute Myocardial Infarction, Muhammad Obaid Al-Muhammadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was designed to assess some hematological and biochemical changes related to the acute myocardial infarction patients ,since the levels of these constituents are very important for the health care team to know how the body is responding to the different therapies that being provided and this will help the medical staff for proper management with less morbidity and mortality . The study proceeded from March /2010 to August / 2010. There are 48 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and healthy subjects of both sexes. The patients were diagnosed by specialist physicians by using positive troponin I tests, …

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Survey Of Malformations At Birth In Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Province, Abdulhadi Sallal, Atheer Kadhim Ibadi, Abdulrazzaq Yassin Abdullah Mar 2026

Survey Of Malformations At Birth In Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Province, Abdulhadi Sallal, Atheer Kadhim Ibadi, Abdulrazzaq Yassin Abdullah

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was conducted surveys to collect cases of congenital anomalies of the years 2005, 2006.2007 and 2008 live births in the maternity hospital and children in the province of Najaf, where the results were 378 cases deformation (deformation of the brain and neural tube defect, small head size, congenital cardiovascular, lip clefts, palate clefts, the structural defects, hydrocephalus, malformations of the digestive system) of the total 9653 live births, which was increased by 222 (58.7%) case of females, while males were increased by 158 cases (41.3%). The on the basis of the distribution of cases, depending on years of …

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A Comparison Study Of Saliva Content Before And After Menopause, Ferdous Abass Jabir, Buthena Abass Frhan, Shaima Abd-Alazez Mar 2026

A Comparison Study Of Saliva Content Before And After Menopause, Ferdous Abass Jabir, Buthena Abass Frhan, Shaima Abd-Alazez

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- In recent year saliva test is used instead of blood test in many medical fields for being more accurate and not invasive, for example it is used for evaluation of the benefit of using hormonal replacement therapy as treatment in post menopausal women.Objective:- As relatively little is known about the effect of age on salivary composition, the aim of this study is to compare between saliva content before and after menopause for some of biochemical markers which are used for diagnosis ofmany medical condition and risk groups.Methods :- Sixty-eight female were participate in this study, divided for two groups …

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