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Blood Groupsdistribution & Its Relationship With Bleeding Time And Clotting Time, Huda Jabbar Dibby Mar 2026

Blood Groupsdistribution & Its Relationship With Bleeding Time And Clotting Time, Huda Jabbar Dibby

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study carried out on 265 of 2nd year MBchB healthy student in the department of physiology ,collage of medicine in Al-Qadisiya university The study achieved from September 2011 to December 2013, including 265 students ,out of which were 169 females & 96 males. With age range (19- 21 years). Determination of blood group was done for all students and then bleeding& clotting time was determined for each student, it was founded that blood group B was more predominant than other groups among the students, and the clotting & bleeding time was more prolonged in those with blood group O …

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Isolation Of Some Bacteria From Chronic Otitis Media, Samira Kgeer Jreemich Mar 2026

Isolation Of Some Bacteria From Chronic Otitis Media, Samira Kgeer Jreemich

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Chronic Otitis media is a very common disease in people of Diwania due to several factors , microbiological , envirnmental and social . Swab samples and data were collected from private surgeries of specialized doctors ( ENT ) . 75 samples were collected , 51 cases were positive ( 68%) and 24 cases were negative ( 32%). Number and percent of infected males 28 ( 54.9%) , while number and percent of infected females 23 ( 45.1%) . The main results showed high percents of infection were in ages between 20-29 years old and 30-39 years old( 31.4 % and …

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Students` Self-Assessment In Pediatrics In Al-Qadisiah University School Of Medicine, Nasma N Al-Hajjiah, Mohammed M Al-Shamsi, Sabah L-Zamili Mar 2026

Students` Self-Assessment In Pediatrics In Al-Qadisiah University School Of Medicine, Nasma N Al-Hajjiah, Mohammed M Al-Shamsi, Sabah L-Zamili

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: student self-evaluation is an important component of clinical education and also of a comprehensive clinical evaluation system. Our aim was to determine the reliability in the evaluation system in our college.Methods: The study included 72 final year medical students in the academic year 2010-2011. The students were asked to freely evaluate their selves in the final theory, traditional long case and OSCE in pediatrics by putting a score representing their performance in these exams. The students self-rating was compared with the actual scores these students obtained.Results: There was a significant correlation between students self-rating and the actual students scores …

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Study The Infection With Intestinal Parasites (Entamoeba Histolytica) And Its Effect On The Blood Nature In Children From Thi-Qar Province, Yahya T. Daoud, Khalid M. Dakhil, Hanaa Daaj Khalaf Al-Mozan Mar 2026

Study The Infection With Intestinal Parasites (Entamoeba Histolytica) And Its Effect On The Blood Nature In Children From Thi-Qar Province, Yahya T. Daoud, Khalid M. Dakhil, Hanaa Daaj Khalaf Al-Mozan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study has included collection of 1001 fecal samples of children aged seven years and less than that age . 333 blood samples have been collected for the children that proved their infection by intestinal parasites from samples of study and 100 blood sample from non - infected who visited different hospitals in Thi – Qar Provence during the period from the first of October 2010 to the end of July 2011 to study the rate of intestinal parasites infection and their impact on certain criteria bloody . The fecal samples have been examined by two methods are: direct …

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Study Level Of Interleukin-1β And Interleukin-2 In Women Infected With Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite, Basima Sh. Al Gazali, Maysoon K. A .Al-Hadraawy, Haqi A .A .Al-Fatlway Mar 2026

Study Level Of Interleukin-1β And Interleukin-2 In Women Infected With Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite, Basima Sh. Al Gazali, Maysoon K. A .Al-Hadraawy, Haqi A .A .Al-Fatlway

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study was conducted on 450 out patients and 30 healthy women, whom have visited the department of infertility at Al-Sadder medical city, Al-Zahra Hospital and in Najaf Province during the period from January till August, 2012. The infection with T.vaginalis in clinical suspected women determine by using the wet amount microscope,the infection women numbers and percent by wet mount microscope gave 49 (10.88%). The results revealed the frothy white discharge 40 (68.96%) while the malodor discharges gave 55 (94.82%) respectively. The results showed significant increased (P<0.01) in concentration of interleukin-1β and interleukin-2in serum of T.vaginalis infection patients in compared to healthy group.

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Molecular And Immunological Study For Detection Of Il-6 In Men Infected With Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite In Al-Najaf Province; Iraq, Saleem K.Al- Hadraawy, Salh M. M. Al-Kafagy, Maysoon K. A .Al-Hadraawy Mar 2026

Molecular And Immunological Study For Detection Of Il-6 In Men Infected With Trichomonas Vaginalis Parasite In Al-Najaf Province; Iraq, Saleem K.Al- Hadraawy, Salh M. M. Al-Kafagy, Maysoon K. A .Al-Hadraawy

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The aim of this research was to diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis by use PCR technique and evaluate interleukin-6 (IL-6) in men infected with Trichomonas vaginalis; urine and blood specimens were collected from 85 men whom have visited the department of infertility at Al-Sadder medical city, Al-Zahra Hospital in Najaf Province during the period from June till October, 2012. Twenty healthy looking age matched men taken to serum tubes and serum was separated. Serum was used for evolution of the IL-6.The IL-6 was evaluated in serum using ELISA technique .Trichomonas vaginalis was isolated from 15 men with a prevalence rate 17.64% …

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Retinal Complicatios After Nd:Yag Laser Iridotomy, Haider M. Ibrahim, Nasser Khalaf Abdulla Mar 2026

Retinal Complicatios After Nd:Yag Laser Iridotomy, Haider M. Ibrahim, Nasser Khalaf Abdulla

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

To identify the retinal complication after Nd:YAG laser iridotomy in patients with angle- closure glaucoma (ACG) Retrospective cross sectional study reviewed the medical records of 177 eyes of 177 patients with ACG with initial intraocular pressure (IOP) above 40 mmHg. All of the patients received maximum tolerable medical therapy (MTMT), followed by laser iridotomy done in 156 eyes and not done in 21 eyes (because of variable causes). In order to follow – up the occurrence of retinal complications all patients underwent detailed retinal examinations. Retinal complications occur rarly after Nd: YAG laser iridotomy in patients with angle – closure …

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Evaluation Of Antioxidant Vitamins (A And C) In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Muhammad O. Al-Muhammadi Mar 2026

Evaluation Of Antioxidant Vitamins (A And C) In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Muhammad O. Al-Muhammadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: The antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin C functions as the first line antioxidant defense against free oxygen radicals present primarily in the plasma. Examination of antioxidants in patients with tuberculosis may identify deficiencies that predispose to severe oxidant injury. However, our knowledge of the antioxidant profile and its relation to tuberculosis patients is scarce, particularly in developing countries.Aim: This study aims to estimate some vitamins antioxidant ,Vitamin A and C in both male and female patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.Patients and Methods: The present study included 26 patients (14 males and 12 females) affected with pulmonary tuberculosis. …

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Assessment Of Rbcs Membrane Protective Activity Of Citicoline And Eicosapentanoic- Decosahexanoic Acid In Osmotic Fragility Model, Iman Abd-Al Wahhab, Sarmad Nory Gany, Hussein Abdul Kadhim Mar 2026

Assessment Of Rbcs Membrane Protective Activity Of Citicoline And Eicosapentanoic- Decosahexanoic Acid In Osmotic Fragility Model, Iman Abd-Al Wahhab, Sarmad Nory Gany, Hussein Abdul Kadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Different organic compounds possess a good membranes stabilizing effects that protect cells like erythrocytes from strains exerted by change in medium osmolarity . These changes in tonicity could predispose RBCs for hemolysis . This disorder could be assessed by osmotic fragility test . From those compounds that widen osmotic fragility test values are citicoline (membrane phospholipids precursor) and polyunsaturated fatty acids EPA-DHA. Assessment of these compounds on osmotic fragility test revealed that both of citicoline and EPA-DHA will protect RBCs from hemolysis for a wider range than values of the control blank. Although these effects were statistically not significant on …

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Role Of Serum Erythropoietin Level In Patients With Absolute Erythrocytosis, Salem R. Hamodi, Hamed D. Habeeb Mar 2026

Role Of Serum Erythropoietin Level In Patients With Absolute Erythrocytosis, Salem R. Hamodi, Hamed D. Habeeb

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

PRV is a myeloproliferative disorder with an acquired genetic mutation involving the stem cell. Erythropoietin (Epo) is a hemopoietic growth factor which provides some guidance to the diagnosis of PRV. The study was done to evaluate the diagnostic significance of erythropoietin level in PRV and its role in pre and post treated PRVpatients.The study includes (47) patients diagnosed as PRV including (31) males and (16) females with age range (20- 77 years). The criteria for diagnosis of polycythemia is PCV > 52% and/ or Hb ≥18.5 gm/dl for male and PCV >48%and/ or Hb ≥16.5 gm/dl for female.The investigations which were …

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Venomous Snakebites In Diwaniah: A Clinicoepidemiological Descriptive Study, Mohammed M. Al-Shamsi, Aqeel R. Al-Barqawi, Asaad Habeeb Abdullah, Mohammed K. Al-Jelawi Mar 2026

Venomous Snakebites In Diwaniah: A Clinicoepidemiological Descriptive Study, Mohammed M. Al-Shamsi, Aqeel R. Al-Barqawi, Asaad Habeeb Abdullah, Mohammed K. Al-Jelawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: venomous snakebite is an important health hazard in this area associated with high mortality.Objectives: exploration of snake envenomation cases in children and adolescents up to the age of 16 years in this city with a focus on clinical and demographic characters and causes of death. Patients and methods: this observational and retrospective study involves 49 cases of venomous snakebites admitted to the teaching hospitals in this city between 2005-2009. Results: the median age of patients was 8 years, 84% of the bites happened during the hot season( May – August), most cases were from rural areas ( 90%) particularly …

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Role Of Albumin Concentration On The Level Of Bilirubin In The Neonatal Jaundice, Akeel A. Al.Kafagi, Nasma Al.Hujia Mar 2026

Role Of Albumin Concentration On The Level Of Bilirubin In The Neonatal Jaundice, Akeel A. Al.Kafagi, Nasma Al.Hujia

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Jaundice occurs in most newborn infants. Most jaundice is benign, but because of the potential toxicity of bilirubin, newborn infants must be monitored to identify those who might develop severe hyperbilirubinemia and, in rare cases, acute bilirubin encephalopathy or kernicterus. Many factors may contributes to this unwanted outcome amongst this is the concentration of albumin. The focus of this guideline is to determine the relationship between the level of serum bilirubin and the concentration of the albumin in neonatal jaundice. The result revealed no significant changes was observed for the albumin concentration on the level of bilirubin.

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The Potential Effects Of Short Course Of Statins On Some Platelets Parameters In Rats, Sameer H. Abboud, Majid K. Abbas, Saadia S. Mehdyzaini, Mohamed T. Naqi Mar 2026

The Potential Effects Of Short Course Of Statins On Some Platelets Parameters In Rats, Sameer H. Abboud, Majid K. Abbas, Saadia S. Mehdyzaini, Mohamed T. Naqi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background : Platelets play an important role in the process of homeostasis, specifically in atherosclerosis formation when low molecular weight lipoprotein deposit in the wall of blood vessels and plaques formation ,this associated with many inflammatory response one of them is Platelet activation subsequent to the adhesion of platelets to the vascular wall results in the release of mediators that promote platelet aggregation. Aim : Statins as most drugs used for treatment hyperlipidemia have multiple effects including anti inflammatory effects , stabilization of plugs and inhibits platelets activation during atherosclerosis of the blood vessels.Materials and Methods : To evaluate the …

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Significant Of Conventional Serological Tests In Diagnostic Of Brucellosis In Al-Diwaniyah Province, Adnan .H. Al-Hamdani, Naser J. Al-Zawadi Mar 2026

Significant Of Conventional Serological Tests In Diagnostic Of Brucellosis In Al-Diwaniyah Province, Adnan .H. Al-Hamdani, Naser J. Al-Zawadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study was conducted on 351 serum samples from suspected cases brucellosis of human (125 ) (68 male and 57 female )of age distribution from (10-70) years and 100 sheep (84 females and 16 males) , goat (23 female and 17 male ) and cow (64 female and 22 male ) of different ages (1->3 years) suspected selected from October 2011 to August 2012 in Diwaniyah province. The Rose Bengal test, tube agglutination test and 2- mercaptoethanol test were used to determine the incidence of brucellosis. The highest infection rate of disease was recorded by Rose Bengal test 19.2%, …

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Stereological Study Of Human Placental Barrier In Pregnant Women Suffering From Gestational Diabetes, Saleh Mahdi Ali Mar 2026

Stereological Study Of Human Placental Barrier In Pregnant Women Suffering From Gestational Diabetes, Saleh Mahdi Ali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A prospective case control study conducted at Basrah maternity and child hospital and Basrah medical college. The study includes twenty samples of placental tissue from gestational diabetic pregnant women and ten samples of placental tissue from normal pregnant women ( control group). Tissue sections of all samples were stained by Haematoxylin and eosinand examined under light microscope with screen for stereological investigation to the placental barrier stereological quantitation of placental barrier; comparison between different placental barrier parameters of the placenta in normal and gestational diabetes. Although there is an increase in all means of placental barrier parameters in placenta of …

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Influence Of Advanced Maternal Age On Histology Of Full Term Human Placenta In Basrah, Hassna Bader Jawad Mar 2026

Influence Of Advanced Maternal Age On Histology Of Full Term Human Placenta In Basrah, Hassna Bader Jawad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Advanced maternal age defines as age over 35 years at estimated date of delivery.The aims of this research were to determine the impact of maternal age on placental barrier thickness, fetal and placental weight .The study was conducted one total of 25 human full term placentas of multiparous healthy pregnant women obtained from department of Obstetrics and Gynecology unit in Bin Gazwan hospital in Basrah .The examined women were divided into 2 groups ;the control group of consisted of 10 placentas from pregnant women between age of( 20 -34) years and experimental group consisted of 15 placenta from pregnant women …

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Proline Mesh (Patch And Plug) Repair Of Inguinal Hernia Under General Versus Local Anaesthesia : Early And Long-Term Outcomes, Jawad Kadhim Al-Dhahiry Mar 2026

Proline Mesh (Patch And Plug) Repair Of Inguinal Hernia Under General Versus Local Anaesthesia : Early And Long-Term Outcomes, Jawad Kadhim Al-Dhahiry

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: There is minimal data regarding the feasibility of Proline (patch and plug) inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia and patient acceptability.This study compares outcomes of Proline ( patch and plug) inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia versus general anaesthsia . Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Department of Surgery,Al-Karama Teaching Hospital,Medical college/Wasit University,Iraq ,from 1st Faruary 2008 to 30th June 2012 and included 124 male patients. Follow-up period ranged from 6 months to 53 months .Study Design: The study design was a prospective study.Methods: This is a prospective study ,included 124 male patients(female patients were …

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Detection Of Some Salmonellaenteritidisvirulence Genes By Multiplex-Pcr Assay Using Two Different Dna Extraction Methods, Kareem T. Al-Kaaby, Ahmed H. Al-Dabhaw, Hayder M.Samaka Mar 2026

Detection Of Some Salmonellaenteritidisvirulence Genes By Multiplex-Pcr Assay Using Two Different Dna Extraction Methods, Kareem T. Al-Kaaby, Ahmed H. Al-Dabhaw, Hayder M.Samaka

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The aim of this study was screeningsome Salmonella genus-specific virulence genes by multiplex-PCR technique using a group of primers targeting InvA,SipB,SpiA,CdtB,PefA genes using two different DNA extraction methods. A total of fifteen Salmonella isolates from patient's stool samples were collected. Suspected colonies onHiChromeRajhans (HCR) Medium and XLD medium were selected, and biochemical and serological tests were then performed for identification of Salmonella. Identification of Salmonella serotypes was done in Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) with O and H antisera. Extraction of bacterial genome was down by boiling method and salting out method using commercial kit (Wizard® Genomic DNA purification Kit). …

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Enterobius Vermicularis Infection Among Primary School Children And Its Relationship With Enuresis In Basrah Marshes, Hind Mahdi Jarallah, Kadhmia Waly Mansour Mar 2026

Enterobius Vermicularis Infection Among Primary School Children And Its Relationship With Enuresis In Basrah Marshes, Hind Mahdi Jarallah, Kadhmia Waly Mansour

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A total of 212 samples (120 female and 92 male) primary school children were examined by used scotch tape methods during the period from February to April 2011 to study the correlation between Enterobius vermicularis infection and enuresis among children, their ages were from 6-12 years in village belong to Basrah marshes. The prevalence E. vermicularis infection of males and females were (72.82%) and (69.16%) respectively, while the prevalence enuresis were (53.73%) and (48.19%) for males and females respectively. Statistically, there are no significant differences (p>0.05) between prevalence of E. vermicularis and enuresis infection for males and females. A …

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Histopathological Changes On Splenomegaly Induced In Experimental Rats Wistar Albino, Maha K. Al-Malaak Mar 2026

Histopathological Changes On Splenomegaly Induced In Experimental Rats Wistar Albino, Maha K. Al-Malaak

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was aimed to evaluate histopathological changes in experimental rats with induced splenomegaly and liver fibrosis by administering thioacetamid (TAA). Liver fibrosis was clearly noticed in all experimental rats after intraperitoneally injected with a dose (200mg/kg) body weight for 8 weeks ,while control rats injected with buffered saline.The body , spleen and liver weight were recorded , also ratio of liver and spleen per body weight was estimated.Macroscopical changes including (colour, size, congested, signs of fibrosis, irregularity, nature of surface) regarded to liver and spleen were clarified. The livers showed coarse granulation surface, fibrous (white) spots, pale color and …

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Study Of The Hepatoprotective Activity Of Ethanol Extract Of Local Propolis In Rabbits, Ferdous Abbas Jabir, Noora Khadem Hadi Mar 2026

Study Of The Hepatoprotective Activity Of Ethanol Extract Of Local Propolis In Rabbits, Ferdous Abbas Jabir, Noora Khadem Hadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study has been conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of ethanol extract of local propolis at Al-Diwaniyahprovence against CCl4 induce oxidative stress and liver dysfunction in white male rabbits .Twenty four male rabbits were randomly divided in four groups with (6) animal each , the first group was received distilled water (2.5 ml. orally) daily for three weeks then injected with distilled water at( 2.5 ml. subcutaneous) two times at (36) hours interval and considered as control group , the second group was drenched with Ethanol Extract of Propolis (EEP) at dose of (75 mg/kg .BadyWight) daily for …

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Prevalence And Factors Associated With Rotavirus Infection Among Infants Admitted For Diarrhea In The Region Of Mid Iraq, Wisam S. Abood, S. A. Al-Juboury, M. A. Al-Rodhan Mar 2026

Prevalence And Factors Associated With Rotavirus Infection Among Infants Admitted For Diarrhea In The Region Of Mid Iraq, Wisam S. Abood, S. A. Al-Juboury, M. A. Al-Rodhan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe childhood diarrhea worldwide and of diarrheal mortality in developing countries. In Iraq, few studies and analysis were executed for evaluation of the extent of rotavirus caused diarrhea among infants and its magnitude as a cause of the most common clinical attending symptoms to the daily care clinics and hospital admission.. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of rotavirus caused gastroenteritis and identify the clinical factors associated with rotavirus caused diarrhea among infants admitted to the hospital or treated as outpatients in three governorates in the region of Mid-Iraq …

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Brachial Artery Injury In Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, Usama Kadhum Kredi Mar 2026

Brachial Artery Injury In Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, Usama Kadhum Kredi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim: to focus on the management of brachial artery injury and it's sequelae .Methods: This is a prospective study of 80 patients admitted at Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital from 1st April , 2004 to 30th April, 2007 . All patients were prepared for surgical intervention under general anesthesia and proceed for arterial repair. Results: The most common mechanism of injury was bullet injury (50%) , followed by blunt (27.5%) , stab wounds (16.25%) , iatrogenic factors (5%) and rarely by thermal injury .The technique of repair was by venous graft in the majority of cases (60%) and we needed arteriorraphy in …

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Factors Affecting Rate &Indications Of Caeserean Section, Ebtihal Abdal Karim, Ghufran Ja'afar Alsereah, Sajida Al Rubayeai Mar 2026

Factors Affecting Rate &Indications Of Caeserean Section, Ebtihal Abdal Karim, Ghufran Ja'afar Alsereah, Sajida Al Rubayeai

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A retrospective study of factors affecting rate and indications of primary C/S in Basra maternity and child hospital for period of three years ( 2004, 2005 , 2006 ).Aim: To assess rate of C/S in this hospital ,and the indications of C/S. Methodology: We reviewed the obstetrical files , the data were c collected which included maternal age , parity, fetal weight and indications for C/S at period from the 1st of January 2004 to 31st of December 2006. Result: The rate of primary C /S over the period of three years was 9.16., rate of ( 2004, 2005 , …

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Lipid Peroxidation, Lipid Profile, Serum Leptin And Glycemic Control In Patients With Ischemic Stroke:Role Of Vitamin E Supplementation, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Sarraa Dhiaa Kasim Mar 2026

Lipid Peroxidation, Lipid Profile, Serum Leptin And Glycemic Control In Patients With Ischemic Stroke:Role Of Vitamin E Supplementation, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Sarraa Dhiaa Kasim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aims: To evaluate parameters of glycemic control (fasting serum glucose "FSG", serum insulin level and insulin resistance), serum leptin, malondialdehyde "MDA" and lipid profile (total cholesterol "TC", triglyceride "TG", low density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL-c, very low density lipoprotein cholesterol VLDL-c and atherogenic index "AI" ) and body mass index (BMI) in patients with ischemic stroke and to test the influence of vitamin E supplementation on these parameters, Methods: This study included 62 ischemic stroke patients and 28 healthy control subjects. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: group I (n=33) involved patients with ischemic stroke …

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Prevalence Of Metallo-β-Lactamaseproducing Pseudomonas Aeruginosaisolated From Different Clinical Samples In Baghdad Province, Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Salwa Jaber Al-Awadi, Ahmed Salim Mohammed Mar 2026

Prevalence Of Metallo-β-Lactamaseproducing Pseudomonas Aeruginosaisolated From Different Clinical Samples In Baghdad Province, Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Salwa Jaber Al-Awadi, Ahmed Salim Mohammed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Metallo beta lactamase(MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosahave been reported to be an important nosocomialinfections.Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, giving risetoa wide range of life-threatening conditions. Its intrinsic & acquired resistance to many antimicrobial agents and its ability to developmultidrug resistance imposes a serious therapeutic problem. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 P.aeruginosaisolates were isolated from different clinical samples in some public & private hospitals in Baghdad city during the period from April to August 2011.Bacterial identification was done using conventional cultural & chemical methods &and VITEk 2 cards for identification (GN), while the minimum inhibitory …

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Atimicrobial Bioactive Compound Isolated From Cyanobacterium Nostoc Linkia, Ahmed M. Athbi Mar 2026

Atimicrobial Bioactive Compound Isolated From Cyanobacterium Nostoc Linkia, Ahmed M. Athbi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Bioactive chemical compound A1 was extracted, purified and identified from the algal culture of Nostoc linkia isolated from Basra Rivers in southern Iraq. The identification of the compound by using GC-mass was confronted. Solubility, toxicity, purity and the chemical formula and molecular weight of A1 compound were determined. The antimicrobial bioactivity of the purified compound against the bacterial strains Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and the dermatophytic fungus Candida albicans was tested by using a disk diffusion agar method. The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was also performed. The compound A1 has shown a broader activity spectrum against all the test …

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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Personal Experience, Ahmed Mehdi Al-Hashimi Mar 2026

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Personal Experience, Ahmed Mehdi Al-Hashimi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland.Literature show that autoimmune thyroid disorders are important cause of goiter in post-iodization phase. This study was carried out to report on Hashimoto's thyroiditis in Iraq since no epidemiological study tackled this situation.Methods: A total of 5 cases Hashimoto's thyroiditis were collected from 79 cases of thyroid goiter. Fine needle aspiration cytology was carried out, and all patients were subjected to surgery.Thyroidectomy specimens were evaluated histologically.Results: All patients were females. Their age was 30 ± 5.2 years. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed 60% were benign lesions and 40% of them …

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Sprengel's Deformity Associated With Omovertebral Bar Between Inferior Angle Of The Scapula And The Cervical Spine: A Case Report, Mousa Imran Alghazali Mar 2026

Sprengel's Deformity Associated With Omovertebral Bar Between Inferior Angle Of The Scapula And The Cervical Spine: A Case Report, Mousa Imran Alghazali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background; Sprengel's deformity is a rare congenital anomaly of the shoulder girdle. The deformity is due to failure of descent of the scapula in intrauterine life. Case Presentation;We report a case of unilateral Sprengel's deformity Sprengel's Deformity Associated with omovertebral bar between inferior angle of the scapula and the cervical spine ,absence of rhomboid major and rhomboid minor muscles, weakness of trapezius and serratus anterior in a 10- year-old boy.Conclusion;Sprengel's deformity can be associated with omovertebral bar between inferior angle of the scapula and the cervical spine with other musculoskeletal abnormalities.

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Study Of The Relationship Between Uric Acid Level And Some Lipid Profile For Heart Disease Patients In Alnasseriya City, Wesam Rissan Naif Mar 2026

Study Of The Relationship Between Uric Acid Level And Some Lipid Profile For Heart Disease Patients In Alnasseriya City, Wesam Rissan Naif

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between uric acid level and some lipid profile for heart disease patients in Alnasseriya city in the sera samples of (75) patients, in addition to control group involving (45) apparently healthy. The current study included age ,weight , cholesterol, HDL , LDL, triglyceride ,and uric acid concentration. The study clarified no significant differences (p>0.05) in mean age of patients when compared with healthy control and high significant difference of mean weight between two groups (p<0.01).A highly significant elevated(P< 0.01 ) in the mean concentration of cholesterol, LDL and triglyceride in patients when compared with healthy control ,no significant (P> 0.05) in the mean concentration of HDL in both two groups .It also showed …

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