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A Study To Compare The Five Different Body Positions On Peak Expiratory Flow Rate And Respiratory Rate In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) At National Heart Institute, New Delhi, India, Sabita Negi Ms, Deepa Chugh Ms, Velmurugan Jul 2019

A Study To Compare The Five Different Body Positions On Peak Expiratory Flow Rate And Respiratory Rate In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) At National Heart Institute, New Delhi, India, Sabita Negi Ms, Deepa Chugh Ms, Velmurugan

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a non-transferable lung illness that continuously causes toiled breathing, weakness and inconvenience. If this situation continues, the patient may exhibit proof of respiratory disappointment with adjusted mental status and a noteworthy change in the values of arterial blood gas from normal values. Objective: The objective of the study was to find the effect and compare five different body positions (sitting with back support, supine, sitting without back support, semi-fowler and standing) on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and respiratory rate (RR) in COPD patients. Method: One group repeated measures design was chosen for …


Inhibitor In Hemophilia And Its Management-A Case Report, Anjalin D'Souza Ms, Dinesh M. Nayak Dr, Annamma Kurien Dr Jul 2019

Inhibitor In Hemophilia And Its Management-A Case Report, Anjalin D'Souza Ms, Dinesh M. Nayak Dr, Annamma Kurien Dr

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Hemophilia is a genetic disease with a deficiency of factor VIII or IX. People with inhibitors require special care and treatment due to complexity of the disease. Treatment is expensive due to high dose infusion and unavailability of factor in developing countries like India. This case report focuses on role of comprehensive care and follow-up of an adolescent with inhibitors.


Preference And Readiness Of Health Care Students Towards Inter-Professional Education, Mila Nu Nu Htay, Sudipta Pal, Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe, Soe Moe, Htay Lwin, Adinegara Lutfi Abas Jun 2019

Preference And Readiness Of Health Care Students Towards Inter-Professional Education, Mila Nu Nu Htay, Sudipta Pal, Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe, Soe Moe, Htay Lwin, Adinegara Lutfi Abas

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

Background: Globally, the health care delivery system is focusing on the involvement of the inter-professional team. Inter-professional education (IPE) is an important strategy to train the students to be ready for collaborative practice. This study aimed to evaluate the students’ preference and readiness towards IPE. Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted in a private medical institution in Malaysia. A total of 168 medical and 129 dental students were recruited for this study. The demography, readiness of health care students for inter-professional learning scale (RIPLS) and the students’ preference to learn with other health care students were included in the questionnaire. …


Retrospective Study To Evaluate Prescription Pattern And Cost Of Illness In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In A Tertiary Care Hospital Setting, Rajesh V Dr Jan 2019

Retrospective Study To Evaluate Prescription Pattern And Cost Of Illness In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In A Tertiary Care Hospital Setting, Rajesh V Dr

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Theses and Dissertations

Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease associated with poor quality of life of patients, lifelong dependency on medications and long-term disease suffering which leads to both physical and financial disability in terms of cost. RA flare and complications lead to hospitalization and demand in-patient care and these costs impose a significant burden on the patients especially those from a poor socioeconomic background in a developing society like India where the country reserves only 1.4% of the income for healthcare. Objective: The objective of this study is to find the cost of illness associated with hospitalized patients suffering from …


Drug Utilization Review Of Anticancer Drugs With Otherdrugs In Breast Cancer Patients, Mahadev Rao Dr Jan 2019

Drug Utilization Review Of Anticancer Drugs With Otherdrugs In Breast Cancer Patients, Mahadev Rao Dr

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Theses and Dissertations

Background: To study the prescribing pattern of chemotherapeutic drugs in Breast Cancer patients and to survey the prevalence of exigent drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between chemotherapeutic drugs and non-chemotherapeutic drugs and evaluate the risk factors associated with these drug-drug interactions in India. Methods: All discharged patients’ data in the Department of Oncology were collected from September 2019 to March 2020 with the help of Hospital Information System and inpatient file of the breast cancer patients collected from the Medical Records Department. Drugs were screened for interactions by Micromedex solutions database and Epocrates database. Descriptive statistics were generated and was used to …