scholarly journals COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN FINDINGS OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH HEADACHE AT TRIPURA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, HAPANIA, AGARTALA, TRIPURA- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (88) ◽  
pp. 5134-5138
Author(s):  
Biplab Debbarma ◽  
Debal Kisor Pal ◽  
Amar Kanti Chakma ◽  
Kshitish Mallik ◽  
Amitava Kundu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Tomography Scan

scholarly journals Role of Computed Tomography Scan in The Evaluation of Cerebral Palsy in Children

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Momotaj Begum ◽  
Sabina Yiasmeen ◽  
Mahmud Hossain ◽  
Shafi Ahmed ◽  
Salahuddin Al Azad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tomography Scan

Background. Cerebral palsy is one of the common childhood neurological problem which occurs due to defect or lesion in immature brain. The worldwide incidence of cerebral palsy is approximately 2-2.5 per 1000 live births. There have been many works on the role of computed tomography scan in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Objective: The objective information available from careful review of imaging information such as CT brain scans, is an important adjunct to clinical data. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Radiology and Imaging, BSMMU and department of Paediatric Neurology unit over a period of 12 months from January 2019 to December 2019. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of CT scan in diagnosis of CP in children. Results: This cross sectional study was carried out on consecutively selected 94 children below 15 years having clinical evidence of cerebral palsy. Among the study subjects 86.2% were diagnosed as cerebral palsy through CT scan. Conclusion: The sensitivity and specificity of CT scan of present study was found to be quite high in children which suggests a CT scan as an effective investigation for the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. KYAMC Journal Vol. 11, No.-1, April 2020, Page 3-8

scholarly journals Perception towards Online Classes during COVID-19 among MBBS and BDS Students in a Medical College of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (235) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitasha Sharma ◽  
Chet Kant Bhusal ◽  
Sandip Subedi ◽  
Rajeshwar Reddy Kasarla
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Colleges

Introduction: Sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has affected the educational system worldwide, forced the medical colleges to close due to lock down, and disrupted the classroom face-to-face teaching process. As a result, medical colleges shifted to an online mode of teaching. The aim of this study is to find out the perception towards online classes during COVID-19 lockdown period among MBBS and BDS students at a medical college of Nepal. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital among first and second year Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor in dental surgery students from 1st June 2020 to 30th August 2020. Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee of Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital (IRC UCMS, Ref: UCMS/IRC/025/20). Convenient sampling method was used. Semi-structured questionnaire was used. Statistical Package for Social Sciences 22 was used for analysis and frequency and percentage was calculated. Results: One hundred fifty six (73.93%) students were enjoying online learning only to some extent, 135 (63.98%) felt online class not equally effective as face-to-face teaching. The students had disturbance during online classes as internet disturbance 168 (79.60%), and electricity problem 47 (22.3%). Similarly, many students 155 (73.50%) felt external disturbance, headache 26 (12.3%), and eye strain 26 (12.3%). Conclusions: Most of the students suffered from disturbances during online classes probably because of internet and electricity problem. When compulsory to conduct online classes, students felt that not more than three online classes per day should be conducted to avoid eye strain and headache.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Perinatal Asphyxia in Neonates at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (219) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Raja Manandhar ◽  
Rydam Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Perinatal Asphyxia ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

  Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the major causes of perinatal and early neonatal mortality in developing countries. The main objective of this study was to observe the prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in babies born at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital over six month period (January to June 2019). All preterm, term and post term babies delivered at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital were included. Ethical clearance was received from Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College (Ref.:2812201808). Convenient sampling method was applied. Data analysis was done in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 18), point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: A total of 1284 babies delivered over six months period were enrolled in this study and 47 (3.66 %) babies were asphyxiated, at 95% Confidence Interval (2.64%-4.68%). The mean birth weight of asphyxiated babies was 2759.75±65 grams and gestational age was 37.57±2 weeks. Among asphyxiated babies, 15 (32%) babies were normal, 15 (32%) babies were in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy stage I, 14 (30%) were in stage II and 3 (6%) were in stage III. Twenty Three (49%) asphyxiated babies had antenatal risk factors and all 47 babies had intrapartum risk factors leading to asphyxia. Conclusions: Prevalence of perinatal asphyxia was lower compared to that of other similar tertiary care hospitals. Perinatal asphyxia remains a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality.

scholarly journals Evaluation of anti-diabetic prescriptions at Tripura medical college and Dr. BRAM teaching hospital: a cross- sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3883
Author(s):  
Lakshman Das ◽  
Shubhaleena Debnath ◽  
Prithul Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Essential Drug ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prescription Pattern ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Cost

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which requires lifelong treatment. The management of type 1 DM depends mainly on insulin, whereas the oral anti-diabetic drugs (OADs) are the first line treatment for type 2 DM. Rational use of the drugs in populations can be effectively studied by analysing the prescription pattern. As there are limited numbers of studies carried out on drug utilization in diabetic patients in North Eastern region of India, authors planned to carry out this study in a tertiary care set up of this region.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Medicine OPD of Tripura Medical College and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital for a period of two months with the objectives of prescription pattern evaluation and the cost of anti-diabetic agents. Drug use pattern of antidiabetics, WHO core prescribing indicators and percentage of cost variation were analysed.Results: A total of 120 prescriptions were analysed during the study period. Metformin was the most commonly prescribed drug. The average cost of therapy per prescription per week was Rs. 94.54. Only 19.43% of the antidiabetics were prescribed from the essential drug list.Conclusions: The cost of prescription can be reduced by choosing the generic drugs without changing its quality and also by choosing drugs from essential drug list.

scholarly journals A morphometric analysis of pedicles of lumbar vertebrae by using computed tomography scan

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Dil Islam Mansur ◽  
Subindra Karki ◽  
Dilip Kumar Mehta ◽  
Pragya Shrestha ◽  
Sunima Maskey
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
Lumbar Vertebrae ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chord Length ◽  
The Body ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tomography Scan

Background: The vertebral column is the central pillar of the body which has cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal parts. Out of these, the lumbar part is made up of five lumbar vertebrae which lies between the thoracic part above and the sacral part below.  Objective: The study aimed to measure pedicle dimensions of lumbar vertebrae by using computed tomography scan. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was conducted on 115 images of computed tomography scan collected from the Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Dhulikhel Hospital between May and October 2019 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. All the scans available in the department were taken for the study. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Data analysis was done in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16 (SPSS 16.0). Results: The pedicle chord length and breadth progressively decrease from L1 to L5 vertebral levels and pedicle thickness gradually increases from L1 to L5 vertebrae on both sides in both genders. The pedicle chord lengths were found significantly different whereas breadth and thickness were insignificantly different between males and females at all lumbar vertebral levels except at L1 for breadth. Conclusions: The pedicle chord length and breadth gradually decreases whereas thickness increases from L1 to L5 vertebral levels amongst Nepalese population.

Evaluation of Computed Tomography Scan of Brain in Pediatric Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3433-3434
Author(s):  
Mahwash Mansoor ◽  
Rizwana Rahman Bazai
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Pathology ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
Tomography Scan

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of computed tomography in pediatric patients referred to radiology department for computed tomography scan brain Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Radiology Department, Sandmen Provincial Hospital Quetta form 1st January 2018 to 30th March 2018. Methodology: Sixty pediatric patients included in the study who referred from Pediatric OPD for computed tomography scan of brain. Patients with trauma were excluded while all other patient’s age between 1 month to 4 years were included. Findings were divided with normal and abnormal findings. Results: Twenty five (41.7%) were boys and 35 (58.3%) were girls. Only 25% were negative and 75% were positive and showed significant pathology. Major complaint was fits accompanied with fever and unconsciousness was also one of the reasons. Conclusion: Computed tomography scan is quick and now-a-days with easy access it is an effective diagnostic method in sick children with cases of neurological disease in spite of its radiation exposure child. Key word: Computed tomography (CT), Effectiveness, Children

scholarly journals Role of computed tomography scan in diagnosis of retroperitoneal masses

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Patel
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Retroperitoneal Mass ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Malignant Lesions ◽  
Tomography Scan

Background: In the vast and ever-expanding field of surgery there are only few subjects which have provoked controversy; curiosity related to correct management of patients suffering from various condition of the abdomen. This becomes very true when the patient has a retroperitoneal mass clinically. The problem of retroperitoneal mass was intriguing, fascinating and certainly most perplexing. The present study was planned with the objective to study the various clinical presentations of retroperitoneal mass, and their radiological findings, and co-relation between these various findings.Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. The study included 30 patients clinically diagnosed having retroperitoneal mass, attending the department of general surgery.Results: The most common affected age group was of 40-50 years (9, 30.00%). The most frequent presenting symptoms were abdominal lump (28, 93.33%). Pallor was the commonest clinical sign (20, 66.67%). Retroperitoneal lymph node masses were the commonest (12, 40.00%) malignant lesions. Retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy was the most common lesion.Conclusions: The retroperitoneum has long been an area poorly visualised by conventional radiographic techniques and in this respect, computed tomography scan has great advantages over other modalities. Hence the modern surgeon should no longer be considered a ‘shadow-gazer' but an anatomist in-vivo.

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