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A Study Of Lipid Profile On A Group Of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus And Coronary Heart Disease In Najaf
Authors: Madlol AL-Janabi Anwar , Mahdi AL-khafaji Salih , Saeed Abdul Zahraa Mohammad 
Published: January 2024

diabetes mellitus DM and undoubtly contribute to increase in risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), CHD represent one of the most important health problems and remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries all over the world.Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the lipid profile parameters level among patients with DM and pateints with CHD.Methods: A total of 90 patients ( 50 DM; 25 males and 25 females and 40 CHD; 20 males and 20 females ), in comparison with 40 of healthy individuals ( 20 male and 20 female). The patients were randomly selected in Najaf region. The lipid profile parameters were measured for each patients and healthy individuals using Spainreact kits with standard procedure.
Results:The results revealed that DM and CHD patients had higher level of TC and Tg, HDL-cholesterol was significantly lower in DM and CHD patients of both sexes when compared with normal individual, whereas LDL-cholesterol was significantly higher inCHD male and female patients. The atherogenic index was significantly increased in CHD male and female patients according to their age levels.Conclusion:The present study indicate that lipid profile parameters level were elevated in two types of patients but the atherogenic index was higher in CHD patients more than in DM patients .
The use of propolis and black cumin in treatment of some wounds and burn infections
Authors: Hamad uobeed AL-Hamadani Adnan 
Published: January 2024

Background : Due to the randomly uses of antibiotics at the last decades against pathogenic microbes and the difficulties of treatment and recovery of burns and wounds infections especially in the hospitalized patients , an attention have been awarded to find an alternative medicine such the uses of as a medical plants preparations or natural materials to minimize the side effects that may resulted from the antibiotics therapy . Aim : If study the effects in vitro& in vivo of the natural material (propolis = bees wax) and the medicinal plant ( black cumin) as alone or in their combination against some pathogenic isolates of burns and wounds contamination.Materials & methods : Burns and wounds swabs were collected from hosted in patients in Al-Dwiania teaching hospital in order to isolate and identified the causative agents of burns and wounds infections using the routine culture methods .The effect of oily extract of black cumin seeds and alcoholic extract of propolis using disk diffusion and dilution methods of antibiotics susceptibly test were done against different isolate of bacterial causes of burns and woundsinfections .The lethal dose (LD50) for prepared extracts was calculated .The efficacy of these extracts ( propolis & black cumin ) were also tested as in vivo an ointment preparation (9%) against experimentally infected skin of mice with bacterial isolates .Results : The main medical active ingredients in black cumin's extract were flavonoids , phenols , resins , coumarins and glycosides, while in propolis were phenols , resins and flavonoids .S. aureus washighly ( P<0.05) susceptible to the action of each extract alone or in both , followed by Strep. pyogenes , E. coli and P. aeruginosa than the ointment of gentamcin as a control .The prapared ointment (9%) showed high qualification to treat such experimentally wounds in mice (8-9 days ) in comparison with control group (15-19 days ) .Conclusions & recommendations: The prepared mixture ointment from propolis and black cumin revealed a high efficacy (P<0.05) in treatment of wounds of laboratory infected mice with tested isolatesand with 100 toxicity than drug control (Gentamicine) , So , the use of these medicinal and natural material in treatment can be recommended after a widely and deeply studies on voluntaries to document and establish the usage of this ointment .
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain
Authors: R. Alharis Nada 
Published: January 2024

Background: The relation between abnormalities in the lumbar spine and low back pain is controversial ,incidental findings might lead to additional testing & the potential for unnecessary intervention.Objective: We examined the prevalence of abnormal findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the lumbar spine in people without back pain.Patients& Methods : We performed MRI examinations on 200 asymptomatic people (130 females &70 males), ages range 20 -60 yers. We used the following standardized terms to classify the five intervertebral disks in the lumbosacral spine: normal, bulge, protrusion, and extrusion.Results: Thirty two percent of the 200 asymptomatic subjects had normal disks at all levels. Forty eight percent of the subjects had a bulge at least one level, 23 percent had a protrusion, and 2 percent had an extrusion. Forty percent had an abnormality of more than one intervertebral disk. The prevalence of bulges & protrusions increased with age.
Conclusions: On MRI examination of the lumbar spine, many people without back pain have disk bulges or protrusions but not extrusions. Clinical correlation is essential to determine the importance of disk abnormalities on magnetic resonance images.
Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus in Iraqi patients
Authors: Abed Abdul-husse Arwaa 
Published: January 2024

Objective:- To evaluate the incidence and types of cutaneous manifestations in diabetic patients in Iraq. Patients and methods:- One hundred diabetic patients attended the department of dermatology and venereology was evaluated. Sixty of them were male and 40 female. Sixty two percent of them had type I and 38% had type I diabetes mellitus I.Result: - Neuropathic cutaneous lesions were found in 32.43% of patients. Dryness of the skin and hair loss being the commonest. Vascular skin lesions were 14.86 %, diabetic dermopathy and necropiosis lipodica constitutes the highest percent. Cutaneous infections occurred in 20.7% weather bacterial or monilial infection. Drug eruptions were 10.36%, commonly complicate insulin therapy. Other miscellaneous skin lesions appeared in 21.62%. Purities were the commonest.
Conclusion: - Diabetic skin manifestations are not uncommon in both types of diabetes mellitus.
Determinants of immediate outcome of surgical esophagectomy
Authors: Al-amran Fadhil , Abdulla Al-aquli Hassan 
Published: January 2024

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 that noticed during one month period postoperatively. Surgical access is divided into three approaches either left or right thoracotomy approach with laparotomy. Third approach was the transhiatal esophagectomy.Results: The mean age of patients was the oldest in right thoracotomy group (5oÂ± 6.5 years) and less in left thoracotomy group (48Â± 4.6 years) and least in transhiatal group (46Â±5.1 years). Transhiatal group for non tumor causes is exceptional group as this is childhood with age (6Â±2.3 year). There is significant predominance of male gender and the adenocarcinoma is the predominant histopathological type in all groups. This study addressed that transhiatal approach is a better option for esophageal resection if the patient is good candidate for this approach, as this approach has shorter surgical time, less hospital stay, no anastomotic leak, no gastric dilatation as stomach will be enclosed in the esophageal bed, however this approach- the transhiatal- has more blood loss and more incidence of cardiac compression and arrhythmias which need special and close observation and management.Conclusions: Transhiatal approach is a better option in suitable candidate that has better immediate surgical outcome yet it need more close observation and management.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.(1) This is done without a thoracotomy and the physiologic impact on the body isminimized, resulting in decreased morbidity and mortality rates.
Effect of omeprazole on reproductive hormonal levels and sexual function in male patients with peptic ulcer disease
Authors: A-J Thanoon Imad , Qusay Mahmood Ala'a 
Published: January 2024

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 serum testosterone, prolactin, FSH, LH and E2 using Minividus technique. Patients than put on Omeprazole therapy 20mg twice daily for 45 days with Clarithromycin 500mg twice daily and Metronidazole 500mg twice daily for the initial 10 days. By the end of the suggested period of follow-up, sexual function were assessed by self-reporting questionnaire and other blood samples were taken with assay of serum testosterone, prolactin, FSH, LH and E2 using the same analytical technique. Included in this study also forty apparently healthy age, matched male volunteers as a control group . Blood samples were also withdrawn from them and assay of serum testosterone prolactin, FSH, LH and E2 were done , with assessment of sexual function using the same self reporting questionnaire. For both groups ( the patients and controls), body mass index were calculated using special equation. Results:There was insignificant differences in the parameters of sexual function between patients with peptic ulcer disease in the pre-therapy stages and the controls, so as in the serum levels of testosterone, prolactin, FSH, LH and E2. After therapy there was a significant differences in the mean serum level of testosterone from the pre-therapy stage and the controls, with insignificant differences in the sexual function parameters and serum levels of prolactin, FSH, LH and E2.Conclusion: Long term Omeprazole therapy might cause a reduction in the level of testosterone hormone with insignificant effects on other sexual hormonal levels (prolactin, FSH, LH and E2) within significanteffect on sexual function, in male patients with peptic ulcer disease.
BCG & tuberculin induced experimental lapin secondary cryoglobulinemia
Authors: M. Shnawa Ibrahim , Abdulla Jassim Yazi 
Published: January 2024

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 the case of BCG. BCG and tuberculin induce secondary mixed cryoglobulinemia of IgM-IgG-IgA type. The proposed classification was II-III class. This model stands as supportive model to the natural human mixed cryoglobulinemia associated with Pulmonary tuberculosis.
Lipid profile and pre â€“ eclampsia
Authors: Chafat Karawn Eman , Abdul-Hadi Ahlam 
Published: January 2024

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 LDL level in women with pre -eclampsia than the control group and no significant difference in the serum cholesterol, while patient with preeclampsia had lower HDL level. When we compare patient with sever pre-eclampsia with patient with mild pre - eclampsia we found that women with sever pre -eclampsia has significantly higher level of TG and VLDL only.
Comparative study between the usage of transurethral diversion and suprapubic cystostomy after distal hypospadias repair by tubulerized incised urethroplasty
Authors: A. Maazil Ali , Gali Saadaldeen 
Published: January 2024

Objective:-to compare the usage of transurethral urinary diversion and that of suprapubic cystostomy after distal shaft hypospadias repair by tubulerized incised urethroplasty.Method: - between December 2008 to October 2010 a 48 boys who had primary hypospaidais under went surgical repair by tubulerised incised urethroplasty, they divided into two groups according to the type of urinary diversion that used post operatively; group A with suprapubic diversion and group B with transurethral nasogasteric tube diversion.Result: - 48 boys aged between 3-21years with hypospadais had divided in to two equal groups according to type of post operative urinary diversion (suprapubic and transurethral), the distribution of hypospadais type similar in both groups. Urinary diversion was more effective , post operative complication were rare ,no trigon irritation and excellent cosmetic result (100%) were recorded following transurethral diversion with nasogasteric feeding tube ,conversely the creation of suprapubic cystostomy increased incidence of trigon irritation (12.5%) and fistula formation( 4.17 %).Conclusion: - transurethral urinary diversion was very effective and gave better result than suprapubic cystostomy in distal type hypospadias repair.
Clinical Outcomes improvement of refractory Obsessive compulsive disorder by use Olanazapine
Authors: Mohammed Farhan Hafidh 
Published: January 2024

More than half of the patients with obsessive- compulsive disorder(OCD) remain unimproved by Serotonin-Reuptake inhibitors(SSRI). objective of this study was to examine whether addition of atypical antipsychotic (olanzapine ) to Sertraline is useful for patients with OCD who do not respond to SSRI monotherapy.1. According to (DSM IV-TR criteria) , 20 patients are diagnosed asOCD and did not responded to Sertraline at dose 100-150mg/day2. Olanazapine was additional treatment , start 2.5mg/day at first monththen 5 mg/day for last two months of study
3. Treatment response was assessed using the Yale-Brown Obsessive- Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) at end of each months of study 16 of 20 patients respond to the olanzapine augmented sertraline therapy .
The mean baseline YBOCS score of 32.75 dropped to a mean of 21.75 at endpoint for male with reduction 12.81% from baseline. While in female, the mean baseline YBOCS score of 33.83 dropped to amean of 21.67 at endpoint with reduction 17.06% from baseline. Treatment-refractory OCD Patients may benefit from addition of olanzapine to ongoing SSRI therapy.
Determination of Hepatitis C Viral Load and Genotypes by Real-Time and RT-PCR at Thi_Qar Province
Authors: A. Abbas Yahya , H. Aubaid Adnan , J. Hamad Bushra 
Published: January 2024

The present study was carried out from Sept. 2010 to Jul. 2011 to detect the viral load and genotypes of HCV infections among asymptomatic peoples and patients referred to the central blood bank, center of thalassemia /AL-Haboby Hospital, renal dialysis unit/Al- Hussein Teaching Hospital and public health laboratory at Thi-Qar province.
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique (RT-qPCR) was implemented on 90 individuals of anti-HCV seropositive by ELISA III assay. The results revealed that 51(56.66%) were gave positive results for HCV. The RT-qPCR analyses of the positive samples were showed that the viral loads were ranged from 1.19 Ã— 103 to 4.3 Ã— 106 IU/ml of blood .The mean of viral load was 5.9 Ã— 105 IU/ml of blood, whilst, the median was 2.6 Ã— 105 IU/ml. Three genotypes of HCV were detected in patients serum by RT-PCR technique. Genotype 1a (33.33%), genotype 1b (37.25%) and genotype 4 (86.27%) with significant differences (p>0.05). Genotype 4 was the predominant and found in 44 of 51 cases, of those 21(41.18%) as single infections. Mixed infections with genotype 4 and each of 1a and 1b was found in 21.57% and 11.76% respectively. Mixed infections with genotype 4 and both 1a and 1b was found in 11.76%. Single infections with genotype 1b only was found in 13.73%, while genotype 1a was detected only in mixed infections. This study was the first at Thi-Qar province which involved the searching for HCV viral load and genotypes by using of Real-Time and RT-PCR technique.
Upper Respiratory tract infection in breast feed baby versus formula feeding
Authors: Raji Jallab Hassan 
Published: January 2024

Four hundred thirty three children has attending the health center of Jordan university of science and technology for a period between (Nov 1st â€“Nov30th) 2009.100 of them complaining of upper respiratory tract infection which included in this study . We studied the effect of feeding types on the frequency of upper respiratory tract infection , the children who exclusively fed for the 1st 6 months of life had lower rate of upper respiratory tract infection compared to bottle feeding . A strong association was found for protection against upper respiratory tract infection by breast feeding versus bottle feeding .The collection of data were prospective based on valid questionnaires and methodologies. Our finding supports the hypothesis that predominant breast feeding protecting against occurrence of upper respiratory tract infection , additional large controlled clinical trials are required to confirm these findings and to understand mechanism of breast milk protection .
Bromocritine Treatment in Infertile Population of Women with Galactorrhea
Authors: S. Al-Quizwini Taghreed 
Published: January 2024

Galactorrhoea ( a non-physiological production of milk) can be found with or without raised levels of serum prolactin . Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates milk secretion and cause luteal phase disturbance. Thus galactorrhrea can ead to infertility which is one of the most common gynecological problems of women attending gynecological clinics .All patients included were showing galactorrhea and all were complaining of infertility.The patients were collected from the infertility clinic in the maternity teaching hospital in Al-diwaniah city ,and from private clinics from Oct 2009 to June 2001 and according to strict inclusion criteria, that eliminate other causes of infertility other than presence of galactorrhea and eliminate risky conditions that may exacerbate upon the use of the drug bromocriptine. The total number of patients was 227.
Fasting serum prolactine was examined for each patient and all patients were started on treatment with Bromocripine ( a dopamine agonist ) orally of 1.25 mg or at half tab a day on a fixed dose. The patients were grouped into two groups according to their levels of fasting serum prolactine, group A(G A) had high levels above normal serum prolactine gathering 87 patients and group B(G B) had normal serum prolactine levels gathering 120 patients. Twenty patients were out of the study being either missed from follow up or excluded for risk or for severe side effects. Each patient was followed up for 12 month from the initiation of the treatment or until appearance of response ,which one being earlier.Accumulative pregnancy rates were followed for the two groups in one year following treatment. The result was ( 89.8 % of patients of GA ), and 76.6% of patients of GB ).Although the difference is significant the accumulative pregnancy rate was significant in group B too. Conclusion: In infertile women with galactorrhea, we suggest treatment with bromocriptine in these patients regardless of serum prolactin level.