The role of pharmacists in developing countries: the current scenario in Pakistan Abstract During the past few years, the pharmacy profession has expanded significantly in terms of professional services delivery and now has been recognized as an important profession in the multidisciplinary provision of health care. In contrast to the situation in developed countries, pharmacists in developing countries are still underutilized and their role as health care professionals is not deemed importan...
Identifying lung function disturbances is paramount to the diagnosis of restrictive and obstructive lung conditions, assessment of condition severity and decision on course of treatment. Whole body plethysmography is a highly sensitive test used on its own or as an adjunct to conventional lung function tests for further investigation of lung mechanics. It allows for the measurement of total lung volume, assessment of airway resistance and also the test of bronchial hypersensitivity done with ...
Obesity in America has reached its epidemic state, and the increasing of it seems to be going higher day by day without any signs of declining. This has extended even to children who are below 11 years of age. Screening the trends of increase in obesity has therefore become a current trend in the United States. This is conducted by medical sources, media periodicals as well as the commercial industries. According to the scientific heath information, there is complete evidence that quality lif...
Final year medical students' understanding of issues involving generic medicines Irrational prescribing practices are prevalent in both developed and developing countries, with extensive economic consequences (118,119). In the context of rising healthcare coast, most western countries are enhancing rational pharmacotherapy to reach best value for the continuously increasing expenditure on medicines.(123,124)prescribing lower coast generic medicines can help to achieve this objective. Educatio...
Physician report cards are used in many hospitals and other health providing institutions and they mainly aid in the advancement of the general hospital care through the provision of quality health information to people seeking treatment and also the general population. Hospital report cards not only aim at aiding patients and the general public seeking health care in making informed choices regarding health care and, but also aids hospitals and other health care providers improve on service ...
Aging is not merely the passage of time. It is the manifestation of biological events that occur over a span of time. It is important to recognize that people age differently. The aging body does change. Some systems slow down, while others lose their "fine tuning." As a general rule, slight, gradual changes are common, and most of these are not problems to the person who experiences them. Sudden and dramatic changes might indicate serious health problems. www.currentnursing.com Menopause is ...
Whenever food is talked about, the first thing that comes into people's minds is eating- satisfying one's tummy once again with all the delicious stuff. But, do people really know the significance of food in one's system, and how does it contribute to people's daily lifestyle? Food is one of the basic necessities of human beings. Without it, humans cannot live because food gives energy for all man's activities- walking, talking, working, playing, reading, thinking and even breathing. To susta...
Are vitamins and minerals essential? Does our body need them to survive? Do we generally take them for granted? The answer is yes. Vitamins and minerals are essential for normal physiological function, such as growth, development, production and maintenances. There are two forms of vitamins; fat soluble and water soluble vitamins. Vitamins that are stored in the fatty tissue in the body are called fat soluble. These vitamins (A, D, E and K) are absorbed from digestive tract along with lipid c...
History of Presenting Complaint Mrs A is a 66-year-old lady with a history of stroke and residual neurological deficit. She has left sided ischaemic cerebral stroke in 2002, after which she had a couple of minor strokes and TIAs. The proper history of her initial symptoms could not be properly carried out primarily due to communication difficulties occurred as a result of this devastating stroke. However, her notes state that she had an ischaemic stroke confirmed by CT scan and subsequently t...
Hemiplegic Gait Foot Orthosis Biomechanical analysis of hemiplegic gait with and without an Ankle Foot Orthosis Introduction Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and according to the American Heart Association approximately 400/100, 000 persons over the age of 45 years has a first stroke each year in the United States. To regain independence in mobility is therefore one of the primary goals for rehabilitation after stroke. Characteristics of Hemiplegic gait Other factors that might...
