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Title : Epidemiology of thalassemia in Baghdad, Iraq: A Single Center Experience
Abstract :Thalassemia is the most common hemoglobin disorder in the world including in Iraq. Population migration and intermarriage between different ethnic groups have had a major impact on disease epidemiology. This retrospective study was conducted in the Thalassemia Care Center of Ibn- Al-Baladi General Hospital, Baghdad from January 2017 to December 2020. The aim was to observe the prevalence and spectrum of thalassemia as well as demographic and social factors of thalassemia patients. Data were analyzed both manually and by SPSS-26. The mean age of patients was from 1 - 40 years (± 3.66). Near about half of patients (50%) were diagnosed at the age of 1-10 years. The majority of patients belonged to the lower middle class, with male predominance (52.8%). The percentage of β thalassemia major was the highest (64.6%) followed by β thalassemia intermedia (21.3%) and sickle cell disease (7.9%) and alpha-thalassemia (6.3%). Male predominance was found in every type of thalassemia. A nationwide screening program should be carried out to address the carrier status of the population at risk. There may be further analysis regarding the clinical diversity of thalassemia.
Title : Effect Of plant extract on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract :Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a reason for consumes and wound diseases The justification behind the assessment was to consider plant concentrate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Consumes and twisted patient by nuclear and bacteriological inspect. An amount of 100 injury tests developed between (5-65) quite a while, were related with this assessment. After that sub refined of isolates on blood agar, MacConkey agar and cerebrum heart mixture agar to find the perceived by biochemical, nuclear test and hostile to disease sensitive test. After that availability of plant removes from zingiber and acacia, fractionation with soxholet extractor and isolate the unique material by HPLC, appraisal its force on S.pneumoniae separates by well spread and circle scattering test. Results showed that there was 13 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from wound culture, any spot Plant concentrates may be show most imperative deterrent zone estimation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa came to by movement of zingiber remove. while acacia remove was went with the most negligible deterrent effect for Pseudomonas aeruginosa advancement.
Title : Spectrophotometric Determination of masalazine Via Oxidative Coupling Reaction
Abstract :The current study looks into a new spectrophotometric approach for determining masalazine in depth. The method is based on an oxidative coupling reaction of the chemical with trihydroxy benzoic acid in an acidic medium in the presence of potassium chromate as an oxidant to produce a stable –Brown coloured product with maximum absorbance at 390 nm. 2863.62 l.mol-1.cm-1 molar absorptivity. In the range of (0.4 -24) ppm, Beer's law was followed.
Title : A simple oxidative coupling reaction for the Determination of furosemide
Abstract :This research presents a new spectrophotometric method for the determination of furosemide by oxidation and coupling reaction. The method used potassium chromate as an oxidizing agent for phenothiazines, which is then combined with a furosemide acidic medium to form a stable product with orange color. The experiments showed highest absorption at 450 nm, with molar absorption coefficient of 2282.1405 l.mol-1.cm-1 and Beer limits range (2-150) µg/ml.
Title : Dangerous Abbreviations in medication sheet
Abstract :In the healthcare field, abbreviations are frequently used to communicate information. However, abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations are only useful when everyone who will be deciphering the information understands their intended meaning and there is no chance of misinterpretation. Certain abbreviations appear to be more error-prone than others, and the errors that result can have serious or even fatal consequences. As a result, we've gone over the abbreviations that can lead to misunderstandings or mistakes. The study was conducted in Baghdad, Iraq, from October 2018 to February 2019. It is conducted in four hospitals: Baghdad Pedagogical Center, Iraqi Red Crescent Society, Saint Raphael's Hospital (Al Rahibat) and Al-Elwiya Pedagogical Hospital. Medical personnel in these hospitals have assessed their knowledge of dangerous abbreviations. The medical personnel tested have been divided into three groups: doctors, pharmacists and other medical personnel. The first set of data was collected on 3 December to measure knowledge about dangerous abbreviations over a four-month evaluation period at six specific time points, a total of 100 medication orders where review dangerous abbreviations for each was collected. We found pharmacists 57, divided into 22 of whom had information, 6 of whom had no idea and 29 of whom had little information. And 24 doctors, 12 of whom have information, 6 have no idea and 6 have little information. And the nurses and other 20 were divided into two. 3 had no idea, and 15 of them had little knowledge. The present study found a high use in hospitals of dangerous and unapproved abbreviations by doctors and nurses. The majority of the abbreviations identified are few dangerous abbreviations. A high percentage of doctors and nurses surveyed were unaware of the correct significance of the most common dangerous and unapproved abbreviations. In addition to education, a quality improvement intervention must be instituted to reduce the use of abbreviations in hospitals.
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