Table of contents (Vol 8, No 2)
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| Prevalence and patterns of hearing loss among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis |
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss. Hearing loss is more obvious in the elderly and in patients who have received fewer haemodialysis sessions. This study suggests that CKD patients on haemodialysis should be screened for early detection of hearing loss. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Jishana Jamaldeen, Aneesh Basheer, Akhil Chandra Sarma, Ravichandran Kandasamy
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| Serum vitamin D and parathyroid hormone profiles in patients with various stages of renal disease |
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In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing. This study reveals an increased rate of vitamin D deficiency with secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with Stage 4 renal disease, with women and the elderly at higher risk. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Abdelgayoum Ahmed Abdel-Gayoum
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| Infant mortality rates and decentralisation in Uganda |
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Decentralisation policies undertaken in Uganda were supposed to improve many areas of health, including infant mortality rates. As this study shows, however, infant mortality rates increased during the decentralisation period in three out of four regions in Uganda. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Aggrey Niringiye
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EDITORIAL |
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| Impact of assessment of medical students in India on assuring quality primary care |
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Medical education in India relies heavily on didactic lectures, and has been slow to introduce more modern teaching-learning techniques. Given that physicians educated in India migrate worldwide, the quality of medical graduates has global implications regarding the quality of care provided. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Aneesh Basheer
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CASE STUDY |
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| Neonatal sepsis caused by Shewanella algae: A case report |
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Shewanella algae is a marine bacteria and an uncommon cause of infection in humans. This case study presents an uncommon case of early onset neonatal sepsis caused by S. algae in a newborn delivered by Caesarean section at 35 weeks of gestation. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Pravin MV Charles, Srirangaraj Sreenivasan, Arunava Kali
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Letters to the Editor |
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Living the study: A medical student’s experience of being a researcher in a faculty study exploring medical student professional identity formation; Diagnostic imaging: reaching out in a resource-poor setting
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Hiba Lateef Gundru, Jaya Prasad Tripathy
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