Acute mechanical bowel obstruction among adults see at the Lake Akintola

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A critical appraisal of the use of tools for assessing dental fear in children

Objective: The aim of this article is to review and evaluate the uses of the various tools for assessing dental fear in the child. Method: A search and review of publications related to the various identified tools used for assessing dental anxiety in children was done. Attention was paid to the empirical findings with the main focus being the function for which the instruments were designed. The features as an ideal instrument for use in the measurement of dental fear in the child were examined. Results: The findings indicate that most of the existing tools can be appropriately used for epidemiological studies as well as for diagnostic purposes with some limitations. However, none of the existing tools are appropriately designed for determining treatment needs as well as for assessing treatment outcomes. Conclusion: It was concluded that there is a need to develop culturally sensitive instruments which would enhance the objective assessment of treatment need and treatment outcomes of dental fear in children. Key Words: Dental; Fear; Children; Appraisal; Measures African Journal of Oral Health Vol.1(1) 2004: 54-6

Mathematical analysis of the global dynamics of a power law model for HIV infection of CD4+ T cells

We analyze a mathematical power law model that describes HIV infection of CD4+ T cells. We report that the number of critical points depends on n , where n is a positive integer. We show that for any positive integer n the infection – free equilibrium is asymptotically stable if the reproduction number R0 < 1 and unstable if R0 > 1. The method of proof involves Rene Descartes’ theory of positive solutions. The graph of X(uninfected T cells), T*(infected T cells) and V(HIV virus) against time t shows how the groups- the infected, the susceptible and the virus vary with time for various values of the parameter in the model. The results show that the positive integer has a considerable effect on the variations of the groups with time.Keywords: CD4+ T cells, critical / equilibrium points, reproduction number, asymptotic stability

Solution of Lie’ nard Equations using Modified Initial Guess Variational Iterative Method (MIGVIM)

In this work, we obtained approximate solutions for Lie’ nard equations using modified initial guess variational iteration method (MIGVIM). This method proves to be very promising for obtaining approximate solutions for this kind of equations. We also demonstrate the superiority of MIGVIM over the decomposition method and the variational iteration method for this type of equations by providing numerical comparisons.Keywords: Variational Iteration, Lagrange multiplier, Lie’ nard equations, Adomian decomposition, Modified initial guess variational iterationJournal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics, Volume 20 (March, 2012), pp 61 – 6

Huge Mucinous Cystadenoma Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in the Puerperium

Adnexa masses occur in one out of two hundred pregnancies (1). Many are benign ovarian cysts diagnosed in women during antenatal care and managed conservatively with success. Occasionally, ovarian accidents occur that necessitate emergency surgeries. However, in women, unbooked during pregnancy, presentation to hospital may occur for the first time in the puerperium and it may pose a diagnostic challenge. We present the case of a 33-year old multipara who presented with acute abdomen in the puerperium. The initial diagnosis was that of a ruptured uterus until ultrasound scan and intraoperative findings proved otherwise. Keyword: Acute abdomen, mucinous cystadenoma, ovary, puerperiu

Role of Routine Preoperative Laboratory Testing in Patients Undergoing Elective, Low-Risk Day Case Surgery

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The suggestive potentiating effect of cod liver oil on the efficacy of artesunate in Plasmodium berghei infected mice

The effects of cod liver oil on the potency of artesunate was determined using Plasmodium berghei infected mice. Fifty (50) adult albino mice weighing between 15-25g were used for this experiment. There were five groups of ten animals each per group. Groups I to IV were infected with plasmodium berghei and also received 0.9% normal saline (Group I), Artesunate (Group II), Cod liver oil (Group III) and Cod liver oil plus Artesunate (Group IV). Group V was not infected and was not treated. The parasitaemia level was monitored for eight days post inoculation of the parasites into the animals. The group IV animals that received the combination of both Artestunate and Cod liver oil demonstrated a better clearance of malaria parasite than Artesunate montherapy (Group II) with 48.7%, 90.3%, 98.9% and 99.2% suppression of parasiteamia from days 4 to 5, 5 to 6, 6 to 7 and 7 to 8 respectively. These findings showed that the combination of Artesunate and Cod liver oil is more effective against plasmodium berghei infection than artesunate alone. This combination may thus be considered as a suitable and cost effective Artemisinin Combination Therapy. Keywords: Plasmodium berghei, Parasitaemia, Artesunate, Cod liver oil Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences Vol. 5 (2) 2006: 74-7