Communication Skills and Its Relationship with Quality of Life Among School Counselors

The research aims to identify the relationship between communication skills and quality of life, and the ability to predict the quality of life depending on the communication skills that the counselors have. The sample consists of (118)  counselors in schools of public Education In Jeddah governorate, the researcher used the scale of the quality of life for adults prepared by Hicham Abdullah (2010AD), and the scale of communication skills of adults prepared by Abdel Rahim Mohsen (1993AD). The results have shown that there is a function relation at level of (0.01) between the communication skills and the quality of life, communication skills have predicted the quality of life for counselors, and explained about 36.3% of the quality of their life, the results also showed an existence of statistically significant differences among the counselors depending on their academic qualification. The research presented a set of recommendations: The need for qualifying the counselors through the communication skills raising courses, which contributes in promoting and developing new techniques that enable them to achieve a high level of the quality of life, and adding the quality of life concept to some of the university course in order to help the students to understand the quality of life standards before getting into the realm of work, and The Provision of specialized programs that develop the non-verbal communication skills for the counselors, and making more researches on the effectiveness of training programs in developing the communication skills especially the non-verbal communication skills for the counselors. Keywords: communication skills, quality of life, counselors

Florfenicol induces early embryonic death in eggs collected from treated hens

BACKGROUND : Florfenicol, a commonly used veterinary antibiotic, was reported to have caused a severe drop in egg hatchability following its off-label use on a broiler breeder farm in South Africa. According to the pharmacovigilance report, hatchability dropped by 80 % for up to a week following a five day course at 10 mg/kg (both males and females treated metaphylactically) to manage an Escherichia coli infection. While mammalian toxicity studies indicate the potential for early embryonic death in utero or testicular damage, no literature is available on the avian toxicity of florfenicol. For this study we investigated the effects of florfenicol at various doses from 10 to 90 mg/kg on the egg hatchability in a breeder flock we kept and established under controlled conditions, with the same cockerels and hens being exposed in a phased manner. RESULTS : Following five days of oral exposure, no toxic signs were evident in any of the cockerels or hens treated at doses up to 90 mg/kg. Treatment of only the cockerels had no effect on egg hatchability, while treatment of only the hens at doses of 60 and 90 mg/kg resulted in decreased hatchability of 0 % in comparison to 70 % of the control as early 24 h after treatment. In all cases, decreased hatchability was associated with embryonic death at 5 days of development. The toxic effects of florfenicol were completely reversible with comparable hatchability being present by day 4 post-treatment withdrawal. Toxicity correlated with total egg florfenicol concentrations with an LC50 of 1.07 μg/g. CONCLUSION : Florfenicol appears to be toxic to the developing chick embryo at around day 5 of incubation, in the absence of related toxicity in the hen or cockerel.Saudi Food and Drug Authorityhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcvetreshb201

Overview on Epidemiology and Management of Myxedema Coma or Crisis

The most severe type of hypothyroidism is known as myxedema coma, which can quickly lead to death if not identified and treated aggressively. The condition known as hypothyroidism is easily detected and treated. But if ignored, it might eventually progress to myxedema coma, the most serious form of hypothyroidism. Since the majority of patients do not initially appear in a coma, the term "myxedema coma" is usually regarded as misleading. Lethargy usually progresses to stupor, which then becomes a coma with hypothermia and respiratory failure. only clinical criteria are used for diagnosis because thyroid hormone assays are unable to distinguish between simple hyperthyroidism and thyroid storm. Apart from essential medical interventions, the treatment focuses on preventing thyroid hormone production and secretion as antithyroid medications, and preventing the peripheral effects of thyroid hormone as β-blocker, glucocorticoids. The diagnosis of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the blood is the same as that of simple hypothyroidism. As soon as a diagnosis is obtained, treatment should start right away. The majority of hospital and commercial laboratories can turnaround a TSH test in a matter of hours

The effect of florfenicol on egg hatchability in fowls

While florfenicol is not registered for use in poultry, the product is used on a limited basis in broiler breeders for the treatment of E. coli by means of compounded solutions. While apparently efficacious, one unpublished adverse reaction report from the field suggest that florfenicol may interfere with embryogenesis of the developing egg. With the side effects of the product largely unknown in breeder birds, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of florfenicol on egg fertility in a fowl model. In this study 20 week old commercial layer breeder hens (n=30) and cockerels (n=4) in 4 groups were exposed to florfenicol in a phased manner, with the same groupings used for all phases. Prior to each phase, a wash-out period of three weeks was allowed. In phase 1, only the hens were treated with florfenicol at 0, 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, respectively, while in phase II, only the cockerels were treated at doses of 0, 30, 60, 90 mg/kg. In phase III only hens again were treated at doses of 0, 30, 60, 90 mg/kg. In all phases, treatments were administered once daily for 5 days directly into the crop. Eggs were collected from all groups on days 0, 2, 4, and 5 of dosing and on days 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 days post-treatment for incubation. Fertility was evaluated by candling, egg break-outs and number of chicks hatching. In phase III, five hens from each group were slaughtered at 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 days after drug withdrawal to ascertain the lungs concentrations achieved for the florfenicol, while eggs (n=5) were collected on days 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 for the same reason. Florfenicol was quantified in the tissues using a validated HPLC method. Doses of 0, 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg of florfenicol had no major effects on the embryo and hatchability. No fertility effects were noted when the cockerels were treated. However, the hens treated at 60 and 90 mg/kg showed signs of embryonic toxicity with a complete absence of hatchability (0%) being evident soon after treatment, which only returned to normal 5 days of treatment cessation. Florfenicol had no other overt toxic effects on the treated birds. The concentration of florfenicol in eggs at the dose of 90 mg/kg was 4.27 μgmg after five days of treatement. Based on the presence or absence of toxicity, the threshold egg concentration for toxicity appears to be 0.6 ug/mg. The safe period for the consumption of eggs after treatment was estimated to be 6 days. In conclusion, florfenicol is toxic to the embryo when the hens are treated with doses of 60 or 90 mg/kg for five consecutive days.Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012.Paraclinical SciencesMScUnrestricte

Replacement of Missing Anterior Teeth in a Patient with Temporomandibular Disorder

The loss of anterior teeth leads to extreme psychological trauma, along with functional and esthetic debilitations. Healthy anterior teeth play an important role of protecting the posterior teeth during excursive mandibular movement. Loss of anterior teeth induces posterior interference with extended disocclusion time. Posterior disocclusion is critical to remove the harmful force on the teeth temporomandibular joint and eliminate muscle hypertonicity. Occlusal interference is considered as contributing factor to temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms. Prosthesis design should eliminate deleterious tooth contacts. Establishing optimum anterior guidance is a key to establishing harmonious functional occlusion in addition to the correction of the esthetic and phonetic disabilities. This case report explains the steps involved in the rehabilitation of the TMD patient with loss of maxillary anterior teeth

Management of Salmonella peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis without catheter removal

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality; Gram-positive bacteria constitute the most frequent associated pathogens (45%–60%) followed by Gram-negative bacteria (25%–40%) and fungal infection (3%–6%). Salmonella peritonitis is an extremely rare cause of peritonitis (0.15%). Peritonitis attributed to Salmonella has been reported only in four cases. Herewith, we report a 68-year-old Sudanese female who presented to our PD unit with abdominal pain and diarrhea and was diagnosed to have Salmonella peritonitis. She was managed without catheter removal. To our knowledge, the association between Salmonella peritonitis due to Salmonella enteritidis in a patient on PD managed without catheter removal has been reported in only one case previously

Body Mass Index and <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> among Obese and Non-Obese Patients in Najran, Saudi Arabia: A Case-Control Study

Objective: We examine obese and non-obese patients with respect to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive-infection (HPPI) and associated factors, specifically body mass index (BMI). Methods: This study took place in the Department of Endoscopy of a central hospital in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia (SA). A total of 340 obese Saudi patients (BMI &#8805; 30 kg/m2) who had undergone diagnostic upper endoscopy before sleeve gastrectomy, were compared with 340 age and gender-matched control patients (BMI &lt; 30 kg/m2) who had undergone diagnostic upper endoscopy for other reasons. Data collected included diagnosis of HPPI. Descriptive and multivariable binary logistic regression was conducted. Results: Mean patient age was 31.22 &#177; 8.10 years, and 65% were males. The total prevalence of HPPI was 58% (95% CI = 54&#8315;61%) with obese patients presenting significantly more HPPI than non-obese patients (66% vs. 50%, OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.45&#8315;2.70, p &lt; 0.0005). Age and gender did not associate significantly with HPPI (p = 0.659, 0.200, respectively) and increases in BMI associated significantly with increases in HPPI (p &lt; 0.0005). BMI remained a significant factor in HPPI when modelled with both age and gender (OR = 1.022, 95% CI = 1.01&#8315;1.03, p &lt; 0.0005). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the significance of HPPI in obese Saudi patients residing in the Najran region in SA was demonstrated alongside the significance role of BMI in HPPI