Abstract INTRODUCTION Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare and presents with high morbidity mortality. As a entity, few patients CNS NPC have been reported, no studies were available on treatment prognosis. Based our clinical experience, early diagnosis incorporation of clear palliative plan imperative in providing holistic care for locally-invasiv...

the home than in the hospital. Each patient care practice and procedure must be evaluated on its own merit. For example, tracheostomy care may be different in the home than the hospital because most tracheostomies in hospitals are new wounds. A new wound needs to be treated with sterile aseptic technique, whereas a longterm patient with a tracheostomy probably could have clean technique used wi...

Background: Neonatal mortality is a real public health problem in the world and particularly countries with limited resources. Essential care remains an effective means of reducing this mortality. Objective: To evaluate practice administering vitamin K1, ocular cord maternity wards Kozah 1 municipality. Method: This cross-sectional study conducted from March 1st to June 30th, 2022 all Socioprof...

The use of antiseptic treatment during cord care varies from unit to unit. Although it may reduce bacterial colonisation it may also delay cord separation. Where antiseptic treatment is used there is uncertainty as to the best agent. Hexachlorophane powder (0.3%) and 4% chlorhexidene detergent were each compared with dry cord care as a control on a two ward maternity unit in a six month open st...

Bowel problems occur in 27% to 62% of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI), most commonly constipation, distention, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, bowel accidents, and autonomic hyperreflexia. The acute abdomen, with a mortality of 9.5%, does not present with rigidity or absent bowel sounds but rather with dull/poorly-localized pain, vomiting, or restlessness, with tenderness...

Many ophthalmic devices have optical components such as windows, lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms; even very small irregularities (such as scratches) can cause unwanted scattering of light which reduces quality. The surfaces of lenses, prisms, and windows are often coated with an antireflective layer to prevent loss of light due to reflection. Mirrors have a highly reflecting coating to get...

BACKGROUND Mild gestational diabetes is a common complication of pregnancy, affecting up to 9% of pregnant women. Treatment of mild GDM is known to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes such as macrosomia and associated birth injuries, such as shoulder dystocia, bone fractures and nerve palsies. This study aimed to compare the plasma glucose concentrations and serum insulin, leptin and adiponectin ...