Volume8

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding(EBF) is important for child health and growth, but its practice is low in many developing countries. This study aimed to assess the exclusive breastfeeding practices and examining the socio-demographic characteristics that influence exclusive breastfeeding.
Objectives
1. To assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice among study population.
2. To know socio-demographic factors affecting the exclusive breast feeding practices.

Introduction: Phototherapy is the standard treatment for neonatal jaundice bringing about tremendous physiological changes. Some recent reports have shown that phototherapy has an adverse impact on the serum electrolyte levels, including serum calcium levels.
Objective: To assess change in serum calcium levels following phototherapy in full-term neonates.

Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes for increased morbidity and mortality for mothers and infants. Among the various risk factors identified to be associated with pre-eclampsia, obesity is the most important factor. Till date BMI has been used to measure obesity. This study was done to find correlation between maternal abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and development of gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia and to find a cut-off value of subcutaneous fat thickness for prediction of risk of developing gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia.

Many childhood diseases are diagnosed a couple of years after birth. This article presents a similar condition resulting in regression and slowing down of brain growth after a normal course of development during neonatal period. Rett syndrome is such a condition that presents itself after some months of apparently normal development. This disease is usually manifested with deceleration of head growth, loss of purposeful hand movements which are replaced by hand wringing or hand washing stereo types.

Background: Risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been the main concern for all the hormonal contraceptives used for AUB. Hormone treatment with estrogen and progesterone has shown risk of developing VTE among the patients. Progestin only is being used by various clinicians to avoid the complication of VTE. The present case series and the literature review have focused on progestin-only use (oral, IUD, injectable, implant) to manage abnormal uterine bleeding specially among high risk patients group.

Background: Hypertension is a major factor causing increasing international burden of morbidity and mortality. Hypertension is associated with various co-morbidities like Coronary artery diseases, Peripheral vascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, eye blood vessel damage, etc. The prescription of antihypertensive drugs varies according to the cardiovascular morbidity, age, overall health status and many other variables.

Primary Objectives
To study efficacy of TAP block for post cesarean delivery analgesia in terms of
1. Postoperative pain severity and level of sedation.
2. Analgesia need and improve patient satisfaction.
Secondary Objectives
1. To assess post-operative nausea &vomiting(PONV).
2. Comparison with available data.

Background: Telemedicine is the use of electronic devices by healthcare practitioners to interact with patients and with one another, including patient consultations, diagnosis, and appointment scheduling. Telemedicine not only improves provider-patient interactions, but it also strengthens the network of healthcare professionals. The capacity and willingness of an organization to modify its present operating model is referred to as organizational readiness. It may also refer to being informed of the existing situation of the organization before moving to a new change.

The malignant neoplasms affecting the maxilla and the mandible are categorized into primary tumors (originate within the mandible), secondary tumors, and metastatic lesions, (which involve the mandible secondarily) The most common malignant neoplasm represents the oral squamous cell carcinoma notably carcinoma of the floor of the mouth and gingiva that involved the mandible secondarily.

Breakthroughs in dentistry offer the opportunity for patients to retain functional dentition for their lifetime. We owe a variety of treatment choices to our patients depending on the latest clinical evidence of efficient treatment modality. Hemisection is a treatment option that refers to a surgical detachment of a multi-rooted tooth with the removal of one root along with the overhanging crown. Once chosen for this procedure, the tooth must undergo root canal treatment.