Background: Asthma is a chronic airway disease that causes difficulty in breathing in which bronchospasm is a hallmark in acute exacerbation. In management of asthma attack, agonist β2 is the best option as treatment for mild, moderate and severe asthma. Agonist β2 nebulization as bronchodilator has been used wide/y nowadays. Lack of clinical study have been done to compare the pharmacologica…
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea has been known as one of risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim ofthis study is to examine the relation of oxygen desaturation index (ODI) due to OSA and CAD. Methods: This study included 74 OSA men who were diagnosis of CAD by previous medical examination using treadmill and CT angiography and cardiac catheterization. Polysomnography was pe…
Human milk contains higher levels of gangliosides than infant formula. Gangliosides play a role in neuronal growth, migration and maturation, sinaptogenesis, and myelination. Seven of gangliosides (GM1, GM2, GM3, GD3, GD1a, GD1b, and GT1b) are dominant with their own specific functions. Thus, the aim of the study was to know the effects of add on diet gangliosides and to compare the spectrum p…
Setiap serotipe virus dengue dapat menimbulkan manifestasi klinis mulai dari demam dengue (DD) sampai demam berdarah dengue (DBD) dan sindrom syok dengue (SSD). Sulit untuk menilai karakteristik klinis dan hasil hematologi yang khas untuk setiap serotipe. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menentukan serotipe virus dengue dan gambaran manifestasi klinis DD, DBD, SSD serta hasil pemeriksaan hematologi …
Plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels may reflect the severity of ischemia, although there is no necrosis. A transient ischemia which can increase the heart wall stretch would induces BNP synthesis and release. Synthesis and release of BNP are comparable with the severity of ischemia. The aim of this study was to analyze whether NT-proBNP levels in patient…
Background: The Regulation of Minister of Health, Permenkes 003/MENKES/PER/2010 on scientification of herbal medicine also elucidate to regulation on human resources and recording, yet the regulation has not analyzed roles of pharmacists. The study aimed to determine roles of pharmacists associated with the legislation on scientification of herbal medicine. Methods: tt was conducted in 3 (three…
Background: Preparedness is an important phase of the disaster management, which has must be anticipated by the government, private and community sectors, with developed of regulations, preparation of programs, funding and development of networks or organizational disaster preparedness. It aimed to analyze the implementation of policy in health disaster management preparedness in West Sumatra P…