Background: Lung is vital organ related to air environment outside body. Generally, hajj pilgrim has frequent respiratory problem when they stay during hajj session. The aim of the study is to know the relation between pulmonary function test and common respiratory sign. Methods: Analytic prospective study were done. The population in this study were hajj pilgrims registered in Padang in 2008…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are at increased risk for ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD). The rate of SCD in CKD patients increased as glomerular filtration rate decreased. Sudden cardiac death is generally mediated by ventricular arrhythmias associated with instability of myocardial repolarization. QT variability index (QTVI) as an index of myocardial repolarizatio…
A simple method to improve oxygen pressure to tissue perfusion adequately is by increasing the concentration of inspired oxygen.We therefore tested the hypothesis that the supplemental administration of oxygen during the post-operative period decreases the incidence of wound infection.We randomly assigned 102 patients at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital who underwent exploratory laparotomy due to loc…
Introduction: Plague is one of public health problem that can cause outbreak epidemic or that necessary guarded. Activity observed in humant and rodent activity in paste focus area should be done continuously to prevent outbreak. Rodent and human observation result in 2005 showed there were 11 patiens with a positive titer in the District of Selo. Examinations results in Rodent and it's fle…
Background: Poor environmental sanitation affects the spread of disease Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). ln the Basic Health Survey (Riskesdas) data Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) asked without known cause. The aim of this paper is to describe of the relationship raising poultry as one of environmental sanitation variables with the incidence of ARI in high prevalence provinces in lndonesi…
The continuous use of hard water can cause health disorders as well as economic, aesthetic, and technical problems. According to the regulation issued by the Ministry of Health No. 416/ Menkes/Per/IX/1990 about the quality requirements for clean water, the maximum levels permitted for water hardness parameter is 500 mg/l. Based on the preliminary study conducted at Griya Citra Asri Housing in T…