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Impact of Diabetes on presentation and outcome Acute Myocardial Infraction, Libyan Experience Tripoli Medical Centre

Original article English Hawa Juma El-Sharief Endocrine Department Tripoli Medical Centre, Tripoli – Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 38-42 Abstract To assess impact of diabetes on presentation, and outcome, we examined 622 patients (300 diabetic and 322 non-diabetic patients) admitted to Tripoli Medical Centre (TMC), with acute myocardial infarction (MI) over three years period. …

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Trans-thoracic needle biopsy and open lung biopsy for the diagnosis of pulmonary lesions

Original article English M. Soussi, I. Elshamli, H. Maghour, N. Eshtiwi , Y. Awafi , H. Musa JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 35-37 Abstract The study is a prospective evaluation of CT scan guided percutaneous trucut needle biopsy and open lung biopsy for localized intra-thoracic lesion in 48 patients. Twenty-four patients had CT scan guided …

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First experience in Libya of using double mammary and radial artery coronary artery bypass grafting

Original article English Khaled M URAYATH Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tripoli Medical Centre, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 29-34 Abstract In this paper we present our experience with the use of double mammary arteries (DMA) in 4 cases (3 cases had full arterial revascularization & the 4th one had DMA + one saphenous …

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Relation of polyhyderamnios to predisposing aetiological factors and perinatal outcome

Original article English H. Legnain1, J. EI Mahdawi2 1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University 2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al Jamahiriya Hospital Benghazi Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.1 (March) 2004: 76-80 Abstract Polyhydramnios, which is associated with many maternal and foetal complications, is defined as an amniotic fluid index of …

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Mechanisms of the anti-ulcer activity of Punica Granatum Linn Rind and Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seeds

Original article English W. Elbisht Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Elfateh University, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.1 (March) 2004: 73-75 Abstract In a previous study, we demonstrated a significant anti-ulcer activity for the aqueous extracts of Punica granatum Linn rind (P. granatum) and Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds (T. foenum-graecum) against stress-induced or aspirin-induced gastric ulcer …

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Hepatitis B vaccine uptake and obstacles among medical staff and students at Benghazi

Original article English A. A. Toweir1, R. Singh2 1) Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University 2) Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Public Health, Garyounis University JMJ Vol.3 No.1 (March) 2004: 67-70 Abstract A cross sectional analysis of 400 medical care staff and students conducted in Benghazi to assess hepatitis B vaccine uptake rates …

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Hearing impairment in diabetic patients

Original article English Ezeddin Salem El Tabal1, Ian Macenzie2 1) ENT Department at Lewisham University Hospital (London, UK) 2) University of Manchester, UK JMJ Vol.3 No.1 (March) 2004: 59-63 Abstract This study was an observational case-control study on the effect of diabetes mellitus on hearing thresholds, in which diabetic subjects and control groups of 152 …

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Erytheopoietin therapy of anaemia in pre-dialysed patients with chronic renal failure

Original article English A. Boueshi, M. Turki, A. W, Nasuf, O. Fituri Department of Paediatrics, Elfateh University, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.1 (March) 2004: 54-58 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Erythropoietin (EPO) therapy and appropriate iron administration are important aspects for managing the anaemia of chronic renal failure. Achieving target haemoglobin levels of 11 to 12 g/dl, and …

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