Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignancy from hematopoietic cells, characterized by clonal proliferation of abnormal blast cells in the bone marrow and failure of average cell production. Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 infection in AML patients will affect laboratory examinations to support the di…
Context: : Aloe vera is a traditional medicinal plant that shows a wide range of biological activities. Previous studies demonstrated the antihyperglycemic effect of Aloe vera but with inconsistent results. Aims: To quantitatively summarize the effect of Aloe vera on fasting blood glucose in pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus by a meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Springer Link,…
Abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that grows from the epithelial cells of nasopharynx. NPC has the ability to modify its metabolism and leads the patient to suffer from malnutrition and cachexia, therefore aggravates the occurrence of impaired inflammatory response. Currently, available treatments for NPC are chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy. De…
Patients with terminal stage chronic kidney disease who have undergone hemodialysis (PGK-5 HD) have a high risk of developing malnutrition, which is characterized by wasting protein-energy and micronutrient deficiencies. Studies show a high prevalence of malnutrition in CKD-5 HD patients. The pathogenic mechanisms of malnutrition in CKD-5 HD are complex and involve the interaction of several pa…
Background: Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients have high risk of cachexia. It is important to notice cachexia parameters in the beginning of their treatment in order to predict and anticipate unexpected outcomes. This study aimed to describe the profile of advanced stage NPC patient receiving first chemotherapy, especially in cachexia parameters and dietary intakes. Methods: A cross-sectio…
Introduction: Various surgical procedures have been found to effectively treat intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), including transcortical selective amygdalohippocampectomy (SAH), which is intended to protect the temporal lobe and to prevent interference with vascular structure. This research analyzed the outcome of post-operative seizure-free with transcortical selective amygdalohippo…
Persalinan lama merupakan komplikasi yang meningkatkan kematian ibu dan janin. Hipnopresur merupakan terapi yang sedang berkembang untuk mengatasi nyeri dan lama persalinan.Tujuan penelitian ini untuk membuktikan hipnopresur lebih efektif mempersingkat durasi persalinan primigravida fase aktif kala I. Desain penelitian randomized control trial. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 80 terbagi dalam 4…