Surface swab examination is carried out to evaluate the cleaning that has been carried out both in detecting the presence of germs in the environment and also for checking the count of germ colonies on the floor surface. The results of the preliminary study by looking at the results of floor swab measurements after general cleaning, especially floor cleaning, obtained data from March - May 2…
Background: Increasing number of the older adultspopulation results in increasing sarcopenia, a geriatric problem that may lead to poor quality of life, susceptibility to disease, malnutrition, and even death. Muscle mass is an important sarcopenia parameter that can be measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Detection of decreased muscle mass can be done by measuring cal…
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…