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العلامات البيولوجية لسايتوم النواة الصغيرة الشدقي في عينة من المرضى العراقيين المصابين بداء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية == Buccal Micronucleus Cytome Assay in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Author name: احمد خالد محمد
Supervisor name: زياد شفيق الراوي | فائق ايشو كوريال
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: داء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية هو مرض مجموعي منيع للذات مع تداخل عوامل وراثية وبيئية في عملية امراض الداء. عدة دراسات اكدت وجود تضرر في الدنا عند مرضى داء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية.الهدف : لتقييم المورفولوجيا الخلوية والنووية لعينة من مرضى داء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية من خلال المقايسة العددية للنواة الصغيرة الشدقية ولتقييم اثر خصائص المرضى على التغيرات النووية ان وجدت.المرضى والطرائق : شملت الدراسة 58 مريضا عراقيا مصابا بداء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية و58 شخصا سويا كمجموعة ضبط متوافقة من حيث العمر والجنس.تم اخذ التاريخ المرضي الكامل واجراء الفحص السريري التام لكل افراد المجموعتين. ووثقت خصائص المرضى (العمر، والجنس، ومعيار كتلة الجسم، ومدة المرض، ومعامل مجموعة تقدير الذئبة للجزر البريطانية (بيلاج) لعام 2004، والتاريخ العائلي للامراض المنيعة للذات، والادوية المستعملة). تكون بروتوكول المقايسة العددية للنواة الصغيرة الشدقية من : جمع الخلايا من كلا الشدقين بواسطة ملوق خشبي وتحضير مباشر للشرائح مع تثبيت الخلايا بواسطة الكحول المطلق بواقع شريحتين لكل شخص. احتسبت 1000 خلية لكل شخص لتقدير تكرار النوى الصغيرة لديه. تم تلوين الخلايا بواسطة طريقة الفولغين - الثينوين المختصة بالدنا. تم التحري في الخلايا المفحوصة عن التشوهات النووية (النوى الصغيرة، والبراعم النووية، وازدواجية النواة، والخلايا القاعدية والمتخصصة، والكروماتين المكثف، والخلايا ممزقة النواة، والخلايا المتغلظة والخلايا حالة النواة).النتائج : اظهر مرضى الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية ارتفاعا واضحا في تكرار الخلايا ذات النوى الصغيرة (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، والبراعم النووية (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، وازدواج النواة (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، والخلايا القاعدية (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، والكروماتين المكثف (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، والخلايا ممزقة النواة (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001)، والخلايا المتغلظة (القيمة الاحتمالية=0.012)، والخلايا حالة النواة (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.0001) اكثر مما لدى مجموعة الضبط. لم يكن هناك تاثير معتد به للعمر او معياركتلة الجسم او مدة المرض او معامل مجموعة تقدير الذئبة للجزر البريطانية 2004 او الادوية المستعملة على عدد النوى الصغيرة ضمن مجموعات المرضى. كما اظهر البحث ان فحص المقايسة العددية للنواة الصغيرة الشدقية حساس ومعتد به في التحري عن داء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية (القيمة الاحتمالية اقل من 0.01).الاستنتاج : مرضى الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية لديهم ارتفاع ذو اعتداد عال في الوسمات الحيوية لضرر الدنا وعيوب الحرائك الخلوية والكوامن التكاثرية والموت الخلوي بالمقارنة مع مجموعة الضبط. لا يوجد تاثير لخصائص المرضى على التشوهات النووية. فحص المقايسة العددية للنواة الصغيرة الشدقية هو طريقة حساسة وغير باضعة وبسيطة جدا يمكن استعمالها في التحري عن داء الذئبة الحمامية المجموعية | Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with both genetic and environmental factors implicated in disease pathogenesis. Several studies have addressed the presence of deoxynuclic acid (DNA) damage in SLE patients.ObjectivesTo assess cellular and nuclear morphology in a sample of SLE patients by buccal micronucleus cytome assay and to evaluate effect of patients' disease characteristics on nuclear abnormalities if present.Patients and methodsFifty eight Iraqi SLE patients and 58 healthy controls matched in age and sex were included in this study. Full history was taken and complete physical examination was done for individuals in both groups. Patients' baseline characteristics [Age, sex, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) 2004 score, family history of autoimmune diseases, and medications used] were recorded. The buccal micronucleus cytome assay protocol consisted of : cell collection from both cheeks with a wooden spatula; direct slide preparation and fixation with absolute alcohol. Two slides were prepared for every subject and 1000 cells were evaluated per subject to determine the micronucleus (MN) frequencies. Slides were stained with the DNA - specific Feulgen - thionin method. Cells were screened for nuclear abnormalities : micronuclei, nuclear buds, binucleation, basal and differentiated cells, condensed chromatin, karyorrhectic cells, pyknotic cells, and karyolytic cells.ResultsPatients with SLE showed significantly higher frequencies of micronuclei (p<0.0001), nuclear buds (p<0.0001), binucleated cells (p<0.0001), basal cells (p<0.0001), cells with condensed chromatin (p<0.0001), karyorrhectic cells (p<0.0001), pyknotic (p<0.012) and karyolytic cells (p<0.0001) than the control group. Patient's age, BMI, SLE disease duration, BILAG2004 score, and drugs used had no significant effect on micronucleus groups (p>0.05). Buccal micronucleus cytome was significant and sensitive method for SLE screening (p<0.01).ConclusionsSLE patients had a highly significant increase in the biomarkers of DNA damage, cytokinetic defects, proliferative potential, and cell death compared to controls. No significant effect of patients' baseline characteristics on nuclear abnormality. Buccal micronucleus cytome was a sensitive, non - invasive, and very simple method that can be used for SLE screening.

تقييم وظيفة اليدين لدى عينة من المرضى العراقيين المصابين بالتهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي == Assessment of Hand Function in a Sample of Iraqi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author name: محمد صاحب حسن
Supervisor name: خضير زغير معيوف البدري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي هو احد الامراض المنيعة للذات المجموعية المزمنة التي تؤثر على الغشاء الزليلي للمفاصل وكذلك الاجهزة والاعضاء الاخرى. يؤثر هذا المرض عادة على مفاصل اليدين والقدمين الصغيرة ويؤدي الى ضرر للمفاصل متعذر العكس مع التشوه والاعتلال الوظيفي.وظيفة اليدين تشكل ميدانا هاما من الحالة الصحية لمرضى التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي واحد المحددات الرئيسة لنوعية حياتهم. لذلك فان تقييم وظيفة اليد هو جزء اساسي في متابعة مرضى التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي وقياس استجابتهم للعلاج.وقد وضعت العديد من المقاييس لتقييم وظيفة اليد. هذه المقاييس هي اما استبيانات تقرير ذاتي، او اختبارات قائمة على الاداء، او مزيج من الاثنين معا. لكل مقياس منها نقاط قوة ونقاط ضعف. احد المقاييس المقبولة على نطاق واسع، والمذكور في كتاب منهجي شائع، يشمل اختبارات سريرية بسيطة لتقييم وظيفة اليد : قبضة المفتاح، مسكة الكرة، مسكة القلم، قوة القرص، وقوة القبضة.الاهدافتهدف هذه الدراسة الى تحديد العوامل التي تؤثر على وظيفة اليدين في عينة من المرضى العراقيين المصابين بالتهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي، وتقييم ترابط اختبارات وظيفة اليد السريرية مع بعضها البعض في نفس العينة.المرضى والطرائقتم اجراء دراسة مقطعية على 116 مريضا عراقيا مصابا بالتهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي، تم اختيار المرضى عشوائيا، جميعهم استوفوا معايير الكلية الامريكية لامراض المفاصل لتصنيف التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي لعام 1987 المعدلة، ومعايير الكلية الامريكية لامراض المفاصل / الرابطة لاوروبية ضد الروماتيزم لتصنيف التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي لعام 2010. تم استبعاد المرضى الذين يعانون من امراض وحالات اخرى التي قد تؤثر على وظيفة اليد.تم تقييم المرضى وجمع المعلومات التالية : العمر، سيادة اليد، محيط الساعدين، مدة المرض، مدة التيبس الصباحي، العلاج الحالي، تشوهات اليدين، درجة فعالية المرض (DAS28)، العامل الروماتويدي (RF)، ومرحلة ستاينبروكر (Steinbrocker) لتقدم المرض اعتمادا على التصوير الشعاعي. تم احتساب درجة تشوه اليدين لجمع كل تشوهات اليدين في قيمة واحدة.تم تقييم وظيفة اليدين من خلال ثلاثة اختبارات شخصانية (قبضة المفتاح، مسكة القلم ومسكة الكرة) واختبارين موضوعيين (قوة القرص وقوة القبضة، مقاستان باجهزة قياس متخصصة).اجري التحليل الاحصائي باستخدام برامج الكمبيوتر المتخصصة.النتائجاظهرت الدراسة ان لاختبارات وضائف اليد الموضوعية (معدل قوة القبضة ومعدل قوة القرص) ترابطا عكسيا معتدا معتدل القوة مع درجة تشوه اليدين (r= - 0.459 , p<0.001 او افضل) ودرجة فعالية المرض (DAS28) (, p<0.001 r= - 0.572او افضل) ، وترابطا عكسيا معتدا ضعيفا مع مدة المرض (, p<0.001 r= - 0.248او افضل) ومدة التيبس الصباحي (, p<0.001 r= - 0.312او افضل) ومرحلة ستاينبروكر لتقدم المرض شعاعيا (p<0.001 r= - 0.36 ,او افضل)، وترابطا طرديا معتدا ضعيفا مع محيط الساعدين (p<0.001 r= - 0.312 ,او افضل).كما اظهرت الدراسة ان اختبارات وضائف اليد الموضوعية تتحسن كلما طالت فترة تعاطي العقار البيولوجي اتانرسبت (Etanercept) في المرضى الذين يستخدمون هذا العلاج، الا ان هذا الترابط لم يكن معتدا به احصائيا عند احتساب جميع المرضى في عينة الدراسة.واظهرت الدراسة ان لمتوسط رتبة الاعاقة في اختبارات وضائف اليد الشخصانية ترابطا طرديا معتدا ضعيفا مع درجة تشوه اليدين (p=0.002 او اقل،r=0.283 او اكثر)، ودرجة فعالية المرض (DAS28) (p=0.013 او اقل،r=0.296 او اكثر)، ومدة التيبس الصباحي (p=0.015 او اقل،r=0.226 او اكثر)، ومدة العلاج بعقار الاتانرسبت (Etanercept) (p=0.046 او اقل،r=0.186 او اكثر).لم يكن لاختبارات وضائف اليد الشخصانية ترابط معتد به مع عمر المريض، مدة المرض، ومرحلة ستاينبروكر لتقدم المرض شعاعيا. كما لم يكن هناك فرق معتد به في اختبارات وضائف اليد الموضوعية والشخصانية بين اليد السائدة وغير السائدة، وبين المرضى ذوي نتيجة ايجابية للعامل الروماتويدي وذوي النتيجة السلبية.و اظهر البحث ان لجميع اختبارات وضائف اليد ترابطا معتدا به مع بعضها البعض (p<0.001 ،r=0.334 او افضل) وخصوصا ترابط قوة القبضة مع قوة القرص اذ كان الاقوى (p<0.001 ، r=0.788 ). | Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the synovium of joints as well as other organs. It commonly affects the small joints of the hands and feet, and results in irreversible joint damage, deformity, and functional impairment. Hand function is an important domain of the health status of RA patients and a key determinant of their quality of life. Assessment of hand function, therefore, is an essential part in the follow - up of RA patients and in gauging their response to treatment.Numerous measures were developed to evaluate the hand function. These measures are either self - report questionnaires, performance - based tests, or combinations of both. Each measure has its own strengths and weaknesses. One widely accepted measure, suggested by a popular textbook, includes simple clinical tests to assess hand function : Key grip, ball grasp, pen grasp, pinch grip and grip strength.ObjectivesThis study aims to determine the factors affecting the hand function in a sample of Iraqi patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to evaluate the correlation between the clinical tests of hand function in the same sample.Patients and methodsA cross - sectional study was conducted on 116 randomly selected Iraqi patients with rheumatoid arthritis fulfilling the 1987 Revised ACR Criteria for Classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis and the 2010 ACR / EULAR criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with other conditions that can affect the hand function were excluded.Patients were evaluated for age, hand dominance, forearm circumference, duration of illness, duration of morning stiffness, current treatment, fixed hand deformities, DAS28, RF seropositivity and Steinbrocker’s radiographic progression stage. A novel score was used to combine all hand deformities into one value.Hand function was assessed by three subjective tests (key grip, pen grasp and ball grasp) and two objective tests (pinch strength and grip strength, measured by specialized dynamometers).Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 20 and Excel 2013 computer software.ResultsObjective hand function tests (mean grip strength and mean pinch strength) had a significant moderate negative correlation with the score of hand deformities (p<0.001, r= - 0.459 or better) and DAS28 (p<0.001, r= - 0.572 or better), and a significant weak negative correlation with disease duration (p<0.001, r= - 0.248 or better), duration of morning stiffness (p<0.001, r= - 0.312 or better) and Steinbrocker’s radiographic progression stage (p<0.001, r= - 0.36 or better), and a significant weak positive correlation with forearm circumference (p<0.001, r=0.344 or better).Objective hand function parameters seemed to improve with the duration of Etanercept therapy among patients using Etanercept, although this correlation was not statistically significant for the whole study sample.The mean ranks of impairment of subjective hand function tests showed a significant weak positive correlation with the score of hand deformities (p=0.002 or less, r=0.283 or more), DAS28 (p=0.013 or less, r=0.296 or more), duration of morning stiffness (p=0.015 or less, r=0.226 or more) and duration of Etanercept therapy (p=0.046 or less, r=0.186 or more). The mean ranks of impairment of subjective hand function tests showed mostly no significant correlation with age, disease duration and Steinbrocker’s radiographic progression stage. There was no significant difference in both objective and subjective hand function parameters between the dominant and non - dominant hand and between RF positive and RF negative patients.All five hand function tests showed a significant correlation with each other (p<0.001, r= - 0.334 or better) with the strongest correlation being between pinch strength and grip strength (p<0.001, r=0.788).

علاقة مستوى فيتامين د وهورمون النحافه مع مرض فصال الركبه الاولي في مجموعه من النساء العراقيات == ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN )D( AND SERUM LEPTIN LEVELS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A SAMPLE OF IRAQI FEMALES

Author name: زهراء عبد الله
Supervisor name: سامي سلمان شهاب
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a biomechanical process whereby joints respond pathologically mechanical stress, resulting in cartilage degradation and changes in subchondral bone. It has many risk factors as known female gender, obesity, and aging. Vitamin D may exert its effect on OA through bone; its deficiency could impair the ability of bone to respond optimally to insults. Leptin is a peptide hormone secreted by adipocytes and plays an important role in regulation of body weight, its level more in obese subjects and female gender regardless of obesity, so it may play a metabolic link between obesity and osteoarthritis. So both vitamin deficiency and increase leptin level may be risk factors for osteoarthritis Objective : To examine the cross - sectional association of vitamin D and serum leptin levels in a sample of Iraqi female with knee osteoarthritis.Method : A total of 180 women divided into 2 groups 90 subjects the first group for vitamin D levels and 90 subjects the second group for serum leptin levels and each group further classified into patients and equal number of their matched healthy controls in age and sex.In each group osteoarthritis was diagnosed according to ACR criteria for osteoarthritis and their body mass index (BMI) classified according to WHO classification of BMI into 3 groups : normal weight, overweight, obese Radiological grading done according to kellegren and Laurence radiological classification for osteoarthritis. Both vitamin D and leptin levels were assessed using ELIZA method.The first group (vitamin D and osteoarthritis) mean vitamin D levels in cases (45cases) were (0.309_+0.641) compared to (0.2614_+0.386) in controls. So vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among cases and controls and its level was inversely associated with body mass index, the deficiency was more severe among female in obese and overweight than normal weight.Associations of vitamin D levels with radiological grading, cases with grade ||| and |\/ are more deficiency than grade ||.The second group (serum leptin level and osteoarthritis), leptin was significantly higher in cases compared to controls, the mean serum leptin was (52.41_+28.26) and (40.39_+ 25.67) respectively. Its level directly correlated with body mass index, higher levels in obese and overweight than normal weight subjects, the difference was significant among both cases and controls.Association of leptin levels with radiological grading, the mean serum leptin was higher in cases with grade ||| , |\/ than grade ||.Conclusion : Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent among middle age Iraqi women, so it is difficult to establish a clear association between vitamin D deficiency and osteoarthritis in this study, and the deficiency was more in women with higher body mass index.Serum leptin level was higher in osteoarthritis women than their matched controls, and its level directly associated with increased in body mass index

تقييم كثافة العظام لدى مرضى المصابين بالانسداد الرئوي المزمن

Author name: سجا محمد كاظم
Supervisor name: محمد وهيب سلمان العبيدي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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نوعية الحياة لمرضى الفشل الكلوي المرحلة النهائية الذين يخضعون لغسل الكلى، بغداد، العراق 2017 == Quality of Life of End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, Baghdad, Iraq, 2017

Author name: هند وليد خضر
Supervisor name: عدنان عبد العظيم | فارس حسن اللامي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Family Medicine
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Background : The quality of life is an important predictor of outcome in end stage renal disease patients. The quality of life needs to be regularly assessed. Our study describes quality of life, as well as demographic and clinical variables associated with quality of life in chronic haemodialysis patients in Baghdad, Iraq, 2017.Method : This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted from March to May, 2017 at dialysis unit in Baghdad and Al - Karama teaching hospitals. The study participants were all patients available during data collecting period included. The participants were directly interviewed according to a special questionnaire designed for the purpose of the study; it contains items exploring socio - demographic data, clinical data. Data regarding assessment of effect of kidney disease on quality of life were collected by kidney disease quality of life - short form 1.3 versions .The maximum score of the total quality of life was 100 points. The score had been categorized as excellent > 80 score, good (61 - 80) score, moderate (40 - 60) score, and the poor score (< 40).Results The total number of participants was 248 patients. The mean of quality of life was 47.63±16.22. The total score was excellent in12 participants (4.8%), good in 47 (19%), moderate in 99 (39.9%), and poor in 90 participants (36.3%). The highest mean of quality of life domains was found for social support subscale, the low scores was reported for work status, role limitation due to physical problem, role limitation due to emotional problem, general health, and sexual function.Conclusions : The study had shown that the quality of life of hemodialysis patients was highly impaired and it clearly defines how the disease state adversely affects the physical and mental status of the patient. Regular and systematic monitoring for dialysis patients’quality of life must be considered as an effective tool of quality control in dialysis care

اضطرابات الغدة الدرقية في مرضى الذئبة الحمامي المجموعي

Author name: هند عدنان محمد
Supervisor name: خضير زغير معيوف البدري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Thyroid hormone abnormalities had been shown to be more frequent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), hence, performance of thyroid function tests in patients with SLE, as a part of the biochemical and immunological profiles, may help in early detection of associated thyroid disorders.Aim of the Study : To assess the thyroid hormone abnormalities in a group of systemic lupus erythematosus Iraqi patients.Patients and Methods : A case - control study was conducted at Baghdad Teaching hospital, Department of Rheumatology during the period from September 2016 to July 2017. Including 58 SLE patients and 60 controls who met the inclusion criteria. After ethical approval, data were collected using a preconstructed data collection sheet, questionnaire included demographic and clinical data of the patients and controls. Thyroid function tests, complete blood count, ESR, anti - double - strand DNA and complement C3 and C4 test were performed. Statistical analysis was done using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) v.24.Results : The mean age of the studied groups was 28.26 ± 7.1 years and 29.18 ± 6.3 years in SLE and control groups, respectively. No statistically significant differences between both groups had been found in age, BMI, or other demographic variables (P>0.05). Abnormal thyroid function was significantly more frequent in SLE patients (25.9%) than controls (5%), (P< 0.05). Primary hypothyroidism and Subclinical hypothyroidism were the more frequent disorder in SLE patients; 6/15 nd 5/15, respectively, each of subclinical hyperthyroidism and primary hyperthyroidism was reported in 2/15 SLE patients. Prednisolone and Hydroxychloroquine were the more frequently used medications among the SLE patients and were insignificantly associated with abnormal thyroid function in SLE patients, (P>0.05). High ESR was reported,, Leucopenia , high Anti dsDNA , low C3 and low C4 and Lymphopenia were reported in SLE patients. While all of SLE patients were ANA +ve and none of them had thrombocytopenia.Conclusions : Thyroid dysfunction was more frequent in SLE Iraqi patients compared to healthy population and the primary hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism were the more frequent types.

تقييم مؤشرات النمو لدى الاطفال المصابين بداء السكري من النوع الاول المراجعين لمستشفى حماية الاطفال التعليم / مدينة الطب بغداد / العراق 2017 == Evaluation of growth parametersamong children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus attending Diabetic clinic at Children Welfare Teaching Hospital / Medical City Baghdad - Iraq, 2017

Author name: زينة ستار هادي
Supervisor name: ايمان عدنان القصير
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Family Medicine
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lack of insulin production, it is the most common type of diabetes in childhood. T1DM was listed among the causes of growth retardation in children. Glycemic control is an important factor in growth of children with T1DM.Objectives : To assess growth parameters (height, weight and body mass index [BMI] )in children with T1DM, and to study the impact of age at diagnosis, duration of disease, and glycemic control on growth indices.Patients and methods : A cross sectional study was conducted at diabetic clinic in Children Welfare Teaching hospital - Medical City - Baghdad, for the period from the 1st of February to the end of May 2017. A total of 100 children with T1DM between (2 - 14) years of both gender was included in the study, the information were obtained directly during interview including : relevant demographic data, disease information (age at diagnosis, duration of disease and type of presentation). Also each patient had two measurements for weight in kilogram and height in centimeter first one was measured by researcher at the time of interview and the second one obtained from their case file around the time of diagnosis.Results : A total of 100 children with T1DM included in this study showed that male to female ratio were equal. Peak age of children at diagnosis was less than 5 years. Most of patients presented with classical signs and symptom (64%). Of the total diabetic children in this study, (5%), (2%), and (5%) were stunted, wasted and underweight, respectively. Duration of T1DM was a significant determinant of growth indices (height and weight). Conclusions and Recommendations : Retarded growth indices (height and weight) were the highest growth problems among diabetic children. Duration of diabetes was an important determinant of growth parameters. We recommend for paying attention to anthropometric measurements in management of T1DM and participation of PHCC in the management plan.

الحالة السريرية والمرضية النسيجية لمرضى سرطان الرئة في العراق وقت عرض الحالة == Clinical And Pathological Profile Of Iraqi Lung Cancer Patients At Time Of Presentation (An Observation Study)

Author name: هالة ساطع طه
Supervisor name: منور عبد الاله النقاش
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Therapeutic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: الخلفية العلمية : في جميع انحاء العالم يمثل سرطان الرئة 13% (1.6 مليون) من مجموع حالات السرطان و18% (1.4 مليون) من الوفيات الناجمة عن السرطان على اساس تقديرات عام 2008 وسرطان الرئة في العراق سبب شائع في للوفاة في كلا الجنسين اهداف الدراسة : التقييم السريري والتصويري للحالة المرضية وايجاد علاقة بين الانواع الفرعية النسيجية المرضية وغيرها من معلومات المريض .طريقة البحث : تعتبر هذه الدراسة من نوع دراسة المراقبة (دراسة مقطعية) تتكون من 60 مريض يعانون من مرض سرطان الرئة متوسطة اعمارهم 60 عام 38 ذكور و22 اناث (نسبة الذكور الى الاناث 1.7 : 1) تم جمع حالات المرضى من العيادة الاستشارية في مستشفى الاورام التعليمي في مدينة الطب من شهر كانون الثاني الى شهر نيسان 2016 تم تقييم جميع الحالات واجراء الفحص السريري والتشخيصي والنسيجي.النتيجة . تم دراسة (60) مريضا اثبتت اصابتهم بسرطان الرئة سن الحد الادنى للمرضى هو 32 سنة والحد الاقصى 81 سنة بمتوسط عمر 60 عام 38 من الذكور و22 اناث معظم المرضى لديهم صعوبة التنفس في وقت العرض (21%)، ونفث الدم (20%). تليها السعال (16 %). اما المكان التشريحي الاكثر اصابة بسرطان الرئة الفص العلوي الايمن 14 (23%). ثم الفص العلوي الايسر 9 (15%). يعد الغسل القصبي اختبار الخلايا 22 (36%) اكثر وسيلة مستخدمة لتشخيص المرض يليها فحص الخلايا المسحوبة بواسطة الابرة الناعمة 9 (15 %)، طموح السائل الجنبي 8(13.3%) الخزعة الاستئصالية 7 (11.7%)، الخزعة الجراحية 5 (8.3%)، علم خلايا البلغم 4(6.7%)، الخزعة الماخوذة بمساعدة الجهازالطبقي المقطعي 2 (3.3%) النتيجة التشريحيةالمرضية الرئيسية هي سرطان الخلية الحرشفية (41.7%) ثم الغدية (36.7%) بعدها سرطان الرئة صغير الخلية ، ورم الظهارة المتوسطة (8.3%) اخيرا يمثل سرطان الخلايا القشرية هو الشائع في الذكور 20(52.6%) ولكنه في الاناث 5 (22.7%) ومع ذلك السرطانات الغدية هي الاكثر شيوعا في الاناث 12 (54.5%) من الذكور 10 (26.3%) هنالك علاقة طردية بين نسبة حدوث سرطان الرئة من نوع الخلايا الصغيرة مع التدخين حيث ان جميع المرضى هم مدخنين بينما في الخلايا الحرشفية فان (47.8%) هم مدخنين (P=0.003) اغلب المرضى لديهم ورم خبيث منتشر وقت تشخيص الحالة (56%) و(33.3%) لديهم استسقاء رئويالاستنتاجات : 1 - اكثر عارض مرضي يعاني منه مرضى السرطان في العراق هو ضيق التنفس ثم النفث الدموي.2 - الفص العلوي الايمن هو الاكثر اصابة بالمرض 3 - الغسل القصبي وفحص الخلايا هو اكثر طرق التشخيص شيوعا 4 - سرطان الخلايا الحرشفية هو النوع النسيجي المرضي السائد في الذكور بينما سرطان الرئة من نوع الغدي هو السائد في الاناث 5 - هناك علاقة ذات دلالة احصائية بين سرطان الخلايا الحرشفية والتدخين (P=0.003) واغلب المرضى يعانو من مراحل متقدمة في وقت عرض الحالة | Background; Carcinoma of the lung is currently the leading cause world wide of death . The disease has become an epidemic as incidence rates and lung cancer deaths have risen dramatically over the last century, Throughout the world, lung cancer accounts for 13% (1.6 million) of the total cases of cancer and 18% (1.4 million) of the cancer - related deaths based on 2008 estimates. Among males, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death. Among females worldwide, it is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death.Aim of study : 1 - Identify the most common stages of lung cancer at time of presentation2 - Estimate the anatomical distribution of lung cancer according to histopathological subtypes3 - Find the acorrelation between histopathological subtypesAnd other parameters of patient profilePatients &Methods : Methods;An observation study ( A cross sectional study) of 60 patients with lung cancer with mean age of 60 years old.38 male;22 female (male : female 1.7 : 1). cases were collected from consultant clinic at the Oncology Teaching Center in Medical City. The data were collected from 1st January to 30th of April/2016. All patients were evaluated from history ,physical examination ,sent for investigations &review of histopathology samples.Results : A total of 60 lung cancer patients were studied,mean age of patients 60 yrs old , male : female ratio 1.7 : 1 ,most patients are smoker, Sequamous cell carcinoma is commonest type (41.9% ) of all patients, and its male predominant (33.3%) .Most patient diagnosed by bronchial wash and cytology (36%) ,Right upper zone is commonest site of malignancy (23.3%) ,most patients presented in advance stage and metastasis (56%).Conclusions*Lung cancer is commonest cause of cancer related death.*Proper stage of disease is recommended as mediastinscopy found 15% of occult lymph node metastasis in radiologically normal nodes.*Most patients have metastasis at time of presentation so we can use new radiological modalitiy to diagnosed occult metastasis.*use molecular biology to proper diagnose the histopathologiac subtypes and identify the response to treatment and give a prognosis idea*Active surveillance of primary small lung lesion

التاثيرات الصحية لداء الفقار المقسط على جودة الحياة والاداء الوظيفي للمرضى العراقيين == Health - Related Quality of Life and Work Outcome in Iraqi Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Author name: نورا صباح مهدي
Supervisor name: نزار عبد اللطيف جاسم
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease, mainly affecting the axial skeleton, and less frequently the peripheral joints, entheses as well as other extra - articular organs such as the eyes, heart and lungs. AS has a considerable effect on the individual’s healthrelated quality of life. Work disabled patients with AS experience a significantly reduced quality of life.Objective : To evaluate health - related quality of life and factors influencing it in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis, as well as, to assess work outcome and its correlation with quality of life in AS patients.Patients and Methods : A case - control study was conducted at the Rheumatology Unit in Baghdad Teaching Hospital during the period from August 2017 to March 2018. A total of 168 patients (151 male : 17 female) with Ankylosing Spondylitis were enrolled in the study, all of them fulfilled the modified New York criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axial spondyloarthropathy, and compared with 169 healthy controls (149 male : 20 female) matched for age and sex. Socio - demographic and clinical data of the patients and controls were collected. Health - related quality of life and work outcome were evaluated by the medical outcome survey short form - 36 (SF - 36) and work productivity and activity impairment - specific health problem (WPAI - SHP) scores respectively.Results : the mean age of the studied groups was 37.4 ± 9.4 years and 36.9 ± 9.5 years in Ankylosing Spondylitis and control groups, respectively. The median disease duration in AS patients was 11.3 ± 7.6. The quality of life in Ankylosing Spondylitis patients on all the scales of the short form 36 (SF - 36), was significantly worse than in the control group. Mental health quality of life was mostly affected than physical health overall. Role - physical was the most affected subscale of the short form - 36 (SF - 36). Male gender, smoking,fatigue, bath Ankylosing Spondylitis functional index (BASFI), treatment with biologics (anti - tumor necrosis factor) were significantly associated with the components of physical & mental health - related quality of life. Of 168 patients, 126 were employed (75%). Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis reported work absenteeism loss, work productivity loss, overall work impairment, and daily activity impairment of 9.19%, 48.17%, 36.19%, 50.82% respectively. Work productivity and activity impairment - specific health problem (WPAI - SHP) summary scores were significantly correlated with all scores of quality of life (short form - 36).Conclusions : Ankylosing Spondylitis has negative impact on patients’ healthrelated quality of life, affecting both physical & mental health. Male gender, smoking, fatigue, poor functional status, treatment with biologics were the most associated factors with better or worse quality of life in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. AS has a significant effect on working conditions, quality of life has a direct relationship with a patient’s ability to work.

تقييم نوعية الحياة لدى المرضى العراقيين المصابين بمرض بهجت وعلاقتها مع فاعلية المرض == Quality of life assessment in Iraqi patients with Behçet’s disease and its relationship with disease activity

Author name: میس عجیل جبار
Supervisor name: فائق ايشو كوريال
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Behçet’s disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent exacerbations affecting mucocutaneous tissues, eyes, blood vessels, and several other tissues. Among them, vascular and nervous system involvement are the most common causes of mortality in Behçet’s disease. The previous studies have shown that Quality of Life in patients with Behçet disease was negatively affected by the disease.Aim of the study : To evaluate Quality of Life in patients with Behçet’s disease compared with healthy controls, To assess the correlation of Quality of Life with organ involvements of Behçet’s disease and To assess the effect of demographic and clinical features of Behçet’s disease on Quality of Life. Patients and Methods : A case - control study was conducted at the Rheumatology Unit of Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Medical City from July 2017 to January 2018 . A total of seventy - one consecutive patients (45 male : 26 female) were classified as Behçet’s disease by fulfilling the International Study Group criteria 1990 for Behçet’s disease and compared with seventy - one healthy controls (45 male : 26 female) matched for age and gender. After acquiring their consent, findings were gathered using a preconstructed data collection sheet for patients and controls that evaluate Age, gender, smoking status, disease duration, age at disease onset, Behçet’s disease organ involvements were reported. Disease activity was assessed using Behçet's disease current activity form and health - related quality - of - life was evaluated using The Short Form - 36 (SF - 36) .Results : All the components of Short Form - 36 (SF - 36) , it’s summary scores and Total Short Form - 36 (Total SF - 36) score was significantly lower ( p - value <0.001 ) in patients compared to control . Patients with eye involvement had significantly higher Physical functioning (p - value = 0.023), role - physical ( p - value <0.001), and bodily pain (p - value <0.010) subscores when compared to those without eye involvement. Patients with skin involvement did not show a significant impairment in all SF - 36 subscales when compared to those without skin involvement. Behçet's disease Patients with articular involvement, Physical functioning (p - value = 0.027), bodily pain (p - value <0.001), and general health (p - value = 0.018) subscores are significantly impaired when compared to those without articular involvement .Behçet’s disease patients with myalgia, Physical functioning (p - value = 0.001), bodily pain (p - value = 0.018), and vitality (p - value = 0.038) subscores are significantly impaired when compared to those without myalgia. patients with Central nervous system involvement, physical functioning (p - value = 0.006), rolephysical (p - value <0.001), bodily pain (p - value = 0.001) , general health (p - value = 0.001) and vitality (p - value = 0.042) subscores are significantly impaired when compared to those without Central nervous system involvement. There are certain demographic and treatment modalities had a significant positive impact on Total SF - 36 score : Male gender (p - value = 0.020) , use of cyclosporine (p - value = 0.043 ), use of infliximab (p - value = 0.001), and use of adalimumab (p - value = 0.001) . While others had a significant negative impact on Total SF - 36 score : Disease duration (pvalue = 0.019) , Behçet’s Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) (p - value = 0.043 ), and use of Mycophenolate mofetil (p - value = 0.043 ).

تقييم نسبة خلايا الدم المتعادلة الى الخلايا اللمفاوية وعرض توزيع الصفائح الدموية كعلامات التهابية في عينة من المرضى العراقيين المصابين بمتلازمة الالم الليفي العضلي == Evaluation of blood neutrophil - lymphocyte ratio and platelet distribution width as inflammatory markers in a sample of Iraqi patients with fibromyalgia

Author name: فادية علي شعلان
Supervisor name: زياد شفيق الراوي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Fibromyalgia syndrome is a diminished quality of life related to generalized body pain with physical and psychological symptoms that occurs in the absence of a clear pathologic cause. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is a simple parameter to assess easily the inflammatory status of a subjects. Platelet distribution width is a regular parameter in blood routine examination which reflects variation of platelet size distribution. Mean platelet volume is a part of the complete blood count test and correlates with the platelets function and activation.Objective : To evaluate Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, Platelet distribution width and Mean platelet volume in patients with Fibromyalgia as an inflammatory markers.Patients and Methods : This case - controlled study was conducted at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Unit of Rheumatology, from July 2017 till November 2017. A total of 100 Iraqi patients with Fibromyalgia diagnosed according to 2012 Canadian Guidelines in addition to 50 healthy subjects worked as a control group were recruited. Data were collected using a paper clinical research form through interview and questionnaires. It consisted of two parts : the first part for the demographic data and full history, the second part laboratory data when the samples collected and sent for laboratories to obtain Platelet distribution width and Mean platelet volume while Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio was calculated manually.Results : The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was significantly higher among patients with fibromyalgia (2.18) compared to healthy controls (1.92) (p =0.033). The Mean platelet volume was significantly higher in patients with fibromyalgia (8.3) compared to healthy controls (8) (p =0.045). In contrast, the Platelet distribution width was significantly lower among patients with fibromyalgia (16.7) compared to healthy controls (17) (p=0.01). No statistically significant differences had been found in demographic variables. None of the tested parameters qualified as an acceptable test for predicting a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, since the Receiver operating characteristic area associated with any of them did not reach the minimum value of (0.65).Conclusions : The Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is significantly higher in fibromyalgia patients compared to the healthy controls. The Mean platelet volume is significantly higher in the patients compared to the controls. The Platelet distribution width was significantly lower among the patients compared to the healthy controls. None of these tested parameters qualified as an acceptable test for predicting a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.

العلاقة بين الخصائص السريرية وبروز القرص القطني وانتقامة المثبت بفحص الرنين المغناطيسي == The Relationship between Clinical Features and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Proven Lumbar Disc Bulging and Herniation

Author name: ابان ناظم علي
Supervisor name: خضير زغير معيوف البدري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Lumbar disc herniation is one of the commonest causes of low backpain. The Magnetic resonance imaging is a gold standard noninvasiveinvestigation for viewing lumbar anatomy and physiology in great details.Obesity is strongly linked to biomechanical changes that damage thespine and contribute to a range of spinal diseases including intervertebraldisc herniation.Aim of the studyTo evaluate the effects of body mass index and waist to hip ratio on thepresence, extent and severity of lumbar disc bulging and herniation as wellas to determine the relationship between clinical features and magneticresonance imaging proven lumbar disc bulging and herniation.Patients and methodsA cross - sectional study was conducted at Baghdad Teaching Hospital,Rheumatology Unit during the period from October 2017 to May 2018. Atotal of 100 patients with lumbar disc bulging and herniation proven by MRIwere included in this study. The patients were examined neurologically andtheir body mass index was calculated as well as the waist to hip ratio.ResultsThe magnetic resonance imaging findings demonstrated that (72%) ofthe studied group had disc bulge, (13%) had disc protrusion and (15%) haddisc extrusion with no cases of disc sequestration. Multiple discinvolvements were seen in (73%) of those patients. The correlation betweenbody mass index and the total disc bulge/extrusion score was statisticallysignificant. There was a significant association between neurological deficitand body mass index as well as between straight leg raising test, femoralVIstretch test, neurological deficit and the waist to hip ratio. On the other hand,there was no significant association between clinical features and nerve root compression for patients with both normal body mass index as well as overweight and obese ones, although the frequency of patients with positive clinical findings was higher in patients with nerve root compression but the difference did not reach the significant level (P - value >0.05). The sensitivity of straight leg raising test, femoral stretch test and crossed straight leg raising test were (39.6%), (25.3%) and (6.6%) respectively.ConclusionsThere is an increase in the likelihood of having lumbar disc herniation and its global severity in overweight and obese patients. The clinical findings were more severe in overweight and obese patients especially in patients with central obesity. There was no significant association between the clinical features and the nerve root compression in patients with both normal body mass index as well as overweight and obese ones. The type of disc displacement associated poorly with clinical signs and symptoms as well as with the obesity.

الكشف المبكر للخلل الوظيفي لعمل البطين الايسر الانقباضي في المرضى المصابين بارتجاع الصمام الابهر المزمن غير ذوي الاعراض باستخدام صدى القلب ثنائي الابعاد ذي التتبع النقطي == Early Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction In Asymptomatic Patients with Chronic Aortic Regurgitation by Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Author name: ثامر عماد احمد
Supervisor name: امال نوري المراياتي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Echocardiography
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) is a left ventricular (LV) volume overload lesion with a long latency period prior to symptom development. Prior to symptoms, patients may exhibit normal exercise tolerance associated with LV remodeling and a preserved ejection fraction (EF).Conventional echocardiography has many limitations in prediction of early LV systolic dysfunction. Therefore; early detection of subclinical LV systolic dysfunction is crucial and could influence patients' prognosis by aiding the clinician to candidate patients for better management.Recently, 2 - D speckle tracking echocardiography have been shown to be useful noninvasive tools for detecting subtle LV contractile changes in the prior to reduced LVEF in patients with chronic AR .Aim of the Study : To detect early LV systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patient with chronic aortic regurgitation by two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography comparing that to conventional echocardiographic systolic parameters (EF by Simpson’s method and MAPSE ) and tissue Doppler echocardiographic systolic parameter ( s) .Patients and Methods : Sixty one asymptomatic patients with chronic aortic regurgitation, with no ischemic heart diseases ( by Angiography ) or conductive heart diseases, no diabetes mellitus, no hypertension, and no other valvular heart diseases (group 1) and fifty age and sex - matched healthy subjects (group 2) were enrolled into the study. Group (1) was further classified into 3 sub - groups according to 4 chosen parameters from the published guidelines of ASE into : Mild AR, Moderate AR, and Severe AR.All patients and controls underwent echocardiographic examination including conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler study and 2 - D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.Results : As compared to other systolic parameters ,global longitudinal strain measured by 2 - D speckle tracking echocardiography was the most useful tool to detect subtle LV systolic dysfunction with sensitivity and specificity of 75.4% and 99% respectively and AUC of 0.928 for a cut off value of > ( - 19.62).Moreover, GLS has highest sensitivity and specificity in detection of subtle LV systolic dysfunction in moderate AR .In moderate AR ,a cut off value of > ( - 19.62) has sensitivity and specificity of 91.3% and 95.5% respectively, with PPV and NPV of 87.5% and 96.9% respectively, AUC of 0.981 and a P value of <0.0001. In all types of AR, GLS had higher NPV than PPV which makes it a powerful screening tool for early detection of subtle LV systolic dysfunction.Conclusion : Global Longitudinal strain measured by 2 - D speckle tracking echocardiography is an excellent tool for early detection of subtle LV systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with chronic AR.

تقييم خدمات الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي لمرض نقص المناعة المكتسب (الايدز) في بغداد ،2014 == Assessment of HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services in Baghdad 2014

Author name: نزار عبد المهدي ناهي
Supervisor name: صالح جاسم علوان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Applied Epidemiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: تعتبر خدمات الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي ((VCT حجر الزاوية للوصول مبكرا الى الوقاية والرعاية لخدمات الدعم في مجال فيروس نقص المناعة البشرية / الايدز. وبالرغم من كون ان هذه الخدمة قد تم العمل بها في بعض المواقع منذ عام 2004، فاننا لا نملك اي دراسة لتقييم طريقة تنفيذ هذه المراكز او تقييم ادائها في العراق.الاهداف : تقييم مراكز الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي في محافظة بغداد وفقا للمعايير الوطنية والدولية.الاساليب : تم استخدام دراسة مقطعية لما مجموعه (23) في بغداد بواسطة استبيان وقائمة من المؤشرات المعدلة لرصد وتقييم خدمات الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي الخاصة بمنظمة الصحة العالمية ((WHO الايدز ومنظمة البرنامج الاممي لمرض نقص المناعة المكتسب ((UNAIDS.النتائج : بينت نتائج الدراسة بان الخطة الاستراتيجية الوطنية للبرنامج الوطني لمكافحة الايدز لا تزال قيد الاعداد، وليس هناك خطة واضحة لاجراء الدورات التدريبية لمقدمي خدمة الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي، توفر جميع المواقع التي شملتها الدراسة اختبار فيروس نقص المناعة البشرية، بينما تقدم مشورة ما قبل الفحص في (73.9٪) من المراكز ، في حين ان (17.3٪) فقط من هذه المواقع يقدمون مشورة ما بعد الفحص لعملائها.قد تبين ايضا ضعف خدمات الاحالة من والى الخدمات الصحية الساندة الاخرى. الغالبية (62.5٪) من مقدمي خدمة المشورة هم فنيي المختبرات، ان (57٪) من المواقع تعطى النتائج لعملائها في مدة تزيد عن يوم واحد. فيما يتعلق بالتدريب فان (43٪) من مقدمي خدمة المشورة لم يتم تدريبهم لتقديم هذه الخدمة وان كل مقدمي الخدمة لم يتلقون اي تدريب تعزيزي خلال العام الماضي. يستخدم الاختبار السريع ((Raped test في (43٪) من المواقع التي شملتها الدراسة. في حين تستخدم المواقع المتبقية طريقة ال (ELIZA). لم تتوفر غرفة المشورة وخصوصية العميل في (82.6٪) من المواقع في حين ان المواد التعليمية والواقي الذكري متوفرة في (21.7٪) من المراكز. بينت الدراسة ايضا ان عدد المستفيدين من خدمة الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي في المراكز التي تم مسحها هو(354) مستفيد في الاشهر الثلاثة التي سبقت الدراسة وان غالبية المستفيدين هم من الذكور وبنسبة (84٪) من العدد الكلي .الخلاصة : بينت الدراسة بان خدمات الفحص الطوعي الاسترشادي لمرض نقص المناعة المكتسب البشري في بغداد هي اقل من المعايير الوطنية والدولية الموصى بها.التوصيات : تم التوصية بتعزيز بناء القدرات والتدريب لجميع مقدمي خدمات المشورة والفحص لفيروس نقص المناعة البشرية ، تشجيع استخدام الاختبار السريع في جميع المواقع المسؤلة عن تقديم هذه الخدمة، تعزيز العمل بنظام الاحالة، انشاء نظام للرصد والتقييم، ضمان توافر غرف المشورة في جميع المراكز المعنية، وتعبئة المجتمع المحلي للاستفادة من هذا النوع من الخدمات. | Background : Voluntary Counseling and Testing of HIV (VCT) is a cornerstone for early access to prevention, care, and support services in the area of HIV/AIDS. Although VCT has been available at some sites across the Iraq since 2004, there has been no study conducted to evaluate its implementation and performance in Iraq.Objectives : To assess implementation of VCT services in Baghdad governorate according to the national and international standard.Methods : A cross sectional study to (23) VCT sites in Baghdad utilized indicators from the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO).Results : The national strategic plan for the National AIDS Program (NAP) is still under preparation, there was no clear Plan for conducting counselors training courses, all surveyed sites were providing HIV testing, 73.9% were providing pre - test counseling, and 17.3% were providing post test counseling. Weak linkage with other health services. 57% of the sites gave the results to their clients in more than one day. 43% of the counselors were not trained and no refresh training has been received by any counselor during the last year. Counseling room and client privacy was not available in 82.6% of the sites while Provision of VCT educational materials and condoms were only conducted in 21.7%. The study show low service utilization by local community with male client represents 84% of all clients.Conclusion The quality of VCT services in Baghdad is below the recommended national and international standards. Recommendations : Capacity - building of counselors according to the international training guideline, using rapid test in all VCT sites, enhancing referrals, establishing a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system and ensuring availability of counseling rooms and community mobilization to utilize this kind of services.

ارتفاع ضغط الدم الرئوي في مرضى السل الرئوي النشط == Pulmonary Hypertension in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Author name: مروة بسام عيدان
Supervisor name: عدنان الجبوري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: الخلفية : السل الرئوي هو واحد من اكثر الامراض المعدية شيوعا التي تواجهها في الممارسة السريرية، واكثر من ذلك في البلدان النامية. وقد تم الابلاغ عن عدد قليل جدا من الدراسات بشان ارتفاع ضغط الدم الرئوي في السل الرئوي النشط اهداف الدراسة : لتقييم حدوث ارتفاع ضغط الدم الرئوي في مرضى السل الرئوي النشط في غياب امراض الرئة الاخرى او امراض القلب الاولية .المواد والطرق : خلال الفترة من 1 ديسمبر 2016 الى 30 مايو 2017 اجريت دراسة مستعرضة على 50 مريضا بالسل الرئوي النشط. لجميع المرضى، تاريخ مفصل، الفحص السريري الدقيق، تخطيط القلب , الاشعة السينية للصدر، واختبارات الدم الروتينية. جميع المرضى الذين تم تقييمهم عن طريق دوبلرصدى القلب خلال الصدر بما في ذلك تقدير الضغط الانقباضي الشريان الرئوي وثلاثي الشرف الحلقي خطة الحلقة الانقباضي النتائج : . وجد انه من 50 مريض بالسل الرئوي النشط، كان 4 (8٪) ضغط الشريان الانقباضي الشريان الرئوي ≥40 ملم زئبق، اثنان منهم كان تمدد البطين الايمن <16ملموكان هناك ارتباط كبير بين مرضى السل وارتفاع متوسط العمر، (ع = 0.01 )وارتفاع معدل تعديل ضيق مجلس البحث الطبي (ع <0.0001)، والام في الصدر (ع = 0.01)، وانخفاض تركيز الاوكسجين الدم (ع = 0.001) وتسارع دقات القلب الجيبي (ع = 0.01) وانصباب التامور (ع = 0.01). لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة احصائية بين مرضى السل مع وبدون ارتفاع ضغط الرئوي فيما يتعلق بتاريخ البتدخين واستنتاجات اشعة الصدر فيما يتعلق بالمشاركة من جانب واحد وثنائية الجانب وافة تجويفية.الاستنتاج : ارتفاع ضغط الدم الرئوي بين مرضى السل الرئوي النشط في غياب امراض الرئة الاخرى او امراض القلب الاولية ليس بالامرالغير شائع. | Background : Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the commonest infectious diseases which are encountered in clinical practice, more so in developing countries. Very few studies have been reported regarding the pulmonary hypertension in active pulmonary tuberculosis. Aims of study : To assess the incidence of pulmonary hypertension in active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in the absence of other lung disease or primary cardiac disease. Materials and Methods : During the period from 1st of December 2016 to 30th of May 2017, a cross - sectional study was done on 50 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. For all patients, detailed history, careful clinical examination, electrocardiography (ECG), chest x ray (CXR), and routine blood tests were done. All patients evaluated by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography including estimation of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). Results : Among 50 active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients, 4 had pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) ≥40 mm Hg, 2 of them had right ventricular dilation and TAPSE <16mm. The incidence of pulmonary hypertension (PHT) among active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients was 8%.There was a significant association between PTB patients with PHT and higher mean age (p=0.01), higher Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (p<0.0001), chest pain (p=0.01), lower oxygen saturation (SpO2) (p=0.001), sinus tachycardia (p=0.01) and Pericardial effusion (p=0.01). No significant differences between PTB patients with and without PHT regarding smoking history and CXR finding of pulmonary tuberculosis lesion regarding unilateral and bilateral involvement and cavitary lesion. Conclusion : Pulmonary hypertension among active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in the absence of other lung disease or primary cardiac disease is not uncommon in this study.

الارتباط بين الموجات فوق الصوتية للوريد البابي الكبدي والنتائج التنظيرية في دوالي المرئ == Correlation between portal vein Doppler ultrasound and endoscopic findings in esophageal varices

Author name: اسراء مزاحم ذاكر
Supervisor name: ليث احمد خلف
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diagnostic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: خلفية عن الموضوع : دوالي المريء ، وهو احد المضاعفات الرئيسية لتليف الكبد ، يمكن ان يؤدي الى تهيدد للحياة نتيجة نزيف الجهاز الهضمي.الهدف من البحث : تقييم الاداة التشخيصية للكشف عن دوبلر الوريد البابي (سرعة ، قطر ، مؤشر الازدحام ، وحجم الطحال) للتنبؤ بدوالي المريء.الطرائق : تم تضمين 51 مريضا بالغا يعانون من تليف الكبد في الدراسة. خضع جميع الاشخاص الى الموجات فوق الصوتية في البطن وتنظير المريء. تضمنت مؤشرات الوريد البابي التي تمت دراستها مؤشر الاحتقان الكبدي ، وقطر الوريد البابي ، سرعة الوريد البابي وحجم الطحال. تم حساب حساسيتها ونوعيتها والقيم التنبؤية باستخدام التنظير المريء كمعيار ذهبيالنتائج : كانت الارتباط بين سرعة الوريد البابي ومؤشر الاحتقان الكبدي مع وجود دوالي المريء ذات دلالة احصائية (قيمة p <0.05). كان سرعة الوريد البابي اعلى حساسية 92.7 ٪ للكشف عن وجود دوالي المريء. وكان مؤشر الاحتقان الكبدي اعلى خصوصية من 99 ٪ واعلى قيمة تنبؤية ايجابية من 99 ٪. كانت القيمة التنبؤية السلبية اعلى سرعة الوريد البابي بنسبة 66.7 ٪.استنتاج : يمكن ان يكون دوبلر بالموجات فوق الصوتية بديلا سهلا ، رخيصا وامنا . حيث لا يتوفر تنظير المريء . مؤشرات دوالي الوريد البوابي مفيدة للكشف عن دوالي المريء وافضل مؤشرات الدوبلر سرعة الوريد البابي ومؤشر الاحتقان الكبدي ، في حين ان قطر الوريد البابي قد يكون لها قيمة محدودة للتنبؤ بدوالي المريء | Background : Esophageal varices, a major complication of liver cirrhosis, can lead to life threatening gastrointestinal bleeding.Objective : Evaluate the diagnostic utility of portal vein Doppler findings (velocity, diameter, congestion index ) and spleen size to predict esophageal varices.Methods : A cross sectional study of 51 adult patients with cirrhosis were included in the study. All of them underwent an abdominal ultrasound and esophageal endoscopy. The portal vein indices that were studied included hepatic congestion index, portal vein diameter portal vein velocity and splenic size. Their sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were calculated using esophageal endoscopy as a gold standard. Results : Association of PVV and HCI with presence of EV was statistically significant (p - value <0.05). PVV had the highest sensitivity 92.7% for detecting the presence of EV. HCI had the highest specificity of 99% and the highest positive predictive value of 99%. Negative predictive value was highest for PVV at 66.7%.Conclusion : Doppler Ultrasound can be an easy, cheap and safe alternative, where esophageal endoscopy is not available, available, for triaging patients for referral for esophageal endoscopy. Portal vein Doppler indices are useful for detecting esophageal varices, the best Doppler indices PVV and HCI, while PVD may have a limited value for predicting esophageal varices.

تضمين مؤشر ديوك لفحص اجهاد القلب على سعة انتشار اصابة الشرايين التاجية من خلال الفحص القسطاري == The Implication of Duke Treadmill Score (DTS) on The Extent of Coronary artery Lesions by angiography

Author name: طارق مطشر الثويني
Supervisor name: حسن يوسف النجار | حسن علي الفرحان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Heart
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: خلفية : يعتبر فحص اجهاد القلب من الوسائل المفيدة في تشخيص امراض الشرايين التاجية للقلب للمرضى اللذين يعانون من الذبحة الصدرية اضافة الى حساب اختطارهم المستقبلي. ان مؤشر ديوك لفحص اجهاد القلب يعد من المؤشرات التي تعطي فكرة جيدة عن تشخيص الذبحة الصدرية اضافة الى تصنيف المرضى حسب نسبة الخطورة والمضاعفات المستقبلية. وتعتمد هذه العلامة على احتساب مدة الفحص ,الام الذبحة اثناء الفحص والتغيرات الحاصلة على تخطيط القلب الكهربائي.الاهداف : لتحديد فائدة مؤشر ديوك في تشخيص امراض الشرايين التاجية للقلب اضافة الى تطبيقها على سعة انتشار الاصابة للمرضى اللذين يعانون من الذبحة الصدرية.طريقة العمل : تم انتخاب عينة من المرضى المحالين الى المركز العراقي لامراض القلب في مجمع مدينة بغداد الطبية /بغداد - العراق للفترة من شهر مايس 2013 الى نهاية شهر نيسان 2014 واللذين يعانون من الام الصدر للاشتباه باصابتهم بالذبحة الصدرية .تمت اجراء المعاينة الاولية للمرضى من ثم اجراء فحص اجهاد القلب حسب بروتوكول بروس القياسي لفحص اجهاد القلب ثم فحص قسطرة الشرايين التاجية التشخيصية وحسب ضوابط الكلية الامريكية لامراض القلب والجمعية الامريكية للقلب.تم تقسيم مؤشر ديوك الى : مؤشر عالي الخطورة اقل من - 11 ومؤشر متوسط الخطورة ويتراوح من اقل من - 11 الى +5 اما المؤشر الاعلى من +5 يعتبر قليل الخطورة.بالنسبة لاصابة الشرايين التاجية تم اعتبار نسبة التضييق ≥70% في الشرايين التاجية,ونسبة تضيق≥50% في الجذع الايسر الرئيسي ذات اهمية. في حين تم اعتبار الاصابة ذات الاهمية في الجذع الايسر الرئيسي او ثلاثة من الشرايين الاخرى الرئيسية اصابة واسعة. النتائج : اظهرت نتائج البحث التالي : معظم المرضى في مجموعة المؤشر العالي (38 مريض من مجموع اربعين ) اي نسبة 95% كانوا مصابين بنسبة ذات اهمية في الشرايين التاجية, و13 مريض كانوا مصابين اصابة واسعة. على العكس من المرضى في مجموعة المؤشر غير العالي كانت النتائج كالتالي : اكثر من نصف المرضى (23 مريض ) لم يتم العثور على اصابة في الشرايين التاجية , 17 مريض كانوا يعانون من اصابة ذات اهمية , ومريض واحد فقط كان يعاني من اصابة واسعة | Background : Exercise testing is a useful tool in the diagnosis of patients with coronary artery disease and predicting their future risk of cardiac events. The Duke treadmill score (DTS) is a composite index that was designed to provide diagnostic and prognostic estimates based on results from the exercise test, including ST - segment deviation, chest pain, and exercise duration.Aim of the study : To assess the diagnostic and the prognostic value of the Duke treadmill score (DTS) in the evaluation and the risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease.Patients and methods : A cross sectional study was used to assess patients who were referred to The Iraqi Centre for Heart diseases for the evaluation of chest pain by Exercise test followed by coronary angiography for risk stratification according to the ACC/AHA guidelines, during the period from May 2013_ April 2014. A standard Bruce treadmill protocol was used as the exercise technique with calculation of the Duke treadmill score( DTS) as the following : DTS= exercise time (minute) ̶ 5 ×(maximum ST deviation) ̶ 4× ( treadmill angina index), angina index = 0 if no anginal pain, 1 for nonlimiting anginal pain, 2 if angina was why the test terminated.A (DTS) of ≤ - 11 was defined as high risk , a DTS of > - 11 to + 5 was defined as intermediate risk , while a score of > +5 was defined as low risk. A significant coronary artery lesion was defined as follows : ≥ 50% left main stem stenosis or, ≥70% stenosis in other epicardial vessels. The presence of a significant lesion in the left main stem or three epicardial vessels was labeled as extensive coronary artery disease, while non extensive coronary artery disease indicates a significant lesion in one or two epicardial vessels . Results : There were 80 patients included in the study (40 patients were with high risk DTS, the other 40 were with non high risk DTS). The mean age 55.6 ±9.6 years. 61 patients were males (76.0%) and 19 were females (24.0%). There was no significant difference in age groups and means between males and females(p>0.05) . The main risk factors for coronary artery diseases among study participants were hypertension (65%), diabetes mellitus (34.0%) and smoking (43.0%). Participants who had one risk factor represented 40%, those who had two risk factors represented 26.0%, those who had no risk factors represented 18.0%, and those who had three risk factors represented 16.0%. Almost all patients in the high risk group,( 38 patients of the 40) (95%) had a significant coronary artery disease ,whereas thirteen patients of them (32.0%) had extensive coronary artery disease. Conversely more than half of the patients in the non high risk group(23 of total 40 patients) (58%) had no lesions by angiography, and only 17 patients (42%) had a significant coronary artery disease with only one patient of them had an extensive coronary artery disease (P˂0.001) . It had been significantly found that high risk DTS group had more ST - depression than those of non high risk group, the mean ST - depression value was 2.4 ± 0.5 mm for the high risk group patients vs. 1.4 ± 0.5, for the non high risk group patients ,(p<0.001).Conclusion : The composite DTS provides diagnostic and prognostic information for the evaluation of symptomatic patients for clinically suspected ischemic heart disease

تصنيف المرضى العراقيين المصابين بالاورام العصبيه الغديه وتقدير مدى استجابتهم لعقارالساندوستاتين (الاوكتيريوتايد) == NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS CLASSIFICATION AND RESPONSE TO LONG ACTING SOMATOSTATIN ANALOGUE; AN IRAQI EXPERIENCE

Author name: مروة خالد عبد الفتاح
Supervisor name: منور عبد الاله النقاش
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Therapeutic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: The lack of studies regarding the incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is related to the rarity of these tumors (25/1,000,000). Chromogranin A is a useful tumor marker for NETs diagnosis & follow - up. Octereotide LAR is an established treatment for NETs by both providing symptomatic relief & inhibiting tumor growth. However, studies regarding incidence of NETs & their response to SAS - LAR are still insufficient.Aim of studyTo shade the light on the incidence of NETs, the clinico - pathologic characteristics of Iraqi patients with NETs & their response to long acting Octereotide.Patients & methodsThis is a cross - sectional observational study that was conducted in Oncology teaching hospital/medical city complex using patients’ follow - up sheets. Data recruitment included all NET patients diagnosed after October 2013 to April 2016.ResultsIn our registry, 38 patients were recorded; most patients (60.5%) were over the age of 50 years with male to female ratio (1.2 : 1). We found the gastroenteropancreatic tract being the most common primary organ followed by pelvis . With respect to the GI tract we found that pancreas (26.3 %) was the commonest primary organ. Metastatic disease at presentation was found in (44.7%) of patients with the Liver (15.8%)was the most common metastatic site.Notably, most of our patients presented with G3 disease (44.7%) & (13.2%) with G1 . Serial CgA tests were performed in (17/28) patients used SAS - LAR, with a change in mean value from (225.3 U/L) pre - using the agent to (17.5 U/L) two months after use & to (8.7 U/L) four months after use(p=0.001) while the change in mean of CgA level was from (205.9 U/L) to (200.9 U/L) in 10 patients who did not use octereotide.(p=0.2). After a period of 2 years ,the median time of remission following SAS - LAR administration was 3 months compared to 7 months in patients received other modalities of treatment. In our study, a statistically significant difference was demonstrated between the two groups of patients.(p=0.003).Conclusion Plasma CgA is the most reliable marker for NETs, reflecting the clinical evolution of the disease. Aids in diagnosis & response assessment to different therapies.Octreotide LAR provides symptomatic response & contributes to disease stabilization & tumor regression in both functional & non functional NETs.1 - INTRODUCTION Neuroendocrine tumors are thought to arise from cells throughout the diffuse neuroendocrine system that is composed of peptide - and amine - producing cells that may secrete different hormones depending on the site of origin. NETs are composed of monotonous sheets of small round blue cells with uniform nuclei and cytoplasm(1). They compromise a broad family of tumors, the most common of which are carcinoid tumors (most commonly arise in the lungs & bronchi, small intestine, appendix rectum, or thymus)& pancreatic NETOther neuroendocrine tumors arise from parathyroid, adrenal, pituitary gland, & in calcitonin - producing cells of the thyroid (causing medullary thyroid carcinoma)( 2).Most NETs seem to be sporadic; risk factors for sporadic NET are poorly understood. Risk factors for the development of midgut carcinoid tumors include age, male sex, and increased body mass index, and menopausal hormone therapy (1).NET may also arise in the context of inherited genetic syndromes, include multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 1& 2 (2).The incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) NETs is 6.2 per 100,000 populations and has been steadily increasing. The increasing incidence of NETs reportedIn many studies is likely multifactorial and includes increased awareness and improved endoscopic methods of detection.As these tumors are indolent and patients survive a long time, the prevalence is quite high, making them the second most prevalent GI tract tumor, second only to colon cancer. Some are clinically silent and have been detected only at autopsy (incidence 8%). Further ,patients with GI NETs have a higher risk of other noncarcinoid primary tumors. The overall 5 - year survival rate of all patients with GI NETs is 28.5%.(1) Of all NETs ∼25% are located in the respiratory tract. Typical carcinoids (TCs) comprise ∼1% - 2% and atypical carcinoids (ACs) only 0.1% - 0.2% of pulmonary neoplasms. According to the surveillance, epidemiology and end results program (SEER) database from 2003, the combined incidence has been 1.57/100 000 inhabitants . The prevalence of thymic NET is ∼3% of the total number of NETs at all sites. In the last SEER database, a reported incidence of thymic NETs is 0.02/100 000 population per year . They constitute ∼5% of all thymic tumors. Both bronchial and thymic NETs may be part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome (MEN - 1, 5% - 15%). The median age at diagnosis for bronchial NETs is 64 years and for thymic NETs 59 years.(3) The incidence of G1NET increased from 2.0 to 3.0; there was a large increase in G2NET from 0.01 in 1990 to 0.2 in 2010, and of the G3 - LCNET from 0.01 to 1.8, respectively. In G3 - SCNET incidence in men decreased from 21.3 to 10.1, whereas in women it increased from 4.5 to 7.7.(4).

تاثير عمر الام على نتائج الحمل == Effect of maternal age on pregnancy outcome

Author name: حلا نعمان محمدعلي
Supervisor name: جواد كاظم الديوان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Family Medicine
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: خلفية البحث : في العقود القليلة الماضية ،كان هناك تاخير في الحمل الاول ، ومعدل عمر النساء في وقت الولادة تزايدت. يرافق المراهقات الحوامل والحوامل المتقدمات بالعمرمضاعفات اثناء الحمل والولادة. هدف الدراسة : لدراسه تاثير عمر الام على صحه الام والوليد .المنهجية : دراسة مقطعية اجريت في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي للفترة من بداية شهراذار وحتى بداية شهر حزيران من سنة 2016 ،العينة متكونة من( 500امراة) اختيرت بطريقة العينات العشوائية المنتظمة من ملفات المرضى في قسم الاحصاء .تمت جمع المعلومات من قبل الباحثة من فايلات المرضى اللذين دخلوا او رقدوا في ردهات قسم النسائية لسنة 2015 ، ثم تم تصنيفهم حسب العمر الى ستة فئات عمرية المجموعة(<20 )، المجموعة (20 - 24 ) ،المجموعة (25 - 29) ،المجموعة (30 - 34 ) المجموعة(35 - 39)،المجموعة (40≤) .النتائج : اظهرت الدراسة بان هناك فروق ذات دلالة احصائية بين المجاميع العمرية المختلفة ،بالنسبة لوجود ارتفاع ضغط الدم اثناء الحمل ،داء السكري الولادة المبكرة ،وزن الوليد ،التشوهات الولادية ، وفاة الجنين داخل الرحم ،وطريقة الولادة. ولايوجد فروق ذات دلالة احصائية بالنسبة لوجود الاسقاط ،ولادة جنين ميت ،فقر الدم ،والحمل المتعدد. الاستنتاج : اثبتت الدراسة ان مضاعفات الحمل والولادة والمشاكل المتعلقة بالجنين عند الولادة تكون نسبتها اعلى عندالمراهقات الحوامل والنساء المتقدمات بالعمر . | Background : In the last few decades, there has been a delay in first - time pregnancies, and the average age of women at the time of delivery has increased in many countries. Teenage and advanced maternal ages are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.Objective : To demonstrate the effect of maternal age on pregnancy outcomes in different age groups mothers.Subjects and methods : Across sectional study was conducted in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, data was collected in obstetric \gynecology department from 1st of March until 1st of June 2016 .Total of 500 women were included in the study using the systemic random sampling, every 10th case was selected, then divided into six age groups, a list of information was taken from hospital record at statistic department.Results : The results showed that there was statistically significant association among different age group, regarding presence of pregnancy induced hypertension, diabetes mellitus, preterm delivery, birth weight, congenital anomalies, IUD, mode of delivery (p value<0.05). Interestingly there was no statistically significant association regarding presence of fetal loss (miscarriage, stillbirth), anemia, and multiple pregnancies (p value> 0.05).Conclusion : Maternal and neonatal complications are higher during the teenage years and advanced maternal age.Keywords : Maternal age, outcome of pregnancy

دور فحص المرونة وسرعة الموجات المقصوصة في التفريق بين الاورام الحميدة والخبيثة في الثدي == USE OF SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT BREAST MASS

Author name: اوان حكمت محمد
Supervisor name: ليث احمد خلف
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diagnostic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Shear wave elastography is a new method of obtaining elastography images based on the combination of a radiation force induced in a tissue by an ultrasonic beam and an ultrafast imaging sequence capable of catching in real time the propagation of the resulting shear waves.Aim of studyTo assess the performance of shear wave elastography in differentiating between the malignant and benign breast tumors. Patients and Methods A cross sectional study carried out in Breast Clinic at Oncology Teaching Hospital - Baghdad Medical city for period from 1st of November, 2015 to end of June, 2016 convenient sample of 80 women with suspected breast tumor. After full history and examination, enrolled women were examined with ultrasound by the researcher with help of Radiologist.ResultsA highly significant association was observed between women with BIRADS V and high shear wave elastography ratio (p<0.001). Women with BIRADS V had significantly malignant fine needle aspiration findings of breast (p<0.001) and women with high shear wave elastography ratio were significantly had malignant FNA findings (p<0.001). The cutoff shear wave elastography ratio of 3.75 had good validity results (87% sensitivity, 82.4 % specificity).Conclusions Shear wave elastography is non - invasive reliable diagnostic method facilitating characterization of breast tumor.

العلاقة بين متلازمة الالم الليفي العضلي والبهاق : دراسة مقدمة الى كلية الطب - جامعة بغداد - قسم الامراض الباطنية == Relationship Between Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Vitiligo

Author name: علا سفير خضير
Supervisor name: عمار فيصل حميد
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Background : Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a common, chronic, and highly disabling syndrome characterized with chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction and mood disorders. Vitiligo is an acquired pigment disorder which causes disfigurement to skin and negative effect on quality of life (QOL) for patients. There is no previous study on relationship between FMS and vitiligo.Objective : To assess relationship between FMS and vitiligo in a sample of Iraqi patients and to evaluate the predictors of this relationship if present.Patients and methods : A case controlled study involved 100 Iraqi patients with vitiligo and 200 healthy individuals matched for age and sex as a control group. The 2012 Canadian Guidelines criteria were used for the diagnosis of FMS and applied to all Vitiligo patients and controls included in the study. Baseline characteristics of patients with vitiligo and controls were recorded in form of : age, sex, employment condition, and marital status. Body mass index (BMI) was measured for both groups. Patients with vitiligo were fully assessed for : type, duration, severity of disease and medications used.Results : Prevalence of FMS in a sample of Iraqi patients with vitiligo was12% compared to 7% in controls (p=0.15, OR=1.81,95% CI=0.8 - 4.08). FMS symptoms in vitiligo patients were : fatigue 46%, diffuse body pain 34%, sleep disturbance 33%, cognitive dysfunction in 30%, mood disorders 23%, and visceral symptoms : central nervous system (CNS) 52%, skin 35%, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) 32%, cardiovascular system - respiratory system (CVS - RS) 16%, genitourinary tract(GUT) 8%, and ear nose throat (ENT) 7%).There was significant association between the FMS in vitiligo patients and : females with vitiligo 22.2% compared to none among males with vitiligo 0% (P

مشاهدات فحص الرنين المغناطيسي وتحديد دقتها بالاعتماد على ناظور الركبة في تشخيص اصابات الرباط الصليبي الامامي لمفصل الركبة == MRI FINDINGS VERSUS ARTHROSCOPY IN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR INJURIES OF THE KNEE JOINT

Author name: لميس عبد الحسين عزيز
Supervisor name: ليث احمد خلف
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diagnostic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: فحص الرنين المغناطيسي لمفصل الركبه هومن الفحوص اليومية والمتكررة في قسم الاشعه .ان مفصل الركبة من المفاصل الكبيرة في الجسم ومع ذلك فان ثباته واستقراره يعتمد على مجموعه من الاربطه والعضلات لاسناده وخاصة الاربطه الصليبيه وتعد اصابات الرباط الصليبي الامامي اكثرها شيوعا خاصة في الحوادث الرياضية والتدريب العسكري وحوادث السيارات والدراجات النارية ومنها ما يترتب عليها من تعويضات مادية وقضائية.في الاونه الاخيرةان لفحص الرنين المغناطيسي دور متزايد في تشخيص امراض واصابات الجهاز العضلي الهيكلي نظرا لقدرته علي ابراز تباين الانسجة وتميزها عن بعضها وكونه خالي من مضار الاشعاع المؤين لذا فانه يشجعنا دراسة امكانيات استخدهمه في اصابات الرباط الصليبي الامامي. الهدف من الدراسة : لتحديد دقة فحص الرنين المغناطيسي في تشخيص اصابات الرباط الصليبي الامامي لمفصل الركبه بالاعتماد على ناظورالركبه التشخيصي والعلاجي .حيث ان اصابات اربطة الركبه تعتبر من الاصابات الشائعه التي توءثر على حياة ومماراسات المريض اليومية .لقد تم عمل هذه الدراسة خلال سنة 2014 - 2015 على 65 شخص متعرضين لاصابات في الركبه مع احتمال وجود تمزق في الرباط الصليبي الامامي تم فحصهم سريريا من قبل طبيب استشاري متخصص في امراض العضام والكسور بعد ذلك تم فحص الركبه باستخدام جهاز الرنين المغناطيسي في معهد الاشعة ثم تم التاءكد من نتيجة فحص الرنين باستخدام ناظورالركبه الذي يعتبر تشخيصا نهائيا وهو طريقة جراحية تتيح للطبيب المعالج مشاهدة ومعالجة الرباط الصليبي بشكل مباشر وباقل نسبة خطا ممكنه. الا ان الناظوريعد طريقة جراحية لها مخاطرها وغير سهلة للمرض مقارنة بالرنين المغناطيسي .وتم التوصل للاستنتاج التالي : لقد اظهرت الدراسة دقة عاليه لفحص الرنين المغناطيسي في تشخيص اصابات الرباط الصليبي الامامي (90.7 % ) وحساسية (91%) مما يمكن استخدامه كفحص اولي وبدقه عالية في اصابات اربطة الركبة ممه يغني عن دور التدخل الجراحي التشخيصي لناظور الركبة | Aim of the study : The study was done to analyze the validity of our MRI interpretation in the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear injuries which is a common problem in many peoples impending their daily activities. Material and method : All patients presented to orthopedic consultation clinic with history of knee trauma and suspected anterior cruciate ligament tear injuries during 2014 - 2015 underwent knee joint MRI examination that followed by diagnostic and therapeutic arthroscopic knee surgery. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed during this procedure. From 65 patients MRI diagnose 58 patients as anterior cruciate ligament tears .The accuracy, sensitivity & specificity of MRI were calculated in correlation to arthroscopic finding. Results : our study showed high MRI accuracy (90.7%) , high sensitivity(91%) and specificity(100%) versus arthroscopy. Conclusion : Magnetic resonance imaging is an accurate non ionizing, multiplaner, non - invasive modality, it can be used as first line investigation in patient with soft tissue trauma to the knee & ligamentous injuries confidently that can replace diagnostic arthroscopy

طراز الامراض التنفسية في مستشفى الحسين التعليمي في مدينة السماوة == The Pattern of Respiratory Diseases in Al - Hussain Teaching Hospital in Samawa City

Author name: مثنى فيصل الظالمي
Supervisor name: عدنان الجبوري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Background : Respiratory diseases are responsible for a major burden of morbidity and untimely death, with conditions such as asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease the most important in world health terms..Objective : to estimate the pattern and to determine the incidence of respiratory diseases among patients admitted to medical wards.Patients and Methods : A retrospective study carried out at AL Hussain Teaching hospital in Samawa city )ALMuthana governoret) during a period from October 2013 to July 2014. 951 patient of both genders were enrolled in this study.Results : The mean age of the studied patients was 49.4 ± 18.1 (range : 15 - 99) years; the higher proportion of patients 244/951 (25.7%) aged > 60 years and the least proportion of patients 75/951 (7.9%) aged < 20 year females were the dominant gender among the studied group; 510/951 (53.6%) and the remaining 441/951 patients (46.4%) were males, with a female to male ratio of 1.16 : 1, Smoker patients were 263/951 represented 27.7% of the studied group, Asthma was the more frequent respiratory disease among the studied group (33.3%) followed by Pneumonia in (22.4%),andChronic obstructive pulmonary disease in (22.1%) . The higher mortality rate was reported among the patients with lung cancer (33.3%), followed by ILD (12.5%) .Conclusion : female was the dominant gender among studied group. Asthma was the more prevalent respiratory disease followed by Pneumonia, .the longer duration of admission was reported in patients with lung abscess.The higher mortality rate was reported in patient with Lung cancer followed by Interstitial Lung Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

تقييم الوضيفة الانقباضية للبطين الايسر باستخدام السرعة الانقباضيه للصمام الاكليلي الحلقي لتصوير دوبلر النسيجي في مرضى احتشاء عضله القلب الحاد لاول مره == Evaluation of LV systolic function by using tissue Doppler Pulsed - Wave systolic Mitral annular Velocities(Sm) imaging after first acute myocardial infarction

Author name: عباس عبد لفتة عباس
Supervisor name: علي ال ياسين
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Heart
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: على الرغم من الاستخدام الشائع لطريقه سمسون في تقيم الوظيفة الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر في مرضى احتشاء العضله القلبيه الحاد لاول مره الا ان لهذه الطريقة محددات عده في تقيم وظيفة وتحديد اماكن الاحتشاء اضافه الى استغراق وقت اكثر في الفحص بينما تقيم الوضيفة الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر هولاء المرضى باستخدام تصوير دوبلر النسيجي لقياس السرعة الانقباضيه للصمام الاكليلي الحلقي يكون اسهل مما قد تحصل عليه بواسطه طريقة سمسون.منهاج البحث : - الدراسه من نوع الحاله - الضابطه اجريت على 60 مريض لديهم احتشاء عضله القلب الحاد لاول مره و30 شخص سليم من (شهر تموز 2013 - شهر تموز 2014) تم قياس السرعه الانقباضيه للصمام الحلقي الاكليلي mS كعامل متغير باستحدام تصوير دوبلر النسيجي لتقيم الوظيفه الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر واجري الفحص خلال فتره اليوم الاول الى اليوم الثالث بعد الدخول المرضى لوحده العنايه المركزيه للقلب في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي بالنسبه للمرضى بينما الاشخاص السليمين تم فحصهم بوحده فحص الايكو(الطابق الثامن) من المستشفى ذاتها.النتائج : - شكل الذكور 65% من المرضى الذين شملتهم الدراسه مع متوسط العمر(45.7 ± 4.1) . اظهرت الدراسه ان نسبه مرضى احتشاء عضلة القلب الحاد الامامي(41.75%) من كل المرضى ,بينما( 28.3%) من المرضى يعانون من احتشاء عضلة القلب الحاد السفلي و(18.3%) من المرضى يعانون من احتشاء عضلة القلب للجدار الوحشي بينما (11.7%) كانوا يعانون من احتشاء عضله القلب للجدار بين البطينين.واظهرت الدراسة ان وظيفة القلب الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر قد اختلت في (60.6%) من مرضى احتشاء عضله القلب الامامي و(24.2%) من مرضى احتشاء عضله القلب السفلي و(9.1%)من مرضى احتشاء عضله الجدار الوحشي للقلب و6.1% من مرضى احتشاء الجدار الفاصل بين البطينين للقلب.كما لوحظ انخفاظا واضح في السرعه الانقباضيه العليا للصمام الاكليلي الحلقي خصوصا عند موضع الاحتشاء مقارنه بالاشخاص السليمين وتكون فروق معنويه احصائيا p value) (<0.05 الاستنتاجات : - ذروه سرعه الصمام الحلقي الاكليلي كما قيمت بواسطه تصوير دوبلر النسيجي انخفضت وتعكس انخفاضا موضعيا وكليا في الوظيفة الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر في مرضى احتشاء عضلة القلب الحاد لاول مره .الوظيفة الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر كانت اكثر اختلالا في مرضى احتشاء عضله القلب الامامي والسفلي.الكلمات الدليليهاحتشاء عضلة القلب الحاد ,الوظيفة الانقباضيه للبطين الايسر ,تصوير دوبلر النسيجي. | Background : - Acute myocardial infarction (MI) may be associated with regional or global left ventricular dysfunction. Although the Simpson’s method is widely used for the global assessment of left ventricular Ejection Fraction (EF) in acute MI, it has limitations of regional LV assessment and time consuming nature while evaluation of left ventricle systolic function (globally and regionally) can be get by measuring mitral annular systolic velocity (Sm) using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Aim : - Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function using tissue Doppler Pulsed - Wave systolic Mitral annular Velocities(Sm) imaging and its relation to ejection fraction by Simpson’s method in first acute MI. . Patients and Method : A case control study, from July 2013 - July 2014 was carried out. Total of 60 patients having acute myocardial infarction and 30 normal healthy subjects underwent measuring of Sm at (anterior, inferior, lateral and septal mitral annular sites) by TDI echocardiographic examination and ejection fraction by Simpson’s method as parameters of assessment of left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) on day 1 - 3 after admission with treatment, in CCU of Baghdad hospital (patients) while normal persons evaluated in out clinic of same hospital. . . Results : Total study sample was 90 persons, 30 normal subjects and 60 patients having acute myocardial infarction (MI). The sample was divided into 4 groups, i.e. anterior MI, inferior MI, septal MI, and lateral MI. The patients were 39 men, 21 women and mean age was 53.03 ± 4.64 years SD. There was a marked reduction in peak systolic (Sm) velocity at mitral annulus, especially at the infarction sites (p < 0.001). There was significant positive linear correlation mean Sm and ejection fraction among patients with MI (r =0.787, P = <0.001). Conclusion : Tissue Doppler Imaging is a reliable, and easily reproducible modality of echocardiography. The reduced peak systolic velocity seems to be an expression of regionally reduced systolic functions. While the reduced mean systolic velocity from 4 mitral annulus sites are expressions of globally reduced systolic functions and were correlated well with the ejection fraction. The Left ventricular systolic function was more impaired in anterior and inferior myocardial infarction. Key words : - Acute myocardial infarction, left ventricular systolic function, tissue Doppler imaging.

تقييم كفاءة بطانة الاوعية الدموية باستخدام الفحوصات == ASSESSMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION BY NON INVASIVE INVESTIGATIONS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Author name: صبا فوزي صالح
Supervisor name: نجيب حسن محمد | عباس ناجي مسلم
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Physiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
First pages:
Abstract: Arterial endothelial dysfunction is one of the key early events in atherogenesis, even preceding the structural atherosclerotic changes that might developed in systemic arteries. However, endothelial function can be assessed through flow mediated dilatation of brachial artery using an ultrasound - based method (Doppler) before and after the shear stress test which causes endothelium - dependent dilatation induced by endothelial Nitric Oxide release.Thus, flow mediated dilatation of brachial artery; the noninvasive endothelial function testing has provided valuable insights into an early atherogenesis and constitutes a helpful test in the detection of coronary atherosclerosis when compared with that of invasive testing of coronary endothelial function. On the other hand, an impairment of flow mediated dilatation in Brachial artery is related to the presence and / or extent and severity of Coronary Artery Disease. While, arterial stiffness index (SI) is widely used as a very sensitive indicator of endothelial dysfunction , arterial intima media thickness which reflects the structural vascular damage is established as a marker of atherosclerosis and has been associated with both incident and prevalent cardiovascular disease. This study was designed to : (1) Assess the role of flow mediated dilatation of brachial artery as a marker of systemic endothelial function,(2)Correlate between flow mediated dilatation of brachial artery with the presence, extent and severity of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD),(3)Find out the association between stiffness index (functional vascular damage) and intima media thickness (structural vascular damage) with the severity and extent of CAD,(4)Evaluate the effect of body mass index, waist to hip ratio and lipid profile on vascular endothelium.Sixty nine (69) patients with chest pain of either sex (46males, 23 females), in addition to 31 control subjects (15males, 16 females) with negative coronary CT angiography findings, all with an age range of (40 - 65years) were involved in this study. In addition to Demographic data and physical measurements, each subject was submitted to medical history, clinical examination, estimation of lipid profile, shear stress test, high - resolution external vascular Doppler ultrasound for brachial and carotid arteries (FMD%, stiffness index, intima media thickness), in addition to the computed tomography angiography (CT) scanning for the coronaries. The shear stress test involves occlusion of brachial artery in the upper arm for 5 minutes using a pressure cuff inducing reactive hyperemia after the cuff is released. However, this study was carried out in the Radiology Department at Al - Yarmook Teaching Hospital, Baghdad from October 2013 till March 2015.According to the coronary CT angiographic findings, patients were classified into three groups : single coronary lesion (SCL), multiple coronary lesion (MCL) and control groups. The results revealed that the FMD% in patients groups (SCL, MCL) is significantly lower than that of control group( P≤0.001, P≤0.01) respectively and it is inversely correlated with percentage of coronary artery stenosis in SCL group (P≤0.01, r=0.433) and with that of SI of both brachial and carotid arteries in both SCL, MCL groups, while a significant difference in SI is noticed between the MCL group and that of control regarding the carotid artery (P≤0.05). A positive statistical correlation is observed between the SI of brachial and carotidarteries among the studied groups, whereas a significant positive statistical correlation is found between the SI of carotid, brachial arteries with the percentage of coronary artery stenosis in SCL group (P≤0.05). Arterial IMT are significantly higher in MCL when compared with SCL (P≤0.0s) which is again significantly higher than control (P≤0.001). A positive correlation is observed between the arterial IMT with the percentage of coronary artery stenosis in SCL group(P≤0.05). Left anterior descending artery showed higher frequency of involvement by atheromatous stenosis (47%) when compared with that of Left main artery with a fequency of (13.72%). However, in MCL group, there was a higher frequency among males (88%) in respect to females (12%).In conclusion, the data of this study revealed that FMD is a useful, non invasive test for the assessment of vascular endothelial dysfunction. Arterial SI which reflects functional vascular damage is a good indicator of coronary artery disease. In addition, arterial intima media thickness can be used as a screening tool for coronary artery disease as it is sensitive indicator of structural vascular damage.
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