American Journal of Internal Medicine

Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020

  • Modern View on the Problem of Bronchial Asthma Comorbidity

    Mykola Ostrovskyy, Lilia Todoriko, Oleksandr Varunkiv, Iryna Makoida, Halyna Korzh, Mariana Kulynych-Miskiv, Liudmyla Babliuk, Olha Molodovets

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 51-56
    Received: 24 December 2019
    Accepted: 04 February 2020
    Published: 02 March 2020
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue New Approaches to Manage Difficult-to-Control, Severe Asthma
    Abstract: We have examined 40 patients with bronchial asthma (BA) based at the municipal non-profit enterprise "Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Phthisiopulmonology Center of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council" (Center for Pulmonary Diseases). The patients were randomized into two groups: Group I (17) involved patients with BA, Group II included (23) patients suff... Show More
  • The Evaluation of Physician Counseling when Prescribing New Medications: An Observational, Survey Study

    Latifa Al-Buainain, Suha Malek, Hamad Ammar, Sawsan Abdulla Hasan, Asma Abu Baker Hasan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 57-61
    Received: 02 February 2020
    Accepted: 18 February 2020
    Published: 03 March 2020
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    Abstract: Patient education about medications being used highly improves the quality of proper use and compliance, to which the WHO has created guidelines of good prescribing. The main objective of this observational study is to assess the effectiveness of physician counseling and their compliance to the WHO guidelines to good prescribing when given the chan... Show More
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Revealing Systemic Sclerodermia

    Soukaina Safir, Rim Ouazzane, Amal Moukhliss, Hanane Choukrani, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi, Rachida Habbal

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 62-65
    Received: 14 January 2020
    Accepted: 06 February 2020
    Published: 10 March 2020
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    Abstract: Primary myocardial involvement is common in systemic sclerosis. There is growing evidence strongly suggesting that this involvement is linked to repeated focal ischemic lesions causing irreversible myocardial fibrosis. It can affect all heart structures. We report the case of a 65 years old male patient, without any personal medical history, admitt... Show More
  • Somatopsychic Phenotype of the Bronchial Asthma: Diagnostics and Treatment

    Tetyana Konstantynovych, Anna Demchuk, Alina Dovgan, Yuriy Mostovoy

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 66-72
    Received: 07 February 2020
    Accepted: 27 February 2020
    Published: 10 March 2020
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue New Approaches to Manage Difficult-to-Control, Severe Asthma
    Abstract: The investigation is devoted to the problem of improvement of diagnostics and treatment of the somatopsychic phenotype (SPPh) at patients with bronchial asthma (BA). On the basis of complex clinical, instrumental, psychological inspection, investigation of the parameters of life quality by MOS SF-36 questionnaire of 207 BA-patients certain prevalen... Show More
  • Application of Various Equations for Estimating GFR in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

    M. V. Kaplanian, A. B. Hodzhayan, M. G. Gevandova, K. S. Elbekyan, E. V. Kaplanova, K. R. Amlaev

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 73-77
    Received: 12 April 2019
    Accepted: 23 June 2019
    Published: 17 March 2020
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    Abstract: To compare different methods of estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated by creatinine and cystatin C in patients with type 1 diabetes with normal and moderately decreased renal filtration function. The study involved 57 patients with type 1 diabetes, 37 men and 20 women, aged from 21 to 57 years (median 30 years), with disease durati... Show More
  • Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Unhealthy Emotions and Sleep Quality of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients

    Wu Xiafen, Huang Guohua, Wang Chunli, Deng Jinqing

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 84-88
    Received: 09 March 2020
    Accepted: 23 March 2020
    Published: 17 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: We attempt to explore the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on unhealthy emotion and sleep quality of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Methods: we enrolled 92 patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients in the Hematology Department of our hospital from February 2017 to August 20... Show More