Wildfire has become a problem which is affecting any sector of life such as worsening lung function. The objective of this study was to describe lung function of wild firefighters in Kampar Regency firefighters department. The study was done with descriptive cross sectional. The sample of this study was wild firefighters in Kampar Regency firefighters department with total sampling methods. The…
Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicle with clinical manifestations are open and closed comedones, papules, pustules, nodes and cysts. Acne vulgaris lesions can cause disruption to the quality of life of a person who experienced because it affects the appearance, confidence and emotional stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of…
Testicular torsion is an abnormalities in the testes due to torsion of the spermatic cord resulting in occlusion and strangulation vascularisation of the veins and arteries to the testes and epididymis. The purpose of testicular torsion management is based on age, clinical symptom, physical examination, supporting examination, duration and treatment. The type of this research was descriptive re…
Learning approach is the way to achieve learning objectives. It can be divided into 3 (three): deep approach, surface approach and achieving approach. Learning approach might influence OSCE score in medical faculty students. The aim of this research was to analyze the correlation between learning approach and OSCE score in second year students of Medical Faculty of Riau University. This was ana…
The use of indwelling urinary catheter is commonly done in ICU, this causes a high number of bacteriuria in ICU. Bacteriuria with colonies >105cfu/ml which is the gold standard for the diagnosis of catheter-related UTIs (CAUTI). This is mostly caused by pathogenic bacteria in the urine which is need to be investigated for sensitivity to meropenem. The aim of the study was to determine bacterial…
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood sugar levels caused by insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. Cardiovascular disorders associated with DM are very serious problem if not treated properly, which increases the mortality rate of patients with DM. Hypertension is common among diabetic patients which can increase the risk factor developing cardiovasku…
Hypertension is remained to be a significant health problem, due to increasing prevalence of hypertension over the years. Hypertension can be treated with antihypertension agent. The usage of hypertension should be evaluate constantly, as the selection of antihypertension agents will highly effect on blood pressure control . The aim of this study was to describe the usage of antihypertension at…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an important health issue, especially in Indonesia. Labuh Baru Timur village that is located in Payung Sekaki sub-district, Pekanbaru city is one of the regions with high number of DHF cases in the past few years. One of the methods that can be used is to use organophosphate type insecticide, which is malathion, through fogging. The use of malathion insecticide…
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of 10 diseases that cause death in the world and Indonesia is one of 5 countries with the highest TB cases. Public Private Mix (PPM) is a TB control strategy by involving all health care providers. The purpose of this study is to see the overview of the success of pulmonary tuberculosis control program in public health center that has applyed PPM in Pekanbaru by us…
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the common complication occurred in mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care unit. VAP is defined as pneumonia occurs in 48 hours or more after using mechanical ventilator. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence and description of VAP in mechanically ventilated patients who were treated in ICU and CVCU Arifin Achmad General Hospita…
Many studies have been found using alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in the preventing of diabetes related chronic complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiomyopathy. Langerhans island abnormality in type 2 diabetic (isletopathy) is one of the complications of type 2 diabetes. The extracellular matrix component is an important component for homeostasis, especially the communic…
Asthma is caused by an airway blockage (1) thickened the wall of the airway, which is caused by the inflammation and edema triggered by histamine ;(2) blockage of the airway by excessive mucus secretion is thick; and (3) hiperresponsivitas airway, marked by great small airway constricting consequence spasme smooth muscle induced by a trigger in the airway wall. Asthma is one of the problems in …
Ischemic-reperfusion injury is a condition that can cause systemic disturbances in the organs of the body, one of which can cause damage to the liver organ remotely. This study aims to determine the effect of renal ischemia on histopathological features of the liver of white rats (Rattus norvegicus). A total of 20 rats were divided into five groups, namely the control group, 45-minute ischemia …
Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that is a problem in the health sector. Depression is one of the factors that affect blood pressure and causes hypertension to be uncontrolled. Hypertension can damage organs such as the heart, brain and kidneys. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between depression symptom and blood pressure in hypertensive patients in Arifin Ac…
Spina bifida is a fault in the development of spine and the bones around (vertebrae) until it leaves gap or defect in the spine. This research aims to know the description of spina bifida cases at Arifin Achmad Hospital term 2015-2017. This research was a descriptive research by using the secondary data taken from data of medical record spina bifida term January 1st, 2015 – December 31st, 201…
Renal ischemic-reperfusion injury is an injury which is caused by restriction of blood flow to kidney, followed by reperfusion. The injury is related to the elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body system which then distributed around the body and may causes effect to distant organ especially heart. ROS then causes necrosis in the cells and histopathological changes that can be found …
Dengue fever is a disease caused by dengue virus, and Aedes agypti mosquito are the main vector that transmit the viruses. Dengue fever still remains a health issues in Indonesia, including Pekanbaru City. Labuh Baru Timur, Payung Sekaki Subdistrict is an endemic area of dengue fever in Pekanbaru City. Insecticides is currently the main choice to control the vector of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, …
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is generally targeting pulmonary organ. TB is one of the top 10 causes of death and Indonesia is in third place after India and China. This study aimed to describe the role of hospital in public private mix to eradicate pulmonary tuberculosis and strengthening potential in pekanbaru city. This study was descrip…
Muscle endurance is the ability of the muscles to make repetitive movements over a period of time. This study aims to determine the effect of running exercises on cardiovascular endurance in Pekanbaru LibuRUN runner community. The type of this research is pre-experimental analytic static group comparison. The sample were members of the Pekanbaru LibuRUN runner community according to inclusion c…
Eyestrain or Asthenopia is a subjective caused by excessive use of the eye muscle. Eyestrain is also caused by the use of the senses of sight in action that requires the ability to see over an extended period of time. Objective: This study aims was determine the events and the risk factors of eyestrain on the driver. Method: The study was conducted at Terminal Bandar Raya Payung Sekaki Pekanbar…