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…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks immune system. It's known as CD4 cells. The decreasing of CD4 cells will increase risk of having opportunistic infection (OI), then leads to AIDS. The aim of this research was to know the correlation between CD4 count and opportunistic infection on patients who infected to HIV/AIDS in RSUD Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau period of 2015…
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory disease, with pruritic where certain predilections according to the age. Atopic dermatitis prevalence has increased almost every year. The etiology is multifactorial, with two main hypotheses regarding immunology and skin barrier. Zinc is a micronutrient that plays an important role in regulating the immune response through various …
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The examination method for diagnosis of TB that widely used is smear microscopy examination which has a low sensitivity and cannot determine drug-resistant TB. Moleculer Rapid Test GeneXpert MTB/RIF which can accurately detect M. tuberculosis and rifampicin resistant for less than 2 hours. The aim of this study is …
Penile cancer is one of the malignancies in urology. This cancer can develop in any part of the penis, especially most often happen at the foreskin in men who have not been circumcised and at the glans penis. Various risk factors related to lifestyle have a close influence with these cases such as smoking history, age, tribe and religion. The high mortality rate associated with this disease bec…
Helminthic infestation is an environmental-based disease, one of them is the intestinal helminthic which transmitted through soil, thats frequently called Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH). Specieses of STH which usually infested humans are Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. Helminthiasis can cause reduction of physical development, intellige…
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an imbalanced body response to infection. sepsis is caused by bacteria, fungi, virus, or parasite. sepsis patient is usually admitted to Internsive Care Unit (ICU) and antibiotic administration is needed in sepsis treatment. Antibiotic resistance is a result of irrational antibiotic usage. Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem in sepsi…
Heart disease is the major non-obstetric cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Several study showed that pregnancy with heart diseases are related to maternal and perinatal complications such as mortality, heart failure, arrhytmias, pulmonary edema, low birth weight, and prematurity. The aim of this study is to know the incidence, risk factor characteristic, and description of pregnanc…
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Septic shock is a subset of sepsis with circulatory and cellular/metabolic dysfunction associated with a higher risk of mortality. Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, affecting millions of people around the world each year. This study is a descriptive retrospective study to deter…
Testicular cancer is the most malignancy in men aged 15-34 years and constitutes 1-2% of all malignancies in men. Various risk factors related to lifestyle have a close relationship with these cases such as smoking history, history of cryptorchidism, family history and a history of testicular cancer. This study to describe the incidence, patient profile, and risk factors found in testicular can…
Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that is a health problem and is called the silent killer. The state of increased blood pressure can continue to a target organ which can cause strokes, heart attacks, kidney disorders, and blindness. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between smoking habits and blood pressure in hypertensive patients at RSUD Arifin Achmad Riau Pro…