Genital warts are sexually transmitted infections caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes fibroepithelioma in the skin and mucosal . The use of condoms is one of the methods to prevent genital warts. Female sex workers (FSW) have a higher risk of genital warts.This study aims to determine the influence of condom use towards the risk of genital warts among female sex wo…
Almost all human will be affected by AV at least once in their lifetime. Successful treatment of AV can impact patient’s quality of life. Acne vulgaris treatment outcome is associated with the patient adherence. The aim of this study is to know the association between acne vulgaris and adherence among students in Medical Faculty of Universitas Riau. The type of research is cross-sectional ana…
Wooden dust contaminates industrial areas so that woodworking workers can be exposed and susceptible to pulmonary function changes.This study aim was to determine the level of wood dustand and assess the lung physiology of Woodworking workers in CV.X. The study design was descriptive cross sectional. The study included 18 Woodworking workers taken by total sampling. The results of measurement l…
An Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) is a condition when patient with COPD experiences a sustained increase in cough, sputum production and dyspnea. Patient with AECOPD requires hospitalization which duration can be influenced by various factors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the COPD severity level, comorbidity, stagnancy and methods …
Penile paraffinoma or Sclerosing Lipogranuloma is a deformity of the penis caused by the self-injection of certain liquid to increase the size of the penis. These injections can stimulate multiple undesired reactions that can eventually cause an inability to achieve sexual activities. Therefore it is important to know the profile of management on penile paraffinoma by age, duration, anatomical …
Hypertension was a common public health problem in developing countries. The patient's knowledge of hypertension was essential so that the patient can control his blood pressure. This study aims to analyze the relationship of knowledge level about hypertension with controlled blood pressure in hypertensive patients in Arifin Achmad hospital Riau Province. The research method was analytic resear…
Gunshot wounds are caused by penetration of bullet into the body. Gunshot wounds are associated with criminal cases involving firearms as a means to injure or kill person. This study aims to determine the autopcy profile of gunshot wound victim cases in Bhayangkara Hospital Pekanbaru in 2013-2017. The research method used is retrospective descriptive by using secondary data of Visum et Repertum…
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacteria that can cause infection, especially in immunocompromised patient. Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is bacteria that resistant to at least three group of antibiotic. The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province. The desig…
Inotropic drugsareused to increasemiocardium contractility in decreasing cardiac output condition. Decreasing cardiac output can disrupt hemodynamic system leading to death. The purpose of this research is to describethe characteristicof patients, inotropic drugs usage, length of stay, and patients’ condition when discharged from CVCU ArifinAchmadGeneral Hospital Riau Province in2016. This re…
Over the last few years, there has been a degradation in amount of effective antibiotics, coincide with the lack of new antibiotics relevant for the treatment of Gram negative multi-drug resistant organisms infections. This problem can be overcome by the assessment and re-introduction of old antibiotics such as fosfomycin. Fosfomycin is a bactericidal antibiotics that has a board spectrum. Some…
Elderly is someone who reaches the age over 60 years which is a life process. In elderly people the cognitive function often decrease, where one of the cause is the alteration of lipid profile. The purpose of this research is to know the the relationship between lipid profiles and cognitive functions of elderly patients in neurology polyclinic of Arifin Achmad Regional General Hospital of Riau …
Hypertension in Indonesia is the third leading cause of death after stroke and tuberculosis. Hypertension and its complications can also be overcome, prevented, or controlled by taking medication regularly or without using drugs by maintaining a sedentary lifestyle. In addition to these procedures, family support is an important factor in the treatment of patients with hypertension. The purpose…
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that needs long-term therapy. Inadequate adherence reduces the effectiveness of treatment, leading to increased mortality, morbidity, and healthcare cost. Non-adherence issues are related to the health care quality, patient-related factors, social factors, and disease therapies. Patients’ satisfaction is one of important indicators for healthcare service…
Double j stent is a thin tube inserted in to ureter to relieve obstruction or compression from internal or external causes. This study had an aim to understand the profile of double j stent management based on age, gender, diagnosis, duration of usage, method of insertion and posible complications in Arifin Achmad Hospital Riau Province in 2011-2016. There were 88 patients using double j stent,…
Lung cancer is a major malignant disease and a major cause of death in the world. The disease affects all ages especially elderly. Lung cancer consists of four stages namely stage I-IV, of which stage IV is lung cancer with metastases. The purpose of this study is to describe profiles of patients with stage IV lung cancer, including location of metastases and the diagnostic tests to determine l…
2013, Riau has the biggest peatlands ecosystem in Sumatera and had lost 800 hectars of the land due to forest fire. SMA Negeri 2 Tambang is located close to the location of forest fires The smoke from forest fires involve a health effects especially in lung functions. This study aim to asses the lungs function of students from SMA Negeri 2 Tambang. The study design was descriptive with cross se…
Asthma is a chronic respiratory inflammatory disease which involves many cells and elements. Chronic inflammatory increases airway hyper responsivity which makes repetitive episodic symptoms such as wheezing, dyspnea, tightness in chest and coughs especially at night or early in the morning. The aims of this research is to know the profile of asthma patients in Emergency Department of Bangkinan…
Urethral trauma is one of urological trauma. Urethral trauma still a health issue because the increasing incidence and cause an increase in morbidity. Therefore it is important to know the profile of urethral trauma by age, gender, clinical symptom, etiology, examination of radiology, classification, management, and complication. This research used a descriptive study. The research was conducte…
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the urinary inflammatory reaction of the presence of microorganisms in urine potential for invasion of the urinary tract. The first-line treatment performed for UTI is adequate used of antibiotics and supportive therapy. The research aim to know antibiotic use pattern in adult with urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients of private hospital X Pekanbaru …
Elderly patients experienced several chronic illnesses simultaneously (multipatology) so received more drugs. The aging process results in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes in medications. The purpose of this research was to know the incidence of Drug Related Problems (DPRs) in geriatric patients who treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Arifin Achmad of Riau Province period Jan…