Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and urinary calculi remain the most common reasons for urology consultation. Pre-operative urine culture is one of the examinations before surgery on patients to find out if there is an infection. Continuance of infection can occur from microorganisms that release endotoxins that can cause infective stones. The purpose of this study was to identify microorga…
Infectious skin diseases are diseases that arise due to microbial invasion including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that reach the surface layer of the skin and the soft tissue beneath. Skin infections are still a health problem that occurs worldwide. Skin infections in the community are generally influenced by personal hygiene behavior carried out in daily activities. The purpose …
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system, especially CD4 cells. The skin immune system is influenced by Langerhans cells, decreased Langerhans cell function due to HIV infection will increase the risk of skin disorders. This study was conducted to describe the characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients with skin disorders in RSUD Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau. T…
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a histological diagnosis characterized by the proliferation of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells. The cause of BPH is influenced by the hormonal effect of testosterone on prostate tissue and various other risk factors. The hormone testosterone in the prostate gland will be converted into Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is then chronically can stimul…
The skin is the largest organ located on the outer side of the human body. One of functions is influenced by the acidity (pH). Level of normal human skin is acidic with a pH value of 4.1-58. Some chronic skin infections have skin pH interactions, such as psoriasis vulgaris. Cause of psoriasis is still unclear, and very few studies have been conducted on the characteristics of the protective…
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The treatment given to COVID-19 patients is in the form of giving vitamins, antivirals, antibiotics, antimalarials, anticoagulants, comorbid disease drugs and other drugs used according to the indications and the degree of the patient's symptoms. This study aims to determine whether the management …
Medical confidentiality are matters concerning the personal health of health workers in carrying out their work, such as when collecting medical histories, physical examinations, supporting examinations, and medical records on patients. In the medical confidentiality against the COVID-19 pandemic, only initials of name, gender, short health status, age, and chronology of transmission. This …
Air pollution is a phenomenon that is dangerous to ecological systems and surrounding conditions due to the entry of chemicals, foreign particles, or biological matter into the atmosphere that exceeds certain concentrations and causes discomfort to humans or other living organisms to cause damage to the natural environment. During the current COVID-19 pandemic there are factors that can af…
Drug interactions are drug responses to other drugs, foods, or comorbid conditions. Potential drug interactions generally occur in the elderly population, in the elderly population there was often an increase in the prevalence of comorbid diseases, causing many drug prescriptions to be given, especially in patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), which generally occurs mostly in el…
Kampung Pelita Medika is an implementation of FK Unri in implementing community-based learning. In addition to aiming to hone students' medical skills based on local conditions, this program was created to build partnerships with the community in order to provide health services that meet their needs. This study aimed to find out the opinions of the people in the three assisted villages dur…
Smoking at early age increases the chance of smoking dependency. The chronic impact of smoking on health tend to be ignored because it does not provide immediate effect. In Indonesia, the prevalence of daily smokers has increased from 12.7% at the age of 15-19 to 27.3% at the age of 20-24 in 2018. To design smoking control regulations requires data and understanding about smoking dependency…
The best nutrition for babies is breast milk (ASI) which is given to babies for 6 months, without any additional food. The achievement of exclusive breastfeeding at the Puskesmas Sidomulyo Pekanbaru in 2019 was low at 50.1%, this figure has not yet reached the national target of 80%. Factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding for mothers are knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy. Effo…
Dental caries is a disease in the oral cavity that infects the hard tissues of the teeth. Patients with chronic and uncontrolled DM have an effect on the formation of dental caries. Objective: This study aims to determine the profile of diabetic patients, DM status, and the number of teeth affected by caries in patients at the Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province. Method: This stud…
Medical confidentiality are matters concerning the personal health of health workers in carrying out their work, such as when collecting medical histories, physical examinations, supporting examinations, and medical records on patients. In the medical confidentiality against the covid-19 pandemic, only initials of name, gender, short health status, age, and chronology of transmission. This …
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is the most impactful mosquito borne disease in the world. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which contains dengue virus. Vector control have been done by the government to eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the method that have been used is checmical method using insecticide. Insecticide misuse can cause resistance t…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that can destroy CD4+ T cells found in lymph nodes and skin Langerhans cells which function as the immune system. The progressive decline in CD4+ counts in HIV/AIDS patients has an increased risk of infectious skin diseases. This study aims to determine the correlation between CD4+ counts and the incidence of infectious skin diseases in HIV/AID…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a dangerous infectious disease in the world. The increase in dengue cases requires a control effort. DHF vector control that is still often used today is fogging and larvicides containing organophosphate insecticides. The use of insecticides for a long time can lead to resistance. This study aims to determine the resistance of mosquitoes to organophosphate insect…
Hepatitis B is a liver disease characterized by hepatocellular injury caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Reverse transcriptase is part of the HBV polymerase enzyme which lacks proofreading activity and is therefore prone to error during replication. Mutations in reverse transcriptase gene are associated with the emergence of resistance to nucleos(t)ide analogue antiviral treatment…
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. One of the complications in DM is diabetic nephropathy and it’s the most common cause of patients receiving hemodialysis. Diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis considered can have blood hemostasis abnormalities. Hemostasis is a c…
Parasitic disease is an important health problem in development countries including Indonesia. One of parasitic disease exists in Indonesia and lack of attention is worm disease caused by tapeworm Taenia saginata (taeniasis saginata) and Taenia solium (taeniasis solium and cysticercosis). Infestation Taenia sp closely related to personal hygiene factor and environment which regularly expos…