Epilepsy was defined as a neurological disorder characterized by minimal of two unprovoked seizures with interval of more than 24 hours. Epilepsy therapy is typically characterized by taking medication for a long period of time, years or even lifetime. Valproic acid is one of first line antiepileptic drug that can be used in all types of epilepsy, especially idiopathic generalized epilepsy. The…
Peritonitis is a very serious infection problem and a frequent case of surgical emergency. Peritonitis mortality rates ≥40% have been reported for elderly patients, have comorbid disease, and if peritonitis has lasted >48 hours. This study was conducted to determine the characteristics, the patterns of bacteria, and prevalence of bacteria multidrug resistant (MDR) in peritonitis patients in t…
Anemia occurs due to maturity abnormalities or abnormalities in hemoglobin synthesis, usually due to an insufficient supply of iron (iron deficiency) or decreased globin production (thalassemia) or is idiopathic (cideroblastic anemia). Anemia is caused by a variety of factors, including lack of knowledge about the dangers of anemia, many experiencing negative attitudes when choosing food intake…
The determination of body height possesses an important role in establishing personal identities when encountering an incomplete human corpse. The estimation of body height can be determined by measuring certain parts of the body, one of which is the length of the sternal bone. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation and the approximate height equation based on sex using the …
Acute appendicitis always need surgical treatment. If appendectomy is not performed immediately, perforation of appendix and peritoneal contamination will complicate the disease. The highest incidence of appendicitis is in late teen, with 5% incidence in children under 5 years old. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between onset of abdominal pain with the severity of pediat…
Endometriosis is endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) that grows outside the uterus. The objejctive of this study was compare the endometriosis recurrence in post-operative laparoscopy patients with laparotomy patients based on the affecting factors at Arifin Achmad Regional Hospital in Riau Province. This research used comparative analytic with a retrospective approach as a method. The sourc…
Anemia is a health problem in the world, especially in developing countries. Anemia is a condition when hemoglobin (Hb) level in the blood is lower than normal to keep physiological needs based on age, gender, pregnancy status and lifestyle. Female adolescents have a risk of ten time greater then their male adolescent counterpart. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship betw…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enhance the risk of lung cancer. A study stated that the prevalence of COPD patients on lung cancer is 2,79%. The patients of COPD that become lung cancer cases often found at the last stage of cancer and the patient that have smoked. This study was aimed to investigate the COPD patients at RSUD Arifin Achmad in Riau province in range year 2013-2018. The de…
Filariasis (elephantiasis) is a chronic infectious disease caused by filarial worms (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori) and is transmitted by Mansonia, Anopheles, Culex, Aedes and Armigeres mosquitoes. The worm lives in the ducts and lymph nodes with acute clinical manifestations of recurrent fever, canal inflammation and lymph nodes. Riau Province is ranked eleventh in Indo…
Pneumonia is an inflamation in the parenchyma of distal terminal bronchioles which includes respiratory bronchioles and alveoli caused by microbial infections (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites). Management of pneumonia by using antibiotics on geriatrics have a greater risk regarding the appropriateness of the use of the antibiotics. The aim of this study is to know the appropriateness of…
Geriatric patients has special characteristics such as multipatology, the symptoms and sign of disease not typical, and physiology of body’s decrease including changes in integrity of gastric mucosa. Caused to greater risk of damage to gastric mucosa in the geriatrics. Beside that there are also changes of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamisc, if there are a decrease of kidney function and c…
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem in developing countries. HBV is transmissitted through blood and body fluid exposure from an infected person. Individuals with asymptomatic HBV infection can donate blood because there are no specific clinical symptoms of HBV infection. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is a serological marker for HBV infection. Polymorphisms in the …
Pediatric urolithiasis was frequently found in recent decades, and one of the most common locations is ureter. Pediatric ureteral stone can lead into hidroureter, hidronephrosis, or secondary infection if untreated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patient profile of pediatric ureter stone in Arifin Achmad Regional General Hospital of Riau in January 2013 to November 2019. This was a d…
Urolithiasis is one of the most common diseases in urology, even in recent years the incidence of urolithiasis had increased especially in children. One of the common locations encountered in bladder. The aim of this study was to determine the profile of pediatric bladder stone patients in Arifin Achmad Regional General Hospital of Riau Province in January 2013 to Desember 2019. This was a desc…
Lung cancer is a malignancy originating from the lungs and from outside the lungs. Lung cancer causes 1,676,000 deaths worldwide. The aim of this study is to find out the description of lung cancer complications that cause death in RSUD Arifin Achmad, Riau Province in January 2013 - December 2019 period. The research design used in this study is descriptive with a retrospective approach that fo…
Renal abscess is an accumulation of pus that confined in renal parenchym. Renal abscess is a rare condition but with high mortality. The aim of this study is to identify the characteristic of the patients based on age, gender, clinical manifestation, risk factor and treatment in General hospital Arifin Achmad. The study is using descriptive analysis method based on patient's medical records. We…
Lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) are chronic diseases, that need to be considered as global health threats. Chronic tuberculosis can cause lung cancer through chronic inflammatory processes and pulmonary fibrosis. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of lung cancer patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at Arifin Achmad Regional Hospital Riau Province 2015-2018 period. This…
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia that occurs due to impaired insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. One of the most common causes of mortality in people with DM is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early diagnosis of CVD in type 2 DM is very important, for example, the ECG result. The purpose of this study was to determine the electrocardiogram res…
Helminth infection is an endemic and cosmopolite parasitic disease, one of the most prevalent parasitic infection is enterobiasis. Enterobiasis is a disease caused by Enterobius vermicularis that often occurs in children with several risk factors including age 6-12 years old, lack of parental knowledge and parenting factor, low socioeconomic status, dense environment, and poor hygiene behavior.…