Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease caused by chronic metabolic disorder that is marked by high glucose level in blood, whereas gingivitis is an infection that occurred in mouth cavities. Gingivitis occurence could become a complication in diabetes mellitus patients. Gingivitis in DM patients are caused by many forms of microorganisms such as fungal infection. The purpose of this research is to…
Learning management system (LMS) is a software application developed to help manage the online learning process. User satisfaction is a user's assessment of the extent to which an information system can meet their needs. Usage is the user's decision to use a system. At the Faculty of Medicine, Riau University, LMS was developed as an independent learning medium on herbal medicine topics. This r…
Contact dermatitis, which is divided into irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), is a skin disease that is often encountered and can affect the quality of life of sufferers, so appropriate management is needed for sufferers. This study aims to look at the picture of pharmacotherapy in contact dermatitis patients at RSUD Petala Bumi. This research is descriptive…
Organs weighed after death play an important role in deducing the cause of death. The lungs are one of the organs that are weighed because they can be used as a marker of disease and abnormalities in the lungs. This study aims to assess the average weight of lung organs post mortem, assess the average weight of lung organs based on age and gender and find out the number of resort police who req…
Premature rupture of membrane is the rupture of amniotic membranes before labor and one of the causes of mortality in pregnant women in Indonesia. Parity is one of the factors in the occurrence of PROM. High parity in multipara women affects the strength of membranes in holding amniotic fluid, causing amniotic membranes to be more susceptible to rupture. Research objectives were to determine th…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease characterized by respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that are persistent and generally progressive. This study aims to determine bacterial patterns and test antibiotic sensitivity in the sputum of inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Arifin Achmad Riau provincial hospital for the period 1 January 2…
Contractures are a common complication of burns and if they occur in the upper extremities can interfere with daily activities. Because the hand has a complicated structure, it necessitates significant maintenance and recontruction. The medical records of patients at Arifin Achmad Hospital who suffered burns and developed upper limb contracture between 2020 and 2022 were examined for this study…
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are miltipotent progenitor cells that have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into mesodermal cell lines. Cell culture is a common produce to archieve an adequate nummber of MSC source. Many factors influence MSCs culture, such as culture condition and MSC source. In addition to its role bone metabolism, vitamin D is suggested to affect the rate of cell pr…
Nocturia is voiding >2 times at night when getting up from sleep and on each subsequent of void must be followed by sleep or the desire to sleep. Nocturia assessment uses the International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) questionnaire, voiding diaries, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Nocturia Quality of Life Module (ICIQ-Nqol). This study aimed to determine the d…
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a renal cortex tumor characterized by clear cytoplasm and dense alveolar with branched vascularity. Androgens (testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT)) are steroid hormones that function in the reproductive system and the development of secondary sexual characteristics in men. Previous studies to assess the association between AR and RCC with metast…
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease causes hyperglycemia, long-term exposure will become a major risk factor for diabetes mellitus complications such as diabetic retinopathy. Hyperglycemia can be controlled by checking HbA1C levels. This study aims to determine the relationship between HbA1C levels and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The design of this res…
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) is a malignancy of the renal cortex characterized by clear cytoplasm and dense alveolar with branched vascularization. Previous studies have confirmed that Androgen Receptor (AR) is involved in the regulation of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) initiation and progression. AR is a gene that mediates the mechanism of action of the androgen hormone and acts as a l…
ABSTRACT Learning media enhances the engaging and interactive learning process, particularly in challenging fields like histology. Student challenges, including limited microscope experience and insufficient time for histology sessions, negatively affect academic performance. Hence, there's a need for alternative learning media to better assist students in understanding histology. This resea…
ABSTRACT The concept of evidence based medicine in Indonesia is a new paradigm that can be used when making clinical decisions. EBM has become a core part of undergraduate medical education curricula in many countries. Each step is discussed and trained to translate the evidence assessed in clinical practice can enhance critical thinking and lifelong learning. However, EBM is not adequatel…
ABSTRACT PT Telkomsel is an Indonesian Digital Telecommunication Company and is a subsidiary of PT. Telkom Indonesia is also a State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) company. One of Telkomsel's very popular products is the Wi-Fi provider IndiHome. IndiHome is a digital service that offers Triple Play consisting of Home Internet (Fixed Broadband Internet), Home Telephone (Fixed Phone), and Interactive…
ABSTRACT Measuring service quality can be used as a benchmark to assess the performance of services provided in shaping patient satisfaction and can be used as evaluation material. One dimension of service quality is tangible. This study aims to determine the correlation of real quality dimensions with the satisfaction of clinical forensic patients at Bhayangkara Pekanbaru Hospital. The de…
ABSTRACT As the topic of herbal medicine continues to evolve in medical education, it is necessary to develop self-directed learning media in herbal medicine to ensure that all students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Riau, have the opportunity to study this subject. The aim of this research is to assess student’s perceptions regarding the quality of the learning management syste…
ABSTRACT Psoriasis vulgaris is a genetic autoimmune disease in the form of chronic inflammation. In the lesions, raised red spots are found due to disruption of epidermal proliferation, where turnover time in psoriasis vulgaris occurs more quickly, causing damage to the skin barrier, increased evaporation of water, and a decrease in skin moisture, which can be determined through TEWL (transepi…
ABSTRACT Central obesity is a condition where fat accumulates in the waist and abdominal cavity. Obesity is related to vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is a hormone that plays a major role in physiological processes, through a mechanism related to binding to the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR).The purpose of this research is to observe of VDR polymorphism FokI gene in a young adult population with c…
ABSTRACT Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent progenitor cells with the ability to self-renew or divide into various types of cells. Mesenchymal stem cell culture is a method to increase the number of MSCs become sufficient to be used for therapy. One of the challenges in MSC culture is to maintain MSC viability due to the long-term culture process. This study aimed to determine the …