Central obesity is a state of the body characterized by the accumulation of excess fat in the abdominal area and is a component of metabolic syndrome and an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and cancer. One of the main causes of central obesity is imbalanced diet, such as high carbohydrate and fat intake and low fiber. The purpose of this study was to analyze car…
Violence is an act that deliberately causes bad feelings, injury or pain, and can damage the health of others (body and spirit). The types of wounds that resulted from the mistreatment were abrasions, bruises, lacerations, cuts, stab wounds, cut wounds, burns and broken bones. This study aims to determine the profile of cases of injury due to abuse examined at Bhayangkara Hospital Pekanbar…
Sharp violence is a forced action that caused by sharp objects resulting in injuries to the surface of a person's body. The types of wounds that can be caused by this sharp violence are incision wound, stab wounds and lacerations. This study aims to decide the profile of cases of injuries due to examined by sharp violance at Bhayangkara Hospital Pekanbaru, Riau Province for the period 2015…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has 275,9 millions cases in 2017 worldwide and high global prevalence, this disease has a poor prognosis and expensive treatment costs. Basic Health Research in 2018 reported that age is one of the factors which affects the incidence of CKD, CKD also has the largest incidence rate in the age group of 65-74 years. Therefore, early detection is required in the eld…
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis is rare cancer that originates from epithelial cells in the inner prepuce or glans of the penis. This study aims to investigate how the picture of radiotherapy treatment in penile squamous cell carcinoma at Arifin Achmad Hospital from 2014 to 2019. This is a descriptive study using secondary data from medical records and radiotherapy for squamous …
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in developing countries. Advanced cervical cancer (IIIB, IVA, IVB) causes invasive obstructive uropathy and compression of the tumor on the ureter wall. Urinary tract obstruction must be resolved immediately to avoid further damage to this patient. Percutaneous nephrostomy is a safe and effective method of relieving the obstruction. This st…
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was a type of pneumonia that acquired in the community or occurs less than 48 hours after the patient is admitted to the hospital. The CAP case was also the main infection causing death in developing countries This study was conducted to determine the description of CAP patients who were hospitalized at Arifin Achmad Regional Hospital for the period July …
Self-regulated learning is a student learning method that is active and independent to achieve academic goals by using cognitive learning, self-motivation and behavioral control. Self-regulated learning can help students to take responsibility and be more aware of the importance of their efforts to achieve learning goals during the learning process. One of the factors that can influence se…
Myopia is a condition where the eye is unable to focus the light that comes right down to the retina. Patients with myopia are more susceptible to increased intraocular pressure, where intraocular pressure is the pressure produced by the eyeball against the eyeball wall. Chronic elevated intraocular pressure can put you at risk for glaucoma. The susceptibility to glaucoma in patients with m…
Myopia can cause thinning of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL) due to increased the axial length and accompanied by stretching that exceeds normal limits. RNFL can be measured by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This study aims to determine the relationship between RNFL thickness and the various degrees of myopia measured by OCT. The sample of this study included 76 eyes from 38 responde…
Mangrove fruit rhizopora apiculata is a type of mangrove plant that contains antioxidant like tanin, flavonoid, saponin. Apart from being antioxidants tanin, flavonoid, and saponin also have a role in improving lipid profile levels in hyperlipidemic condition. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of mangrove (Rhizopora apiculata) extracts on the LDL/HDL ratio of atherosclero…
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disorder in the kidneys characterized by abnormalities in the structure or function of the kidneys that lasts more than 3 months. Based on the result of The Global Burden of Disease 2015 there were 1.2 million people who die from kidney failure. Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) 2018 data showed the highest prevalence of CKD were in people aged 65-74 years…
Chronic kidney disease is defined as kidney damage or glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Personality and self-regulated learning (SRL) vary. Personality is one of the factors that can influence SRL. Personality is a characteristic of a person in having feelings, thinking, and behaving to adapt to his environment. This study aimed to determine the differences in SRL abilities based on the personalities in the Faculty of Medicine students of Riau University force 2019. This study…
The prevalence of smoking among children and adolescents in Indonesia was the highest in ASEAN countries at 19.4% in 2017. In order to control cigarette consumption in Indonesia, the government implements a non-smoking area policy (NSA), one of which is in Pekanbaru City through the Pekanbaru Mayor Regulation No. 39 of 2014. University was one of the targets of the NSA implementation. Univ…
Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by the presence of erythematous plaque, well-defined borders, covered with thick scaly plaque, and silvery-white in color. Psoriasis impacts greatly on patient’s quality of life, social-psychological status, and daily activities. This study aims to determine the correlation between severity of psoriasis vulgaris and p…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease characterized persistent and progressive airflow limitation. Air pollution and repeated infections of the airways will activate alveolar macrophages and release inflammatory mediators they can affect the type of leukocyte count in peripheral blood. (GOLD) Report 2014 COPD as a progressive and life-threatening disease estimated to af…
Urethral stricture narrows the urethra caused by scar tissue to block the lower urinary tract functionally. One of the managements that can be done on urethral stricture is end-to-end anastomosis urethral resection. One of the complications from this treatment is postoperative erectile dysfunction which can be assessed using the Erection Hardness Score (EHS). Erection Hardness Score is an …
Bladder cancer is an abnormal mass from the mucosa of the bladder (urothelium). The management of bladder cancer is determined by the stage of the tumor (staging), divided into superficial bladder cancer and advanced bladder cancer. In superficial bladder cancer, surgery is performed with transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT), accompanied by intravesical chemotherapy. Doxoru…
Self-regulated learning is the self-regulation during a learning process that actively controls of cognitive, emotional, environmental, and behavior to achieve the academic achievement by implementing of learning strategies. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in CBT block exam results based on the self-regulated learning ability on students at the Faculty of Medicin…