Urinary stones are one of the most frequent phenomena in urology. One of urinary stones is kidney stones. These stones are generally found in the pelvis of the kidney. In children, kidney stones can occur. This study aims to describe the incidence of kidney stones in children at Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province for the period January 2013 - November 2019. This research method i…
Dental caries is a hard tissue disease caused by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates. Dental caries is caused by various bacteria, named Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp, E.coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. The treatment of dental caries if caries is advanced and causes infection, is giving antibiotics. This study aimed to determine the pattern of aerobic bacteria and bacterial…
Lung adenocarcinoma are closely associated with genetic changes, one of the most common changes occurring is Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations. Expression of EGFR mutations varies according to different race/ethnics. Riau as one of the Province in Indonesia with ethnic diversity, which may influence the discrepancies of EGFR mutations incidence in lung cancer patients in Ri…
Pediculosis is a scalp/hair disease caused by Pediculus humanis capitis (P.h capitis). The prevalence of P.h capitis is still considered high in developing country. The choice of treatment for pediculosis nowdays is commercial chemical pediculicide, but it has resistance and side effect such as neurotoxic, pruritus, eritema and edema. The potential alternative to overcome the problems is to…
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. MRSA colonization is most commonly found in the nose, throat and perineum. Patients with MRSA cariers are considered to increase the incidence of post-operative complications in orthopedic patients. This study aims to determine the prevalence and overview of…
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most important pathogen causing the hospital-associated infections in the world. This study aims to figure out the MRSA infection in Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province, Indonesia. This was a retrospective study using medical records data of patients who received treatments at Arifin Achmad General Hospital in 2015-2019 wit…
Craniotomy is the procedure to open part of the skull bone to provide direct access to the brain. One of the most common complications is pneumonia, which are Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HAP). This study was aimed to see the incidence of pneumonia in post-craniotomy patients at ICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province for the period J…
Tutoring of UKMPPD is a preparation effort in the form of tutoring activities to get more optimal understanding and results for UKMPPD. The result of the research was to analyze the differences in the pass rates of UKMPPD-CBT based on attendance levels in the UKMPPD tutoring activities at the Medical Faculty of Riau University. Data obtained from the Medical Faculty of Riau University’s …
Soil transmitted helminths (STH) is intestinal nematode which need soil as the media for the development of infective form. The main species that infect humans are the Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichuira, and hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus). Survey by Riau Provincial Health Office at 30 primary schools at Kampar regency in 2014 found that prevalence of worm i…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis are at risk of experiencing disorders of bone metabolism, namely chronic kidney diseasemineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) which has the potential to cause secondary hyperparathyroidism which can result in decreased bone mass, fractures, and cardiovascular calcification. Thus, patients with CKD require adequate hemodialysis to preve…
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a chronic condition which manifests into hyperglycemia. In cases of diabetes mellitus (DM) such as diabetes mellitus 2. Some psychological disorders like anxiety and depression are very common and have a high prevalence. The purpose of this research was to find out the level of symptoms of anxiety and depression in DM types 2 case. The design of this research wa…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LES) is a complex autoimmune disease that characterized by varies manifestations of organ systems. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease cause by errorneous immune system that attacks the body’s own tissues and organs. The purpose of this research was to describe laboratory examination on LES patients on RSUD Arifin Achmad R…
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which find all over the world. It is characterized by a recurrent seizures, short episode, and involuntary movement which involve part of the body (partial) or whole body (general). The purposes of this research was to find out the description of the profile epilepsy patient at Arifin Achmad General Hospital Of Riau Province. The design of this research …
Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia that can increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction through blood vessel disorders, including those in the brain. The objective of this research was to describe of cognitive function in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in some hospitals in Pekanbaru City. This research implemented descriptive design wi…
Diabetes Melitus type 2 is a type of diabetes that is more common and has more suffers than other types of diabetes melitus. DM type 2 is caused by the body's inability to respond the insulin or called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance causes hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia which cause degradation of uric acid excretion function in the kidney tubules, causing an increase in uric ac…
End-stage renal disease patients generally have low bone mass, especially those undergoing hemodialysis. One of the complications is a disruption in bone metabolism, known as Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral Bone Disorder (CKDMBD) which has the potential to cause secondary hyperparathyroidism, resulting in decreased bone mass, fractures and cardiovascular calcification. This study aimed to d…
Meningioma is an extra axial primary brain tumor, that occurs outside the brain parenchyme tissue, originate from arachnoid cap cells. This study was conducted to know the profile of intracranial meningioma at Arifin Achmad General Hospital Riau Province period January 2016-December 2019. We used descriptive retrospective study from anatomic pathology laboratorium archieve, and medical rec…
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung parenchyma involved bronchioles and alveoli which can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Management in patients in pneumonia is antibiotics therapy. Physiological changes in geriatric can be affecting the choice of drugs and have a risk regarding the inappropriateness use of antibiotics. This research was aimed to determine the appropriaten…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is kidney damage within ≥ 3 months, which manifests into abnormalities of pathological renal, blood/urine, and radiology. CKD management needs to consider hemodialysis as a treatment for kidney replacement. This research was conducted to investigate the relationship nutritional status and quality of life in CKD patients with hemodialysis at Arifin Achmad Regi…
Staphylococcus aureus is the main pathogen associated with skin and soft tissue infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a strain that is resistant to beta lactam. In addition, Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of infection in burns. Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA are important nosocomial pathogens and are associated with increased patient morbidity and…