Cancer is among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Natural bioactive compounds like Meniran ( L.) have been the focus of extensive research due to their potent anticancer properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicinal plants hold significant cultural significance and play a crucial role in the advancement of potentially safe drugs for the therapy of disease worldwide. Pennisetum purpureum or elephant grass has been used for traditional medications in Indonesia without understanding the phytochemicals of those plants. Herein, our report revolves around the qualitative and quantitative examination of phytochemical components, optical properties, antioxidants, and antibacterial assessments of solvent fractions derived from Pennisetum purpureum leaf.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerinatal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare infectious disease. The diagnosis of perinatal TB is challenging due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations make it difficult to differentiate from other infections, resulting in a high mortality rate of 40-60%. Here we report a 26-day-old neonate with fever, cough, fast breathing, poor feeding, subcostal retraction, bilateral crackles, hepatomegaly, and signs of shock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThyroid carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the orbit. Approximately only 2%-7% of orbital metastatic lesion were found originally from thyroid carcinoma. We present three cases to increase the awareness of orbital metastases as the initial manifestation of thyroid carcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The article investigates the interrater reliability of Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) "Caregiver Performance: Direct Care" in Indonesian language.
Methods: Two raters assessed 31 caregivers of clients with mental disorders using NOC "Caregiver Performance: Direct Care" in January 2016. This NOC was translated into Indonesian and each indicator was operated in accordance with caregivers' need in taking care of clients.