Publications by authors named "Isah I"

Background: Serum Lipid profile is an important biochemical parameter that can be used as a marker of adverse cardiovascular events.

Aims And Objectives: This study aim to analyze and compare serum lipid profile among hypertensive and diabetic patients.

Methods: Serum lipid profile of 172 and 142 patients with diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes mellitus respectively seen over a 4year period were retrieved from the electronic data base of chemical pathology department of Barau Dikko Teaching Hopital, Kaduna.

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Background: Infertility affects approximately 186 million people worldwide and 8-12% of couples of reproductive age worldwide. Female infertility remains the commonest gynaecological case attended to in many fertility centres across Nigeria with a national prevalence of infertility between 10-23.6%.

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Background: Infertility in developing counties worldwide is associated with many social, financial, and medical challenges. With a prevalence rate of between 10 - 14 % and biochemical etiology of about 80% of the cases among Nigerian women, laboratory diagnosis has gradually assumed an important role in improved diagnosis.

Objective: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in infertility and need to evaluate.

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Due to their outstanding properties for optoelectronic and versatile electronic applications, the atomically thin layers of transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) materials have demonstrated a potential candidacy to succeed its analog silicon-based technology. Hence, the elucidation of the most important features of these materials is indispensable. In this study, we provide a theoretical elucidation of the structural, electronic, elastic, and optical characteristics of TMDCs.

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Background: Colonoscopy is an important procedure in the management of colorectal diseases. During a colonoscopy, one can visualize the mucosa of the large bowel and perform therapeutic procedures.

Aim: The aim of this study is to review the indications and findings of colonoscopy in our center.

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Background: Public-private partnership (PPP) in hemodialysis delivery in Nigeria is a new concept. We set out to compare the performance of Specialist Hospital Sokoto's (SHS) renal center operating with this model with four other neighboring government-operated dialysis centers.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed the 6-year records (May 2011 to April 2017) of Dialysis Center of SHS, operated under a PPP and compared some performance indicators with four government-operated dialysis centers over the same period.

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Background: A proximal humeral fracture is well established as a fracture of fragility in elderly patients. However, this injury does not receive the same emphasis on post-injury management as a femoral neck fracture. The objectives of this study were to establish the influence of sustaining a proximal humeral fracture on mortality and to identify the variables predictive of 5-year mortality.

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Background: The plasma levels of amino terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) have been found to be useful in evaluating children with heart failure in developed countries where the cause is mainly structural heart lesions. There is paucity of similar studies from developing countries where the causes are mostly of infectious origin. This article is aim to evaluate the relationship between plasma NT-proBNP levels and the severity, outcome and duration of admission of children with heart failure.

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Cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR) is a rare tumor commonly associated with tuberous sclerosis. They are often detected prenatally or in early infancy. The case of a Nigerian human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed neonate with CR who presented with supraventricular tachycardia and cardiovascular collapse is presented.

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