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Background and Aim: Management of patients with outpatient diseases is the most important part of general practitioners working environment in future. The present study aimed at evaluating medicalinterns and graduates' self-assessment regarding their attitude about children outpatients in pediatric ward
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional and descriptive study 40 medical interns. and 20 medical graduates were selected as samples in 2013 and their attitude about quality and effectiveness of pediatric ward education was evaluated through their self-assessment by means of a researcher-designed questionnaire based on Likert scale. Mean attitude points of the subjects in three domains of diagnosis, treatment, and prescription of drugs regarding four groups of diseases including microbial diseases, parasitic diseases, neonatal diseases, and malnutrition were accounted
Finally, the obtained data was fed into SPSS [V :11.5] software and and was analyzed using independent Ttest at the significant level of ?lpha=0.05
Results: The medical graduates' attitude scores in the three domains of diagnosis, treatment, and prescription were 3.2.+/-0.27 , 3.21+/-0.30, and 3.06+/-0.37; and those of medical interns were 3.44+/-0.58 ,3.21+/-0.55 , and 2.97+/-0.59, respectively
The highest and lowest attitude mean scores of both groups in all of the three domains belonged to neonatal disorders and parasitic diseases. Mean attitude scores of the two groups in the three mentioned domains were not significantly different
Conclusion: The intern' self-assessment scores of attitude about children outpatients were not at a high level; and they did not increase parallel to working experience. Thus, improving clinical education is the main solution of the problem
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The aim of study was to compare the serum level of magnesium in mothers having low birth weight with those having normal birth weight neonates. In a case-control study, women who delivered low birth weight neonate [cases], compared with normal birth weight [controls] in serum concentration of magnesium. Blood samples collected within 24 h after delivery. Concentration of magnesium assessed by standard atomic absorption spectro-photometry. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to control of potential confounding variables. A total of 116 mothers [67 cases and 49 control] were studied. Mothers in two groups did not differ in age, body mass index, and socioeconomic or demographic factors. Maternal magnesium concentration did not differ between two groups 0.86 +/- 0.11 m. mol/l versus 0.94 +/- 0.22 m.mol/l respectively [P = 0.09]. There is no significant difference between serum magnesium levels of low birth weight infants' mother and normal weight infants' mother
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Humans , Female , Male , Magnesium/blood , Birth Weight , Mothers , Case-Control Studies , Maternal AgeABSTRACT
The aim of study was to compare umbilical cord blood selenium levels in respiratory distress syndrome [RDS] and non RDS preterm babies. Umbilical cord blood selenium levels of all preterm newborn born during a 6-month period were enrolled in the study. They were divided into two groups: RDS and non RDS. Selenium level was assessed by using electro-thermal atomic absorption spectrometry and serum concentration of selenium was compared between the two groups. During the study 150 preterm babies were studied. Mean umbilical cord blood selenium levels were 98.5 micro g/L. Among 150 preterm babies 27 [18%] had RDS and 82% no RDS. Mean umbilical cord blood selenium level in RDS and non RDS groups were 96.5 and, 96.6 micro g/L respectively [P=0.64]. There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to umbilical cord blood selenium levels. In this study there was no significant relationship between selenium umbilical cord blood level and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates
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A male neonate from a 23 year-old mother by cesarean section without complication in labor or delivery had vomiting from birth for 9 days and lost 400 grams of body weight. He had severe dehydration upon admission to our hospital. After treating his dehydration and assessment of his problem by laboratory tests and radiography we found that he had esophageal atresia without hypoglycemia. We repaired his atresia and he is normal now 10 months post-treatment