Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal

Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2020
Case Report

1. Delayed Posttraumatic Tension Pneumocephalus: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Tawfiq Abdulmohsen Almezeiny, Mody Abdulrahman Almarshad
Pages: 1 - 3
Pneumocephalus (PNC) is defined as a pathological air collection inside the skull in the epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, intraventricular, or intraparenchymal compartments. The rate at which the air accumulates inside the cranium could be acute (<72 h) or delayed (≥72 h). Tension PNC (TP) occurs...
Review Article

2. Growth Hormone Therapy for Paediatric Growth Disorders: The Past, Present, and Future

Martin O. Savage, Abdullah Alherbish
Pages: 4 - 9
Abnormal pituitary function was linked to excessive height and acromegaly in the late 19th century. Harvey Cushing proposed a pituitary substance that regulated human linear growth. Chemical characterization of the Growth Hormone (GH) molecule by Li led to a demonstration of its species specificity with...
Research Article

3. School-based Cross-sectional Survey on Soil-transmitted Helminths in Rural Schools of Kogi East, Nigeria

Clement Ameh Yaro, Ezekiel Kogi, Sodangi Abdulkarim Luka, Junaidu Kabir
Pages: 10 - 19
This study was undertaken to investigate the status of Soil-transmitted Helminths (STHs) in rural schools of Kogi East, Nigeria. The study was cross-sectional using stratified random cluster sampling procedure. Stool specimens were collected in a sterile specimen bottle from school pupils in five (5)...
Research Article

4. Determination of Bacteria associated with Urinary Catheters from Patients Suffering from Urinary Tract Infections

Mohammed Bashir, Abubakar Babajo Umar, Mohammed Bilyaminu
Pages: 20 - 23
Urinary catheters act as a reservoir of resistant pathogens. Several factors (type, duration, procedural mistakes during insertion of catheter, associated diseases of patients, etc.) are responsible for the different catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in different healthcare setups....
Research Article

5. Awareness of Lebanese Pharmacists towards the Use and Misuse of Gabapentinoids and Tramadol: A Cross-sectional Survey

Farah Tarhini, Reem Taky, Lynne H. Jaffal, Jinan Kresht, Gaelle El-Chaer, Sanaa Awada, Nathalie Lahoud, Dalia Khachman
Pages: 24 - 30
Community pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare professionals. Recently, the increasing trend of tramadol and gabapentinoids prescription has become a global problem, with a high risk of misuse and abuse. This study mainly assessed the knowledge and practice of Lebanese pharmacists regarding...