May - 2024 (Volume-14 ~ Issue-5)

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Research Paper

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The Ratio of Monocyte to Lymphocyte in Peripheral Blood as a Predictor of Tuberculosis

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India

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Dr. Anu Priya, Dr. Yelda Vyas, Dr. Madhvi Sanwelka, Dr. Sima Chauhan

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01-06

Introduction Tuberculosis is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis and is the most contagious disease of developing countries. This infection causes many hematological changes, out of which, one is monocyte to lymphocyte count ratio alteration.Therefore, we did this research to prove that the ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes can be used as a predictor of tuberculosis diseases...........

KEYWORDS Tuberculosis, Monocytes, Lymphocytes, Culture, Acid fast bacilli

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Research Paper

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Assessment Of Patients' Satisfaction Level With Pharmaceutical Care Services In An Out Patient Department Of A Public Secondary Healthcare Facility

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Nigeria

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Dorcas N. Nyalas-Omeire, Samuel J. Bunu, Obe D. Balogun, Azuka C. Oparah

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07-12

Background: Satisfying patients with pharmaceutical care has evolved as a requirement for improving patients' health behaviors, leading to better health care outcomes. Aim: The study's goal was to analyze outpatient satisfaction and discover predictors of how satisfied patients are with the provision of pharmaceutical care in a public secondary health institution. Methods: Using the method of convenient sampling, a sample of 400 patients from the health facility's outpatient department was enlisted. 400 questionnaires were distributed, and 380 were returned............

KEYWORDS patient's, pharmaceutical care, Pharmacist, Secondary Healthcare, satisfaction.

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