ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Eastern Heartland Journal of Medicine (EHJMED) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary medical journal published by the Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri, Nigeria. EHJMED is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and improving clinical practice through the publication of high-quality research, reviews, case reports, and clinical studies across all fields of medicine and health sciences...

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Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Eberechukwu Achigbu

ISSN: 2734-2875 (Print)

ISSN: XXXX-XXXX (Online)

Distribution: Open Access

Frequency: Quarterly

Featured Articles from Previous Issues
A SURVEY ON EMIGRATION OF NIGERIAN MEDICAL DOCTORS

Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1

Abstract:

Physicians' migration has existed for decades. Current trend in Nigeria however reveals an exponentially increasing migration of physicians from Nigeria to high income countries such as...

Keywords: Migration, doctors, healthcare

MANAGEMENT OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS (MDR-TB): OVERCOMING CHALLENGES AND IMPROVING CLINICAL OUTCOME IN A POOR RESOURCE SETTING

Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1

Abstract:

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's deadliest communicable diseases. Drug resistant - TB (DR-TB) occur when resistance develop to one or more anti-TB drugs....

PATTERN OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN OWERRI, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA.A 5 YEAR REVIEW.

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

Abstract:

Background: Head and neck cancers are increasingly becoming a prominent part of oncological practice in Nigeria owing partly to the advances made in this area of...

ASSESSMENT OF RENAL FUNCTION IN HIV INFECTED CHILDREN IN OWERRI, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1

Abstract:

Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest burden of paediatric HIV infection and renal disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these children. Materials and Methods: This...

Keywords: HIV infection, GFR, Renal function, Paediatric.

PROFILE OF SUBJECTS WITH ADULT AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH EASTERNNIGERIA

Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1

Abstract:

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a systemic disease that affects 1 in 2,000 individuals and is the most common hereditary kidney disease. ADPKD...

WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF 0.5% HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE FOR SUBARACHNOID BLOCK ANYSAFE ALTERNATIVES IN AT-RISK PATIENTS FOR COMPLICATIONS OF SUBARACHNOID BLOCKS IN LOW RESOURCE ECONOMIES

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

Abstract:

Subarachnoid block for caesarean section is an acceptable and safe anaesthetic procedure. Cases of high spinal are encountered from time to time; especially in patients...

Keywords: subarachnoid block, Isobaric bupivacaine, hyperbaric bupivacaine, high Spinal

PLAGIARISM & TURNITIN

Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1

Abstract:

"Plagiarism means presenting the work of others as your own work” (University of Liverpool, n.d.). It is a disregard to original authors' academic contribution. Improper...

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