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...
Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Eberechukwu Achigbu
ISSN: 2734-2875 (Print)
ISSN: XXXX-XXXX (Online)
Distribution: Open Access
Frequency: Quarterly
Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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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
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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"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...
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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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
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Retinal diseases are among the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. However, they are underdiagnosed and undertreated in Nigeria as in other developing...
Keywords: Retinal diseases, prevalence, pattern.
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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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.
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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Background: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or secondary hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome that results from gonadal failure due to abnormal pituitary gonadotropin levels. It usually results from...
Keywords: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, undescended testes, infantile genitalia
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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The word diabetes is derived from the Greek word that signifies a syphon. This draws attention to the increased urine (Polyuria) and thirst (Polydipsia). This...
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