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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Sedation for patients going for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has its peculiar challenges to the Anaesthetists in the tropics where there are resource constraints. Efforts...
Keywords: sedation, oxygenation, magnetic resonance imaging, compatible equipment
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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Abstract Aim: To assess the pattern of caregiving burden among caregivers of geriatric population. Method: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted for 215 caregivers with...
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Objective: To determine the relationship between intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure as a justification for making recommendations for better clinical investigation and management of patients. Methods:...
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Background. The WHO 2019 classification of diabetes mellitus introduced two new subgroups: Hybrid forms and the unclassified. This means that some cases of diabetes mellitus (DM)...
Keywords: Hybrid forms of diabetes, Unclassified diabetes, New type of diabetes, C-peptide, Beta cell function.
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Thyroid gland disorders are common, being second to Diabetes Mellitus in Endocrine practice. The normal thyroid gland is not visible and is not palpable. More...
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: 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
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