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
PATTERN OF CAREGIVING BURDEN IN CAREGIVERS OF GERIATRIC POPULATION SEEN IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE OWERRI, IMO STATE NIGERIA

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...

IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS OF SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

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

Abstract:

Immunization against childhood vaccine preventable diseases is an important public health intervention that averts an estimated 2-3 million deaths annually. Despite its importance, immunization coverage rates...

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF COVID-19: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS IN OWERRI, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

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

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The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health emergency of international concern with various countries of the world implementing unprecedented measures to curb the rapid...

Keywords: Awareness, Covid 19, Pandemic, Practices Introduction

STRIATAL TOE SIGN IN A 49 YEAR OLD MALE NIGERIAN HYPERTENSIVE WITH THALAMIC STROKE: A RARE PRESENTATION

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

Abstract:

Movement disorders following a stroke are commonly associated with damage to the basal ganglia and thalamus.' Damage to deep brain nuclei, such as thalamus, from...

WHEN THERE IS NO MRI-COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT FOR SEDATION- USEFUL ALTERNATIVE

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

A SURVEY ON EMIGRATION OF NIGERIAN MEDICAL DOCTORS

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

CAESAREAN MYOMECTOMY: A CASE REPORT OF A 33-YEAR OLD PRIMIGRAVIDA AT TERM IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI

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

Abstract:

Myomectomy is a common gynaecologic procedure and may be performed during caesarean section in well selected patients without adverse outcomes. The combined procedure is controversial amongst...

Keywords: myoma, leiomyoma, myomectomy, pregnancy, caesarean section

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