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: 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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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a common lethal infectious disease globally. On occasion, it occurs alongside interstitial lung disease (ILD), or following treatment of ILD. Report We report a case...
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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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....
Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing in which funds are contributed via premium, taxes or donations into a common pool...
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: 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...
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