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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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...
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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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...
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Aim To report the development of conjunctival inclusion cyst after manual SICS, highlight its features and possible causes. Case Report A 69-year-old gentleman underwent an uneventful small incision cataract...
Keywords: cataract, surgery, conjunctiva, inclusion cyst
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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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
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: 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: 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.
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