January 2015

Plasma urea and electrolytes profile in different stages of hiv infection in Ekpoma, Nigeria

Aim: Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) is one of most dreaded diseases today. This study aims at the determination of electrolyte profile (Na+ , K+ , Cland HCO3 - ), urea levels and CD4 count of patients diagnosed with HIV infection in Ekpoma, Nigeria. Methods: Sixty patients and 40 apparently healthy individuals as controls were examined from January 2013- September 2014. Electrolytes were assayed using flame...

Author(s): Eshiet EM, Jemikalajah DJ, Okogun GRA

January 2015

Common artifacts and remedies in histopathology (a review)

The essence of preparing a biological specimen for microscopic studies is to get adequate and accurate medical information that is a true representation of the specimen, be it for research or diagnostic purposes. An artifact can be defined as unrelated, self-colored artificial feature found in tissue sections. This has been an age long cause of misinterpretation leading to misdiagnosis to microscopists. The processing...

Author(s): Ekundina VO, Eze G

January 2015

Biochemical assessment of liver enzymes in immunocompromised subjects – HIV/AIDS

Aim: This study aims at the estimation of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma glutmyl transferase (GGT) in Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in parts of Edo State, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 50 HIV/AIDS positive patients and 50 HIV/AIDS negative subjects as control were studied from...

Author(s): Omorogieva OM, Jemikalajah DJ, Okogun GRA