Volume 45 Issue 2

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Research Paper
The Pattern and Causes of Blood Donor Deferrals in Duhok Blood Banking CenterBlood donation, donor deferral, Duhok province, North Iraq

Sawer Sabri Ahmed,

Background: Blood safety is a significant transfusion medicine problem around the world; The selection of blood donors is essential for the safety of donors and recipients as well as maintaining an...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.139458.1198

Pages: 203-208
Effect of Vitamin A on the Clinical Outcome of Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea in Preschool Children

Bassim I. Mohammad, Ahmed M Sultan, Dania Ali Faiq, Rabab A Salman, Munther N. Jasim, Sinaa Abdul Amir Kadhim,

Background:Rotavirus infection is the most significant cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea, responsible for 510 million fatalities annually despite vaccinations. Acute rotavirus is the leading...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.143089.1231

Pages: 29-36
The Role of Glutathione on Azathioprine-Induced Cytotoxicity in Rats: Histological Study

Rand Abdulateef Abdullah, Omar Riadh Hamdi, Ahmed M.A. Al- saidya,

Objective: the current work aims to find out whether glutathione has a protective role against hepatic and renal tissue toxicity induced by the use of azathioprine.Methods: A total of twenty-eight...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.140799.1211

Pages: 166-171
Comparing Troponin I Level between Preeclampsia and Normotensive Pregnant women

Shahad Shihab Ahmed, Raida Muhammed Al-Wazzan,

Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a multi-factorial and multi-systemic disorder precise to gestation; it is classically diagnosed by the hypertension associated with proteinuria and /or target...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.142017.1220

Pages: 159-165
Montelukast: A Review of Articles on the Experimental Level

sara yassin mohammed assistant lecturer, Luma Ibrahim Khalel Al-Allaf,

Montelukast is an orally dosed drug (available as a film-coated tablet, chewable tablet, or oral granules an antagonist of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor is frequently used to treat asthma...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.139539.1199

Pages: 227-236
Screening of Surgically Explored Undescended Testes

Raad Wadullah Khaleel, Zaid Moayad Younis Altaee, Atheer Attallah Ayyed, Ibrahim Mohammed Faisal,

Background: As one of the most important congenital anomalies, undescended testis, or cryptorchidism contributes to infertility and as well as a risk factor for testicular carcinoma. However, it is...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.139327.1196

Pages: 185-190
Assessment of Topiramate VS Valproate Effects on Serum Lipid Profile in Young Adults with Epilepsy : A Retrospective Study

Imad A Thanoon, Noor Nooraldeen Alhafidh,

Aims : to assess and compare lipid profile indices (serum total cholesterol TC, triglycerides TG, low density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL-c, and...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.143148.1232

Pages: 180-184
The Effect of Educational Program on Morther's Knowledge Regarding Chiald's Weaning

Zeena Abd Alkader Tapoo, Nuha Hachim Mohammed,

Background: An instructive program related to nutrition is characterized as Any set of learning encounters planned to encourage intentional food possession and other nutrition-related behaviors...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.141903.1215

Pages: 198-202
Attitudes of Parents Toward Routine Children Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Omar Basheer Badran, Waleed Ghanim Ahmad,

Objective: To understand the impact of a novel COVID-19 pandemic on parents general attitudes about children's vaccines. Materials and Methods: 625 parents of children under the age of six who...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.142603.1224

Pages: 209-217
The Role of Digital Pathology in The Assessment of PD-L1 Expression in HER2-neu Positive Breast Cancer

Zahraa Adnan Gurjia, Ekhlas A. Ali, Mustafa S Fadhil,

Digital pathology is a technology for representing whole stained tissue sections from glass slides and viewing them by a pathologist on a computer. We aim to find out the role of digital pathology...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.140075.1203

Pages: 127-133
Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism rs1544410 (BsmI) Associated with Essential Hypertension in Iraqi Patients

Hussein A Saheb, Bassim I. Mohammad, Aseel R. Jabir, Wisam J Mohammed, Ahmed M Sultan, Asma A Swadi, Sinaa Abdul Amir Kadhim,

Background: It is suggested that polymorphisms in the Vitamin D receptors gene (rs1544410 BsmI) may affect blood pressure in Iraqi patients with essential hypertension (EH). Essential hypertension...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.142730.1227

Pages: 146-151
Evaluate the Knowledge of Nurses at Qala Hospital in Kalar, Iraq, Regarding the Prevention and Management of Pneumonia in Patients with COVID-19

karzan Mustafa Khursheed, Masood Mahmood Haji Ahmad,

Background: Pneumonia is a common acute respiratory infection that affects the alveoli and airways; it is a significant health problem and is associated with morbidity and mortality in all age...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.142990.1229

Pages: 218-226
Recurrance Rate of Basal Cell Carcinoma After Surgical Excision: Clinical and Dermatoscopical Evaluation

Rawa Kareem Mama, Dindar Sharif Qurtas,

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) recurrence is extremely infrequently documented after complete surgical excision. There are well-studied risk factors for this undesirable consequence like...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.142879.1228

Pages: 191-197
Role of Endoscopy in Diagnosis of Adult Patients with Dysphagia

Khaldoon Thanoon Al-Abachi,

Background: Dysphagia is an alarm gastrointestinal symptom that may be a manifestation of serious underlying condition, which necessitate proper and timely medical intervention. Objectives: To...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.139734.1200

Pages: 152-158
Review Paper
Hisotopathological Changes of Lung , Renal System and Liver in Covid 19 (Review of Articles)

Eman Ghanim sheet, Zahraa Abd-Alkader Taboo, Waleed Hazim Kasim,

orona-virus disease OVID-19 is a greatly contagious disease that affect the public healthiness. It affects the respiratory and many other organs. This study reviews the pathological finding...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.137210.1176

Pages: 134-145
Rickets in Offspring Delivered to Vitamin D Deficient Mother: A Review of Literatures

Mazin Mahmoud Fawzi, Omar Farouq Fadel Alomari,

Vitamin D is essential nutrients for health. Both pregnant women and children and are more prone to have vitamin D deficiency and can cause nutritional rickets and disorders in calcium homeostasis....

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.140565.1205

Pages: 237-246
What do we know about Endocannabinoid System

Nada Satea Mahmood,

Cannabis has been known for many centuries for its recreational and medical uses. The use of medical cannabis (MC) is on the rise with growing body of evidence about the benefits and safety of MC...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2023.140540.1204

Pages: 247-252