Research
Counseling Capability of Health Care Professionals in a Tertiary Level Hospital
Objectives: Attitude and behavior of medical personal towards the patient has a great influence on recovery and control the ailment. To assess the counseling capability in term of primary knowledge, attitude, and practices of health care professionals, and to recommended way of improvement, we carry out this study in Gynae & Obst department of a tertiary level hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Study design: This study was designed as a descriptive perspective, hospital-based study crosssectional survey which conducts using a pretested, structured, and validated question. Methods: We have given a structured questioner to all participants, the questionnaire designed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice on handling with pregnant Hypertensive and Diabetic patients regarding concerning variables such as causes of these diseases, clinical feature, investigation, treatment, complication and preventive measure. We assess the above variable among 309 health caregiver including doctors, nurses, medical assistants.
Salmonella Hepatitis – A Case Report
Salmonella hepatitis is a rare complication of Typhoid fever in tropics. Typhoid fever is an infectious disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. The classical pattern of presentation is continuous fever with a “step ladder†rise, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, and relative bradycardia. In a rare instance, Typhoid fever presented with the feature of acute hepatitis like hepatomegaly and deranged liver functions with hepatic encephalopathy. After taking proper informed consent, we have reported a young patient who presented with low-grade fever, diarrhea, and jaundice. Subsequently he was found to have acute salmonella hepatitis secondary to typhoid fever. Recognition of Salmonella hepatitis is of clinical importance as it can mimic acute viral hepatitis. Early institution of specific therapeutic intervention and supportive care improve the prognosis in these patients.
