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Microcytic anaemia in children: Do we really know the cause?

Paranamanna, S.; Fernando, V. R.; Suranjan, P. D. M.; Rodrigo, R.; Perera, L.; Vipulanayake, U. K. T.; Fernando, A. G. L. N. P.; Fernando, A.M.; Costa, Y.; Dayanath, D.K.T.P.; Premawardhena, A.; Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Microcytic anaemia is common among children and is often attributed to iron deficiency. Other causes are given less priority. We aimed to describe the aetiology of microcytic anaemia among ...
Anaemia among women of child-bearing age: Contributions of alpha and beta-thalassaemia

Mettananda, S.; Suranjan, P.D.M.; Fernando, V.R.; Dias, T.D.; Rodrigo, R.; Perera, L.; Mettananda, K.C.D.; Gibbons, R. J.; Premawardhena, A.; Higgs, D. R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Anaemia during pregnancy is attributed to iron deficiency and pregnant women prescribed iron supplements without investigating for a cause. However, aetiology can be diverse and iron efficiency ...
Pharmacist counselling: A new practice for improving out-patient management of diabetes in Sri Lanka

Mamunuwa, A.M.G.N.; Coombes, J.; Lynch, C. B.; de Silva, A.; Wickramasinghe, N.D.D.; Jayamanne, S.F. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Our study assessed the effectiveness of pharmacist counselling on outpatient management of diabetes. Though this is new to Sri Lanka, many countries include this practice to achieve target ...
Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: The potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change

Ediriweera, D.S.; Diggle, P.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Isbister, J.K.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission ...
Quality of informed consent as experienced by patients awaiting surgical intervention in a tertiay care setting in Sri Lanka

Gunathunga, M.H.D.; Hansamali, M.M.P.; Hapuarachchi, H.S.M.; Herath, H.M.T.H.; Herath, H.M.C.J.; Chandratilake, M.N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Informed consent is a basic ethical principle. The existing guidelines may not be fully operational in practice. The objective of this study was to identify the common lapses in obtaining ...
Impact of teachers on poor communication between medical teachers and medical students in the Sri Lanka context: A qualitative study

Rinshaf, M. M. M.; Rodrigo, S. J. A. Y.; Rathnayake, R. M. P. C.; Rathnayaka, R. M. R. E.; Rathnayaka, R. M. S. S.; Chandratilake, M.N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A gap in communication between students and teachers may exist due to how medical students perceive their teachers in the Sri Lankan cultural context. This study aimed to explore the perspective ...
Pub Med and Google Scholar perspectives of the Ceylon Medical Journal: Analysis from 2002 - 2016

Mendis, K.; Solangaarachchi, D. I. K.; Weerabaddana, C. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION: Revisiting our analysis published in 2002, a bibliometric analysis of the Ceylon Medical Journal(CMJ) was done. METHOD: CMJ citations from 2002-2016 were downloaded in PubMed/MEDLINE format and written to ...
Psychological morbidity in adult survivors of the 2016 landslide in Aranayaka

Bandara, G.R.B.S.; Pathiraja, P.M.R.B.I.; Bandara, I.M.H.W.; Williams, S.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A large landslide affected Aranayaka in the Kegalle District in Sri Lanka in May2016 leaving many residents dead or injured and the survivors displaced in temporary camps. This study assessed ...
The effect of the Smart Glucose Manager (SGM) on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc)

Dhanishka, L.; Gunawardena, K.C.; Jackson, R.; Jayamanne, S. F.; Kalpani, A. G. S.; Muthukuda, D. T.; Robinett, I. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Smartphone use is growing rapidly in developing countries and mobile plications have begun to be utilized in the field of diabetes. Present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness ...
Haemoglobin, BMI and productivity of apparel factory workers

de Alwis, R.A.S.D.; de Costa, M.C.N.; de Zoysa, E.C.E.S.; Dias, I.D.A.P.M.; de Silva, N.D.D.N.; Williams, H.S.A.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Apparel exports bring the largest amount of foreign exchange in to the country. Thus the productivity of the apparel sector is an important factor in the -economic development of Sri Lanka. ...
Incidentally Detected Radiopacities in X-Rays of the Abdomen and Lumbar-Sacral Spine: A Pictorial Essay

Siriwardana, S.R.; Gunawardane, N.H.; Bandara, A.S.; Fernando, D.P.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Incidental radiopacities (IR) are commonly seen in routine X-rays. Those may be incidental findings or directly related to the underlying pathology. Deposition of calcium can occur in normal anatomical ...
Analysis of antibiotic sensitivity pattern of clinically significant Staphylococcus aureus at a Base Hospital, Sri Lanka

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Jayawardana, G.P.C.; de Silva, S.H.N.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus. is a major organism that causes skin and soft tissue infections. Moreover, it causes an array of other infections. It is treated with flucloxacillin/cloxacillin. However, a significant ...
Analysis of Clinically Significant Acinetobacter Spp Isolated from a Base Hospital (BH) of Sri Lanka during a One-Year Period

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Jayawardana, G.P.C.; de Silva, S.H.N.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Acinetobacter spp are potential opportunistic pathogens. Being a water-trophic organism, it stays in humidifier water, sink basins, suction apparatus, disinfectant fluids etc. Number of cases due to Acinetobacter ...
A Descriptive Study on Antibiotic Resistant, Clinically Significant Coliform Species Isolated from the Patients at Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Ragama, Sri Lanka

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a great therapeutic challenge globally and locally today. The rate of development of AR is far ahead compared to the discovery of a new class of antibiotics, which has not been ...
A Statistical Approach to Define Thresholds for Dengue Epidemic Management in Akurana Medical Officer of Health Area, Kandy District of Sri Lanka

Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Iqbal, M.C.M.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Abeyewickreme, W. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Stegomyia indices, namely; Premise Index (PI), Breteau Index (BI) and Container Index (CI) are used forvector management approaches in Sri Lanka. Properly defined threshold values for larval indices are of higher importance ...
A Pilot Study on Antibiotic Prescription by General Practitioners in Ragama Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Perera, D.P.; Dissanayake, D.M.D.P.; Wijenayake, D.L.C.D.; Siriwardana, S.R. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Antibiotic usage in healthcare has increased dramatically over past few decades. In parallel, bacteria have developed antibiotics resistance (AR) making a great challenge in healthcare. However, antibiotic ...
Exploring the Cause of an Outbreak of Neonatal Sepsis Following Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Base Hospital, Sri Lanka

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Jayaratna, H.S.; Wanasinghe, D.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are defined as infections which were not present or incubating at the time of admission but occur during the process of care in a hospital or other healthcare facility. ...
A Case of Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Providencia stuartii in a Sterile Mid-Stream Urine Sample

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Siriwardana, S.R. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are frequently caused by enterobacteria and most commonly caused by Escherichia coli both in the community and hospital settings. UTIs are diagnosed microbiologically by culturing ...
Implementation of an Online Histopathology Reporting System in the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

Hettiarachchi, W.G.; Ediriweera, E.P.D.S.; Mahendra, B.A.G.G.; Liyanage, S.K.; Hewavinsenthi, S.J.D.S.; Ratnayake, R.M.U.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

The Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya provides histopathology reporting for the Colombo North Teaching Hospital (NCTH) as an honorable service. The department currently uses a standalone ...
The Adaptation and Validation of Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life (SAQOL-39) Scale for the Sinhala Language in the Sri Lankan Context.

Karunathilake, K.M.M.G.S.L.; Rathnayake, S.; Ranawaka, U.K. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Stroke and aphasia rehabilitation aims to improve the quality of life of the individuals affected. Aphasia is a disturbance of the language. Most of scales for measuring health-related quality of life in stroke exclude ...

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