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The Pan African medical journal

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Hope for the best prepare for the worst: acute kidney disease and catastrophic comorbidities (a case report).

The Pan African medical journal
It is evident that Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is an independent risk factor for both the survival of patients and their kidneys. Here, we present a case of oliguric AKI secondary to blunt trauma-induced crush syndrome complicated with severe sepsis in...

Exploring new scientific innovations in combating suicide: a stress detection wristband.

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There is a silent pandemic of suicides around the world, with an exponential increase in suicidality and chronic suicidal ideations. The exact global estimates cannot be accurately ascertained, but analysis will put it at more than a million annually...

[Incidence and determinants of viral load rebound in people receiving multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy at the Regional Annex Hospital of Dschang from 2018-2023].

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INTRODUCTION: in Cameroon, multi-month dispensing (MMD) of antiretrovirals (ARVs) was introduced to improve treatment adherence among people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, this strategy has limitations that may lead to viral load rebound. The purp...

The future of telerehabilitation: embracing virtual reality and augmented reality innovations.

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The integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into the telerehabilitation initiates a major change in the healthcare practice particularly in neurological and also orthopedic rehabilitation. This essay reflects the potential of t...

Real-world application, challenges and implication of artificial intelligence in healthcare: an essay.

The Pan African medical journal
This essay examines the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology applications in healthcare and the impact they have on the industry. This study comprised a detailed review of the literature and analyzed real-world examples of AI applic...

Task-sharing with artificial intelligence: a design hypothesis for an Emergency Unit in sub-Saharan Africa.

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In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a significant unmet need for emergency care, with a shortage of trained providers. One model to increase the number of providers is to task-share: roles traditionally filled by clinicians are shared with lay workers wh...

Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine as a strategic valuable tool.

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Humans' creativity led to machines that outperform human capabilities in terms of workload, effectiveness, precision, endurance, strength, and repetitiveness. It has always been a vision and a way to transcend the existence and to give more sense to ...

Prediction of out-of-pocket health expenditures in Rwanda using machine learning techniques.

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INTRODUCTION: in Rwanda, the estimated out-of-pocket health expenditure has been increased from 24.46% in 2000 to 26% in 2015. Despite the existence of guideline in estimation of out-of-pocket health expenditures provided by WHO (2018), the estimatio...

Hepatitis C viral load and genotypes among Nigerian subjects with chronic infection and implication for patient management: a retrospective review of data.

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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is highly infectious with no currently available vaccine. Prior to treatment, it is recommended to confirm HCV infection with either quantitative or qualitative nucleic acid test. Access to these assays in Nigeri...

[Hemoglobinuria in children hospitalized in Ouagadougou: short term inpatient care and prognosis].

The Pan African medical journal
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to analyze the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary features of hemoglobinuria in children hospitalized in the Pediatric University Hospital Charles de Gaulle, Ouagadougou.