Ismail Hamdi Kara

Duzce University · Department of Family Medicine

H. pylori με τα επίπεδα της βιταμίνης Β12 και τα ευρήματα από γαστροσκόπηση ενηλίκων σε εξωνοσοκομειακή γαστρεντερολογική κλινική Περίληψη στο τέλος του άρθρου The association of vitamin B12 levels with gastroscopy findings and H. pylori status in adults attending an outpatient gastroenterology clinic OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation of Helico...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless and odourless gas appearing as a result of incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels. Many domestic or occupational poisonings are caused by CO exposure. Malfunctioning heating systems, improperly ventilated motor vehicles, generators, grills, stoves and residential fires may be listed in the common sourc...

INTRODUCTION: Visfatin is a novel adipokine originally described to be produced predominantly by visceral fat tissue. The aim of the study was aimed to investigate visfatin level in non-diabetic obese patients with or without MetS and prediabetes. METHODS: The cross-sectional study enrolled 169 subjects. Anthropometric measures and metabolic param...

Asclepiades (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης; c. 124 or 129 – 40 BC), sometimes called Asclepiades of Bithynia or Asclepiades of Prusias, was a physician born at Prusias in Bithynia (currently Konuralp) in Asia Minor and flourished at Rome. He established medicine near the end of the 2nd century BC. Cito tuto jucunde meaning to treat his patients "swiftly, safe...

Family Medicine Residency Training: Where, How Much, How and When?ABSTRACT In this article, it will be discussed of the setting and the importance of the family medicine residency training in field related workshop framework that was made in the WONCA Europe Conference 2015. Family medicine residency training consists of three basic pillars: Rotati...

In recent years, the prevalence and incidence of depression and suicide cases in Turkey and all world increases in general. Therefore, each passing day, it should be sought a solution to this disease. In recent years, as secondary to the search for a solution, to examine the relation between some laboratory markers and suicide attempt has gained po...

An Evaluation of knowledge of Health Care Personnel, working in Primary Healthcare facilities, about Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultancy

Effects of blood glucose regulation and comorbidity on quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients – A preliminary multicenter study

you can download this project summary from link: http://www.bap.duzce.edu.tr/Dosyalar/dubap_kitapcik.pdf (paper 325-326, online access date: 26.12.2020.)

VOLUME 4,YEAR 2015, APRIL. 5. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRAKYA FAMILY MEDICINE (5. ULUSLARARASI TRAKYA AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ KONGRESİ) The file can be downloaded from the link: http://ejfm.trakya.edu.tr/userfiles/2016/supplement-1.pdf , online erişim tarihi: 26.12.2020.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless, odorless, nonirritant gas and CO poisoning affects all organ systems. We aimed to detect any possible effects of CO exposure on the argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region (AgNOR)-associated protein synthesis of heart cells and whether there is any relationship between AgNOR protein amount and both c...

This study aimed to describe the clinical and socio-demographic aspects of acute poisoning in 2010 in Duzce City, Northwest Anatolian Region of Turkey. Acute poisoning was due to the intentional ingestion of drugs in young and adult people (≥16), who were treated at the Emergency Service of Duzce University Medical Hospital, Turkey from January 1,...

Objective: Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) is frequently recommended, beside its controversial efficacy. Herein, it was aimed to evaluate frequency of SMBG and its efficacy among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in primary care settings in Düzce Province of Turkey. Methods: The cross-sectional and primary care-based study enrolled a total...

Prevention and treatment of obesity in the family medicine is the cornerstone of health care delivery. Today, multidisciplinary approach and combined therapy were adopted in the obesity treatment. Individualized, long-term, patient-centered close follow-up in the obesity treatment is needed. Behavior change should be taken place in the center of tr...

Aim: The aim of present study is investigating that demographic features and symptoms of patients at admission to a family health center (FHC) in city center of Düzce and is determining that important of the most common symptoms for training of family medicine specialty. Method: This cross-sectional and descriptive study is depending on medical dat...

Purpose: We aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of mothers with children aged 0- 6 years about fever in this study. Methods: 214 mothers with children aged 0-6 were included in the study in family health center between in January and February 2014. The data was collected by demographic information form and a questionnaire about the knowle...

Objective: In this study, it was aimed that analyzing career choices of Students of Medical Faculty and their opinions regarding Medical Specialty Selection Examination. Methods: At 2012-2013 education terms, 101 medical students from Duzce University participated in this cross sectional study. 58 (57,4%) of them were at 5th grade and 43 (42,6%) of...

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Aim: To investigate correlation of vitamin B12 with obesity insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome. Methods: The cross-sectional and primary care-based study was carried out. Anthropometric, blood pressure measurements and bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) were recorded. Vitamin B12, folic acid, hemogram, insulin, ferritin, iron, total iron b...

Amaç: Bu çalışma Düzce Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi sağlık çalışanlarında başağrısı sıklığını, başağrısının karakteristiğini, sosyo-demografik özelliklerini, çalışma koşulları ve memnu-niyet durumlarının değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışmada olgular, teknisyen (n=32, %15,9), hemşire (n=100, %49,8), sözleşmeli perso...

Objective: In this study, it is aimed to compare the levels of the cases which have drug with the aim of suicide, by right control groups. Method: In this study, the cases which referred to Hospital of Dicle University with drug intoxication have been analyzed. In the study, their lipid; Triglyceride, Total Cholesterol, High Density Lipoprotein Cho...

steoporoz (OP) düşük kemik kütlesi ve kemik dokusunun mikromimari-sindeki bozulma sonucu kemik kırılganlığının ve kırık riskinin artması ile karakterize sistemik bir iskelet hastalığıdır. 1 Kadınlarda erkeklere oranla 5 kat daha fazla görülür özellikle de postmenopozal dönemdeki kadınlar ve yaşlı nü-fusu etkiler. Osteoporotik fraktürler mortalite v...

Mehmet Faruk Geyik, İsmail Hamdi Kara, Ali Kemal Uzunlar, Davut Baltacı, İbak Gönen, Talat Bahçebaşı, Safinaz Ataoğlu, Adnan Özçetin, F. Serdar Gürel, Osman Karakılıç. Tıp Fakültesi Öğretim Üyelerine Uygulanan Eğiticilerin Eğitimi Etkinliğinin Araştırılması, Konuralp Tıp Dergisi 2013;5(3):24-28. You can dowload it from this link: https://dergipar...

Objective: This study is aimed to investigate the efficacy of erdosteine usage in acetaminophen-induced liver damage and to compare it with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in the treatment and prevention of liver toxicity due to overdose of acetaminophen. Methods: The rats were separated into the following six groups of seven rats each: control group; a...

Aim: To investigate the correlation between vitamin B12 and body mass index (BMI) along with insulin resistance (IR) in middle-aged obese women. Materials and methods: The study was designed as a case-control study. The study group included middle-aged obese women and the control group included aged-matched lean women. Weight, height, and hip and w...

The objective of the present study was to analyze demographic-epidemiologic features, laboratory findings and mortality rates of cases with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). CCHF is an acute and severe hemorrhagic fever syndrome, caused by nairovirus transmitted by ticks, presenting with fever and hemorrhages. Twenty-six cases with CCHF admit...

Smoking is still a major public health problem in Turkey. It was aimed to investigate smoking prevalence and habits among Turkish family physicians. Cross-sectional study among physicians working in primary care settings was established. A self-administered study survey was applied. The surveys of 1233 family physicians were analyzed. The study inc...

To study the correlation of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carrier status in patients on haemodialysis, infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and their sociodemographic features. A survey, including patients' sociodemographic features, was applied to patients by physicians in face to face interviews. Medical records regarding t...

In 1999, Duzce suffered two consecutive devastating earthquakes above magnitude 7 in August and November. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the indoor air quality of coffeehouses by determining carbon monoxide (CO) levels and their contributing factors in coffeehouses built before and after the earthquake. We conducted our study in 76 Turk...

Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) is characterized with skin lesions in the instant of ofending drug. It recurs at the same site of the skin or mucous membrane. In our case, 26-year-old female patient was admitted to our emergency department with distinctive and itchy skin lesions afer ornidazole administration. Physical examination revealed erythematous,...

Patient's satisfaction is a desired out-come measure of quality of health care. It is direct feedback measurement and easy method. We aimed to evaluate level of patient's satisfaction with family physician after family medicine implementation at primary care settings in Turkey. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey between January and...

The aim of this study was to evaluate indoor air quality and factors affecting expired carbon monoxide (CO) levels in a coffeehouse environment. This cross-sectional study was conducted at 16 randomly selected coffeehouses in Duzce, Turkey, during November 2007 to March 2008. A total of 547 people, average age 46.72 ± 17.03 (19-82) years, participa...

The typical nutritional plan in Ramadan may have beneficial influences on the inflammatory state, as well as on metabolic and anthropometric parameters. We aimed to investigate the effects of Ramadan fasting on biochemical and hematological parameters and cytokines in healthy and obese individuals. This study was performed during the Ramadan holy m...

Naproxen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) widely used for symptomatic relief of arthritis and other painful disorders, such as dysmenorrheal. Pruritus is the most common side effect of naproxen. Fixed drug eruption (FDE) due to naproxen is a rarely reported side-effect. No previous report has declared cross-reactivity between napro...

Introduction: The lessening in the functions of body by aging increases traumatic injury risk. Materials and Method: The cases of the age 65 and over, who referred to Kirikkale High Specialization Hospital Emergency Service, between January 2007-June 2009, and had undergone forensic trauma were evaluated from the points of sex, age, monthly cumulat...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic and preventive effects of N-acetyl cysteine and erdosteine on renal injury associated with paracetamol (acetaminophen) intoxication. Female albino Wistar rats were divided into six groups: control; paracetamol (1 g/kg, oral); paracetamol (1 g/kg, oral) + erdosteine (150 mg/kg/day, oral...

Background: Central serous chorioretinopathy is an idiopathic disorder that leads to serous neurosensory retinal detachment. The disorder is usually self-limited and resolves spontaneously; however, sometimes neurosensory retinal detachment persists. This form of the disorder is called chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CCSC). Objective:...

Aim: In this study, demographic and epidemiologic features of patients seen in emergency department due to tick bites that can cause Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever were discussed with literature data. Material and Methods: Patients seen in Yozgat State Hospital Emergency Department due to tick bites between 03.01.2007 and 09.31.2007 have been inc...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of malnutrition, obesity and overweight, calculated by body mass index (BMI), in elementary school children in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. Method: This research is a cross-sectional epidemiological study and elementary school children with aged 7-16 years were included ran...

Summary Objective. The present study examined the effects on craniofacial growth, using rats. The effect of protein restriction and of the craniofacial growth rats fed a diet containing 4% protein (Low protein diet, LPD), 12% protein (middle protein diet, MPD), 24% protein (Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), the offspring of the rats whose art...

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to determine the change in depression and anxiety levels of mothers during prepartum and postpartum periods. Methods: Among the mothers who admitted Dicle University Hospital in their third trimester between June 2008 and January 2009 and did not have any physical disorder were enrolled in the study. After their ini...

Introduction: It was aimed to evaluate CBC analyses (HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW and PLT), folic acid, cobalamin, serum iron and serum iron binding capacity and make a comparison according to gender in patients >50 years applied to check-up outpatients' clinic. Material and Method: 20 male and 35 female, total 55, consecutive patients who have median...

Aim: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder that is characterized by low bone mass, micro-structural degeneration of bone and high risk of fracture. In this study our aim was to detect the frequency of osteoporosis in hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients according to Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) after vitamin D...

Aim: The objective of this survey was to determine the socio-demographic and the parental features and the extent of active and passive smoking among primary school children in Diyarbakir Province in Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey. Material and Methods: This survey is an epidemiological study with cross-sectional design. According to the laye...

In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and gestational status (gravida, parity, abortus and living child) in women.Data of female patients who referring to Family Practice Department of Dicle University Medical Faculty in two months period (September, October 2007) was surveyed retrospectively. Hemogl...

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine to the condition of knowledge and usage from Düzce University Medico-Social Units and hospitals and their problems related with them of Düzce University students.Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out between 01 and 31.05.2009 in the campus of Düzce University. A total 366 stude...

Tuberculosis remains a significant health problem for patients receiving chronic dialysis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of tuberculosis among patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) undergoing chronic hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Between 1999 and...

End stage renal disease (ESRD) presents with higher morbidity and mortality with respect to the general population. In recent study, the causes of mortality and associated risk factors in ESRD have been evaluated. In this study, 1538 patients diagnosed with ESRD in 10-year period were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided as dead (gr...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) among nurses and healthcare workers was evaluated via a questionnaire examining CFS, sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, work capacity and education. The criteria of the Centers for Disease Control were applied. One hundred and eighty-three nurses and 18 healthcare workers (mean age 29.04 ± 5.31 years) participated....

In this epidemiological report, we assessed the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis (OP) in postmenopausal Turkish women and the relationship between body mass index (BMI), and some nutritional factors (habitual tea, coffee, tobacco, and milk product consumption) with OP. This multicenter study was done in postmenopausal women residing in fiv...

Scientific publication in Turkish family medicine (FM) has currently increased and a systematic assessment of the quantity and quality of the published research is the aim of this study. The data were obtained from the Institute for Scientific Information Citation Databases (SCI, SCI-Expanded, SSCI, and A&HSCI) and the period between 1975-2005 was...

To determine the association of plasma amino terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level with left ventricle hypertrophy (LVH) among hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated 65 patients on maintenance HD (28 women, 37 men) treated thrice weekly by low-flux hollow-fiber dialyzers for at least 6 months. Patients were divided into 2 group...

In this study, we planned to determine the factors affecting the mortality, and morbidity of electrical injuries. Medical records of 165 patients (126 males; 39 females; mean age 21.1 years; range 2.5 to 62 years), who were admitted to the Emergency Department of Dicle University School of Medicine for electrical injuries, between January 2003 and...

To asses cardiac structure and function in athletes, hypertensive patients and healthy sedentary control subjects by Doppler-echocardiographyOne hundred athletes, 45 hypertensive patients and 45 healthy sedentary control subjects volunteered to take part in the study, cardiac dimensions and function were determined by 2-D Doppler –echocardiography...

BACKGROUND: In this study, we planned to determine the factors affecting the mortality, and morbidity of electrical injuries. METHODS; Medical records of 165 patients (126 males; 39 females; mean age 21.1 years; range 2.5 to 62 years), who were admitted to the Emergency Department of Dicle University School of Medicine for electrical injuries, betw...

A 39 year old female patient who admitted to Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic of Dicle University Medical Faculty with symptoms of anxiety, fatigue and effort intolerance had a body mass index (BMI) of 32 kg/m 2 and pale conjunctivae. Etiological investigation of her anemia revealed a hypochromic microcytic anemia. Since, she had normal serum iron...

In this preliminary study, a public survey was planned to investigate frequency of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) among nurses employed in primary and secondary health care centers and its relationship with sociodemographic factors and education. The poll designed by Family Medicine Department of Dicle University Medical Faculty involved 14 open-en...

Staphylococcus aureus carriage in hospital staff members are more responsible for epidemy of S aureus. Hemodialysis (HD) patients are tender to the infections due to chronic renal failure (CRF) and in this patients, eradication of S aureus nasal-carriage is important. In this study, in Hemodialysis Center of Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, f...

Burns continue to be responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In this study we aimed to determine the factors affecting mortality and epidemiological data by examining the records of burned patients. The hospital records of 980 patients who were hospitalised in the Burns Unit at Dicle University Hospital (DUH) be...

In this study, the extent of measles outbreak was investigated in the Idil and Cizre counties of Sirnak Province. New cases determined in patients who applied to primary care clinics and those detected during home visits were evaluated. In 2001, a total of 2,143 cases reported in Sirnak Province were signified as a probable outbreak. Three hundred...

Hyperinsulinemia is related to coronary artery disease (CAD), as an indication of decreased insulin sensitivity. Although there are many studies showing the relation between fasting insulin levels and insulin resistance, there are fewer studies on postprandial insulin levels. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between...

To determine the beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity with homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) and area under curve (AUC) in nondiabetic uremic hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients cross sectionally. The study was performed between January to August 2001 in the Department of Nephrology, Dicle Univers...

Syncope is defined as transient loss of consciousness due to reduced blood flow. It may occur suddenly or can be associated with alarming symptoms like weakness, confusion, nausea, visual blurring. The purpose of this report is to makes primary care physicians to pay more attention of case of bradycardia and syncope that caused by hypothyroidism. T...

In this study, our aim was to evaluate the effect of postdialysis administration of parenteral L-carnitine supplementations on hematological parameters and also on weekly requiring dose of the recombinant human erythropoietine (rHuEPO) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The stable 34 patients (17 male, 17 female) were enrolled in the study who were on...

Insulin resistance (IR) frequently accompanies end-stage renal disease (ESRD). There is a positive correlation between IR and cardiovascular pathologies that plays a role in mortality and morbidity on patients with ESRD. We aim to research the prevalence and evaluability of homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in hemodialysis (...

This study was conducted to determine the biological effects of acute poisoning, the nature of agents involved and the pattern of poisoning in Diyarbakir City, in the Southeast Anatolian region of Turkey, during 2000. Hospital records of all admissions to the Emergency Department (ED) of Dicle University Hospital following acute poisoning were revi...

Patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) requiring dialysis are at an increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) when compared with the total population. In dialysis patients, the tuberculin skin test (TST) is not helpful diagnostically; this may be due to an overwhelming infection impairing the immune response. The purpose of this study was t...

Objective: To determine the incidence of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections, types of pathogenic microorganisms encountered, as well as to annotate the characteristics of patients undergoing catheterization in the nephrology clinic. Material and Methods: CVCs were inserted in 106 consecutive patients hospitalized with uremia during th...

The aim of this study is to evaluate histopathological findings induced by Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and molsidomine (MOL) on the kidney of bile duct ligated rats. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats, each weighing 125 to 140 g, were included in the study. Extent of histological glomerular injury scores (GIS), arterial injury scores (AIS)...

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination never lose its importance; however, we did not get immune response with vaccination in some cases at the hemodialysis (HD) units. In this research, our aim was to evaluate antibody responses that constitute with natural ways and vaccination against HBV infection in chronic HD patients. In this retrospective c...

Injuries are one of the most important factors threatened the health of children in developed or developing countries. In this study, the sociodemographic factors such as age, gender and seasonal features of the patients applied to emergency service due to home accidents were aimed to evaluate. In this retrospective study, 305 home injury cases app...

It is assumed that the sequence of events in gastric cancer is as follows: chronic gastritis, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia (IM), dysplasia, and carcinoma. It is also known that Helicobacter pylori (Hp) can be involved in the chain of these chronic phenomena. Therefore, we studied the relation of Hp with chronic inflammation, atrophy, activity lev...