Sawsan Issa Habeeb

University of Basrah · College of Medicine

ABSTRACT Objective: The prevalence and rate of diagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents appear to be increasing, this is due in part to the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity as well as growing awareness of this disease. The aim of this study was to assess blood pressure profile and prevalence of hypertension in primary school...

Introduction Clinical teaching is essential for the continuity of education of health care professionals. Developing teaching skills is highly required to communicate efficiently and transfer experience and knowledge to others. To our knowledge, medical students across Iraq did not give their perception of clinical teaching in a comprehensive way....

Background Ready-to-use supplementary foods are high-energy, lipid-based provide energy, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to treat acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months. Aim To evaluate the effect of ready-to-use supplement foods on the outpatient management of children with acute malnutrition. Methods A prospective appropriate study w...

Objective: To elicit the opinion of students about various aspects of teaching and learning communication skills. Method: The questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Basrah Medical College, Basra, Iraq, for the first year medical students, academic year 2016-2017. All the students of the class were included. Data was collected using a questi...

Objective: To elicit the opinion of students about various aspects of teaching and learning of communication skills. Methods: The questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Basrah Medical College, Basra, Iraq, for the first year medical students, academic year 2016-2017. All the students of the class were included. Data was collected using a...

Growth problems represent an important complication in children and adolescent with Type1 diabetes mellitus and poor metabolic control seems to impact their growth velocity. Aim: to assess the nutritional status in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, in relation to selected patients ' variables. Methods: a case-control study has been carried ou...

مهارات التواصل محور الممارسة السريرية: - يجري الطبيب ما يقرب من 200000 مقابلة طيلة حياتيه المهنية. وهي الأس الذي يعتمد عليه الطبيب في ممارسته مهنة الطب. وعدم ضبطها يؤدي إلى مشكلات كبيرة. كما نرى الهوة الواسعة بين الأطباء والمجتمع حالياً. وتؤكد الدراسات أن الكفاءة الطبية السريرية تعتمد على تكامل القاعدة المعرفية للطبيب ومهاراته التواصلية وكفاءته ف...

اهمية البوح بالخبر السيىء يُحسن البوح بالخبر السيئ بطريقة شِفائية قابلية المريض في المساعدة في تخطيط رعايته والتعاون مع الطبيب لتحديد أهدافه الواقعية باستقلالية، ويساعد على بناء علاقة إيجابية مع الملاكات الطبية الأخرى. ويبقى المريض ممتنًا للمعروف الذي اسداه الطبيب له طيلة حياته، وبالمقابل لا ينسى المريض طريقة البوح بالخبر السيئ المقرفة، ويحنق على ذ...

Background: it has been shown that low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was associated with a higher risk of upper and lower respiratory infections in children Aim to evaluate vitamin D concentration and selected biochemical markers in infants and children with recurrent wheeze. Methods: a case-control study has been carried out to measure s...

Basic concepts on communication skills in pediatric age group

Malnutrition remains a problem among symptomatic patients with congenital heart diseases and particular attention is required for early diagnosis,medical and surgical intervention and dietary management to restore normal growth.

Three years experience in teaching communication skills in Basrah Medical College

Background It have been shown that low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration are associated with a higher risk of upper and lower respiratory infections in children and a shortage of vitamin D may contribute to asthmatic patients' symptoms and morbidity rates. There are studies highlighting associations between childhood asthma, fetal lung and/or...

The Golden Opportunity of the “First 1000 Days”play an important role in brain development

A case - control study was carried out to determine the level of serum zinc and copper in the children with febrile seizures and determine their relation to selected patients' variables.

The importance of vitamin D was recently emphasized when it was reported to be involved in cell differentiation, proliferation, immune function and important for optimal function of many organs and tissues throughout the body, including the central nervous system . This vitamin may reduce seizure frequency and treating adverse effect of anticonvuls...

A case control study has been carried out to assess level of Insulin like growth factor-1 in children with chronic kidney disease in relation to their nutritional status and some selected patients' variables

The maternal and neonatal data of 76 infants of diabetic mothers were studied to determine the frequency of possible complications in these infants. The study was carried out in the maternity and children hospital in Basra for the period from May 2000 till June 2001. Diabetic mothers were classified according to White's classification and most of t...

الغاية النهائية Training Goal تهيئة المتدرب للتمكن من استعمال مهارات التواصل الضرورية بكفاءة في المرحلة السريرية والممارسة العملية، ومراعاة الجوانب الأخلاقية في الممارسة اليومية. أما اهداف التدريب التفصيلية على مبادئ الاخلاقيات ومهارات التواصل فهي، - فهم معاناة المريض واحترام إنسانيته. - أن لا يعامل المريض كماكنة عاطلة. - وإرساء مقابلة طبية معتمد...

Awareness of common pathophsiological factors related to growth failure in children with chronic diseases as well as description of importance of clinical evaluation and anthropometric measurements to monitor the nutritional status .

Background: The importance of vitamin D was recently emphasized when it was reported to be involved in cell differentiation, proliferation, immune function and important for optimal function of many organs and tissues throughout the body, including the central nervous system. This vitamin may reduce seizure frequency and treating adverse effect of...

Aim :A case control study has been carried out to assess nutritional status and growth of children with chronic kidney disease in relation to IGF-1 level and some selected patients variables. Background : Malnutrition, growth delay, and nutrition related problems are common in children with chronic kidney disease and are associated with a greater r...

Objective: A case-control study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of infants and children with congenital heart diseases, and study selected variables as age, sex, types of congenital heart diseases, and family history in relation to the nutritional variables of patients who were admitted to Basra Maternity and Children Hospital and...

Objective: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of F75 and F100 prepared locally in comparison to industrially produced milk and its relation to their outcome. Methods: Data of 264 infants and children aged 1-36months with severe acute malnutrition in the nutrition rehabilitation ward; were an...

Aim: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out to evaluate and address some selected variables of admitted children with severe acute malnutrition to five selected nutritional rehabilitation wards in Basrah, three central Hospitals, and two district hospitals. As well as to assess the extent of implementation of world health organization gu...

ABSTRACT Objective: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of F75 and F100 prepared locally in comparison to industrially produced milk and its relation to their outcome. Methods: Data of 264 infants and children aged 1-36months with severe acute malnutrition in the nutrition rehabilitation ward;...

Objective: A case-control study was carried out to determine urinary secretory IgA level in malnourished children and its relation to selected patients' variables. Methods: Eighty two malnourished children who have been admitted to nutritional rehabilitation ward in Basra General Hospital and Basra Maternity and Original Article

ABSTRACT Aim: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out to evaluate and address some selected variables of admitted children with severe acute malnutrition to five selected nutritional rehabilitation wards in Basrah, three central Hospitals, and two district hospitals. As well as to assess the extent of implementation of world health organi...

Abstract: Background: Cardiomyopathy isprimary myocardial disorders, are divided into dilated or congestive and non dilated or restrictive form. Echocardiography serves as a definitive tool for establishing the presence and type of cardiomyopathy. In patients with dilated type, the serum uric acid may increase, so the current research was designed...

A Case-control study was carried out to determine the frequency of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection by H. pylori stool Ag test in malnourished children and it's relation to some selected variables. Sixty seven malnourished infants and children who have been admitted to nutritional rehabilitation center (NRC) in Basra General Hospital were...

A Case-control study was carried out to determine the frequency of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection by H. pylori stool Ag test in malnourished children and it's relation to some selected variables. Sixty seven malnourished infants and children who have been admitted to nutritional rehabilitation center (NRC) in Basra General Hospital were...

Background: Re-feeding syndrome is potentially lethal condition. It can be associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Fluid-balance abnormalities, abnormal glucose metabolism, hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and thiamin deficiency occur in the first 3-4 days of initiating nutritional support. (1) Methods: This is a prospecti...

ABSTRACT— Background: Nocturnal enuresis is common clinical problem in children. Although it is considered as a benign symptom, it causes substantial distress and presents significant psychosocial problems for children and their parents. It is now generally accepted that 15 to 20 % of children will have some degree of bed-wetting at five years of a...

Abstract: Background: Re-feeding syndrome is potentially lethal condition. It can be associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Fluid-balance abnormalities, abnormal glucose metabolism, hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and thiamin deficiency occur in the first 3-4 days of initiating nutritional support. (1) Methods: This is a...

Across sectional study was carried out to evaluate the feeding pattern of malnourished children and to study the association between their demographic and nutritional variables. The study was conducted on 157 infants and children aged 2-36 months (65 males and 92 females) attending Nutritional Rehabilitation Center In Basrah General Hospital during...

ABSTRACT Across sectional study was carried out to evaluate the feeding pattern of malnourished children and to study the association between their demographic and nutritional variables. The study was conducted on 157 infants and children aged 2-36 months (65 males and 92 females) attending Nutritional Rehabilitation Center In Basrah General Hospit...

This is a retrospective study that was set out to describe the spectrum of congenital heart disease using echocardiography in two main centers in Basra over a period of 24 months from June (2006-2008). Children with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease were selected; information obtained from their records included age, gender, clinical diagno...

This is a retrospective study that was set out to describe the spectrum of congenital heart disease using echocardiography in two main centers in Basra over a period of 24 months from June (2006-2008). Children with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease were selected; information obtained from their records included age, gender, clinical diagno...

This is a retrospective study that was set out to describe the spectrum of congenital heart disease using echocardiography in two main centers in Basra over a period of 24 months from June (2006-2008). Children with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease were selected; information obtained from their records included age, gender, clinical diagno...

A prospective study was carried out to evaluate the frequency of toxoplasmosis in children with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency at Basrah General Hospital and Basrah Maternity and Children Hospital for 1 year (from October 2004 - October 2005). One hundred ten children (6 months - 60 months) of age were screened for both toxoplasmosis...