This paper introduces the feasibility of the case teaching practice to health care management course.Based on teaching practice,the paper discusses design,application and evaluation of the case teaching practice in health care management teaching,and put forward some recommendations for putting into practice,such as selection of case,teaching methods and skills.Thus it supplies reference to cultivate students' abilities to analyze and solve problems,and improve the teaching effect of health care management course.

Objective To compare the effect of comparion of the effect of postoperative.Methods Forty patients with total gastrectomy for gastric cancer surgery were randomly divided into groups of early parenteral nutrition (EEN) and total parental nutrition (TPN) group,20 patients in each group.Nutritional index,immune status,complication rate and postoperative intestinal function recovery time and average hospital stay were observed.Results The first day of bowel movement and time to take a normal soft diet was significantly shorter in EEN group than that in TPN group(t =5.091,7.007,all P ＜ 0.05).and the hospital stays of EEN group all so significantly shorter than TPN group (t =5.802,P ＜ 0.05).Prealbumin and transferrin were significantly reduced on post-operative day (POD)7 and were slowly recovered until POD 90.but the increased rate in EEN group was significantly faster than that in TPN group [cprealbumin:t =9.501,7.913,7.182,6.154,all P ＜ 0.05] ; transferrin:t =5.501,5.712,5.733,5.801,all P ＜ 0.05).The TLC,CD4 and CD8 are lower than before total gastrectomy on POD 7,and have been recovered to the level before surgery.The TLC level on POD 7 and 14 were significantly higher in EEN group than that in TPN group (t =5.645,5.134,all P ＜ 0.05).The PG-SGA score was lower in EEN group than that in TPN group,particularly on POD 21 (t =5.211,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Total gastreetomy for gastric cancer after curative resection of early enteral nutrition support can improve the postoperative intestinal function recovery and shorten the time of hospital stay for patients.

With the establishment of the Republic Act No. 11036, more popularly known as the Mental Health Act, improvement in the mental, neurologic, and psychosocial health took a step forward in the Philippines. This law, which was signed on June 2018, gave specific provisions in different aspects of delivery of mental health services to Filipinos. This law proved very useful in the dilemma faced in the following case where a potential problem in confidentiality was encountered.
Mental Health Services ; Confidentiality ; Mental Health ; Philippines

BACKGROUND:The success of the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth depends not only on determining the health status of the pulp,but also on selecting the most suitable pulp capping agent.At present,the commonly used pulp capping agent materials contain calcium hydroxide preparation and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA).Recently,new biomaterials,such as Bioaggregate,Biodentine,and TheraCal,with good biocompatibility and good edge sealing,have been developed and extensively used.OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacies of MTA,calcium hydroxide preparation,Biodentine and TheraCal LC that are commonly used in pediatric dentistry in the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth.METHODS:This prospective,single-center,randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted in Chengdu Maternal and Child Center,China.Children with deep caries of deciduous teeth,who will be scheduled to undergo indirect pulp capping,direct pulp capping,and vital pulpotomy,will be selected and randomized into four groups according to pulp capping agents:MTA group,calcium hydroxide group,Biodentine group and TheraCal group.Patients will receive return visit at postoperative 3,6 and 12 months during follow-up.By using X-ray,we will observe and compare the speed and quality of the formation of the dentin bridge with different biomaterials,and assess the reason for the failure of treatment.This trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:NCT03220360,on July 14,2017.The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Chengdu Maternal and Child Center,China (approval number:20170506).All protocols will be performed in accordance with the Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects in the Declaration of Helsinki.Written informed consent will be provided by each patient and their family members after they indicated that they fully understood the treatment plan.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:This study will compare the efficacies of various biomaterials in the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth.New materials Biodentine and TheraCal will be selected in classical technique to verify their efficacies and explore their superiorities.Classical materials calcium hydroxide and MTA will be selected as controls,which will be separately used in indirect pulp capping,direct pulp capping,and vital pulpotomy to provide reliable choices for clinicians.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the frequency of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Anxiety and Depression among military personnel as well as describe their coping style. Methodology: This was a cross sectional descriptive study of military personnel. (Member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines), in active service i.e. must have been deployed to a combat zone at some point in time, drawn by convenience sampling. They were screened using the Filipino version of the Zung Depression Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale after securing voluntary consent of the subjects. Results: There were 673 servicemen who participated in the study with many undergoing advancement schooling at the time of interview. Responses of only 598 subjects were included in the analysis since the others failed to complete the standardized demographic profile data sheet. Seven (1.1 %) were noted to be anxious; and 5 (0.8%) were depressed while no one were noted to have PTSD. The most common coping mechanisms in handling stress were smoking cigarettes, talking to a friend or drinking alcoholic beverages. Conclusion The prevalence of anxiety, depression and absence of PTSD were lower than expected but this may be due to the fact that at the time of interview the servicemen were not coming directly from a combat zone but had been taking up further studies over the past 1- 3 months in Metro Manila
Anxiety ; Depression ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ; Military Personnel

The management of the pregnant patient with a brain tumor must be individualized for each patient. It is a tailored and coordinated multi speciialty effort where well-defined seams are fitted for the individual and the outfit appropriate for the occasion. In the end, what matter most is the best appropriate management that is rational and safe is given for both individuals.
Human ; Adult ; PREGNANCY ; BRAIN NEOPLASMS ; MENINGIOMA ; PREGNANCY, HIGH- RISK

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Animals ; Catheterization ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Leeches ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Cavity ; Suction ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Physical trauma significantly influences pregnancy outcomes leading to feto-maternal morbidity or mortality. A 20-year-old G1P0 (33 weeks 4/7 days AOG) COVID- 19 suspect was accidentally impaled by a falling metal rod while aboard her electric scooter. This paper highlights the peculiarities of anesthetizing a parturient with an impaled foreign body in the abdominal cavity while ensuring the well-being of the fetus amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Dissemination of health communication materials is one of the most important strategies to increase awareness on the prevention and control of leptospirosis. One of the projects under the Program on the Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis in the Philippines (LepCon) is the dissemination of health communication materials.
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the dissemination of health communication materials to 14 city and municipal health offices in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines. Specifically, this study determined: (1) how the health communication materials were disseminated by the city and municipal health offices; (2) the placement of the materials in the health facilities; and (3) the challenges encountered during the dissemination process.
RESULTS: The city/municipal health offices used different approaches in disseminating the health
communication materials and these are classified into distribution for public consumption, utilization as health education materials, and maintenance of supply by reproducing the materials in other forms. Eleven (11) out of the 14 city/municipal health offices (78.6%) still had leptospirosis posters. Seven (50%) of them posted the poster in the health facility. However, only four (28.6%) facilities placed the posters in locations where health facility clients can easily see and read them. Two of the 14 city/municipal health offices (14.3%) had an information, education and communication (IEC) display area where the LepCon fan is one of the health communication materials on display. The number of materials provided to the health offices was noted to be inadequate to reach the health facilities' target audiences. Finally, the monitoring and evaluation of health communication materials disseminated to facilities under health offices' jurisdiction was also a big challenge.
CONCLUSIONS: Different approaches were used in disseminating the posters and fans to the health facilities under the jurisdiction of the city/municipal health offices. It was also noted that the number of materials provided to the health offices was not adequate to reach the health facilities' target audiences. Although three-fourths of the health offices covered still have health communication materials in their facility, only less than 25% of these facilities have posters placed in strategic locations in the facility. A formal scheme of monitoring the dissemination of the materials was expressed by the informants.

Lots of evidence show a correlation between air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases, of which the effect of particulate matter is the most concerned.It is the current research hotspot that respiratory diseases in both children and adults are closely related with atmospheric pollution levels.The influence mechanisms of atmos-pheric pollution on respiratory diseases include oxidative stress, inflammation, genetic damage, etc.This paper made a review of the latest advances s on the pathogenesis of chronic respiratory diseases caused by atmospheric particulates PM2.5 .