Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 77 No 4, July 2022 Download pdf version Click here to Download

Original Articles

Severe cutaneous adverse reactions: A 5-year retrospective study at Hospital Melaka, Malaysia, from December 2014 to February 2020
Chiaw Ting Tee, Noor Hairiza Binti Abdullah, Punitha Kristummoonthy, Choon Sian Lee

Biomarker significance of interleukins, IL-37 and IL-38 in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Inas K. Sharquie

Development and validation of Malaysian noise and chemical exposure questionnaire towards hearing among hospital workers
Ailin Razali, Fathin 'Izzaty Azmy, Aina Mastura Khairul Anwar

Prevalence of abnormal cranial CT scan in Nontraumatic headache patients with red flag symptoms at the emergency department in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Fadzul Arifin Mohd Noor, Mohamad Masykurin Mafauzy, Afifah Sjamun Sjahid, Normalinda Yaacob, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin

Full blood count values in adolescents and its comparison by gender and ethnicity in Seremban district, Malaysia
Afshan Sumera, Esther Rishma Sundram, Kwa Siew Kim, Rokia Khalid, Sasikala Devi, Zainab Abd Majeed, Safurah Jafaar

The risk factors for complications and survival outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteraemia in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Sy Hwan Ang, Petrick Periyasamy, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Ramliza Ramli, Najma Kori, Chee Lan Lau

Prevalence and psychosocial impact of acne vulgaris among high school and university students in Sarawak, Malaysia
Lim Tzyy Huei, Nur Shairah Fatin Binti Badaruddin, Foo Sze Ying, Mohamad Adam Bujang, Pubalan Muniandy

Characteristics, symptom management and outcomes in Covid-19 patients referred to palliative care in a tertiary hospital: A retrospective observational study
Yoke Yeng Leong, Fakhriah Abu Bakar, Kean Yew Liew, Yen Ching Siow, Richard Boon Leong Lim

Propolis mouthwash for preventing radiotherapy-induced mucositis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Mohd Hafiz Hamzah, Irfan Mohamad, Muhamad Yusri Musa, Nor Shahida Abd Mutalib, Siti Azrin Ab Hamid, Wan Adnan Wan Omar

Palliative Prognostic Index as a predictor of mortality among geriatric patients with advanced chronic medical conditions
Affizal Samsudin, Yap Yon Lek, Loh Yoon Doong, Htwe Htwe Chit, Mohamad Adam Bujang

Incidence and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure among low-income Malaysian households
Khalsom Samsudin, Aidalina Mahmud, Titi Rahmawati Hamedon

Comparison of clinical efficacy and satisfaction of Tiotropium via Respimat® administration with and without a spacer in patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A single centre experience
Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Hemalatha Munusamy, Mas Fazlin Mohamad Jailaini, Ng Boon Hau, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Andrea Yu Lin Ban

Sexual characteristics, knowledge on human papillomavirus-related diseases and its associated factors among high-risk men
Noor Syazana Che Ismail, Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Adawiyah Jamil

Duodenal eosinophilia is associated with symptomatic erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, presence of co-morbidities, and ethnicity but not undifferentiated functional dyspepsia: A retrospective Malaysian study
Sundramoorthy Mahendra Raj, Sarala Ravindran, Manreesha Kaur, Michelle Clare Braganza, Anil Philip Kunnath

Treatment of severe coronary artery calcification with intravascular lithotripsy: Initial experience of a prospective single centre registry
Yap Lok Bin, Choy Chun Ngok, Navin Sukilan, Koh Kok Wei, Jeyamalar Rajadurai, Balachandran Kandasamy

Temperature measurement: Must it be the forehead? A prospective cross-sectional study
Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Arvin Valuyeetham, Valuyeetham Kamaru Ambu

Short Communication

Twenty-first century skills teaching in anaesthesia
Shivali Shamsher, KR Sethuraman

Continuing Medical Education Article

Progestogens in the management of miscarriage and preterm birth
Voon Hian Yan, Eeson Sinthamoney, Mukhri Hamdan, Vinodhini Bhaskaran, Kavitha Nagandla, Sharifah Sulaiha Syed Aznal, Suzanna Daud

Letter to the Editor

The many reasons of poor performance/more pertinent reasons for poor student performance
Keng Sheng Chew, Thomas Puthiaparampil

Acknowledgement