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Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Myocardium of Heart Using Dual Radiopharmaceutical Approach
(2015)
Understanding the metabolic consequences of Heart Failure (HF) is important in evaluating potential mechanism for disease progression in the heart, based on that we investigated whether changes of myocardial uptake of ...
Laboratory Investigation of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis in Children with Diarrhoea; A Hospital Based Study
(2015)
This study was conducted to determine the proportion of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infected children less than 12 years of age with diarrhoea and to identify the source of drinking water, level of hygiene in food preparation ...
Identification of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Biopsies; Comparison of the R of the Rapid Urease Test with the Histological Giemsa Staining Technique
(2015)
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) remains a prevalent chronic infection in the developing countries. H.pylori is an important agent associated with peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis and gastric malignancies. It can be ...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on First Aid Measures among Senior School Prefects in Galle Education Division, Sri Lanka
(2015)
First aid is needed in daily life at any situation. So every citizen shares a responsibility of having basic first aid knowledge and practices. First aider should be able to assess, provide care and direct to appropriate ...
Learning Styles of Nursing and Midwifery Undergraduates of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Utilising the Kolb Learning Style Inventory
(2015)
The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) is a simple self-description test, based on experiential learning theory that is designed to help individuals identify the way they learn from experience. On the other hand if students ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to MRSA among BSc Nursing Students Who Attend Clinical Training at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
(2015)
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is resistant to all ? lactam antibiotics and it can cause small abscess to life threatening sepsis or endocarditis. The risks of death in MRSA patients were three times ...
Familial Tendency of Rheumatoid Arthritis among Patients Attending Specialist Clinics in Sri Lanka
(2015)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto immune disease mainly caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Few studies on familial incidence for RA have been conducted in Sri Lanka. The aims were to document ...