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@#Herbal medicines are becoming more popular and acceptable day by day due to their effectiveness, limited side effects, and cost-effectiveness. Cholistani plants are reported as a rich source of antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, and anticancer agents. The current study has evaluated antiviral potential of selected Cholistani plants. The whole plants were collected, ground and used in extract formation with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol. All the extracts were concentrated by using a rotary evaporator and concentrate was finally dissolved in an appropriate vol of the same solvent. All of the extracts were tested for their antiviral potential by using 9-11 days old chick embryonated eggs. Each extract was tested against the Avian Influenza virus H9N2 strain (AIV), New Castle Disease virus Lasoota strain (NDV), Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) and an Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Hemagglutination test (HA) and Indirect Hemagglutination (IHA) tests were performed for different viruses. The overall order of the antiviral potential of Cholistani plants against viruses was NDV>IBV>IBDV>AIV. In terms of antiviral activity from extracts, the order of activity was n-butanol>ethyl acetate>n-hexane. The medicinal plants Achyranthes aspera, Neuroda procumbens, Panicum antidotale, Ochthochloa compressa and Suaeda fruticose were very effective against all four poultry viruses through their extracts. The low IC50 values of these extracts confirm the high antiviral potential against these viruses. It is worth to mention that Achyranthes aspera was found positive against IBDV through all its extracts which overcome the problem of unavailability of any known drug against IBDV. In short, the study proved that Cholistani plants are rich source of antiviral agent and their extracts can be used as good source of antiviral drugs both in crude and in purified form.
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Background: Partogram is a graphic record of progress of labour and fetal condition during labour. The main parameter for recording progress of labour is the rate of cervical dilatation. Aim and objectives: To determine if routine partographic monitoring of spontaneous labour will optimize the maternal and fetal outcome. Materials and methods: This study involved a detailed prospective workup of 200 women all term gestation patients for vaginal delivery, from 37-42 weeks at term with vertex presentation, spontaneous onset of labour and those who had singleton pregnancy were included. Results: This was a prospective study conducted on 200 patients. The WHO partogram was used which is similar to Philpott and Castle's original description, retaining the Action Line in the active phase drawn four hours to the right of, and parallel to the Alert Line. The central feature is the cervicograph in which cervical dilatation is plotted against time. The study divided the patients into three groups and the partogram into three zones: Group A: Safe zone: Patients who deliver before the alert line is reached. Group B: Observation Zone: Patients who deliver after the alert line but before the action line is reached. Group C: Intervention zone: Patients who deliver after the action line is crossed. In the present study, the mean age of the patients was 22.54 years. Most of the cases went into spontaneous onset of labour. Maximum numbers of deliveries were FTND, i.e., 67%, outlet forceps 18% and LSCS rate was 15%. Significant association was found in relation to station of head at admission and mode of delivery where majority of LSCS had -2 station. The majority of FTNDs had -I and 0 stations. The patients having a favorable partogram, i.e. group A, had a high incidence of FTND. The incidence of intervention was found to be more in Group B, while the majority of patients in group C were at risk and required operative intervention. Mean birth weight in the study was 2861g. Majority of babies were delivered at term. The number of babies having an APGAR Usha Rani, B Vijaya Laxmi. Effect of partographic monitoring on outcomes for women in spontaneous labour at term. IAIM, 2016; 3(7): 314-320. Page 315 between 7-8 at one minute and 9-10 at five minutes was more. 96.5% of the patients had no complication. 12.5% of the babies had complication. Conclusion: It is evident that the routine use of the partogram is helpful in detecting abnormalities in the progress of labour and permits early corrective therapy. The key to early diagnosis and detection of disorders in labour progression is by following the evolution of characteristic patterns of cervical dilatation and fetal descent.
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Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumour of Infancy is a rare tumour. Prompt recognition of such a case is essential for the Pediatric Dentist Presented here is a case of a four and a half month old child who reported in the dental out patient department of Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital with a swelling in the right anterior maxillary ridge region.
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Liposarcomas have diverse histological appearance and clinical manifestations. Well-differentiated inflammatory liposarcoma is an uncommon sub-type, which often causes diagnostic difficulty. We report here a young female patient who presented with prolonged pyrexia and sub-diaphragmatic mass and was detected to have this uncommon soft tissue sarcoma on laparotomy.