Research Associate, College of Vety.Sc.& A.H., Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh (India) The present study was performed in 12 buffaloes, six with retained fetal membrane and six normal parturient buffaloes. Blood samples were taken for estimation of some haematological and biochemical constituents. The total leucocyte count, and eosinophil, monocyte and basophil percent did not vary significantly bet...

• An evaluation of the parturient is recommended before any anesthetic or analgesic procedure. • An anesthesiologist or anesthesia resident performs this evaluation. • The entire parturient file must be available in due time to the attending anesthesiologist. • If the parturient has no significant medical (ASA Physical Status Classification 1 or 2), surgical or obstetrical history, the pre-anes...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of heart failure of unknown etiology that is associated with late pregnancy and the early postpartum period. Although the complete pathogenesis of PPCM is not completely understood, the signs and symptoms are identical to those of left ventricular heart failure. The diagnosis of PPCM is made in a parturient only after other causes of heart failure...

Hypogammaglobulinemia is characterized as a deficiency in humoral immunity. Humoral immunity deficiencies include the absence of B cells and/or serum immunoglobulins. Common clinical features include a predisposition toward infections naturally defended against through antibody-mediated responses. Clinical manifestations of this condition, in the parturient, may contraindicate neuraxial anesthe...

Background. Measures of spousal effect during parturient pain should take a tripartite approach involving the parturients, spouses, and midwives. Aim. To develop and validate three questionnaires measuring spousal presence in management of parturient pain in Nigeria. Methods. There are two phases: (1) development of questionnaires, Abuja Instrument for Midwives (AIM), Abuja Instrument for Partu...

background & aim: communication is a fundamental human need. medical students and healthcare professionals must be attuned to the needs of patients using effective communication skills. with regards to medical training, currently the focus is on theoretical matters and communication skills are taken for granted. this problem has caused miscommunication with patients referred to teaching hospita...

Two patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) presented for delivery. The first had a repeat Caesarean section with general anaesthesia and the second gave birth vaginally with epidural analgesia. Both patients developed pulmonary oedema in the peripartum period. These cases highlight the delicate fluid requirements of the pregnant patient with HOCM. The fluid management of t...

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of mineral supplementation on post-parturient complication in pregnant goats and perinatal mortality in their kids. The study revealed increased in survival percentage of kids and reduced post parturient complication during kidding in mineral supplemented group than non supplemented group. From the present study it is concluded that the suppl...