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  • An Atypical case of Kawasaki disease presenting with cholestatic jaundice 
    Perera, P.J.; Samarasinghe, D.A.; Pathirana, D.; Randeni, S.; Samdamal, L.Y.S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2015)
    Case Report, No abstract available.
  • Atypical Kawasaki disease presenting with macroscopic hematuria in an infant: a case report 
    Thadchanamoorthy, V; Dayasiri, K.; Ragunathan, I.R. (BioMed Central, 2023)
    BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile condition in children. It affects mainly children under 5 years old, and is known to cause coronary artery abnormalities if treatment is delayed. The diagnosis rests mainly ...
  • An Atypical presentation of an ovarian lymphoma: a case report 
    Ekanayaka, C.D.; Punchihewa, R.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (BioMed Central, 2018)
    BACKGROUND: Ovarian lymphoma has a varied clinical presentation and rarely presents with heavy menstrual bleeding. It may occur de novo or secondary to systemic disease and macroscopically appear as solid ovarian tumors. CASE ...
  • Audiological profile of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in the paediatric population of a selected audiology clinic. 
    Farook, T.; de Silva, M.D.K.; Balasuriya, B.M.L.K. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is a major concern worldwide with an estimated prevalence of over 20% globally. Among the different types of hearing loss, this study focuses on Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). ANSD ...
  • Audiometry in brass workers 
    Jayawardana, P.L.; de Alwis, W.R. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2003)
    OBJECTIVES : To compare hearing impairment among brass workers with that of the general population. Study DESIGN - A cross sectional analytical design METHODOLOGY : One hundred and seventy male brass workers and 170 controls ...
  • Audiovisual Segregation in Typically Developing Children 
    Jayasena, B.N.; Nanayakkara, S.; Illangasighe, C.; Jacob, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)
    Learning in typical classrooms with high background noise is often difficult for children, where they may have to lipread the teacher to understand what is being said. In this scenario, it is assumed that a child should ...
  • An audit of fibre-optic bronchoscopy in a general hospital in sri lanka 
    Ranasinha, C.D.; Tillekaratne, Y. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2002)
    INTRODUCTION: In managing respiratory disease the indications for fibre-optic bronchoscopy (FOB) are many and arise not only from abnormal radiographic appearances but also from respiratory symptoms alone. A FOB service ...
  • An audit of lymph node retrieval and histopathology reporting of pancreaticoduodenctomy specimens undertaken at a tertiary care referral center 
    Siriwikum, L.B.D.J.; Samarakoon, N.K.; Liyanage, S.K.; Mahendra, B.A.G.G.; Ratnayake, R.M.U.S.; Hewavisenthi, S.J.de S. (College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, 2017)
    Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is currently the main surgical option for malignancies in the ampullary region, which includes ampulla of Vater tumours (AVT), distal bile duct tumours (DBDT), periampullary duodenal tumours ...
  • An audit of patient perception regarding labour pain and provision of analgesia in a teaching hospital. 
    Gunetilleke, B. (College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka, 2005)
    BACKGROUND: Provision of adequate analgesia in labour remains a neglected aspect of our health care system. The perception and attitudes of patients regarding labour pain and analgesia has not received sufficient attention. ...
  • An audit of patients' compliance with the standards for warfarin therapy 
    Fernando, C. H. K. A.; Costa, Y. J.; Williams, H. S. A.; Moratuwagama, D. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant with complex pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Therefore close monitoring is essential. Strict adherence to therapy depends on the patient's knowledge ...
  • An audit of pharmacological management of blood sugar in patients with co-existent cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus of a Sri Lankan liver-unit 
    Nizla, M. F.; Mettananda, K.C.D.; Wickramarathna, K.B.M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and cirrhosis often coexist. Pharmacological management of DM in them is challenging as most oral hypoglycaemic drugs (OHG) are either metabolised by the liver or cause ...
  • Audit of stroke care in a Sri Lankan stroke unit 
    Ranawaka, U.; Tissera, G.; Silva, S.; Nanayakkara, Y.; Goonetilleke, C.; Muwanwella, P.; Sooryabandara, V.; Hill, K.; Markus, R. (Asia Pacific Stroke Organization, Hong Kong Stroke Society and Jiangsu Stroke Association & Karger publishing, 2017)
    BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: Data on quality of stroke care is limited from Sri Lanka, and available data suggests poor quality of care. We sought to evaluate quality of care in a Sri Lankan tertiary care centre using ...
  • Audit on cardiotocographs 
    Padumadasa, G.S.; Amarasena, J.M.T.; Ratnatilake, R.M.K.R.M.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2005)
    METHOD: One hundred cardiotocographs taken in women who presented between 01 April 2005 and 22 April 2005 were analyzed. In those who had more than'one cardiotocograph (CTG), the first one was analyzed. Documentation about ...
  • An Audit on completeness of reporting Whipple's specimens 
    Pelzom, T.; Tillakaratne, M.S.B.; Jaleel, M.S.A.; Pathirana, A.; Siriwardana, R.C. (College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2020)
    INTRODUCTION: This Audit is focused on assessing the completeness of vital information in traditional reports of Whipple's procedure, using the Royal College of Pathologists data sets for pancreatic cancer reporting as the ...
  • Audit on current practices of induction of labour at a tertiary care hospital 
    Kajendran, J.; Jayawardena, G.R.M.U.G.P.; Gunarathna, S.M.S.G.; Herath, H.M.R.P. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2016)
    OBJECTIVE: Induction of labour (IOL) is a common obstetric intervention done for several reasons. Most importantly, induction of labour has a large impact on the health of women and their babies and so needs to be clearly ...
  • Audit on current practices of induction of labour at a tertiary care hospital 
    Kajendran, J.; Jayawardena, G.R.M.U.G.P.; Gunarathna, S.M.S.G.; Herath, H.M.R.P. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2016)
    OBJECTIVE: Induction of labour (IOL) is a common obstetric intervention done for several reasons. Most importantly, induction of labour has a large impact on the health of women and their babies and so needs to be clearly ...
  • Audit on management of past section 
    Padumadasa, G.S.; Ratnatilake, R.M.K.R.M.; Amarasena, J.M.T.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2005)
    OBJECTIVE: To audit management of women with one past section. DESIGN AND SETTING: A retrospective audit at the University Obstetric Unit, North Colombo Teaching Hospital. Method: Twenty five records of women with one past ...
  • Audit on monitoring of metabolic parameters in patients treated with antipsychotics 
    Kapugama, K.G.C.L.; Williams, S.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To determine if the unit guidelines regarding baseline monitoring of metabolic parameters, were adhered to in patients at University Psychiatry Unit, North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama. ...
  • An Audit on Performance of Medical Students of the University of Kelaniya in Completing the Clinical Tasks during their Final 
    Palihawadana, T.S.; Motha, M.B.C.; Dias, T.D.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2014)
  • An audit on perineal pain felt following childbirth: level of pain experienced and degree of analgesia used 
    Jayawardena, G.R.M.U.G.P.; Gunarathna, S.M.S.G.; Jogarasah, K.; Herath, R. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Perineal pain is a common symptom following vaginal childbirth. Reducing of the degree of pain experienced has been shown to improve maternal wellbeing and normal functioning within the family. METHODS: We ...

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