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Bad cholesterol, vascular risk and dementia

Armitage, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment is increasing globally as lifespan lengthens and presents major health care challenges as well as creating significant social burdens. Although Alzheimer disease is the ...
Blood alcohol concentration in motorcycle fatalities reported to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Senarathne, U.D.; Edirisinghe, P.A.S.; Kitulwatte, I.D.G. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Motorcycle, the common man’s vehicle in Sri Lanka when crashes is fatal due to its inherent instability and absence of an outside shield to absorb energy during a collision. Managing an unstable vehicle after ...
Cancer antigen 15-3 and the grade of the breast carcinoma in newly diagnosed patients

Akalanka, H.M.K.; Ekanayake, S.; Samarasinghe, K. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) is a breast tumor marker of clinical utility. However, the utility of measuring CA15-3 in patients with breast cancer (BC) remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: To assess CA15-3 ...
Characteristics of patients admitted to an emergency treatment unit of a private sector hospital

Abeysuriya, V.; Chandrasena, L.G.; Kasturiratne, A.; Senanayake, M.G.B.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Studies have highlighted that the private sector contributes a major share in outpatient healthcare and a small proportion in in-patient care in Sri Lanka. There is little or no information on private health ...
Chronic liver disease in Sri Lanka: cirrhosis and its complications

Niriella, M.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The predominant cause of chronic liver disease in Sri Lanka is alcoholic cirrhosis (AC) and cryptogenic cirrhosis (CC). The latter is probably due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). With increasing incidence and ...
Clinical and molecular heterogeneity of β thalassaemia intermedia in Sri Lanka

Perera, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

A third of all patients attending thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka have non-transfusion dependent thalassaemia (NTDT). The majority of these have Hb E β-thalassaemia. The genetic basis of non-E β-thalassaemia intermedia ...
Clinical management of agrochemical poisoning – promising outcome with evidence based practice

Jayamanne, S.F. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Pesticide self-poisoning is an important clinical problem in rural regions of the developing world, and kills an estimated 200 000 people every year. It is a major problem in countries like ours where highly toxic ...
Clinico-pathological and radiological profile of peripheral lymphadenopathy in patients with systemic diseases

Sood, R.; Philip, N.M.; Madhusudhan, K.S.; Sharma, M.C.; Mathur, S.; Wig, N.; Biswas, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Peripheral lymphadenopathy is a physical sign observed in many patients with systemic diseases. In the evaluation of peripheral lymphadenopathy, ultrasonography of the nodes may be used as an adjunct to clinical ...
Communication interventions that influence the employment of persons with disabilities

Perera, K.N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

INTRODUCTION: Persons with disabilities (PwD) lack basic support such as access to social safety nets, education, health services, and gainful employment. Sri Lanka allocates 3% of job opportunities for PWD within the ...
Community incidence of snake bite in Sri Lanka

Pathmeswaran, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

There are few studies on community incidence of snake bite. There are no national level data. We undertook a community-based country-wide survey on snake bite in Sri Lanka. The survey was designed to sample 1% of the ...
Computer literacy among new medical entrants to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

Hettige, S.; Gunarathne, M.G.S.S.; Ediriweera, E.P.D.S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Computer literacy is essential for students. OBJECTIVES: To assess the level of computer literacy among new entrants to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. METHODS: Moodle based self-administered ...
Developing a research agenda in a less-than-research-friendly environment: the Ragama story

de Silva, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Universities should be engines for knowledge generation. Although there are signs of change, a research culture is not widespread in Sri Lankan universities. It was in this environment that the Faculty of Medicine was ...
Developing and validating a language assessment tool to diagnose aphasia in a Sri Lankan Sinhala speaking context

Rathnayake, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder commonly present in stoke survivors. No standardized tests are currently available to identify aphasia in the Sri Lankan context. The objectives of this study were to identify ...
Developing the Kelaniya Monosyllabic – Trochee – Polysyllabic test (MTP) and Glendonald Auditory Screening Procedure (GASP) for Sinhala-speaking children

Chathurika, L.K.E. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Several test protocols are used in evaluating the auditory development in children following cochlear implantation. However, in Sri Lanka there are no such tests available in Sinhala. In order to assess the performance ...
Documenting norms for typical phonological processes in Sri Lankan Tamil, Sinhala and Sri Lankan English in children aged between 3;0- 3;11 years

Udugama, L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sri Lankan Tamil, Sinhala and Sri Lankan English are distinct languages which contain language specific features. In Sri Lanka, to identify typical phonological processes in clinical practice, clinicians use normative data ...
Effectiveness of gaze stability exercises on perceived disability in patients with chronic dizziness from peripheral vestibular dysfunction in National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Colonne, C.A.U.T.; Chandrasekara, J.M.A.U. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Gaze Stability Exercises (GSE) are commonly used, effective and simple vestibular rehabilitation exercises used in the treatment of dizziness from peripheral vestibular disorders (PVD). However, due to lack of ...
An efficient inventory management system for the blood banks in Sri Lanka

Kumari, D.M.S.; Wijayanayake, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Over the past decades, the requirement for platelets seems to be increasing continuously around the world, while the number of potential donors is decreasing. However, due to its very short life span of just ...
Emotional and behavioral status and associated factors among inmates aged 11-16 years of Children’s Homes in the Gampaha Probationary Division

Manori, D.M.S.; Jayawardana, P.L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Emotional and behavioral disorders are common among inmates of Children’s Homes due to lack of love, affection and care available compared to their counterparts living with parents. OBJECTIVE: To describe the ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of life skills development training among Sri Lankan Public Health Midwives

Wijetillake, M. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Training of Public Health Midwives (PHM), the grass root level primary healthcare workers, on life skills development (LSD) is vital in order to deliver the best possible healthcare services to the community. ...
Evaluation of Body Mass Index of Sri Lankan Undergraduates

Kodithuwakku, B.D.E.; Rizla, N.F.; Pieris, A.K.C.V.; Madusanka, P.N.; Amarawickrama, M.K.J.; Madhuranga, V.S.; Jayasinghe, J.A.K.I.; Abeygunawardene, R.A.B.; Hettiarachchi, C. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Both physical and mental health is very important for the university students for confirmation of higher academic performances. It is obvious that undergraduates can easily obtain a variety of foods and beverages ...

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