Gout is the most common crystal-induced arthropathy that is associated with hyperuricemia and deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and soft tissues. Gout-related arthropathy results in functional impairment and poor health-related quality of life in many patients. This chapter describes different aspects of gout including its epidemiol

Objective: Pacemaker may induce musculoskeletal attention of the diaphragm, the pectoral or the intercostal muscles due to extracardiac stimulation normally. The increase in the number of patients with the need for pacemaker implant assistance in the health services sector in Malaysia has resulted in an increased need for nurses to have expertise i

The paper explores an Islamic institution in contemporary Malaysia. It studies the roles of the Mufti and the State mufti office as actors in issuing and informing religious edicts (fatwas) in Perlis, a northern state of Peninsular Malaysia. As an autonomous state institution coupled with the official state’s subscription to Ahlul Sunna wal Jamaâ

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the evidence in relation to what hearing healthcare professionals do during hearing aid consultations and identifying which behaviours promote hearing aid use and benefit among adult patients. Design: Searches were performed in electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Web of Science, PubMe

Second language camps are popular among campers for first-hand experiences with language. This study identifies levels of risk-taking among Diploma of Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) students across gender and creativity. Ninety-three students participated in a twelve-day language camp, and by the end of the camp, they were required to p

The usage of clinic based Antenatal Record Book in Malaysia was started in 1st June 1993. It supposedly contains the complete information on antenatal care received by a pregnant woman. This was later changed to home based record in 1997. Comprehensive review of this Antenatal Record Book were made in 2012 and again in 2019 in conjunction with the

In Malaysia, evaluating and assessing pavement condition always require destructive method such as field-cured cylinders and drilled cores from pavement. Not only these current practices are expensive and labor intensive, they are also may not represent in-place quality of pavement due to the in-situ conditions and site irregularities. In terms of

With the emerging and increasing interest toward halal product and services, a variety of halal based research can be found in online databases. Halal tourism in research is a quite recent topics in journal articles. Halal tourism subtopics has evolved into many subtopics such as halal culinary, halal destination, halal friendly hotel, halal lodgin

This is an invited speaker lecture on Predicting Severe Neonatal Jaundice from Maternal Risk Factors. Outline of Lecture : 1. Definition of Severe Neonatal Jaundice 2. Maternal Risk Factors 3. Propose possible calculation of Maternal Risk Factors 4. Check list prior to discharge a neonateVENUE : IPOH CONVENTION CENTRE, PERAK INTEGRATED CARE IN PERI

Invited speaker for 3rd National Maternal Fetal Medicine Conference 2019 Outline of Lecture : 1. Various measurement of fetal biometry 2. Types of fetal growth chart and its significane 2. Types of fetal growth abnormalities33rdrd NATIONAL NATIONAL MATERNAL FETAL MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE MEDICINE CONFERENCE 20192019 ‘ F r o m S t r a t