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Berkala Kedokteran
ISSN : 14120550     EISSN : 25485660     DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.20527
Core Subject : Health, Science,
Berkala Kedokteran is a journal contains scientific articles from original research and literature review in medical and health scope. It is published twice in a year, on February and September.
Articles 478 Documents
Effect of Circuit Training on TNF Alpha Levels and Six Minutes Walk Test in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Fauzan Muttaqien; Sri Wahyudati; SefriNoventi Sofia; Sodiqur Rifqi
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 14, No 2 (2018)
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Abstract: Physical exercise in patients with heart failure can decrease the level of proinflammatory biomarkers andincrease functional capacity. Circuit training is one of the most advantageous exercise models because it improves cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength.This study aimed to investigate the effect of circuit training on TNF alphaandsix minutes walk test in patients with chronic heart failure in RSUP Dr. Kariadi. Twenty-six stable chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients were randomized into exercise group that received circuit training in the rehabilitation center of Kariadi Hospital for a month and control group. TNF- α levels as a inflammatory biomarker and distance of six minute walk test as a functional capacity parameter were taken before and after the exercise period.Nine-teensubjects completed the study without any significant side effects.There was no significant difference in TNF-α levels before and after treatment between treatment groups and control groups (p=0,513). The treatment group with circuit training showed a greater increase in distance of six minute walk test than the control group (p=0,034).It was concluded that circuit training in patients with chronic heart failure can increase distance of six minute walk test, but no changes in TNF alpha levels. Keywords: Circuit training, TNF-a, six minute walk test
Hubungan Perilaku Jajan Dengan Kejadian Diare Pada Anak Sekolah Dasar: Di Kel. Cempaka Kec. Cempaka Kota Banjarbaru Aditya Pradipta Hernanda; Djallalluddin Djallalluddin; Meitria Syahadatina Noor
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 9, No 1 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/jbk.v9i1.922

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ABSTRACT: Diarrheal disease in young children seems increasingly common in many topycal countries,especially in urban areas were dirty and crowded. Until now diarrhea is still one of the major health problem of the community in Indonesia.Diarrhea is always in the order of 3 greater than 10 diseases most health centers. The magnitude of the problem is evident from the high rate of mordibity and mortality due to diarrhea. The design of the study is observational analytic study. This research was conducted with a cross sectional study. From the research group hygienic respondents, 20 students (34.5%) suffered from diarrhea and as many as 38 students (63.5%) did not have diarrhea. Looking at the group of respondents unhygienic, as many as 98 students (78.4%) suffered from diarrhea and only 27 students (21.6%) who did not have diarrhea. The correlation test was used chi-square analysis because the variables have the habit of eating snacks nominal scale data form. Results obtained value of p = 0.000, this result is smaller than the value of a = 0.05. It means there is a significant relationship between the habit of eating snacks with diarrhea. The incidence of diarrhea largely categorized by 65.5% suffered from diarrhea. Figures hygiene most unhygienic categorized by 68.7% There is a significant association with the incidence of diarrhea snack behavior. Keywords: diarrhea, snack behavior, hygienic ABSTRAK      : Penyakit diare pada anak usia muda tampaknya makin sering dijumpai di berbagai negara tropis, khususnya di daerah perkotaan yang kotor dan padat. Sampai saat ini penyakit diare masih merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan utama dari masyarakat di Indonesia. Diare selalu masuk dalam urutan 3 besar dari 10 penyakit terbanyak  Puskesmas. Besarnya masalah tersebut terlihat dari tingginya angka kesakitan dan kematian akibat diare. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian observasional analitik. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Dari hasil penelitian kelompok responden yang higienis, sebanyak 20 siswa (34,5%) menderita diare dan sebanyak 38 siswa (63,5%) tidak menderita diare. Sedang pada kelompok responden tidak higienis, sebanyak 98 siswa (78,4%) menderita diare dan hanya 27 siswa (21,6%) yang tidak menderita diare. Adapun uji korelasi pada analisa ini digunakan Chi Square karena variabel kebiasaan jajan mempunyai bentuk data berskala nominal. Hasil yang didapatkan nilai p = 0,000, hasil ini ternyata lebih kecil dari nilai a = 0,05. Hal ini dapat diartikan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kebiasaan jajan dengan kejadian diare. Angka kejadian diare sebagian besar dikategorikan menderita diare sebesar 65,5%. Angka higienitas sebagian besar dikategorikan tidak higienis sebesar 68,7% Ada hubungan yang bermakna perilaku jajan dengan kejadian diare  Kata kata kunci : kejadian diare, perilaku jajan, higienis.
The Influence of Giving Tempe Flour Toward the Amount and Morphology of White Male Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Erythrocytes Wistar Strain was Affected by Cigarette Smoke I Made Subhawa Harsa
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 15, No 2 (2019)
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Abstract: Cigarette smoke was one of free radicals source for the body. Free radical contain in cigarette smoke were hydroxide radicals (•OH). Hydroxide radicals would cause erythrocytes damage. Antioxidants were substances that can prevent free radicals. Now, natural antioxidants source has developed, one of that is tempe, because of it contained antioxidants substances such as carotene, Vitamin E, isoflavon, and factor II antioxidants. This resource was for knowing the influence of giving tempe flour toward the amount and morphology of white male rat (Rattus norvegicus) erythrocytes wistar strain was affected by cigarette smoke. A pure experiment which was used the post test only-control group design method. Sample of the resource was white male rat wistar strain aged of 3-4 month as much 30 rats by the weight around 180-220 gram. The samples divided into 3 groups that were control group (K1), treatment group 1 (K2), and treatment group 2 (K3), each group consists of 10 rats. Control group was not given a special treatment, it only got a standard feed, treatment group 1 got special treatment and it was affected by cigarette smoke, furthermore, treatment group 2 got standard feed, it was affected by cigarette smoke and tempe. Analysis of data used one way anova experiment. The test showed the significance P-value = 0,036 that was <α (0,05). The result showed that there was the influence of giving tempe flour toward the amount and morphology of white male rat (Rattus norvegicus) erythrocytes wistar strain was affected by cigarette smoke. Keywords: cigarette smoke, free radicals, erythrocytes, antioxidants, tempe
Penerapan Kaidah Fiqih dalam Penetapan Hukum Islam Bedah Mayat Kedokteran Husairi, Ahmad
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 10, No 1 (2014)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/jbk.v10i1.938

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Abstract: The medical autopsy is a post-mortem that is performed for the benefit of the medical world. On the one hand, the corpse is the body that must be respected. On the other hand, the medical profession can not be separated from the implementation of the post-mortem. Therefore, the Islamic jurisprudence of post-mortem should be determined by careful consideration in order to obtain the best benefit. Since the Islamic jurisprudence of medical autopsy was not stated in the Qur'an and hadith, ijtihad method should be performed. The rules of Islamic jurisprudence is the rule that is reliable in addressing different issues of Islamic jurisprudence, including the issues of Islamic jurisprudence of medical autopsy. Thus, the rules of Islamic jurisprudence can be applied in consideration of determination of Islamic jurisprudence of medical autopsy. Keywords: autopsy, Islamic jurisprudence of autopsy, the rules of Islamic jurisprudence Abstrak: Bedah mayat kedokteran merupakan bedah mayat yang dilakukan untuk kepentingan dunia kedokteran. Di satu sisi, mayat merupakan jasad yang harus dihormati. Di sisi lain, profesi kedokteran tidak dapat terlepas dari pelaksanaan bedah mayat. Oleh karena itu, hukum Islam bedah mayat perlu ditetapkan dengan pertimbangan yang mendalam agar dapat diperoleh kemaslahatan yang terbaik. Berhubung hukum bedah mayat kedokteran tidak ada disebutkan dalam Al-qur’an dan hadits, metode ijtihad harus dilakukan. Kaidah fiqih merupakan kaidah yang cukup andal dalam menjawab berbagai masalah hukum Islam, termasuk masalah hukum bedah mayat kedokteran. Dengan demikian, kaidah fiqih dapat diterapkan dalam pertimbangan penetapan hukum Islam bedah mayat kedokteran. Kata kunci: Bedah mayat, hukum Islam bedah mayat, kaidah fiqih
Hubungan Karakteristik Pengguna Jalan Korban Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas Darat dengan Derajat Keparahan Cedera Kepala: Tinjauan Terhadap Pasien Cedera Kepala di RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin Periode Juni - September 2013 Bagas Wilianto; Ardik Lahdimawan; Nelly Al Audhah
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 10, No 2 (2014)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/jbk.v10i12.967

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ABSTRACT: Head injury is the leading cause of death and long-term disability. Head injuries can occur due to various reasons one of which is traffic accidents. Accidents can happen in a variety of road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, passenger vehicles, motorcyclists and car drivers. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of road users characteristics with the severity of head injuries in emergency room of Ulin Hospital. The study design was an analytic descriptive with cross sectional approach. The number of samples in this study were 121 people who were taken in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria using consecutive sampling method. Most of road users who suffered head injury were  97 persons motorcyclists (80.1%), followed by 15 pedestrians  (12.4%), 4 cyclists and car drivers (3.3%) as well as 1 passenger vehicle (0.8%). Most of patients had  mild head injury (59.5%) followed by moderate head injury (24.8%) and severe head injury (15.7%). Based on the results, pedestrians had the most severe head injuries, while the vehicle  passenger and the car driver had the mildest head injuries. Based on statistical tests, there were no significant relationship between the characteristics of the traffic aaccident victim with head injury severity, p = 0.070 (p <0.05). It can be concluded that all road users are at risk for severe head injury so that all road users are required to be careful on the highway. Key words: road traffic accident, road users, head injury, GCS ABSTRAK: Cedera kepala merupakan penyebab utama kematian dan kecacatan jangka panjang. Cedera kepala dapat terjadi akibat berbagai sebab salah satunya Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas Darat (KLLD). Kecelakaan dapat terjadi pada berbagai pengguna jalan seperti pejalan kaki, pengguna sepeda, penumpang mobil, pengendara sepeda motor dan pengendara mobil. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik pengguna jalan KLLD dengan derajat keparahan cedera kepala di IGD RSUD Ulin. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 121 orang yang diambil sesuai kriteria inklusi eksklusi dengan metode consecutive sampling. Pengendara sepeda motor merupakan pengguna jalan terbanyak yang mengalami cedera kepala yaitu 97 orang (80,1%) disusul oleh pejalan kaki 15 orang (12,4 %), pengguna sepeda dan pengendara mobil 4 orang (3,3%) serta penumpang mobil 1 orang (0,8 %). Derajat  cedera kepala yang terbanyak adalah cedera kepala ringan (59,5%) disusul cedera kepala sedang (24,8 %) dan cedera kepala berat (15,7 %). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian kelompok pejalan kaki mengalami cedera kepala paling berat, sedangkan penumpang dan pengendara mobil merupakan kelompok dengan cedera kepala teringan. Berdasarkan uji statistik,  tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara karakteristik korban KLLD dengan derajat keparahan cedera kepala, p = 0,070 (p < 0,05). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa semua pengguna jalan memiliki risiko untuk mengalami cedera kepala yang berat sehingga seluruh pengguna jalan wajib berhati-hati di jalan raya. Kata-kata kunci: kecelakaan lalu lintas darat, pengguna jalan, cedera kepala, GCS
HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DENGAN KETAHANAN TERHADAP ISPA NON-PNEUMONIA PADA BALITA DI PUSKESMAS PEKAUMAN BANJARMASIN Mutiara Shifa; Syamsul Arifin; Ida Yuliana
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 12, No 2 (2016)
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Abstract: Puskesmas Pekauman was public health care that had highest Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) score in Banjarmasin, it was 427 cases of  pneumonia ARI and 3.531 cases of non-pneumonia ARI, with many case happened in children under five years old (12-59 m.o). Nutrition status was one of many factor that affecting resistance of non-pneumonia ARI in children under five years old. This study was aimed to determine the correlation between nutritional status with resistance of non-pneumonia ARI in children under five years old (12-59 m.o) at Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin. Design of this study was observational analytic with cross sectional study. Samples obtained with systematic random sampling  were 50 children under five years old. The result of this research were nutritional status of 36% children under five years old were good,  64% were below standard, 32% children under five years old had resistance of non-pneumonia ARI, and 68% had not resistancy. Among variables was then analyzed using chi-square test. The conclusion was significant correlation found between nutritional status with resistency of non-pneumonia ARI in children under five years old (12-59 m.o) at Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin (p = 0,007). Children under five years old with good nutrional status had resistancy 5 times greater than children under five years old with below standard nutritional status. Keywords: Non-pneumonia ARI, nutritional status Abstrak: Puskesmas Pekauman merupakan puskesmas dengan angka kejadian ISPA tertinggi di Kota Banjarmasin, terdiri dari 427 kasus ISPA pneumonia dan 3531 kasus ISPA non pneumonia, dengan jumlah penderita terbanyak berada pada kisaran umur 12-59 bulan. Status gizi merupakan salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi ketahanan balita terhadap ISPA non-pneumonia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan status gizi dengan ketahanan terhadap ISPA non-pneumonia pada balita (12-59 bulan) di Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel diperoleh melalui teknik systematic random sampling dengan jumlah 50 orang. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 36% balita status gizi kurang, 64% balita status gizi baik, 32% balita tidak memiliki ketahanan, dan 68% balita memiliki ketahanan terhadap ISPA non-pneumonia. Analisis data hasil penelitian menggunakan uji statistik chi-square. Kesimpulan penelitian ini, terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara status gizi dengan ketahanan balita (12-59 bulan) terhadap ISPA non-pneumonia di Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin (p = 0,007). Balita (12-59 bulan) di Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin dengan  gizi baik memiliki ketahanan terhadap ISPA non-pneumonia 5 kali lebih besar dibandingkan balita (12-59 bulan) dengan gizi kurang. Kata-kata kunci: ISPA non-pneumonia, status gizi
EFEK KOMBINASI PARASETAMOL DAN KODEIN SEBAGAI ANALGESIA PREEMPTIF PADA PASIEN DENGAN ORIF EKSTREMITAS BAWAH Sahurrahmanisa Sahurrahmanisa; Kenanga Marwan Sikumbang; Istiana Istiana
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 13, No 1 (2017)
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Abstract: Postoperative pain is a complex pain response which often occurred in post-operative patient. Effective pain management is conducted by giving preemptive analgesia, preventive analgesia and multimodal. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect combination of paracetamol 325 mg and codeine 10 mg in a patient with ORIF inferior extremity. This was an observational analytic study with a cross sectional method and 32 respondents were included by consecutive sampling method. The result of this study, in group with the combination of paracetamol and codeine there are 4 respondents (25.0%) of mild pain, 12 respondents (75.0%) of moderate pain, and there’s none had severe pain, and the group without combination therapy there’s no mild pain, 7 respondents (43.8%) of moderate pain, and 9 respondents (56.2%) of severe pain. The statistic analyses with Kolmogorov Smirnov p-value <0.05, it can be concluded that in this study a combination of paracetamol and codeine are effective as a preemptive analgesia. Keywords: postoperative pain, preemptive analgesia, visual analog scale (VAS), paracetamol, codeine Abstrak: Nyeri pasca bedah merupakan respon nyeri yang sering dirasakan pasien setelah pembedahan dengan respon yang kompleks. Penanganan nyeri yang efektif dilakukan dengan pemberian analgesia preemptif, analgesia preventif, dan analgesia multimodal. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisi efek kombinasi parasetamol 325 mg dan kodein 10 mg sebagai analgesia preemptif pada pasien dengan ORIF ekstremitas bawah. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan observasional analitik cross sectional dengan teknik consecutive sampling didapatkan 32 sampel. Hasil penelitian, pada kelompok yang diberikan kombinasi parasetamol dan kodein sebanyak 4(25.0%) nyeri ringan, 12 (75.0%) nyeri sedang dan tidak didapatkan nyeri berat, sedangkan pada kelompok yang tidak diberikan kombinasi parasetamol dan kodein tidak ditemukan nyeri ringan, sebanyak 7 (43.8%) nyeri sedang dan 9 (56.2%) nyeri berat. Analisa statistik menggunakan Komogorov Smirnov didapatkan perbedaan yang signifikan antara kedua kelompok dengan nilai p value < 0,05 sehingga dapat disimpulkan pada penelitian ini kombinasi parasetamol dan kodein dapat digunakan sebagai analgesia preemptif. Kata-kata kunci: nyeri paska bedah, analgesia preemptif, visual analog scale (VAS) , parasetamol, kodein.
KEJADIAN NEUROPATI DAN VASKULOPATI PADA PASIEN ULKUS DIABETIK DI POLIKLINIK KAKI DIABETIK Srisabrina Christia; Agus Yuwono; Fakhrurrazy Fakhrurrazy
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 11, No 1 (2015)
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Diabetic ulcer is a diabetes mellitus (DM) complication, where its growth is affected by many factors such as neuropathy and vasculopathy. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence number of neuropathy and vasculopathy on diabetic ulcer patients at RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin and RSUD Dr. H. M. Ansari Saleh Banjarmasin from June to August 2014. This is an observational descriptive study with cross sectional approach. A total of 100 diabetic ulcer patient samples were chosen using purposive sampling method. Neuropathy was assessed using Michigan neuropathy screening instrument (MNSI) and vasculopathy was assessed using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI). The results showed that from 100 samples, 100 (100%) persons were neuropathic, while 31 (31%) of them were vasculopathic hence they suffered from both neuropathy and vasculopathy, a condition commonly known as neuroischemia. Keywords: diabetic ulcer, neuropathy, vasculopathy
TIME OF DIABETIC ULCER FOOT SUFFERING AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN ULIN GENERAL HOSPITAL BANJARMASIN Rizka Dwi Puteri; Yulizar Darwis; Farida Heriyani
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 13, No 2 (2017)
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Abstract: Diabetic foot ulcers are one kind of chronic complication of diabetes mellitus in the form of an open wound on the skin’s surface and may be accompanied by local tissue death.  Long term suffering of diabetic foot ulcers with physical and psychological changes may cause symptoms of depression. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between long term suffering of diabetic foot ulcers and symptoms of depression in RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. This was an analytic observational study with a cross sectional method. The samples were taken from systematic random sampling which resulted in 50 samples. Data was collected by interviewing samples with basic data questions to determine long term suffering of diabetic foot ulcers and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) questionnaire to determine symptoms of depression. The data was analyzed by using chi square with 95% significance level. The results were 36 samples suffered for ≤8 weeks and 14 samples suffered for >8 weeks, meanwhile 31 samples with symptoms of depression and 19 samples without symptoms of depression. The result of statistic test found p value =0,002. In conclusion, there is a correlation between long term suffering diabetic foot ulcers and symptoms of depression in RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin.   Keywords: long term suffering, diabetic foot ulcers, symptoms of depression, Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin
Hubungan Tonsilitis Kronis dan Otitis Media Efusi di Bagian THT RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin Tahun 2014 Farisa Shauma Fachir; Nur Qamariah; Dona Marisa
Berkala Kedokteran Vol 12, No 1 (2016)
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Abstract: Chronic tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsil was settled as a result of recurrent of acute or subclinical infection which is marked by the widening of the tonsil crypts and size can be enlarged (hypertrophy) or shrink (atrophy). Otitis media effusion is a state of the serous secretion in the middle ear with an intact tympanic membrane without symptoms and signs of acute inflammation. Primary mechanism that role in the occurrence of otitis media with effusion is eustachian tube disruption, and it is could due to enlarged tonsils. The aims of this study were to determine the relationship between chronic tonsillitis and otitis media with effusion in otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at Ulin general hospital Banjarmasin in 2014. The study was an observational analytic with cross sectional approach. Samples were 526 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Relationship between chronic tonsillitis and otitis media with effusion was tested using Fisher test with Epi info application and the result showed that p=0,245. It was concluded that there is no relationship between chronic tonsillitis and  otitis media with effusion.Keywords: chronic tonsillitis, otitis media with effusion Abstrak: Tonsilitis kronis adalah peradangan tonsil yang menetap sebagai akibat infeksi akut atau subklinis yang berulang yang tandai oleh adanya pelebaran kripta dan ukuran tonsil yang dapat membesar (hipertrofi) ataupun mengecil (atrofi). Otitis media efusi adalah sebuah keadaan adanya sekret nonpurulen di dalam telinga bagian tengah dengan membran timpani yang utuh, tanpa adanya gejala dan tanda inflamasi akut. Mekanisme utama yang berperan dalam terjadinya otitis media efusi adalah terganggunya fungsi tuba eustachius, salah satunya akibat ukuran tonsil yang membesar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tonsillitis kronis dan otitis media efusi di bagian THT RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin tahun 2014. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel berjumlah 526 orang pasien yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Hasil uji Fisher dengan aplikasi Epi info, didapatkan p=0,245. Kesimpulan tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara tonsilitis kronis dan otitis media efusi di bagian THT RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin tahun 2014. Kata-kata kunci: tonsilitis kronis, otitis media efusi