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The prestigious international editorial team reflects spacious spectrum of subject coverage under the scope of medical sciences<strong>. </strong>The journal aims to promote research and provide a forum for doctors, researchers, physicians and healthcare professionals to find conventional &amp; recent progress in the field of Medical sciences.</p> <p><strong><strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Aims and Scope:</strong></strong></p> <p>International journal of medical science (IJMSCI) accepts original research articles, reviews, mini reviews, case reports, short commentaries, editorials, posters, slides notes, and conference materials mentioned under sections- A, B, C, and D.</p> <p><strong><strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Section A: Medical sciences</strong></strong></p> <p>Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition, Pathology, Oral sciences, Hematology, Gastroenterology, Allergy, Anatomy, Anesthesia, Alzheimer's Disease, Addiction Sciences, Autism, Bacteriology and Mycology, Blood Disorders, Biology, Biosensors &amp; Bioelectronics, Cardiology, Oncology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Chromatography, Dermatology, Dental sciences, Depression, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Hematology, HIV/AIDS, Microbiology, Neurology, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Obesity, Pathology, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Surgery, Urology, Vaccines.</p> <p><strong><strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Section B: Pharmaceutical sciences</strong></strong></p> <p>Research and reviews related to pharmaceutical sciences and technologies including Pharmaceutical chemistry, Crystalization effects, Chemical constancy, Lyophilization, Drug discovery, Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, Biopharmaceutics, Drug delivery systems, Targeted drugs and nano-technology. 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The scope of the journal also includes advancements in Toxicology, Cell and molecular biology, Biomedical research, Clinical and pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmaceutical biotechnology, Medicinal chemistry, Phytochemistry and Nutraceuticals.</p> <p><strong><strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Section C: Nursing and health care</strong></strong></p> <p>Nursing Ethics, Nursing Education, Nursing Theories, Nursing Standards, Principles and applications of Nursing Technology, Community Health Nursing, Clinical Judgement for Acute Care Nursing, Family Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Orthopedic Nursing, Pediatric Nursing Care, Oncology Nursing,Veterinary Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Forensic Nursing, Nursing for child health, Nursing for adult health, Nursing for Mental health, Public health Nursing.</p> <p><strong> <strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Section D: Ayurdeda, yoga and psychology (Scientific perspectives)</strong></strong></p> <p>Journal encourages original and scientific research, reviews, case studies on traditional Ayurveda, yoga, psychology and other complementary therapies practiced worldwide. Research providing experimental evidences for the science behind Ayurveda, Yoga &amp; Naturopathy, Siddha, Homeopathy, Unani and Folk medicine are at the top priority of the journal.</p> <p><strong>The journal also encourages the submission of useful reports of negative results.</strong><strong> The scope includes above field but not limited.</strong></p> <p><strong><strong style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Mandatory disclosure for authors</strong>:</strong></p> <p>Contributions must be original, not previously or simultaneously published elsewhere, and will be critically reviewed before they are published. Papers must be written in English with sound grammar and proper medical terminologies. Authors must follow all ethical guidelines for academic publication and standard plagiarism policy.</p> <p>The published papers are made highly visible to the scientific community through a wide indexing policy adopted by this online international journal. Hence, they can freely be accessed and utilized by everyone for the development of medical sciences. Being a part of an eco-friendly community, favors and promotes e-publication of papers to truly present itself as an online journal.</p> River Publication House & Media Pvt. Ltd. en-US International Journal of Medical Science 2815-0562 https://ijmsci.org/index.php/ijmsci/article/view/60 <p><strong>Background:</strong> Dengue fever (DF) is a viral infection endemic to many tropical regions, including Southeast Asia, and is characterized by a range of clinical manifestations, from mild febrile illness to severe dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Thrombocytopenia is a common hallmark of dengue, with platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) being potential markers for disease prognosis.&nbsp;<strong>Objective:</strong> This study aims to evaluate the association between platelet count and MPV in dengue patients to assess their prognostic utility.&nbsp;<strong>Methods:</strong> A prospective study was conducted at Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College &amp; Hospital, Karaikal, from July 2023 to September 2023, involving 60 confirmed dengue patients. Platelet count and MPV were measured using the Mindray BC 6000 hematology analyzer. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 23.0, with ANOVA and t-tests used to assess the significance of the association between platelet count and MPV, and p-values &lt; 0.05 considered significant.&nbsp;<strong>Results:</strong> The study included 33 males and 27 females. 85% of cases shows the MPV values between 8-12 and 50% cases had platelet count between 50000-100000. A significant relation was found between MPV and platelet count indicating that as platelet count decreased, MPV increased.&nbsp;<strong>Conclusion:</strong>&nbsp;MPV and platelet count are inversely related in dengue patients. However, platelet count and MPV were not influenced by age. These results highlight the potential of MPV as a prognostic tool in dengue management. Further research is needed to explore its role in predicting disease severity.</p> Dr. Kaviya Priyadarshni K Dr. Shilpa T Patil Dr. Janakiraman K Dr. Anusha N Copyright (c) 2025 author(s) https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses 2025-03-10 2025-03-10 1 8