https://ejournal.ukrida.ac.id/index.php/Meditek <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">J Kedokt Meditek</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) (</span><a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2406-8799"><span style="font-weight: 400;">e-ISSN: 2686-0201</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2087-7811"><span style="font-weight: 400;">p-ISSN: 2686-1437</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes open access articles. The journal is managed by Faculty of Medicines and Health Sciences, Krida Wacana Christian University. Start from 2025 Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek publishes six issues annually in January, March, May, July, September, and November.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This journal's focus and scope encompass medical and health fields such as clinical medicine, community medicine, medical biology and biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, pharmacy and other biomedical sciences. This journal welcomes authors from the medical field or other health fields that are in line with the aim and scope of the journal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek holds a Third Grade (Sinta 3) of accreditation from National Journal Accreditation Board managed by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia Decree No 204/E/KPT/2022, since volume 28 Number 1 of 2022.</span></p> Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana en-US Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek 2686-1437 https://ejournal.ukrida.ac.id/index.php/Meditek/article/view/3404 <p><strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong> Suicide rates continue to rise globally, with self-poisoning being a common method in some developing countries. This report reported a case of hydrogen peroxide ingestion leading to aspiration pneumonitis, a less-discussed complication compared to gastrointestinal toxicity. <strong><em>Case Illustration:</em></strong> A 41-year-old woman presented to the emergency unit 8 hours post-ingestion of a hydrogen peroxide-based toilet cleaner. Symptoms included vomiting, hoarseness, faintness, and frothing at the mouth. The physical examination revealed dyspnea, irritability, a cleaning solution odor in the oral cavity, rhonchi in the middle and lower lung fields, epigastric tenderness, and increased bowel sounds. Gastric lavage with 200 mL of saline was performed, and activated charcoal and sucralfate syrup were administered via a nasogastric tube. The patient had previously received ranitidine at another facility and was also treated with omeprazole and ondansetron. Laboratory results showed leukocytosis, and a chest x-ray indicated bilateral lung infiltration and increased broncho-vascular pattern. <strong><em>Discussion:</em></strong> Early and proper intervention by trained healthcare professionals, combined with preventive measures such as positioning the patient in a semi-upright position and avoiding emetogenic liquids, is essential. <strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> This case showed the importance of prompt management involving gastric lavage, mucosal protection, acid suppression, and absorption inhibition. Nonetheless, respiratory complications, such as aspiration pneumonitis, remain challenging to prevent.</p> Maulinda Putri Suhartomi OK Yulizal Siti Syarifah Copyright (c) 2025 Maulinda Putri, Suhartomi, OK Yulizal, Siti Syarifah https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-07-30 2025-07-30 31 4 10.36452/jkdoktmeditek.v31i4.3404 https://ejournal.ukrida.ac.id/index.php/Meditek/article/view/3503 <p><strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong> Knee osteoarthritis is the most common articular disease in developed countries that caused chronic disability and reduction of the quality of life in the elderly. Intra-articular (IA) injections are selected if other conservative therapies are ineffective. <strong><em>Purpose:</em></strong> This study aimed to measure the effect of IA injection of triamcinolone acetonide on the quality of life in knee osteoarthritis’s patients. <strong><em>Methods:</em></strong> This observational research was conducted in three steps: filling out questionnaires by patients, interviewing patients, and retrieving patients' data from medical records. The patients' quality of life scores measure before and 4 weeks after therapy, using the AIMS2-SF score, VAS EQ-5D-5L, and Indonesian EQ-5D-5L. The result will be declared statistically significant if p&lt;0.05. <strong><em>Results:</em></strong> No statistically significant difference found in AIMS2-SF scores (p&gt; 0.05) for Symptoms, Social, Occupational domains, and in VAS EQ-5D-5L (p&gt; 0.05). A significant difference was found in AIMS2-SF scores for Physical, Emotional domains and in the EQ-5D-5l Score. Multivariate analysis showed that patients' characteristics and knee osteoarthritis disease did not affect the AIMS2-SF, EQ-5D-5L, and VAS score. <em>C<strong>onclusion:</strong></em> IA injection of triamcinolone acetonide has a potential effect to increase the number of domains in the patient's quality of life after 4 weeks of therapy.</p> Dewi Lestari Galuh Widowati Copyright (c) 2025 Dewi Lestari, Galuh Widowati https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-07-15 2025-07-15 31 4 10.36452/jkdoktmeditek.v31i4.3503