Profile of Poisoning in a Tertiary Care Hospital
ABSTRACT: Aims: The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the rate and characteristics of acute poisoning cases admitted to adult intensive care unit (ICU).We report the socio-demographic, laboratory, and clinical features of cases, mortality rate, and the results of our treatment modalities. Methods: The study was done in patients admitted with history of […]
Comparitive Study of Clinical Profile of Pneumonia Among Diabetic and Non-diabetic Population
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is a common cause for hospital admissions and in-hospital mortality. Mortality in pneumonia is accelerated in the presence of co-morbid conditions. Diabetes mellitus being the most common co-morbid condition due to its high prevalence, we studied the effect of diabetes on the clinical profile of pneumonia in comparison with those without pneumonia. […]
Serum Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Other Common Respiratory Diseases
ABSTRACT: Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem across the world and commonly involves the lungs. Analysis of adenosine deaminase activity is a very useful diagnostic approach to achieve a more rapid and precise diagnosis in serosal fluids and serum of pulmonary tuberculosis. Objectives: To estimate the serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels in pulmonary […]
A Study of Serum Cystatin-c and Its Correlation With Microalbuminuria as Marker for Diabetic Nephropathy in a Tertiary Care Hospital
ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetic nephropathy is the single most frequent cause of end stage renal disease. GFR is the best index of renal function in health and disease. Its direct measurement with inulin or EDTA requires specialized technical personnel. Properties of an ideal endogenous blood substance to estimate GFR should include release into blood stream at […]
Complement C3 Levels in Metabolic Syndrome
ABSTRACT: Background: The metabolic syndrome consists of constellation of central obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL cholesterol. Elevated serum Complement C3 levels independently predicted incident type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk in prospective studies in apparently healthy men and women. The present study was done to determine the association of serum Complement C3 […]
A Study of Clinical Profile of Complicated Malaria With Serum Lactate Levels as a Prognostic Marker
Abstract: Background: Malaria is of immense importance among tropical diseases in India. Pathophysiology of complicated malaria is multifactorial in origin involving tissue hypoxia, liver dysfunction, and impaired renal handling of bicarbonate. Acidosis is an important contributor to death from severe falciparum malaria. Metabolic acidosis results from abnormal microcirculatory perfusion and anaerobic glycolysis as a result […]