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Outcome of the Ayurvedic medication on a patient with Sickle cell anaemia – A single case study
Abstract: Sickle cell disease is caused by genetic modification of β-globin (HBB). The result of clinical syndromes is characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and can be complicated by vaso-occlusion and vasculopathy which can lead to severe and chronic organ damage and premature death. A 17-year-old female patient was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia with symptoms of severe weakness, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, constipation, severe calf pain, chest pain, abdominal …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Microalbuminuria and Other Risk Factors in Diabetic Retinopathy
Abstract: The objective of this paper was to study positivity of microalbuminuria and other risk factors in DM type II and their relation to DR.An analytic study was done among 300 selected cases of Type 2 DM in one year. The grading of the severity of DR was done using ETDRS protocol. Tests for hemoglobin, fasting blood sugars, micro-albuminuria, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and lipid profile were done. 137 (45.67%) cases of …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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Nt-Probnp and Nitrogen Species Measurement As Useful Biomarkers for Detection of Asymptomatic Heart Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Abstract: Insidious heart failure is associated or complicated hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, depression, and anemia. High plasma NT-proBNP level found to be a predictive value in detecting latent left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The aim of the study is to detect asymptomatic heart failure in outpatient type 2 diabetic patients using plasma NT-proBNP as a diagnostic biomarker of heart failure and nitrogen species as …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 8–12 Read article
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Serum Hepcidin Status of Sickle Cell Disease Subjects with Multiple Blood Transfusion in Nigeria
Abstract: Objectives: No effective physiological mechanism for excess iron excretion is known in humans. Conditions such as sickle cell disease (SCD), where red blood cell transfusion is a frequently employed therapy can subsequently result in ready accumulation and circulation of exogenous iron as non-transferrin bound iron in tissues with possible impairment of iron homeostasis in them. Aim: The influence of multiple blood transfusions on the patterns of iron homeostasis in correlation …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–9 Read article