scholarly journals A hospital based cross sectional study on clinical profile of patients with hypothyroidism

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
J. Gopala Krishna ◽  
U. Kishan
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dry Skin ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Presenting Symptoms

Background: Comorbidities and complications are more in patients with hypothyroidism compared to other people. hence early diagnosis and early treatment for hypothyroidism can prevent a lot of complications in patients with hypothyroidism and this is very true for subclinical hypothyroidism. Objective was to study the clinical profile of patients with hypothyroidism.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out among 40 clinically diagnosed and biochemically confirmed hypothyroid cases of age group 21-60 years of age. Detailed clinical history was taken to note down the presenting symptoms. Thorough clinical examination was done to ascertain the clinical features and confirm. Data was analyzed using proportions.Results: The mean age of males was slightly more than females 36.8 years vs. 35.13 years. Total number of male patients was much lower i.e. only 10(25%) compared to 30(75%) female patients. The most common age group affected in either sexes was 31-40 years followed by 21-30 years. Among all the symptoms with which the patients presented, the most common symptom was weight gain which was seen in 29(72.5%) of the cases. The most common presenting sign was BMI >25 kg/m2 in 27 cases i.e. 67.5% of the cases followed by dry skin in 25 cases i.e. 62.5%.Conclusions: Any patient presenting with weight gain, lethargy, dry skin, hoarseness, dyspnoea, constipation, cold intolerance, depression, menstrual abnormalities, overweight, obesity, bradycardia, non-pitting edema, hypertension, pallor should be suspected of hypothyroidism and thyroid profile should be done to rule hypothyroidism.

scholarly journals A study of clinical profile of patients with Dengue fever at a tertiary care hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreenivasulu T. ◽  
Jahnavi K.
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Presenting Symptoms

Background: Dengue is the most common fever. Among all flavi-viruses, it is the most common. It can cause around 50-100 million infections. Every year 2-5 lakh cases of Dengue hemorrhagic fever occur. The objective of the research was to study clinical profile of patients with Dengue fever at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: Present study was cross sectional study. The patients were interviewed and examined at one point of time and later they were never followed which is similar to the cross-sectional study design. Present study was carried out in the hospital. This was done in the department of General Medicine of a tertiary care hospital. Present study was carried out over a period of one year.Results: In the present study, there were 78 males and 22 females. The sex ratio was 3.5:1. Maximum number of males (29.5%) was in the age group of 15-25. Among females, the maximum (40.9%) were in the age group of 26-35 years and 46-55 years (9%). The most common presenting symptom was fever in all cases followed by headache in 90%. Among bleeding manifestations, epistaxis, gum bleeding and hematuria (15%) were the common symptoms. Most patients presented with generalized lymphadenopathy in 52%. 56 patients showed only hepatomegaly and 46 splenomegaly, and 30 patients showed hepato splenomegaly. 99 showed leucopenia and 10 were anemic and 25 showed platelet count less than 1,50,000cells/cumm.Conclusions: Males were commonly affected. Younger age group of 15-25 was most commonly affected and fever and headache were the most common presenting symptoms. These findings help physicians in early diagnosis of dengue by suspecting these features as of dengue and can prevent morbidity and mortality associated with dengue.

scholarly journals Laboratory and clinical profile of dengue: a study from coaching city, Kota, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1081
Author(s):  
Pankaj Jain ◽  
Om Prakash Meena ◽  
Shivcharan Jelia
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Laboratory

Background: Dengue, an endemic disease in most subtropical and tropical regions of the world and it causes severe epidemics in India. Dengue is one of the most common acute viral illness associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to study laboratory findings and clinical profile of patients with dengue fever at a tertiary care hospital of coaching city Kota.Methods: This study was cross sectional study. The patients were examined at one point of time and later they were never followed which is similar to the cross-sectional study design. A total of 100 patients of dengue fever who were NS1 Antigen or IgM dengue positive, admitted to department of medicine of government medical college, Kota included in the study. Through clinical examination and relevant laboratory investigations performed in all patients.Results: In the present study, there were 74 males and 26 females. The sex ratio was 2.8:1. Maximum number of males (50%) was in the age group of 15-25 Years. Among females the maximum (42.3%) were in the age group of 15-25 years. The most common presenting symptom was fever in all cases followed by headache in 96%. Among bleeding manifestation, Epistaxis, gum bleeding and melena (24%) were the common symptom. 47% patients showed hepatomegaly and 38% showed splenomegaly. 12% patients were anemic and 51% showed leucopenia while 93% showed thrombocytopenia.Conclusions: Males were commonly affected. Young age group of 15-25 was more commonly affected. Fever and headache were the most common presenting symptom. As dengue causes increased morbidity and mortality and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment for the proper management of these cases, this study helps physicians in early diagnosis of dengue by suspecting the features as of dengue and can prevent morbidity and mortality associated with dengue.

scholarly journals CLINICAL PROFILE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIORS IN PATIENTS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF EASTERN NEPAL

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (140) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudha Agrawal ◽  
V K Garg ◽  
A Agarwalla ◽  
M Deb
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
And Bisexual

A hospital based prospective cross sectional study was under taken over one-yearperiod from April 1998 to March 1999 to study the clinical profile and sexual behaviorin sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) patients at Dermatology and Venereology OPDat BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal. A total of 105 patients giving history suggestive of STDswere studied. These patients were also enquired for their sexual behaviors. Therewere 85 males and 20 females; and the majority (55.2%) was in the age group of 21-30 years. Most of the patients (25.7%) were students followed by housewives (17.2%).service holders (13.3%), businessmen (13.3%), unemployed (9.5%) and fanners(8.5%).. Literates were 80%. Sixty-eight percent males and 90% females were married.Majority of the males contracted infection from CSW (58.8%). Females got theinfection from husbands and friends. More than 50% of male had multiple partnerswhereas in case of females it was only 5%. Homosexual and bisexual were 3.5% and4.7% respectively in males. Unprotected sexual contact was found in 94.1% of malesand 100% of females. Syphilis (30.5%) was the commonest type of STD followed bygonorrhea (14.3%), genital warts (14.3%), chancroid (6.7%), candidiasis (6.7%),herpes genitalis (5.7%), mixed infection (4.7%), donovanosis (2.8%), andLymphogranuloma venereum (0.9%). In homosexual and bisexual, only NGU andsyphilis were seen. STDs constituted 0.97% of all new dermatology patients. In spiteof high proportion of promiscuous sexual behavior, there was only one HIV positivepatient.Key Words: Clinical profile, Sexual behavior, STD patients, Nepal.

scholarly journals Knowledge and prevalence of post-menopausal health problems among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Ajman: cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4221
Author(s):  
Omar Ketranji ◽  
Abdullah Nameer Ali Al-Mubarak ◽  
Ibrahim Mohammad ◽  
Sara Khokar ◽  
Abdulmonaem Mohamed YAlhenshiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Hot Flushes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dry Skin ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Menopausal

Background: Many physiological and psychological changes happens to women during the time of menopause. The symptoms differ according to the individual, culture and ethnicity. As the women pass through various stages of menopause, the prevalence of symptoms also varies. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of post-menopausal health problems among the women above 45 years old and to identify the prevalence of symptoms in post-menopausal life.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private hospital in Ajman, UAE among women aged 45 years and above with a validated self-administered questionnaire. Ethics approval was obtained before the study. Data were coded, entered, and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Chi-square tests and descriptive statistics like frequency tables and crosstabs were used.Results: The mean age of women participants was 50.7 years. The results showed that 50.2% of the women had moderate knowledge about post-menopausal health problems, while 37% and 12.8% had excellent and poor knowledge, respectively. Prevalence of post-menopausal symptoms among women were hot flushes (55.1%), dry skin (54.7%), muscle pain (54.5%), joint pain (52.9%), and weight gain (51%). Women suffered from at least one of the post-menopausal symptoms. Hot flushes, dry skin, muscle pain, and weight gain were significantly associated with the menopausal status (p<0.05).Conclusions: Post-menopausal symptoms hot flushes, dry skin, and muscle pain were significantly associated with a peri-menopausal or post-menopausal state. Women must be made aware of these symptoms and their causes and treatments as well.

scholarly journals Frequency of symptoms associated with gallstone disease: a hospital-based cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Kanafi Vahed ◽  
Leila Khedmat
Keyword(s):  
Gallstone Disease ◽  
Oral Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Abdominal Quadrant

This study investigated the likely outcomes of gallstone disease and frequency of symptoms associated with this. This cross sectional study was performed at the Aliebn Abitaleb hospital in Rafsanjan over a period of twelve months from 2000 to 2001. A total sample of 70 individuals were included in the study, interviewing them using of a questionnaire covering data in terms of demographic features and medical history.The majority of patients belonged to the age group of 41 to 60 years (44.3% of all patients), while the lowest frequency was in the age group of 20 years or less. Frequency of females was higher than males. The frequency of female patients increased with the number of child birth, the highest being in women who had more than 5 child births. The most common complaint of pain was revealed as upper right abdominal quadrant (RUQ), which accounted for 95.7% of cases. Vomiting was observed in 52.9% of patients. In addition, the frequency of patients with chronic pain initiation was more than those with acute pain initiation. Among women, 17.5% had oral contraceptive pill constipation. It is worth noting that ultrasonography was the best diagnostic tool for evaluating patients. It is noteworthy that the most common symptom was right upper quadrant tenderness. Our data indicate that diabetes was the most common illness associated with gallstone disease and that 8.6% of patients had a family history of gallstone disease.

Suicidal Death Autopsy Analysis at Dhaka Medical College

1970 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
MN Hossain ◽  
Z Rahman ◽  
S Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Autopsy Report ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Suicidal Death

A cross sectional study was carried out at the department of Forensic Medicine in Dhaka Medical College during the period of January 2008 to December 2009. Data were collected from 3rd copy of the post mortem reports which were preserved in the department of Forensic Medicine with the verbal consent of the doctors who performed autopsy report. During this period total 5114 autopsies were conducted. Out of this 970 cases (19%) were suicidal in nature. It was noticed that all suicidal deaths occurred from 10 years to all age group respectively, but top amongst age group of suicidal deaths occurred in between 21 to 30 years of people. Suicidal deaths are more common in female than male. Suicidal deaths due to hanging is highest, next common causes of death due to organophosphorus compund poisoning. Suicidal deaths by hanging is more in female than male but in poisoning cases male are more lvictimised than female. Objectives of our study are to see the occurrence and methods of suicidal death. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v40i1.9957 BMJ 2011; 40(1): 18-21

End Organ Damage in Hypertensive Geriatric Age Group: A Cross Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Prakashkumar Kyada ◽  
Kunal Jadhav ◽  
T. K. Biswas ◽  
Varshil Mehta ◽  
Sojib Bin Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Organ Damage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Isolated Systolic Hypertension ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
End Organ Damage ◽  
Common Risk Factors

Objective: Hypertension is one of the common risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases/disorders A developing country like India faces the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases; of the which, hypertension is the most important treatable cause of mortality and morbidity with loss of functional capacity and decline in the quality of life. Aim: To study the prevalence of end organ damage in the hypertensive geriatric age group. Method: The present study was a cross sectional study, conducted in 150 elderly patients admitted in MGM Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India with the diagnosis of stage I or II hypertension from 2011 to 2013. Results: Data analysis of the present study showed that 68% of elderly population aged between 60 to 69 years were suffering from hypertension. Compared to males, females had a higher rate of target organ damage. This study found that out of all patients with total end organ damage, 54.6 % had CVS complications, 15.7 % had hypertensive retinopathy, 25.9 % and 18.51 had raised creatinine and proteinuria respectively. 19.4 % had cerebrovascular accident (CVA) complications. Among Cardiovascular related complications Coronary artery disease (CAD) was found in 21 patients, out of them 7 had Congestive cardiac Failure (CCF). Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) was the most common complication and seen in 38 patients. 13.8 % patients had Regional Wall Motion Abnormality (RWMA) Conclusion: The present study concluded that Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH) is the commonest type of hypertension in geriatric age group. This study concluded that the most common risk factors of HTN in the elderly are sedentary life style, dyslipidemia and extra salt intake while the most common end organ damage was observed to be Left Ventricular Hypertrophy followed by renal dysfunction. Keywords:  Hypertension,  Isolated Systolic Hypertension, Dyslipidemia.

HIGH PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITON AND WORM INFECTION AMONG VAN KIEU AND PAKOH CHILDREN AGED 12-36 MONTHS IN DAKRONG DISTRICT, QUANG TRI PROVINCE

2012 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Thi Lan Tran ◽  
Thi Huong Le ◽  
Xuan Ninh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Infection Status ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Group Recommendation ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Very High

Objectives: Assess the nutritional status, worm infection status and some related factors among children aged 12-36 months of Dakrong district, Quang Tri province. Subject and method: A cross sectional study was carried out in 2010, in 680 children aged 12-36 months in 4 communes of Dakrong district, Quang Tri province. Results: The malnutrition rate was 55.0% for underweight, 66.5% for stunting and 16.2% for wasting. The prevalence of malnutrition increases by age group. The prevalence of worm infection was 31.6%, the highest prevalence was belong to Ascaris infection (24.6%), followed by Hookworm and Trichuris (6.5% and 6.2%, respectively). The prevalence of worm infection among children under two is very high (27.0%). The prevalence of worm infection was distributed quite equally between the malnutrition children group and normal children group. Recommendation: Early deworming forchildren from 12 months should be considered as important strategy against the malnutrition of children in Dakrong district, Quang Tri province

Perfil Epidemiológico de Pacientes Renais Crônicos em Tratamento Conservador em um Hospital Escola do Sul de Minas/ Epidemiological Profile of Chronic Renal Failure Patients on Conservative Treatment in a Hospital in Southern School of Minas

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Camila Dorilêo Negretti ◽  
Pablo Girardeli Mendonça Mesquita ◽  
Nilo César do Vale Baracho
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Conservative Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Keywords Epidemiology ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Grade Iii

Objetivo: Determinar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com Doença Renal Crônica em tratamento conservador no ambulatório do Hospital Escola de Itajubá. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, de abordagem quantitativa. Realizado com 171 pacientes atendidos em tratamento conservador no ambulatório de nefrologia no período de janeiro de 2012 a dezembro de 2013. A coleta objetivou caracterizar idade, sexo, raça, estado civil e procedência. Também foram avaliados dados do primeiro atendimento como: valores de ureia e creatinina, o grau de DRC, a etiologia e o número de retorno. Resultados: Dos doentes renais crônicos avaliados, 50,3% eram do sexo masculino, 88% da raça branca, 54,4% casados e a maioria (70,8%) possuía faixa etária prevalente >60 anos. A maioria dos atendidos, 98,5% pertence a microrregião de referência. Quanto a dados de primeira consulta, o diabetes mellitus foi a principal etiologia (38%). Os valores de ureia e creatinina acima da referência preconizada foi observado na maioria dos pacientes e o grau III de DRC em 31% dos casos. O número médio de retornos após a primeira consulta foi de três retornos em 25,13% dos pacientes. Conclusão: A pesquisa permitiu o conhecimento do perfil epidemiológico dos portadores de DRC em tratamento conservador. Os achados reforçam a necessidade de implementação de políticas voltadas para promoção e prevenção à saúde com divulgação de mais programas de controle para minimizar o surgimento de novos casos da DRC. Palavras-chave: Epidemiologia. Doença Renal Crônica. Tratamento. ABSTRACT.Objective: Determine the epidemiological profile of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on conservative treatment at the Hospital Escola de Itajubá. Materials and Methods: A retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of quantitative approach. It was conducted with 171 patients who were treated in conservative treatment at the nephrology clinic from January 2012 to December 2013. The collection aimed to characterize age, sex, race, marital status and origin. We also evaluated data from the first service as: urea and creatinine values, the degree of CKD the etiology and the number of return. Results: Among the chronic renal patients evaluated, 50.3% were male, 88% Caucasian, 54.4% were married and the majority (70.8%) was the most prevalent age group> 60 years. Most of the patients 98.5% belong to micro region of reference. As the first appointment data, diabetes mellitus was the major cause (38%). The urea and creatinine values above the recommended reference was observed in the majority of patients and the DRC grade III in 31% of cases. The average number of returns after the fisrt visit was three return in 25.13% of patients. Conclusion: The research gave us the knowledge of the epidemiological profile of patients with CKD on dialysis. The findings reinforce the need to implement policies for health promotion and prevention with more disclosure of control programs to minimize the appearance of new cases of CKD. Keywords: Epidemiology. Chronic Kidney Disease.Treatment.

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