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Dyslipidemia And Its Relation With Body Mass Index Versus Waist Hip Ratio, A Jabbar, A Irfanullah, J Akhter, Y K. Mirza
Dyslipidemia And Its Relation With Body Mass Index Versus Waist Hip Ratio, A Jabbar, A Irfanullah, J Akhter, Y K. Mirza
Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care
To study the magnitude of dyslipidemia in asymptomatic subjects and its relation to body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip-ratio (WHR), 88 subjects attending the health analysis programme were examined and their age, sex, BMI, WHR, fasting blood glucose and lipids were measured. The distribution of the lipid levels and the frequency of dyslipidemia were noted. Forty-eight percent had a total cholesterol of > 200 mg/dl and 50% had an HDL-cholesterol of < 40 mg/dl. On comparing the means of total cholesterol to BMI and WHR, it was found that total cholesterol level was statistically significant for WHR above and below 0.9 for males and 0.8 for females, whereas not so for BMI above and below 27 kg/m2. The prevalence of dyslipidemia in asymptomatic people in this group emphasizes the need for routine health screening for early institution of preventive measures. The correlation with WHR rather than BMI points towards importance of measuring parameters of central obesity rather than body weight and height only.
Renal Tubular Acidosis With Muscle Paralysis, A M. Nagaria, A Jabbar, J A. Khan
Renal Tubular Acidosis With Muscle Paralysis, A M. Nagaria, A Jabbar, J A. Khan
Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Late Onset Oesophageal Perforation Due To Gunshot Injury Of Chest: Successful Non-Operative Management In A Young Child, Asad Mian, Saima H. Khan, Naeem-Uz-Zafar Khan
Late Onset Oesophageal Perforation Due To Gunshot Injury Of Chest: Successful Non-Operative Management In A Young Child, Asad Mian, Saima H. Khan, Naeem-Uz-Zafar Khan
Department of Emergency Medicine
Penetrating firearm injuries of the chest have become commonplace in children living in violent urban areas. Esophageal perforation may present as a late manifestation of peadiatric thoracic trauma due to gunshot injury. Opinion varies as to the surgical or nonsurgical management of such a patient. The authors report a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with a similar dilemma and her successful conservative management, that they opted for; is discussed.