Spectrum of thyroid function test among type 2 diabetic patients attending a rural health facility, southwest Nigeria: A hospital-based study.

Objectives: The thyroid gland produces hormones that have significant influence on carbohydrate metabolism; its disorders may affect carbohydrate metabolism in type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) more than the non-diabetic (NDM) patients as reported in various studies. We determined the spectrum of thyroid function tests (TFTs) profile among T2DM in our rural health facility.

Methods: T2DM patients and NDM patients were recruited for the study.

Maternal serum uric acid: a reliable prognostic indicator of foetal outcome among pre-eclamptic patients in a low resource setting.

Background: Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. Hyperuricemia is often associated with pre-eclampsia and when this occurs, fetal outcome may become worse. We evaluated the role of maternal serum uric acid as a prognostic indicator of fetal outcome in pre-eclamptic mothers.

Biochemical pattern of thyroid function test and clinical impression of thyroid disorder in a rural tertiary health institution in Nigeria.

Background: Thyroid disorders are one of the most common endocrine disorders seen globally. Diagnostic challenge may arise both clinically and biochemically because of the multiple function of thyroid hormones (THs). Request for thyroid function test (TFT s) may be based on clinical impression that may suggest thyroid dysfunction or obvious symptoms and signs that are diagnostic of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.