Publications by authors named "Ajaz Nabi Koul"
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- High-flow nasal cannula (HFNO) can help COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure, but it may dilute oxygen delivery. The study assessed different mask types' effects on oxygen saturation (SPO) when used with HFNO.
- In a study of 40 patients, using masks like N95 and nonrebreather (NRB) with oxygen showed significant improvements in oxygen levels and lower respiratory rates compared to other masks.
- Overall, the study suggests that N95 and NRB masks with oxygen are more effective for improving oxygenation in COVID-19 patients using HFNO than surgical masks or NRB without oxygen.
Background: Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) is one of the most daunting challenges a physician faces in such settings. Among AUFI, rickettsial infections are most common and related infections (such as anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Q fever) which are caused by an unusual type of bacteria that can live only inside the cells of another organism. The present study was therefore planned with an objective to estimate the prevalence of rickettsial infection among patients of undifferentiated fever and to determine any association of socio-demographic characteristics with rickettsial disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: One-third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) with new infection occurring every second. In humans, TB is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB). Genitourinary TB (GUTB) is still a major health problem in many developing countries including India and had been declared by the World Health Organisation as 'public health emergency' in 1993.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with colon cancer.
Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol
October 2013
Background: The etiology of fever of unknown origin (FUO) may differ from different countries. This study was conducted to evaluate the etiology of FUO in patients attending SKIMS, a tertiary care teaching hospital, at Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Methods: From July 2010 to September 2012, this study was done to examine the profile of patients with FUO.
Background: Annual pilgrimage (Yatra) to the cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji' is a holy ritual among the Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva. Located in the Himalayan Mountain Range (altitude 13,000 ft) in south Kashmir, the shrine is visited by thousands of devotees and altitude sickness is reportedly common.
Materials And Methods: More than 600,000 pilgrims visited the cave shrine in 2011 and 2012 with 239 recorded deaths.