Leveraging the use of a social media app as a collaborative medical information and knowledge sharing tool-insights from experiential use and survey of a CME WhatsApp community.

Background And Aim: Continuing Medical Education (CME) is crucial for physicians to stay current in the rapidly advancing field of medicine. A WhatsApp (WA) based community of physicians was initiated in 2016 'WhatsApp CME India Group' to facilitate learning, knowledge sharing, and discussion among physicians. Due to participant size constraints of the technology, it evolved into seven distinct WA groups, overseen by a central administrator.

Prevalence of Hyperuricemia in Indian Population with Hypertension.

: The prevalence rate of hyperuricemia (HU) is comparatively higher in Asian countries than in the Western regions. Patients with coexisting HU and hypertension (HTN) are at greater risk of uncontrolled HTN, metabolic syndrome, and complications. This study aims to determine the prevalence of HU in individuals with HTN from the major geographical regions across India.

Insights into the Association of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Cardiovascular Risk Among Diabetic vs Non-Diabetic Patients.

Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease-related mortality and morbidity compared to non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients. The Majority of chronic kidney disease patients with diabetes remain undiagnosed and have a higher incidence of cardiovascular comorbidities even when they do not progress to endstage renal failure. Both traditional cardiovascular risk factors and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors are known to be present in a higher magnitude in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease and are known to partially account for the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease compared to non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients.