Publications by authors named "Aysha Habib"
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most prevalent infectious diseases. Females are more affected than males. The primary culprit is Escherichia coli.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and association of central obesity measures such as body mass index (BMI), visceral fat adiposity (VFA) and superficial fat adiposity (SFA) with MS, diabetes (DM) and hypertension (HTN).
Design: Cross-sectional study design.
Setting: Tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block on stress response, pain levels, and opioid use during recovery post-total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).
- Conducted as a randomized, double-blind trial, it involved 50 participants who received either a TAP block with bupivacaine or a placebo saline solution.
- Results showed no significant differences in stress hormone levels, pain scores, or opioid consumption between the two groups, indicating the TAP block may not effectively reduce the peri-operative stress response as hypothesized.
Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been increasing globally over the past three decades. Self-monitoring of blood glucose is a challenge in both developed as well as developing countries. Self-management guidelines include maintaining logbooks for blood glucose, physical activity, and dietary intake that affect glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a multitude of life-threatening acute complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric measurements in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia children in Pakistan. The secondary aim was to correlate serum ferritin with the physical growth.
Methods: We enrolled 367 children (aged 5-17 years) with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major in the study.
Demographic characteristics, presentations and treatment outcome of patients with prolactinoma.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
March 2015
Background: Prolactinomas are the most common type of functional pituitary tumours. The objective of this study was to determine demographic profile of patients with prolactinomas, and to compare the outcomes in patients treated with Cabergoline versus those receiving Bromocriptine treatment.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Endocrinology Section, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence and significance of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among apparently healthy adults.
Design And Methods: A total of 123 subjects, 56.9% males and 43.
Objective: To determine the frequency of subclinical vitamin D deficiency in an ambulatory care setting.
Methods: This was an observational study which measured 25 vitamin D levels in medical clinic patients. Patients with chronic renal failure, known osteomalacia and rickets were excluded.