Publications by authors named "Daim Khan"
Objective: To determine the frequency of fatty liver (non-alcoholic) disease, Framingham 10-year cardiovascular risk score in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Methods: This study was conducted from September 1 to March 19, 2019, at Rheumatology OPD, Central Park Medical College Lahore. One hundred ninety two seropositive rheumatoid arthritis patients were recruited.
Objective: To determine the frequency of impaired renal functions and hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: This study was conducted between May 1 2018 to February 1 2019 at Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine Central Park Medical College Lahore, total 260 study participants were selected, demographic detail were asked in detail, disease duration of RA and hypertension, DMARD's, self-use NSAID's,/hakeem medications, smoking were asked in detail, BMI and blood pressure were measured,5 ml of blood was taken by trained phlebotomist, and sent for the estimation of serum urea and creatinine on (COBAS-III) machine, after availability of results each individuals eGFR (creatinine clearance) was calculated by Cockroft Gualt and Modification in diet in renal disease method (MDRD).
Results: In this study the mean age of study participants was 42.