Correlation of Serum Homocysteine Levels With Various Types of Coronary Syndromes (CS) and In-Hospital Mortality - A Multicenter Study.

Purpose: Coronary artery disease (CAD), clinically manifested as coronary syndrome (CS), is the leading cause of death and a significant contributor to morbidity worldwide. Elevated serum homocysteine levels have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including CAD. Despite extensive research, the relationship between serum homocysteine and coronary syndromes with related short-term mortality is still under-studied.

Comparison of different severity scores in correlating hemoglobin levels with the severity of hepatic decompensation: An observational study.

Background: Chronic liver disease is a growing global health problem, leading to hepatic decompensation characterized by an array of clinical and biochemical complications. Several scoring systems have been introduced in assessing the severity of hepatic decompensation with the most frequent ones are Child-Pugh score, model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, and MELD-Na score. Anemia is frequently observed in cirrhotic patients and is linked to worsened clinical outcomes.

Strategies to develop an efficient feedback system in medical education and its outcome - An interventional study.

Objective: The main aim of this study is to know the loopholes in the feedback system, strategies to remove these loopholes, and to measure the effects of an efficient feedback system in an institution.

Methods: This research has three stages. In the first stage, we tried to find out the flaws in the feedback system of the institution based on published benchmarks.

Curriculum and program evaluation in medical education: a short systematic literature review.

Medical education is constantly evolving worldwide and facing various challenges. To cope with these, continuous and fruitful evaluation of an educational program is the need of the day. This study aims to know the purpose of evaluation, various theories related to program evaluation, and different models of curriculum and program evaluation.

A new perspective on therapies involving B-cell depletion in autoimmune diseases.

It has been rediscovered in the last fifteen years that B-cells play an active role in autoimmune etiology rather than just being spectators. The clinical success of B-cell depletion therapies (BCDTs) has contributed to this. BCDTs, including those that target CD20, CD19, and BAFF, were first developed to eradicate malignant B-cells.

Atorvastatin as an Antihypertensive Agent: A Pilot Study.

Objective Hypertension (HTN) is among the most common causes of chronic disease burden, along with dyslipidemia. It is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality. More often than not, HTN coexists with dyslipidemia.

Hypokalemia as a responsible factor related with the severity of hepatic encephalopathy: a wide multination cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Several precipitating factors of hepatic encephalopathy have been recognized and studied. Hepatic encephalopathy which is a frequent and grave complication of liver failure, is associated with multiple biochemical changes like high serum ammonia, mercaptan and phenol levels, low albumin levels and derangements in electrolytes. It is characterized by a range of neuronal and psychological aberrations mainly due to the inability of liver to metabolize different neurotoxic chemicals produced in the body.

Correlation of Clinically-Suspected Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) With Laboratory-Confirmed SBP in Portosystemic Encephalopathy Patients.

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is among the most common complications of liver cirrhosis with ascites. In the past, it was considered a potentially incurable disease, but its prognosis, though still quite poor, has much improved in the past few years. This has become possible due to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of this once-incurable complication of ascites.