Publications by authors named "Muzafar Naik"
Background: Patients of diabetes mellitus (DM) with hypertension (HTN) have a fourfold increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as compared to normotensive nondiabetic controls. However, many patients of DM who are normotensive or have controlled blood pressure on office BP measurement (OBPM) may assume that they do not have increased risk of CVD but may be having HTN or uncontrolled blood pressure on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).
Study Design Objective: A cross-sectional observational study to compare OBPM with ABPM and thus predict various hypertensive phenotypes like masked hypertension (MH) and white coat hypertension and pattern of blood pressure in diabetic patients of our population.
Article Synopsis
- Automobile exhaust significantly contributes to air pollution, posing serious health risks, especially for traffic police who are frequently exposed to it.
- A study involving 136 traffic police in Kashmir revealed that 11.2% had abnormal lung function, compared to only 3.6% in a control group, highlighting the detrimental effects of prolonged exposure.
- The findings suggest a clear link between exposure duration (over 10 years) and lung function decline, indicating the need for protective measures and regular lung assessments for traffic police personnel.
Background: As majority of cases of dengue are associated with thrombocytopenia, it is indispensable to study clinical presentation, biochemical parameters and outcome of dengue fever in a population known with low platelet count.
Methodology: A prospective observational study was conducted from September 2016 to August 2017that included forty NS-1 antigen (IgM) Dengue positive patients. Clinical features, laboratory parameters and outcome of dengue patients were noted.
Type 1 renal tubular acidosis in a patient of Type 1 diabetes mellitus: Is it coincidence or coexistence?
Indian J Endocrinol Metab
March 2012
A 26-year-old male patient suffering from Type 1 diabetes mellitus got admitted with abdominal pain and high blood sugars. On further evaluation, he was found to have normal anion gap metabolic acidosis without ketonuria and urinary pH was alkaline. The patient was diagnosed as Type 1 renal tubular acidosis (RTA) (distal RTA) and was managed by alkali replacement in addition to control of blood sugars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of our study was to obtain comprehensive insight into the bacteriological and clinical profile of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization. The patient population consisted of 100 patients admitted with the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), as defined by British Thoracic society, from December 1998 to Dec 2000, at the Sher- i-Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences Soura, Srinagar, India. Gram negative organisms were the commonest cause (19/29), followed by gram positive (10/29).
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