Publications by authors named "N Diwan"
We present the case of a toddler displaying neuroregression post-acute gastroenteritis, initially suggesting neurodegenerative disorders. Further investigations showed atypical results-neuroimaging was inconsistent with suspected disorders, while fundus evaluation, evoked potentials and nerve conduction velocity were normal. Specialised tests using gas chromatography mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry identified methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA), implicating abnormal neurometabolism.
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- * Over a 20-year period, around 40% of initially normotensive patients eventually developed high blood pressure, indicating a troubling trend.
- * The study highlights an urgent need for better healthcare integration to manage both HIV and high blood pressure, pointing to inadequate current systems and the necessity for further research and funding.
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- - A newborn with transfusion-related acute lung injury experienced severe respiratory issues after an exchange transfusion but was successfully treated without surfactant therapy.
- - The infant, diagnosed with hyperbilirubinaemia from Rh incompatibility, showed symptoms like tachypnoea and cyanosis three hours post-procedure, requiring mechanical ventilation due to mixed acidosis.
- - After conservative treatment for this rare complication, the baby recovered and was discharged in good health after 19 days in the hospital.
Introduction: Hypertension and diabetes were the two pertinent comorbidities of non-communicable disease which was most deadly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, globally. Therefore, the present study was carried out to assess the progression of risk factors in patients with hypertension and diabetes, and behavioural risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material And Methods: A community-based longitudinal study was carried out for a period of one year in patients with pre-existing hypertension and diabetes in the field practise area of urban primary health centres (UPHC) in Rishikesh.
Cooking is the act of turning nature into the culture, which has enabled the advent of the omnivorous human diet. The cultural wisdom of processing raw ingredients into delicious dishes is embodied in their cuisines. Recipes thus are the cultural capsules that encode elaborate cooking protocols for evoking sensory satiation as well as providing nourishment.
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