Background: Alcohol-related liver disease contributes significantly to global mortality and healthcare costs, underscoring the urgency of early detection and non-invasive diagnostic tools such as transient elastography.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the severity of alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and liver dysfunction assessed via transient elastography in newly diagnosed patients.
Materials And Methods: From October 2019 to September 2021, a cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 58 inpatients diagnosed with ADS according to International Classification of Diseases-10 criteria.
Background: Alcohol dependence syndrome is a major public health problem, and it impacts the social, psychological, medical, economic, and religious spheres of our existence. Persistent alcohol abuse impacts sexual functioning negatively and leads to the onset of sexual dysfunction.
Aim: This study was conducted to determine erectile dysfunction in males diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome and its association with the severity of alcohol dependence.
Introduction: Covid-19 pandemic has been a challenge for healthcare system; the doctors in public and private setups are at the center of this challenge. Public and private doctors differ in personality and some occupational aspects. Do these differences reflect in their response to Covid?
Aim: To study the difference in anxiety, depression, burnout, and professional fulfillment between doctors in public and private setup during Covid-19 second wave and to assess their coping strategies.
Introduction: Hyponatremia can be a common but often overlooked side effects of psychotropics drugs. Most patients with drug-induced hyponatremia are asymptomatic and diagnosis is made incidentally following routine blood tests.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to understand the pattern of hyponatremia in patients using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and serotonin dopamine antagonists (SDA).
Introduction: The sudden and extended lockdown imposed by the government as an attempt to break the transmission chain of COVID disrupted the lives and plans of many. The impact on mental health of people is variable depending on the appraisal of the situation and the resources and coping strategies.
Aim And Objectives: The aim of the study was to know the impact on mental health and coping strategies used by internet users dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and involved difficulties in India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2021
The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has taken a toll on not only physical health but the mental well being of the individuals too. This novel virus has shaken the very fabric of the society. Every individual irrespective of his education and socioeconomic status has been affected by this pandemic.
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