Cost-effective synthesis of zinc oxide/crab shell-derived chitosan nanocomposite: Insights into its biomedical applications.

For biomedical applications, material scientists all over the world are working to develop cost-effective technologies and thereby synthesize new nanocomposite materials that are biocompatible, bioactive, scalable and naturally abundant. This study focuses on synthesizing and evaluating nanocomposites of zinc oxide (ZnO) and chitosan (CS) derived from crab shells, in three different weight proportions (1:0.5, 1:1, and 1:2).

Pattern of Lung Involvement in Predicting Severity and Sequelae in Patients With COVID-19.

Background During the COVID pandemic, high-resolution CT scan has played a pivotal role in detecting lung involvement and severity based on the segments of the lung involved. The pattern of involvement was not considered, and our aim is to observe the pattern of lung involvement in predicting severity and guiding management protocol in patients with COVID-19. Methodology It was a prospective observational study conducted with 151 patients admitted with COVID-19 with a positive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR) in a single tertiary care hospital in south India.

Nutritional Risk Screening in Hospitalized Adults Using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India.

Background and objectives Malnutrition is still widely prevalent in India. Various nutritional screening tools have been developed to screen for nutritional risk status but no one tool is considered the best. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) is accepted by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and validated for use in hospitalized adults.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome-associated cardiovascular complications: An overview of the association between the biochemical markers and potential strategies for their prevention and elimination.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) including endothelial dysfunction (ED) and presence of metabolic syndrome (MS). The probable reason suggested for elevated CVRF in PCOS is oxidative stress (OS), which is an integral factor in cardiometabolic complications (CMC) seen in PCOS women. The interrelated mechanisms by which CVRF instigate clinical manifestation plays a crucial role in identification of a strategy to treat different comorbidities in PCOS.

Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Young Adults with Family History of Coronary Artery Disease.

Background: It is well established that accelerated athero-sclerosis occurs in middle-aged and elderly adults with family history of coronary artery disease (CAD). However similar data on younger population with genetic predisposition is lacking. As identifying and treating this target group at an early stage will help in postponing the disease progression and delay the onset of clinical events later in life.

Triplet pregnancy with partial hydatiform mole.

Triplet pregnancy with a coexisting mole is extremely rare. A 26 years old primigravida with multiple gestation and severe pre-eclampsia at 32 weeks gestation was brought to Sri Ramachandra University casualty. In view of abnormal Doppler study with discordant twins emergency lower segment caesarean section was done six days later.

Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly.

We present a case of inferior conjunction in a rare type of conjoined twins, dicephalus in a male fetus. The male fetus was born to a 24-year-old, gravida 2, and para 0, who had medical abortion at 15 weeks of gestation due to anencephaly with meningoencephalocele revealed by ultrasound examination. The fetus was born with 2 anencephalic heads with a bifurcation of the vertebral column and presence of 2 spinal cords.

Osteosarcoma in a sixteen-month old boy.

We report a case of a sixteen-month old boy with osteosarcoma of the left humerus. To the best of our knowledge this is the youngest case reported in Malaysia. This case illustrates that osteosarcoma although rare does occur in a very young child.