Publications by authors named "Wani Abdul Ahad"
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.
Endoscopic Findings in Persistent Dyspepsia in Secondary Care Hospital Setting in North Kashmir.
J Assoc Physicians India
September 2019
Background: Dyspepsia is a common clinical problem and has a great impact on the patient's quality of life. More than half of patients presenting with dyspepsia have no detectable lesion for their symptoms. The common organic causes of dyspepsia include peptic ulcer, esophagitis and cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is routinely performed for sick patients but is fraught with complications, is painful, and is technically demanding.
Objective: To ascertain agreement between the arterial and peripheral venous measurement of pH, pCO(2), pO(2), and bicarbonate levels in sick patients with cardiopulmonary disorders in the valley of Kashmir in the Indian subcontinent, so as to use venous gas analysis instead of arterial for assessment of patients.
Setting: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, a 650-bedded tertiary care hospital in North India located at an altitude of 1584 m.
We conducted a survey to know the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in young-adult (20-40 years) men and non-pregnant-women in Kashmir Valley (India); prevalence of latter is presented here. The age-adjusted prevalence of overweight-obesity was 16.3% and that of obesity 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To assess the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and other abnormalities of glucose tolerance in young-adult (20-40 years) men and non-pregnant women.
Methods: Prevalence of diagnosed T2DM, undiagnosed T2DM and other abnormalities of glucose tolerance studied in 3032 subjects from Kashmir Valley of India. The study included a questionnaire, anthropological measurements, blood sampling, and a standard OGTT.