Development and Validation of Tool for Assessment of Knowledge About Childhood Hypertension Among Final Year Medical Student.

Childhood hypertension (HTN) is becoming one of the most important health concerns in children, and it is the most important predictor of adult HTN. The objective was to assess the level of knowledge and to develop and validate questionnaires about childhood HTN among final-year medical students. This facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2018 to September 2018 in 5 teaching hospitals of Central India.

Role of Bleomycin Sclerotherapy as a Non-surgical Method for the Treatment of Cystic Hygroma of Head and Neck Region-an Institutional Study.

Cystic hygroma is a benign congenital tumor of lymphatic origin. Most common location is head and neck region. Bleomycin is an antineoplastic glycopeptide antibiotic agent with sclerosing property.

Model for Early Prediction of Preeclampsia: A Nested Case Controlled Study in Indian Women.

Purpose: Preeclampsia (PE) affects 5-7% of the pregnancies worldwide, and is one of the most dreaded disorders of pregnancy contributing to maternal and neonatal mortality. PE is mostly presented in the third trimester of pregnancy. Here, we used serum placental growth factor (PIGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) to develop a model for predicting PE in Indian women in early second trimester.

Low-field mobility in an electrostatically confined 2D rectangular nanowire: effect of density of states and phonon confinement.

Transport in GaN-based nanoscale devices is of supreme importance for various applications. While the transport in bulk and two-dimensional (2D) structures is relatively well understood, understanding one-dimensional (1D) transport is still at its nascent stage. More importantly, the nanoscale structures may not operate at an explicit dimension of 2D and 1D.

Inheritance pattern of okra enation leaf curl disease among cultivated species and its relationship with biochemical parameters.

Okra production in eastern India at present is severely threatened by whitefly-mediated okra enation leaf curl disease (OELCuD). Identification of resistant genotype and understanding the genetic control and biochemical relationship of OELCuD resistance are prerequisite for developing an effective breeding strategy. This study was conducted employing six populations (P, P, F, F, BC and BC) of two selected (resistant x susceptible (RxS)) crosses.

Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Differentiation between Benign Mural Lesions and Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder.

Background: Mural lesions of gallbladder on ultrasound (US) are often difficult to characterize as benign or malignant.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) in characterization of gallbladder (GB) wall lesions and making distinction between benign wall thickening and GB adenocarcinoma, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative parameters.

Methods: A total of 26 patients with GB wall lesions detected on sonography underwent CEUS.

Two Photon Spectroscopy Can Serve as a Marker of Protein Denaturation Pathway.

Rhodamine group of molecules are widely used dyes for imaging of biological molecules. Application of these dyes however includes a limitation that these molecules absorb in the visible range of the spectrum, which does not fall in the 'biologically transparent window' (BTW). Two photon absorption (TPA) process could come up with an alternate solution to this as these dyes could be excited in the near infrared (NIR) window to extract similar information.

Calcitonin gene- and parathyroid hormone-related peptides in normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancies: a nested case-control study.

Purpose: To identify whether CGRP and PTHrP serve as screening biomarkers for early detection of preeclampsia or even before the development of preeclampsia in early pregnancy.

Methods: It was a nested case-control study. The subjects were divided into normotensive (controls) and preeclamptic (cases) groups.

Eltrombopag therapy in newly diagnosed steroid non-responsive ITP patients.

Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by isolated thrombocytopenia (peripheral blood platelet count <100 × 10(9)/L) in the absence of other causes or disorders that may be associated with thrombocytopenia. The upfront treatment in newly diagnosed ITP patients is steroids; however, about one-third patients do not respond, and require other treatment, including IVIg, anti-D, or splenectomy. Previous studies have shown decreased platelet production in some ITP patients, aside from the evidence of enhanced platelet destruction.

Megakaryocyte morphology and its impact in predicting response to steroid in immune thrombocytopenia.

Pathogenetic mechanisms of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) include antibody-mediated destruction of platelets; cell-mediated destruction and suppressed thrombopoiesis. Various morphological changes in megakaryocytes are reported in ITP patients, but never these were correlated with the response to various forms of therapy. In the present study, we intended to find out the impact of megakaryocytic abnormalities on the response to steroid, the first line of treatment.

Ecthyma gangrenosum in a neonate: not always pseudomonas.

Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous manifestation of invasive infection usually caused by pseudomonas, but can be caused by many bacteria, fungal and viral infections. We present the first reported case of EG caused by invasive Escherichia coli in a neonate. A neonate presented with evidence of sepsis and a rapidly evolving 3×3.