9 results match your criteria: "Metro Kathmandu Hospital[Affiliation]"

A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control and remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial.

Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia

October 2024

Department of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.

Background: Remission of early type 2 diabetes (T2D) is possible; however, diet programmes proven effective are unaffordable in many southeast Asian populations where T2D is more frequent and more aggressive at lower body weight and younger age. We evaluate an entirely food-based service.

Methods: This study employed a single-arm intervention and follow-up design for intervention evaluation in existing hospital people with T2D of under 5 years known duration.

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Introduction: Mad honey is commonly used for hypertension, and coronary artery disease, and as a sexual stimulant. Patients with mad honey poisoning present with dizziness, nausea, syncope, blurred vision, bradycardia, and hypotension with ECG findings of sinus bradycardia, complete AV block, and ST elevation.

Case Discussion: Here, the authors report five cases admitted to our tertiary care center following the consumption of mad honey.

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Introduction: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a chronic autoimmune lymphocytic thyroiditis characterised by thyroid autoantibodies. Early detection and treatment of this condition help in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with it. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis among patients with thyroid disorders visiting a tertiary care centre.

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Introduction And Importance: The thalamus and the midbrain have marked variations and overlapping in their blood supply; one of those variations is the artery of Percheron. Artery of Percheron occlusion is a rare cause of infarction in the bilateral thalamus and midbrain.

Case Presentation: In this case, a 60-year-old female with chronic hypertension presented with unconsciousness, motor impairments, and oculomotor disorders.

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Purpura fulminans in probable scrub typhus group of rickettsioses from hilly region in Nepal - A case report.

Ann Med Surg (Lond)

October 2022

Department of Internal Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Introduction: Purpura fulminans is an acute and fatal condition presenting with acute progressive hemorrhagic infarction of the skin and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Scrub typhus, is an emerging disease of Nepal, despite being a rickettsioses has been rarely associated with Purpura fulminans. The non-specific clinical presentation and limited diagnostic facility make it difficult for clinicians to diagnose the disease.

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Diabetes mellitus is a global health concern associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Inadequate control of diabetes leads to chronic complications and higher mortality rates, which emphasizes the importance of achieving glycemic targets. Although glycated hemoglobin (HbA) is the gold standard for measuring glycemic control, it has several limitations.

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Background: In Nepal, the private sector has prominently emerged as a provider of health services in recent years. The objective of this paper is to assess whether public and private hospitals are competing for patients with similar socioeconomic strata, or providing services to different segments of the patient population.

Methods: Data were collected prospectively from one public hospital and one private-for-profit hospital, both located in close proximity to one another in Tanahu district.

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BE-SMART (Basal Early Strategies to Maximize HbA1c Reduction with Oral Therapy): Expert Opinion.

Diabetes Ther

August 2019

Department of Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Central University Hospital, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.

The past three decades have seen a quadruple rise in the number of people affected by diabetes mellitus worldwide, with the disease being the ninth major cause of mortality. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often remains undiagnosed for several years due to its asymptomatic nature during the initial stages. In India, 70% of diagnosed diabetes cases remain uncontrolled.

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