Edema India: Executive Summary of Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Edema.

The management of edema requires a systematic approach to screening, diagnosis, and treatment, with an essential initial assessment to differentiate between generalized and localized edema. The Association of Physicians of India (API) aimed to develop the first Indian Edema Consensus (Edema India), offering tailored recommendations for screening, diagnosing, and managing edema based on the insights from the expert panel. The panel suggested when evaluating edema symptoms, important factors to consider include the patient's current illness, medical history, risk factors, family history, and medications.

Impact of Thyroid Dysfunction on Insulin Resistance: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in India.

Introduction: The thyroid hormones perpetuate a fine equilibrium of glucose metabolism. Abnormalities of thyroid function can disrupt this balance leading to glucose metabolism abnormalities and insulin resistance.

Objectives: We studied the correlation between insulin resistance and thyroid status in hyperthyroid, euthyroid, and hypothyroid individuals.

Study of Diversity of Metformin Related Gastrointestinal Side Effects.

Introduction: Digestive disorders represent the most common metformin related side-effects in type 2 diabetics. GI side effects of metformin are not so uncommon rather under reported or wrongly diagnosed as primary gastrointestinal disorder. This study is to estimate metformin related GI side effects in Indian population.

Early Detection of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Echocardiography.

Objective: This study is designed to investigate the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension on RV systolic and diastolic functions in cases of COPD and to correlate RV systolic and diastolic functions with pulmonary arterial pressure.

Materials And Methods: 100 patients admitted in various medical wards of tertiary care Hospital and a primary care hospital with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease persons with age and sex-matched. 35 age and sex matched person without any associated and known disease were taken as control subjects.

To Evaluate the Association of Neck Circumference with Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.

Background: It is accepted that metabolic syndrome increases the relative risk of cardiovascular disease and visceral adiposity lies at root of the cardio-metabolic risk. Upper body fat distribution has long been recognized as associated with metabolic syndrome and increased cardiovascular risk; hence the present study was conducted with the objective to evaluate the association of neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors.

Material And Methods: The present study was a hospital based observational, Descriptive and comparative analysis, conducted at Department of General Medicine at a tertiary care centre of west India after Ethical clearance from the institute's ethical committee and written informed consent.