Disease-information
From The Journal of Infectious Diseases and
The British Medical Journal:
Sepsis mortality has improved
following advancements in early recognition and standardized management, including
emphasis on early administration of appropriate antimicrobials. However,
guidance regarding antimicrobial duration in sepsis is surprisingly limited....
Take Home Messages:
Derangement in calcium homeostasis
is common in nephrotic syndrome (NS). It is asuumed that low serum total
calcium and vitamin D levels are due to loss of protein-bound calcium and
vitamin D. But it is unclear if free calcium and free vitamin D levels are
truly low.
The guideline is lacking with
regards to calci...
Proton
pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly used medications in the
world. Developed for the treatment and prevention of acid-mediated upper
gastrointestinal conditions, these agents are being used increasingly for
indications where their benefits are less certain.
PPI over prescription
imposes an economic cost and contri...
JAMA Network
Anemia is
the most widespread nutritional deficiency among pregnant females in the world.
A total of 40.05% of pregnant females worldwide had anemia during pregnancy,
with the highest prevalence (48.15%) in Southeast Asia. Because of
the high prevalence of anemia, any adverse maternal and fetal outcomes
associated with...
JAMA Network
Anemia is
the most widespread nutritional deficiency among pregnant females in the world.
A total of 40.05% of pregnant females worldwide had anemia during pregnancy,
with the highest prevalence (48.15%) in Southeast Asia. Because of
the high prevalence of anemia, any adverse maternal and fetal outcomes
associated with...
JAMA Network
From 2016 to 2020, increases were
seen in anxiety and depression among children, while decreases were observed in
parent or caregiver mental health and coping with parenting demands, according
to a study published in JAMA
Pediatrics.
The recent release of the 2020
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) offers an opp...
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care: BMJ Journal
Bangladeshi researchers identify
new pathological cause of diabetes.
The team
of researchers from multiple local and foreign universities, through a
five-year (2015-2020) study on 574 non-diabetic people aged between 30 and 60,
have discovered that deficiency of the Intestinal Alkaline Ph...
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care: BMJ Journal
Bangladeshi researchers identify
new pathological cause of diabetes.
The team
of researchers from multiple local and foreign universities, through a
five-year (2015-2020) study on 574 non-diabetic people aged between 30 and 60,
have discovered that deficiency of the Intestinal Alkaline Ph...
Acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) is the second leading cause of child mortality and
morbidity, particularly in low-income countries. Although 30% reduction in
mortality for diarrhea has been achieved, AGE still accounts for 550,000 deaths
per year in infants and children younger than 5 years.
The
Federation of International Societies of Pedi...
The
management of Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) is essentially based on 5 steps:
1. Assessment
of dehydration by simple, reproducible, and validated parameters and/or
clinical score;
2. Prompt
rehydration with reduced osmolality ORS;
3. Avoidance of
elimination diets and continuing of breast-feeding in infants and reg...
British Medical Journals (BMJ):
IntroductionProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are
commonly prescribed drugs indicated for several gastric conditions, including
peptic ulcer disease, GERD and Barrett’s oesophagus.
Recent evidence suggests that PPIs
are commonly overprescribed, either in patients without an evidence-based
indication fo...
JAMA Internal Medicine:
Key Points
Question What
is the risk of perinatal complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
during pregnancy and what factors are associated with hospitalizations?
Findings In
this cohort study of 43 886 pregnant individuals, SARS-CoV-2 infection during
pregnancy was associated with an increased ris...
