[PDF] Top 20 Syncope: experience at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

... neurogenic syncope, rather it is the number of prodromal ...and syncope of unknown ...impending syncope, but dizziness alone was observed in 66% of their ...Francisco Syncope Study ...of ... See full document

... The mean age of the patients presenting with rup- tured aortic aneurysm, was 52 years. All were male. Again there was a lot of delay in presentation to the emergency department with mean duration of symptoms around 9 ... See full document

... A total of 70 nurses, who had more than six months of experience dealing with cardiac patients, were recruited for this study. Table 1 describes the demo- graphic characteristics of the study participants, ... See full document

... patients for a period of 10 days. There is scarce data in Pakistan regarding paediatric TLS patients, and thus the study provides valuable information about TLS in a wide range of paediatric haematological ... See full document

... A retrospective, observational study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi. Records of all patients diagnosed with GPA from Janu- ary 2000 to December 2017 were reviewed. Age, ... See full document

... Background and objective: Infectious diarrhea is one of the most common infections and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children un- der 5 years of age. Frequent and irrational use of antibiotics has ... See full document

... from Pakistan are showing a gradual shift from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases (including stroke and heart disease), diabetes, men- tal health disorders, cancers, ... See full document

... University Hospital Karachi Pakistan ...in hospital for patients with dengue ...health care, teaching and research. This University Hospital has 542 beds in operation and ... See full document

... Cases that had been operated on for scoliosis were identi- fied through the hospital in-patient database. Data collection and analysis was done by a single researcher (AF) who had not been part of the surgical ... See full document

... JPMC hospital, at Gynaecological and Obstetrical ward and Reproductive Health Services Centre-A, (RHS-A), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan from 1st June 2018 to 30th ... See full document

... This was a largely urban population with the mean time spent in Karachi being 29.1 ± 13.94 years for all respondents. More than half the respondents were college graduates (all respondents 51.3%; CHC 45.6%; CC ... See full document

... in Pakistan, which reported that Pakistani patients are young, aged 40 and 45, and therefore affected by premature CAD 28 ...in- hospital mortality rate in the best centers ranges from ...early ... See full document

... The medical curriculum in universities across Pakistan spans across a period of five years. From 3rd year onwards, students begin their clinical rotations at the majority of institutions. Therefore, a cross ... See full document

... Abstract: Mental health problems like schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and use of second generation antipsychotics (SGA) are linked to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. The purpose of our study was to ... See full document

... large tertiary care hospital located in Karachi, ...private tertiary care teaching hospital cater- ing to the needs of population of Karachi and surround- ing ... See full document

... being tertiary care centers as well, it is probable that most of the patients who seek care at these facilities are those with increased risk factors, multiple co-morbidities, and those who have ... See full document

... Iron overload is an unavoidable complication suffered by thalassemia major patients as a consequence of excessive number of blood transfusions. It is so common that it has been referred to a “second disease” during ... See full document

... Log books containing the information of all patients who presented at the ED of AKUH were accessed. Those who were injured, in all age groups and gender who presented to the ED during one year period (June 2006 till May ... See full document

... and Hospital Karachi, Pakistan in which the patients admitted during the period January 2018 to December ...of hospital stay, month of admission, season, outcome of admitted patients, mode of ... See full document

... Background: Electroencephalogram (EEG) is defined as a method of detect- ing brain waves signifying the electrical conductivity of the brain. Globally, EEG is used to further classify neuropsychiatric disorders. ... See full document