Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem affecting the adult population in several continents and increasing the risk of adverse outcomes. This prospective study has been conducted to understand the evidence based pharmacotherapy, Rationality of prescribed medications, Prevalence of co-occurring conditions and also to know the rate of progression of Glomerular Filtration. This research has been conducted on randomly selected inpatients (n=70) in Thumbay New Life Hospital during the months of January and February. The tools used include Informed Consent Form, Patient Counselling, Patient Medical and Laboratory Reports. Finally, the study conclude that the most common symptom of CKD is pedal edema, Most commonly occurred stage of CKD is G5, prevalence of comorbidities from High include Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease respectively. Estimated GFR has been improved in most of the patients from the duration of admission to discharge but statistical analysis shows a non-significant p value.

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A REVIEW ON NEUROTOXIC POISONING BY SOMNIFEROUS DRUGS [NARCOTICS] CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS AND ITSTREATMENT

Journal of Critical Reviews (2020)

Mohammad Gayoor Khan Umama Yezdani Shareefa Habeeba Tanvi Shukla Ayush Kumar

Neurotoxic poisoning is caused due to the neurotoxins that are the kind of toxins that causes damage to the nervous system causing neurotoxicity. These are the substances that are thought to cause different types of nervous disorders in both developing and developed mind. There are various natural types of neurotoxic agents which are thought to cause nervous damage when taken in excess amount and some of them when taken in normal amount also cause toxicity. In case of drugs where drugs are very important for the treatment of a symptom and disease when taken in excess quantity causes toxicities. This may also be life threatening sometimes. In case of drug abuse many people not only older people most probably younger generation take these dangerous drugs in a fun manner and get addicted to it. In these cases a proper diagnosis is very important and should be done in a proper manner both by physical examination and also some test. Most of the signs of over doses can be seen in the patients eyes, eyes, blood and urine. The treatment of this can be done once it is conformed whether it is a kind of acute poisoning or chronic poisoning there must be proper supportive measures that need to be taken care and proper antidotes to be administered. The plan of treatment depends upon the type of overdose Ex: in opiate poisoning Naloxone is a choice of antidote. A proper counseling to the patients and younger generation about the harmful effects of overdose and the life threatening causes of the poisoning can save many lives of the people. Younger generation should be properly counseled and there must be secessions where the negative effects of exposure and inhalation of harmful gases and ways to prevent from them should be taken for the normal people mostly with any psychiatric disease and living in industrial areas.

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The Narrative Review on Dilated Cardiomyopathyand it’s Management

EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports (2020)

Karthikeyan Lakshmanan Hari Baskar Shazia Inayath Khatoon Shareefa Habeeba D Mukilan

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