Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Oct 2004
Review Comparative StudyAn experience with sixty cases of haematological malignancies; a clinico haematological correlation.
Haematological malignancies are not uncommon in our area. Due to inadequate diagnostic facilities and lack of health education they are diagnosed at an advanced stage when treatment is either impossible or very difficult. In our study, sixty patients with haematological malignancies were studied from 1-1-1999 to 1-1-2001, at Ayub Teaching Hospital. Abbottabad. ⋯ In our study acute myeloid leukemia was the commonest type of haematological malignancy. Males were affected more than the females. Majority of the patients belonged to districts Mansehra and Abbottabad. Non specific symptoms like low grade fever, progressive pallor and bodyaches were the commonest symptoms while pallor was the most frequently observed sign.
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Oct 2004
Comparative StudyPercutaneous pinning in displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children.
Supracondylar fracture of humerus is the most common fracture in first decade of life. There are various treatment modalities for this fracture i.e closed reduction and casting, open reduction and internal fixation and percutaneous pinning. Study was conducted to know the outcome of Percutaneous Pinning in the management of displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children. ⋯ Percutaneous pinning is safe, cost effective, time saving and provides greater skeletal stability with excellent results.
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Acute renal failure (urine output <0.5 ml/kg/hr.) following cardiopulmonary bypass is an uncommon but highly lethal complication which arises in the setting of inadequate cardiac function and may be associated with multi-organ failure. Acute renal failure (ARF) after cardiopulmonary bypass occurs in about 8% of adult cardiac surgical patients with some preoperative renal impairment and in about 3-4%, of patients with normal preoperative renal parameters. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of acute renal failure after cardiopulmonary bypass operations and to find possible risks factors. ⋯ Prevention of this disastrous complication appears to be better than treatment once it is fully established. However newer aggressive forms of early renal replacement/transplant therapies may have some promise.
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Jul 2004
The role of white cell count and C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Despite recent advances in diagnostic medicine, the diagnosis of appendicitis is still doubtful in a number of cases. Majority of the clinicians rely on their clinical examination strengthened by the laboratory tests. This study was carried out to find out the specificity and sensitivity of white cell count (WCC) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in diagnosing appendicitis in patients presenting with right iliac fossa pain. ⋯ Both the inflammatory markers i.e. WCC and C-reactive protein can be helpful in the diagnosis, when measured together as this increases their positive predictive value.