Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Nov 2013
Validation of modified estimated glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease patients.
To derive the ethnic factor and validate the modified estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients of Rawalpindi. ⋯ This study validates the mGFR equation by inclusion of newly derived ethnic factor of 0.971 in the population of Rawalpindi with CKD and it was found to be not significantly different from the rGFR.
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To determine the frequency and association of Vitamin D deficiency in patients with tuberculosis. ⋯ There is significant deficiency of Vitamin D in patients with tuberculosis as compared to controls. This deficiency is more pronounced in females, individuals with low BMI, extra pulmonary and MDR tuberculosis.