Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism in new born admitted with neonatal jaundice at tertiary care hospital peshawar

Congenital hypothyroidism and neonatal jaundice.

Congenital Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction: Retrospective Analysis at Tertiary Care Hospital

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to analyze the etiology, clinical presentation and outcome of neonatal intestinal obstruction at our institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical record of all the patients, presented with intestinal obstruction in neonatal period during 2014 and 2015 was reviewed retrospectively for etiology, clinical features, investigations, management, and outcome. ...

Congenital Hypothyroidism in Neonates of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Objective To determine neonatal congenital hypothyroidism among neonates born in a tertiary care hospital of Lahore Pakistan. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out at Pathology Department of Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore in collaboration with Pediatrics and Gynecology & Obstetrics Department, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore Pakistan. A total of 770 babies were included in this stu...

Frequency of Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) in Neonates of a Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

Objective: To determine the frequency of congenital hypothyroidism among healthy newborns presenting to a public health facility in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out for six months duration at the Well Baby Clinic, Paediatric unit III, Civil hospital Karachi. Neonates of both sex delivered after 37 weeks of gestation, at Civil Hospital Karachi and visited th...

Frequency of diabetic retinopathy in hypertensive diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar, Pakistan.

BACKGROUND Diabetic retinopathy is a common microvascular complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. If left untreated, it can progress to serious visual disability. Coexistence of hypertension with diabetes has been described as another risk factor adding to the problem. We designed this study to assess the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy in hypertensive diabetic patients of ...