OBJECTIVES To investigate precipitating factors for systolic and diastolic heart failure. DESIGN Prospective study. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study population consisted of 192 patients with heart failure treated for 536 episodes of acute decompensation of heart failure from 1998 to 2002. The patients were classified as having systolic or diastolic heart failure, and grouped according to aeti...

Background Nurses have an important role in taking care of self-injury patients and their attitudes would affect the quality of care for these patients. Controversial results have been reported about the nurses’ attitude.Also, culture and context affect nurses’ attitudes. The study aimed to explore the nurses' attitudes and beliefs about the provocative psychological factors for self-injury in...

BACKGROUND To determine the differences of precipitating and relieving factors between migraine and tension type headache. METHODS This is a cross sectional study. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 250 migraine patients and 250 patients diagnosed as tension type headache from the specialized headache clinic in Dept. of Neurology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Data were collected th...

BACKGROUND Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria, characterized by the decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme. Several reports associated HFE gene mutations of hereditary hemochromatosis with porphyria cutanea tarda worldwide, although up to date only one study has been conducted in Brazil. OBJECTIVES Investigation of porphyria cutanea tarda ass...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the precipitating factors and outcome of Hepatic encephalopathy in patients of cirrhosis of liver. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective Descriptive study PLACE AND DURATION: The study was conducted in the department of Medicine Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro / Hyderabad from July 2009 to December 2009. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Ninety patients of cirrhosis of...