Current Issue : October-December Volume : 2012 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 2 Articles
A retro-prospective study of women who were diagnosed as suffering from Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) and delivered babies at Shri Krishna Hospital Karamsad was carried out. General Demographic Data, Data of Clinical findings and Antenatal Profile of the patients was collected and documented on a questionnaire and subjected to appropriate statistical ananlysis of the 80 women whose data were collected, 40% were primiparous and 33.2% were multipara. 58.8% of the study population took regular ANC (>3) while 41.2% either took irregular ANC or No ANC. Women enrolled in the study had systolic blood pressure in the range of 140-230 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure in the range of 90-120 mmHg before delivery based on which they were considered as suffering from PIH/ Preeclampsia. Oedema and Proteinuria are characteristic signs of PIH and were present in 33.8% and 11.2% of the women whose data were collected respectively. Result of the present study revealed that only 1 patient (1.3%) was suffering from HELLP Syndrome and 6 patients (7.3%) had low platelet count and were at risk of progressing to HELLP Syndrome. PIH may lead to various problems and if untreated results in morbidity in both mother and fetus. The goal of treatment is to prevent the condition from becoming worse and to prevent it from causing other complications. Hence, there is need for pharmacist intervention in management of PIH patients and to educate the mothers about the importance of healthy and complete nutrition during the pregnancy....
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is more than a “blood sugar” disease. It is a combination of insulin resistance, beta cell dysfunction, and inflammation. It is now commonly accepted that T2D is an innate immune system mediated inflammatory disease. Symptoms of marked hyperglycemia include polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, sometimes with polyphagia, and blurred vision. Diabetes also classified into special types along with the major two types I and II diabetes. Insulin resistance is said to be present when the biological effects of insulin are less than expected for both glucose disposal in skeletal muscle and suppression of endogenous glucose production primarily in the liver. β-Cell dysfunction is initially characterized by impairment in the first phase of insulin secretion during glucose stimulation and may antedate the onset of glucose intolerance in type 2 diabetes....
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