Browsing by Author "Hariharan, Anuradha"

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    A cross-sectional study on newly detected hypertensive individuals and its correlation to BMI
    (Educational Society for Excellence, 2019) Hariharan, Anuradha; Shanmugam, Malathi; Lakshmi, Priya.
    Background: With obesity turning into a global epidemic, the incidence of hypertension is also increasing and this is the morbidity due to its long term effect on the heart and kidneys. Identification of the disease at the earliest stage possible is crucial in preventing the irreversible pathologies occurring as a direct consequence of hypertension. Since the early disease course of hypertension is predominantly silent in most individuals, early diagnosis is largely rewarding to the patient as well as the physician. Aim of the study: To study the correlation between BMI and the incidence of hypertension in individuals with normal BMI and raised BMI. Material and methods: This was an observational study conducted among 1980 adults attending Non-Communicable disease OPD at Government Royapettah Hospital over a period of 12 months. BMI was calculated for all individuals and blood pressure was measured by standard technique. All the individuals were categorized according to JNC 8 and WHO criteria for BMI. The mean BP in each of the BMI categories was calculated and compared with each other. Similarly, the mean BMI was calculated for individuals falling in each of the BP categories and the incidence of hypertension was compared. Results: Among 1980 individuals studied, 1200 were diagnosed with hypertension. The mean BP of individuals with Normal BMI was found to be 127/88 mm Hg, whereas for those with overweight BMI was found to be 142/93 mm Hg. The BMI and BP correlation was found to be strongest with the Overweight individuals, where the mean BMI was 27.1 kg/m2 . Anuradha Hariharan, Malathi Shanmugam, Lakshmi Priya. A cross-sectional study on newly detected hypertensive individuals and its correlation to BMI. IAIM, 2019; 6(11): 47-51. Page 48 Conclusion: The association between BMI and BP is positive across tens of thousands of individuals in population subgroups, and, if causal, given its magnitude, would have significant implications for public health.
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    Study of various X-ray presentations for the symptom of cough of more than 2 weeks duration in a tertiary care hospital
    (Educational Society for Excellence, 2018) Meeran, A. Shaik Sulaiman; Hariharan, Anuradha; Praveenkumar, M.
    Background: A cough can be the result of a respiratory tract infection such as the common cold, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, pertussis, or tuberculosis. In the vast majority of cases, acute coughs, i.e. coughs shorter than 3 weeks, are due to the common cold. In people with a normal chest X-ray, tuberculosis is a rare finding. Pertussis is increasingly being recognized as a cause of troublesome coughing in adults. Aim: It was diagnosed mainly by simple sputum acid-fast staining, and in some cases, gene expert was needed to prove the diagnosis for starting ATT Materials and methods: This observational study was conducted in Govt. Royapettah Hospital, Chennai, included patients presenting with >2 weeks duration of a cough irrespective of age and sex. Among 45 patients for a chronic cough, with X-ray finding, the diagnosis was confirmed by other radiological and laboratory methods. Results: Among other infective causes, major organisms causing pneumonia was Klebsiella pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumonia, and E.coli. All these patients were treated with culture-specific antibiotics and recovered. 7 patients (14%) were admitted for a chronic lung in X-ray. All these patients were chronic smokers and had a cough for the long term with minimal mucoid sputum production. A. Shaik Sulaiman Meeran, Anuradha Hariharan, M. Praveenkumar. Study of various X-ray presentations for the symptom of cough of more than 2 weeks duration in a tertiary care hospital. IAIM, 2018; 5(10): 10-13. Page 11 Conclusion: Thus from our observational study it was concluded that Tuberculosis is still the most common etiology for a chronic cough, and how simple X-ray could guide us to diagnosis is seen