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Levy CJ, Raghinaru D, Kudva YC, Pandit K, Blevins T, Casaubon L, Desjardins D, Levister CM, O’Malley G, Reid C, Lum J, Kollman C, Beck RW. Beneficial Effects of Control-IQ Automated Insulin Delivery in Basal-Bolus and Basal-Only Insulin Users With Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Diabetes 2023; 42:116-124. [PMID: 38230336 PMCID: PMC10788662 DOI: 10.2337/cd23-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ technology (Control-IQ) advanced hybrid closed-loop automated insulin delivery system was evaluated in this prospective single-arm trial. Thirty adults with type 2 diabetes using the Control-IQ system showed substantial glycemic improvement with no increase in hypoglycemia. Mean time in range (70-180 mg/dL) improved 15%, representing an increase of 3.6 hours/day, and mean glucose decreased by 22 mg/dL.
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- Carol J. Levy
- Division of Endocrinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology, Austin, TX
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Endocrinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL
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Blumental-Perry A, Jobava R, Bederman I, Degar AJ, Kenche H, Guan BJ, Pandit K, Perry NA, Molyneaux ND, Wu J, Prendergas E, Ye ZW, Zhang J, Nelson CE, Ahangari F, Krokowski D, Guttentag SH, Linden PA, Townsend DM, Miron A, Kang MJ, Kaminski N, Perry Y, Hatzoglou M. Retrograde signaling by a mtDNA-encoded non-coding RNA preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics. Commun Biol 2020; 3:626. [PMID: 33127975 PMCID: PMC7603330 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01322-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alveolar epithelial type II (AETII) cells are important for lung epithelium maintenance and function. We demonstrate that AETII cells from mouse lungs exposed to cigarette smoke (CS) increase the levels of the mitochondria-encoded non-coding RNA, mito-RNA-805, generated by the control region of the mitochondrial genome. The protective effects of mito-ncR-805 are associated with positive regulation of mitochondrial energy metabolism, and respiration. Levels of mito-ncR-805 do not relate to steady-state transcription or replication of the mitochondrial genome. Instead, CS-exposure causes the redistribution of mito-ncR-805 from mitochondria to the nucleus, which correlated with the increased expression of nuclear-encoded genes involved in mitochondrial function. These studies reveal an unrecognized mitochondria stress associated retrograde signaling, and put forward the idea that mito-ncRNA-805 represents a subtype of small non coding RNAs that are regulated in a tissue- or cell-type specific manner to protect cells under physiological stress.
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- A Blumental-Perry
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacology, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, Savannah, GA, USA
- Savannah State University, Savannah, GA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Sekusui XenoTech, LLC, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, Savannah, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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- Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Sawant N, Pandit K, Chang S, Zimmern P, De Nisco N. Mechanisms of antimicrobial peptide resistance in uropathogenic E. coli clinically isolated from women with recurrent UTI. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32692-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Feldsine PT, Falbo-Nelson MT, Hustead DL, Aaronson J, Arling V, Baker M, Bozzuffi J, Bremer N, Chlebowski E, Clarke J, Crane A, Daniell E, Daugherty N, David J, Davis T, Diaz R, Donnelly S, Elwood M, Forgey R, Freshley J, Glowka L, Gottshall R, Graham R, Gray M, Griffith M, Hansen M, Harmon T, Herman R, Hofstrand P, Huether K, Irbys S, Jackey B, Jackson J, Jones T, Khasmakhi A, Lifur L, Linger T, MaCeda J, Mackin M, Marone C, McClure A, McDonagh S, Milligan L, Nelson J, Pandit K, Poole S, Rizzo M, Robinson J, Sparano R, Schriver J, Seibert M, Stone J, Summers D, Sweger L, Tebay D, Vera G, Weaver A, Wempe J, Wilkinson C, Willett J, Willoughby S, Zook T. Substrate Supporting Disc Method for Confirmed Detection of Total Coliforms and E. coli in all Foods: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/76.5.988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The Coli Complete® substrate supporting disc (SSD) method for simultaneous confirmed total coliform count and Escherichia coli determination in all foods was compared with AOAC most probable number (MPN) methods, 966.23 and 966.24. Twenty-nine laboratories participated in this collaborative study in which 6 food types were analyzed. Four food types, raw ground beef, pork sausage, raw liquid milk, and nut meats, were naturally contaminated with coliform bacteria. Two foods, dry egg and fresh frozen vegetables, were seeded with coliforms. Three food types, ground beef, raw liquid milk, and pork sausage, were naturally contaminated with E. coli. Although pork sausage was naturally contaminated, the level was very low (<10/50 g); therefore, additional E. coli were inoculated into 1 lot of this food type. Three food types, nut meats, dry egg, and fresh frozen vegetables, were inoculated with E. coli. For naturally contaminated samples, duplicate determinations were made on 3 separate lots for each food type. For inoculated samples, low, medium, and high contamination levels plus uninoculated control samples were examined in duplicate. Data were analyzed separately for total coliform bacteria and for E. coli. Mean log MPN counts were determined by the SSD method and the appropriate AOAC MPN method. Results were then analyzed for repeatability, reproducibility, and mean log MPN statistical equivalence. Results were statistically equivalent for all total coliform levels in all food types except frozen vegetable and raw nut meat uninoculated control samples and 1 lot of pork sausage where the SSD method produced statistically significant greater numbers. For the E. coli determinations, results were statistically equivalent across all samples and all levels for each food type. The SSD method has been adopted first action by AOAC International for confirmed detection of total coliforms and E. coli in all foods.
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- Philip T Feldsine
- BioControl Systems, Inc., 19805 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 19805 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011
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Khanal S, Singh YP, Sharma R, Pandit K. Round Block Technique in Management of Breast Lesions. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2019; 17:248-250. [PMID: 33305757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The basic tenets of oncoplastic surgery essentially includes volume displacement and volume replacement. The round block technique, so-called donut mastopexy or Benelli mastopexy, is frequently used as a volume displacement technique in breast conserving surgery for benign multicentric fibroadenomas and early breast cancers. Such techniques are still underused in Nepal. In this article we present on four cases managed with original round block technique and followed prospectively with their outcome.
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- S Khanal
- Breast and Thyroid Unit, Department of GI and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Breast and Thyroid Unit, Department of GI and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Dermatology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Medical Officer, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Pandit K, Dhote B, Mahanta D, Sathapathy S, Tamilselvan S, Mrigesh M, Mishra S. Gross and Ultra-Structural Studies on the Large Intestine of Uttara Fowl. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2018.703.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lopez V, Ma R, Weinstein M, Hume P, Cantu R, Victoria C, Pandit K, Mettry M, Allen A. Rugby-7s concussion incidence in the United States of America. J Sci Med Sport 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.09.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background
Patients with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis are increasingly managed with laparoscopic bile duct exploration and cholecystectomy. Large impacted bile duct stones continue to defy laparoscopic extraction. This study explored the feasibility of laparoscopic bile duct clearance using a rigid nephroscope, which is suited to extracting large stones.
Method
This prospective study recruited patients with large bile duct stones and a bile duct wider than 8 mm on ultrasonography. In addition to standard ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a custom-made 9-mm port was introduced in the epigastrium for the rigid nephroscope, which was negotiated into the bile duct through a choledochotomy. Rigid graspers and lithotripters were introduced through the nephroscope to fragment and remove the calculi.
Results
Between December 2005 and September 2008, 18 patients had nephroscope-guided bile duct exploration (mean(s.d.) age 49(13·9) years, bile duct diameter 11·3(2·3) mm). Three patients had solitary stones and 15 had multiple calculi. Most of the stones were removed with graspers, but the lithotripter was required in five patients. The mean(s.d.) hospital stay was 6(2·3) days. Two patients required postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography for residual stones.
Conclusion
The rigid nephroscope was useful for laparoscopic bile duct exploration, particularly for large impacted stones.
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- S Sarkar
- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata 700099, India
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Kumar S, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay P, Pandit K, Raychaudhuri M, Sengupta N, Ghosh S, Sarkar S, Mukherjee S, Chowdhury S. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in a selected population with special reference to influence of family history and anthropometric measurements--the Kolkata policeman study. J Assoc Physicians India 2008; 56:841-844. [PMID: 19263680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes as well as IFG in a population of policemen and to evaluate the possible influence of some risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS It was an epidemiological study on a group of policemen in Kolkata. Diagnosis of diabetes was based on history and fasting plasma glucose. The study population was divided in three categories: normoglycaemic, IFG and diabetes. BMI, waist circumference, WHR and waist-to-height ratio were estimated. RESULTS Out of 2160 subjects with a mean age of 36.4 yrs (between 20 and 60 yrs), diabetes was found in 11.5% (10.4% known and 1.1% newly diagnosed) and 6.2% had IFG. Prevalence of diabetes was found to be increasing with age (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in BMI when compared between groups (normoglycaemic, IFG and diabetes). Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and WHR of normoglycaemic group were significantly less than those with IFG and diabetes; however there was no statistically significant difference between the diabetes and IFG groups. Parental history had significant influence on the prevalence of diabetes; a 37.5% prevalence was found in persons with history of biparental diabetes and 20.8% with uniparental diabetes, whereas it was only 9.9% without any family history (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively.). CONCLUSION The prevalence of diabetes in the study population was high and was strongly influenced by family history, age and abdominal adiposity, without having any appreciable impact of BMI.
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- S Kumar
- Dept. of Endocrinology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
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Mukhopadhyay P, Pandit K, Mukhopadhyay S, Chowdhury S. Level of glycemic control in different care settings. J Assoc Physicians India 2008; 56:274. [PMID: 18702395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Schollmeyer T, Pandit K, Schmutzler A, Mettler L. Correlation of endoscopic interpretation of endometriosis with histological verification. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2004; 31:107-9. [PMID: 15266761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In this study we correlate the laparoscopic findings of endometriosis with the histological confirmation of the disease over a period of two years. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and sixty-four laparoscopies performed at the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, University of Kiel, over a two-year period were reviewed for laparoscopic findings and histological confirmation of endometriosis. RESULTS The majority of patients suspected of endometriosis at laparoscopy were confirmed by histological examination, i.e. 138 out of 164 patients (84.1%). CONCLUSION Laparoscopy is the easiest diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of endometriosis which can be confirmed by histological examination.
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- T Schollmeyer
- Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, University of Kiel, Michaelisstr, Germany
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Chowdhury S, Pandit K, Roychowdury P, Bhattacharya B. Role of chromium in human metabolism, with special reference to type 2 diabetes. J Assoc Physicians India 2003; 51:701-5. [PMID: 14621042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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- S Chowdhury
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Mission of Mercy Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Kolkata
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Pati S, Pandit K, Mukherjee S. Unilateral renal agenesis associated with urinary outflow tract obstruction in a diabetic pregnancy. J Assoc Physicians India 2003; 51:508-9. [PMID: 12974436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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We report a case of diabetic pregnancy where the foetus had enlarged cystic left kidney with agenesis of right kidney. The urinary bladder was dilated and urethra revealed posterior urethral valve an postmortem.
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- S Pati
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
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Mukherjee S, Pandit K. Gonadal dysgenesis due to isochromosome formation. J Assoc Physicians India 2002; 50:1090. [PMID: 12421043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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- S Mukherjee
- Department of Endocrinology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
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Mukherjee S, Pandit K, Raychaudhuri M. Pregnancy with functioning adrenocortical carcinoma. J Assoc Physicians India 2002; 50:985-6. [PMID: 12126365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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- S Mukherjee
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
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Raychaudhuri M, Pandit K, Mukherjee P, Mukherjee S. True hermaphrodite. J Assoc Physicians India 2001; 49:939-40. [PMID: 11837772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- M Raychaudhuri
- Department of Endocrinology, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta
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Studies of the health implications of refugee movements have generally focused on the effects of dislocation on the health of refugees and the impacts on health care provision at the destination. A somewhat more neglected aspect of the refugee-health research has been the impact of refugee flows on the geography of disease, i.e., how the spatial patterns of disease prevalence are modified through the influx and settlement of refugee populations. We examine this issue by examining the changing geography of malaria in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) between 1972 and 1997. Until the late 1970s, the highest incidence of malaria in the region was seen in the southern and eastern parts. During the 1980s, however, two and a half million Afghan refugees entered the NWFP and were housed in tented villages along the border and in some interior areas. As the decade progressed, there was a significant shift in the spatial pattern of malaria, with the regions of highest incidence shifting to the west and north, coinciding strongly with refugee concentrations. Our study draws attention to the manner in which refugee influx and settlement can alter the ecology of the disease system, leading to long-term changes in the geography of malaria.
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- J H Kazmi
- Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
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Sengupta N, Pandit K, Mukherjee S. Priapism in type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Assoc Physicians India 2001; 49:383. [PMID: 11291987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- N Sengupta
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta
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The aim of the study was to assess the functional aspects and the staffing at Pulse Polio immunisations posts. Interns and medical students conducted the survey in eighty seven pulse polio immunisation posts scattered all over National Capital Territory of Delhi on 18th January 1997. A pre-tested structured format containing information pertaining to dose utilisation and staffing was filled. Number of children given pulse polio was on an average 459.2 per immunisation post (474.7 rural, 516.35 slums and 435.0 urban). Average number of neonates (below one month) per immunisation post given polio drops was 5.1 (1.1%). The break-up for rural area, slums and urban area was 3.0 (0.63%), 6.7 (1.30%) and 4.9 (1.13%) respectively. By 12 pm, 67.8% and by 2 pm 88.7% of the doses had been administered. Staffing at most of the immunisation posts was adequate for all categories of staff except doctors (0.48 per booth).
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- P Kumar
- Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi
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Bhasin SK, Pandit K, Kapil U, Dubey KK. Prevalence of 'at risk' factors in under five children. Indian Pediatr 1994; 31:1537-9. [PMID: 7875815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- S K Bhasin
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Shahdara, Delhi
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"The fertility downturn in the U.S. since the baby boom has been accompanied by a growing divergence in regional fertility rates. This paper examines the spatial implications of recent fertility trends. Two interrelated questions are posed. First, how and why have the time trends in fertility varied spatially? Second, how have the regional patterns of fertility changed over time? These questions are investigated using a continuous spatio-temporal model of U.S. fertility built using the Dual Expansion Method. Results indicate that the pace of fertility decline has been the most rapid in the Northeast and the slowest in the West. Further, the traditional North-South distinctions in fertility rates are being replaced by East-West patterns. These changes tentatively suggest that regional ethnic composition is becoming an increasingly important factor in accounting for the spatial variation of U.S. fertility."
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Pandit K. Snowbelt-to-Sunbelt migration and the North-South fertility convergence: exploring the theoretical links. Southeast Geogr 1992; 32:138-147. [PMID: 12318662 DOI: 10.1353/sgo.1992.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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"This paper explores the theoretical linkages between the recent fertility convergence in the historically high-fertility South and the historically low-fertility North and the well documented Snowbelt-to-Sunbelt migration [in the United States]. It argues that the large scale migration likely played an important role in reducing the North-South fertility differential by homogenizing regional environments and influencing labor markets. The paper suggests that regional fertility theories need to become more sensitive to the effects of internal migration."
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Pandit K, Kumar S, Aggarwal OP. Knowledge of fresh medical graduates about immunization: impact of posting in community medicine. Indian J Pediatr 1991; 58:345-8. [PMID: 1937646 DOI: 10.1007/bf02754964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Immunization being the most cost effective health intervention rightly forms an integral part of MCH health activities spectrum. Of late medical colleges in the country are directly involved from the planning to evaluation stages in the immunization programmes in their respective catchment areas. Immunization knowledge of 91 interns during their course of involvement in community work, was tested on the first day and last day of their three months posting in the Community Medicine Department. The study showed positive impact of training in the Department of Community Medicine on the performance levels of interns. This was found mainly attributable to effective interaction of interns with the community in the field and taking independent decisions as per the case requirements.
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- K Pandit
- Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Shahdara, Delhi
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Pandit K, Kannan AT, Sarna A, Aggarwal K. Prevalence of dental caries and associated teeth cleaning habits among children in four primary schools. Int J Epidemiol 1986; 15:581-3. [PMID: 3818166 DOI: 10.1093/ije/15.4.581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A study was conducted in four primary schools of Mehrauli block of rural Delhi. Four hundred and fifty eight primary school children of both sexes in the age group of 5-14+ were medically examined in daylight using a mouth mirror and probe. The children came from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Presence of clinical caries was recorded by naked eye examination. Dental caries prevalence was 33.19% and DMF index was 0.52. Teeth cleaning habits of the school children in terms of regularity and associated caries prevalence was also noted. The 'Regular' teeth cleaning group showed significantly less caries prevalence while 'Not Regular' and 'Never Cleaning' groups had higher caries prevalence. Since childhood is such an impressionable age all students were made aware of the need for proper oral hygiene to minimize the incidence of caries among them.
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Agrawal K, Pandit K, Kannan AT. Single dose tetanus toxoid--a review of trials in India with special reference to control of tetanus neonatorum. Indian J Pediatr 1984; 51:283-5. [PMID: 6511042 DOI: 10.1007/bf02754673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Doomen GJ, Kroon AP, Cabrè FR, Goores AP, Peereboom R, Pandit K. Unconventional nucleotide analogues. Synthesis of N-substituted 3-(adenin-9-yl)pyrrolidin-2-ones. J Chem Soc Perkin 1 1973; 17:1934-40. [PMID: 4363162 DOI: 10.1039/p19730001934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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