Pak J Med Sci
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To determine neonatal congenital hypothyroidism among neonates born in a tertiary care hospital of Lahore Pakistan. ⋯ The frequency of Congenital Hypothyroidism is notably higher in pediatric community than reported in most other countries. This result emphasizes the necessity of a nationwide screening program.
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To determine operating room professionals'attitudes towards patient safety and the influencing factors. ⋯ Receiving patient safety training was found to be the most important variable of all.
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To review the surgical outcome of doubly committed subarterial (DCSA) ventricular septal defect repair. ⋯ Early closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect with appropriate management of aortic valve disease can halt the process of disease progression.
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Review
Food Exchange List and Dietary Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Cultural Perspective.
This review focuses at highlighting the importance of Food Exchange List in cultural perspective, as an effective dietary tool to help individuals' manage their dietary modifications in relation to non communicable diseases whilst specifying measures that can help improve the quality of Food Exchange Lists for combating various non communicable diseases and addressing adherence related issues to specialized diets. A search was done using PubMed & Google Scholar till June 2016. Search terms used were food exchange list AND disease, diet AND non-communicable diseases. ⋯ This tool may help to customize meals for people as it provides information regarding various food items in different groups. This tool is helpful in reducing blood & plasma glucose levels, maintaining lipid profile & effectively combating other diet related diseases & those ailments in which diet plays a significant role in maintenance & prevention from reoccurrences. However, better management and adherence to modified diets for non communicable diseases can be ensured by keeping cultural relevance under consideration before using Food Exchange Lists for such diseases.
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Pakistan is a developing country with limited resources and diverse socio-economic standards. Pakistan has high prevalence of diabetes and its complications, which is a great challenge to the existing health care system. National action plans for control of diabetes have been developed and initiatives have been taken but not at an ideal pace. ⋯ These guidelines are developed after an extensive research and cover many aspects of diabetes management. This special communication is an extract of a PROMPT document that has already been published as a Supplement in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences in 2017. We hope that these guidelines will help in improving the diabetes care in Pakistan.