2025, 45(3), 234-238, 10.51248/v45i3.142, Sept. 8, 2025
Background: Hemodialysis units, vital for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) management, face significant safety challenges due to complex technology and vulnerable patients. This study evaluates safety practices in a hemodialysis unit at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Hyderabad, India. Method…
2025, 45(3), 260-264, 10.51248/v45i3.155, Sept. 7, 2025
Mucormycosis is a rare but rapidly progressive fungal infection predominantly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Subcutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host is extremely uncommon and diagnostically challenging. This case presents previously healthy patient with a rapidly progressi…
2025, 45(3), 218-225, 10.51248/v45i3.133, Sept. 7, 2025
Introduction and Aim: Obesity is a rising public health issue in India, with the young generation particularly at risk. Lifestyle changes, increased screen time and altered sleep patterns are risk factors for obesity in students with high workload, and studies requiring significant digital acces…
2025, 45(3), 209-217, 10.51248/v45i3.128, Sept. 7, 2025
Background: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is among the most common causes of anterior knee discomfort, predominantly seen in young, active individuals. Due to its multifactorial origin, effective treatment must address both biomechanical misalignments and neuromuscular deficits. Emerging r…
2025, 45(3), 191-199, 10.51248/v45i3.119, Sept. 7, 2025
Introduction and Aim: Hypertension (HTN) is a public health issue frequently linked with obesity. Both are connected with blood vessel remodelling, oxidative stress, and the imbalance of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitor (TIMPs). The present study aims to explore the relat…
2025, 45(3), 200-208, 10.51248/v45i3.114, July 9, 2025
The research evaluates two in-vitro approaches for HIV-1 culture from stored samples, viz. infection of donor PBMC with patient plasma by spinoculation and co-culture of patient PBMC with donor PBMC. The evaluation of virus production depended on detection of p24 antigen in culture supernatant a…
2025, 45(3), 265-272, 10.51248/v45i3.93, June 8, 2025
Background: Pregnancy induces significant physiological changes, including alterations in lipid metabolism to support fetal development. However, exaggerated lipid shifts may contribute to complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Objecti…