ABSTRACT
This report is based on a retrospective analysis of 14;914 medical emergency patients at Ramathibodi Hospital and Maharaj Hospital, Nakorn Ratchasema during 1985. It was found that : 1. The commonest medical emergencies were gastrointestinal emergencies (22-31%), followed by emergencies of the respiratory system (15-21%), infections (12-17%), cardiovascular system (7-15%) and the nervous system (10-11%). The prevalence rates of the remaining systems were less than 6%, the majority being less than 2%. 2. The commonest medical emergencies in each system were 2.1 Gastrointestinal system : acute abdomen (44-5%), followed by serve diarrhoea and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. 2.2 Respiratory system : severe asthma (35-64%), followed by pneumonia and breathlessness. 2.3 Cardiovascular system : heart failure (38-54%), followed by angina and myocardial infarction, severe hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias. 2.4 Nervous system : stroke (37-47%) followed by encephalitis and meningitis, status epilepticus and severe headache. 2.5 Endocrine system : glycaemic crises (82-87%) 2.6 Haematological system : severe anaemia (64-83%). The differences in prevalence rates of the medical emergencies at Ramathibodi Hospital (Bangkok), Maharaj Hospital (Nakorn Ratchasima) and John Radcliffe Hospital (England) are discussed.
ABSTRACT
A survey of 2008 healthy Thai adults, 15-88 years of age, was conducted in Bangkok and seven rural areas which fit the WHO criteria of reference population. The measurements in centimeters for males and females respectively were : a. diameters : shoulder girdle : 37.1 + 2.2, 33.2 + 2.0 pelvic girdle : 26.5 + 1.9, 25.9 + 2.3 lateral chest : 26.0 + 2.0, 24.0 + 2.0 ant-post chest : 17.7 + 1.8, 16.7 + 2.1 b. circumferences : chest : 83.9 + 5.9, 81.4 + 7.9 waist : 74.3 + 8.6, 71.1 + 9.1 hip : 86.5 + 5.9, 87.7 + 7.3 These anthropometric measurements showed significant sex, age and area differences probably due to the differences in cohort, nutrition, physical activity and/or tribal origin. Compared to the Americans, Thai adults had smaller shoulder, chest, waist and hip and a flatter chest.
ABSTRACT
A survey of 2,008 healthy Thai adults, 15-88 years of age, was conducted in Bangkok and seven rural areas which fit the WHO criteria of reference population. The measurements in centimeters in males and females respectively were : a. Lengths : arm span : 167.7 + 7.3, 154.5 + 6.4 leg length : 76.6 + 4.1, 70.9 + 3.7 b. Circumference : upper arm : 26.6 + 2.6, 25.7 + 3.2 thigh : 47.8 + 4.4, 48.7 + 5.3 leg : 33.6 + 2.6, 32.4 + 3.1 These anthropometric measurements showed significant sex, age and area differences probably due to the differences in cohort, nutrition and/or physical activity. Compared to a previous report on Thai adults, the adults in this study have larger arm circumference but compared to the Americans and WHO standard, smaller arm circumferences. The arm circumferences of males and females in this study fall in the 90th percentile of the WHO standard.
ABSTRACT
A survey of 2008 healthy Thai adults, 15-88 years of age, was conducted in Bangkok and seven rural areas which fit the WHO criteria of reference population. The weight-height indices in the metric system for males and females respectively were 1. W : H or weight-height index : 34.5 + 4.8, 32.7 + 5.5 2. W : H2 or body mass index : 21.1 + 2.8, 21.4 + 3.5 3. W : H3 or Rohrer index : 12.9 + 1.8, 14.0 + 2.3 4. W0.33 : H or Ponderal index : 23.4 + 1.1, 24.0 + 1.3 5. H : W0.33 or Sheldon index : 42.9 + 1.9, 41.7 + 2.2 These weight-height indices showed significant sex, age and area differences probably due to the differences in cohort, and/or physical activity. Compared to the Americans, racial difference was also observed.