A summary of the clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease in Myanmar / Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies

@#Peripheral artery disease (PAD) broadly encompasses vascular diseases caused primarily by atherosclerosis and thromboembolic pathophysiologic processes that alter the normal structure and function of the aorta, its visceral arterial branches, and the arteries of the lower extremity. The aims of the Myanmar clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with PAD are to assist physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with peripheral artery disease with main focus on lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) due to atherosclerosis, to help the physician to make decisions in their daily practice, and to aid in appropriate referrals to specialists. Early detection and treatment guidelines for the treatment of PAD are important to reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with vascular problems in Myanmar.

A study of patients with ammonia poisoning

This study was undertaken to determine the clinical course of ammonia poisoning admitted to North Okkalapa General Hospital after accidental burst of ammonia tank in ice factory of South Okkalapa Township. Total number of five patients were admitted to NOGH medical ward in Oct; 1993. All patients were suffering from conjunctivitis, keratitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis and pneumonitis. Among these five patients, only two patients had severe pneumonitis. All patients recovered but one patients had corneal opacity and two patients had persistant bronchitis. This figure was compared with other reports. Although it is a rare occupational hazard in Myanmar, we would like to alert all clinicians and persons concerned because our nation is trying to become an industrialized country.