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A prospective study was conducted with the aim to determine the effect of smoking habits on different histological types of lung cancer. A total of 100 patients that included 91 males and 9 females with histological documentation of lung cancer were enrolled in the study. A detailed history was taken in each case that revealed active smokers 90%. Of which cigarette smokers were 40%, Hooka and Bidi smokers 17.7% and 5.6% of cases respectively. We also observed lung cancer was more common among farmers 34% who were active hooka smokers. Squamous cell carcinoma was the main histological type of lung cancer associated with all types of smoking habits.
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The present study included 135 patients who presented to the ENT department of SHMS Hospital. Srinagar with tuberculosis of ear, nose and throat region. In addition 69 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who were registered and treated at chest disease hospital were also detected having tuberculosis of the ear nose and throat. The majority of the cases in the study consisted of cervical lymphadenopathy. (79.7%), tuberculous laryngitis (8.3%), tuberculosis of cervical spine with associated retro pharyngeal abscess (6.8%), tuberculosis of nose and middle ear (2.9.% and 1.96% respectively). Majority of these patients (44.1 %) belonged to the lower socioeconomic status. Mantoux test was positive in 96% of cases. Chest x-rays showed evidence of active or healed pulmonary tuberculosis in 28.9% cases. The overall diagnostic index of tubercular bacilli on microscopic examination and culture was 30%. Majority of the patients suffering from tuberculous cervicallymphadenits were diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. Both subjective as well as objective improvement was noted with the anti-tubercular therapy
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Radioactive iodine uptakes (RAIU) by thyroid gland is often performed to evaluate its functional status. How accurately it correlates with the Tri-iodothyronine (T3 ), Tetra-iodothyronine(T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) radioimmunoassay (RIA) levels was studied in a total of 134 patients. It was observed that there was a significant positive correlation between 2 and 24 hours thyroid RAIU values with T3 & T, RIA values.