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Objectives: To determine the etiological spectrum in patients of Liver cirrhosis presenting to a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan
Study: A descriptive case series conducted from December, 2006 to December, 2007 at Services Hospital Lahore
Patients and Methods: One hundred patients of liver cirrhosis presenting in emergency or outpatient department of Services Hospital Lahore, were enrolled. Diagnosis of cirrhosis was made by combination of clinical and ultrasonographic findings. ELISA testing for Hepatitis B surface antigen and Hepatitis C virus antibodies was performed
Results: Amongst the 100 patients 59% were male and 41% were females, majority of these had urban [82%] background. The etiology of cirrhosis was mainly viral [83%], out of which 81% had hepatitis C, 1% hepatitis B and 1% both hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The mean age [years] was 55.79 +/- 13.545 [SD] and mean weight [kilograms] was 62.49 +/- 8.02 [[SD]
Conclusion: We conclude that etiology of Liver Cirrhosis is mainly Hepatitis C in our areas and males are more vulnerable to acquire
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Erectile dysfunction is a problem that needs to be explored. This is an illness that has always been under discussed. Our study was carried in Mayo Hospital on 1252 patients. Out of these 434 [34.6%], were found to have some degree of erectile dysfunction. 114/434 [26.22%] did not seek medical advice. 192/434 [44.2%] went to quacks and 128/434 [29.4%] consulted doctors. 37.3% of patients with erectile dysfunction had diabetes mellitus as concomitant disease. 12.4% patients had hypertension while 6.9% and 3.9% patients had ischemic heart disease and tuberculosis respectively. These results emphasize the need that this disorder should be dealt scientifically. People and doctors should be made more aware of the recent advances in medical management of erectile dysfunction so that more people can seek a qualified medical advice and may benefit from the treatment. This article addresses the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction and identifies diagnostic tests that can be used by primary care physicians to determine the patients most at risk and the treatments most suited to meet the patients and their partners goal for therapy