RESUMO
To assess the frequency and pattern of diseases in a medical unit at tertiary care, [Nishtar Hospital] Multan. Cross-sectional study. Medical Unit-I, Nishtar Hospital Multan. May, 2004 to May, 2005. Patients admitted at Medical Unit-I, Nishtar Hospital, Multan were included in the study. Specially designed proforma was filled, data were collected and analysed on SPSS-10. Total admitted patients in medical unit-I at Nishtar Hospital, Multan from May, 2004 to May, 2005 were 660. 390 [59.1%] were males and 270 [40.9%] were females. Age ranges from 12-70 and above. Mean age was 43.88 years with standard deviation 18.87 years. Mostly [63.5%] patients were from home district. Chief complaints were uncontrolled diabetes mellitus [17.6%], fever [13.6%], weakness of one-half of body [10%], uncontrolled hypertension [9.7%], cough and fever [8.5%], yellowness of eyes [5.8%] and vomiting [4.2%]. Most common disease was diabetes mellitus [19.1%] followed by hypertension [17.9%], cerebro-vascular accidents [10%], chronic liver diseases [9.7%], acute hepatitis [8.9%], pneumonia [7.4%], meningitis [5.9%], chronic renal failure [3.2%], acid peptic disease [2%] and acute myeloid leukemia [1.5%] [Table No. 5]. Study revealed diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease [IHD] and Cerebro-vascular accident [CVA] are most common diseases. Important measure to control diabetes mellitus and hypertension must be adopted. More detailed and large scale study are needed on pattern of diseases at tertiary care hospital so that disease pattern are known and on these basis strategies for control of diseases and patients care can be derived