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1. Diabetic ketoacidosis amongst patients with COVID‐19: A retrospective chart review of 220 patients in Pakistan

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Asim Muhammad, Muhammad Hakim, Saima Afaq, Farhad Ali Khattak, Najmush Shakireen, Muhammad Jawad, Rabia Saeed, and Zia Ul Haq

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COVID‐19, diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
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Abstract Objectives To determine the frequency of diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis and associated factors in COVID‐19‐positive patients. Background High mortality amongst SARS‐Cov2 patients may be attributed to diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis. Methods A total of 220 COVID‐19 positive patients, hospitalized in North West General Hospital & Research Center, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan, from April to September 2020, were analysed using STATA 14. Patients with positive PCR were labelled as COVID‐19 positive and were included in the study. Patients with a clinical picture of COVID‐19 and negative PCR were excluded from the study. Those having ketonemia >0.6 and random blood glucose level >250mg/dl, while HCO3 (bicarbonate) ≤18, were labelled as diabetic ketoacidosis. The statistical significance level was set at p

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2022
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2. ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN HOSPITALIZED COVID-19 PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

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Mohammad, Asim, Sartaj, Alam, Najmush, Shakireen, Rabia, Saeed, Arslan Rahat, Ullah, and Zain Ul, Abideen

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Ferritins, Sodium, Humans, COVID-19, Hospital Mortality, General Medicine, Acute Kidney Injury, Retrospective Studies
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Background: Published studies have reported that acute kidney injury (AKI) and other kidney related manifestations are associated with COVID-19 and linked with poor outcome. This study aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of AKI in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: This retrospective study of 154 patients involved retrieving data from hospital records confirm COVID-19 infection admitted to the Northwest General Hospital & Research Center, Peshawar from 1st April to 31st July 2020. AKI was defined using Kidney disease. Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)” guidelines. Results: Incidence of AKI was 37.01%. Age, gender, intensive care (ICU) requirement, number of co-morbid, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), arrhythmias among comorbid and fever and shortness of breath among symptoms were found to be significantly differed between AKI and non-AKI patients. Numerous differences of laboratory results such as serum sodium, potassium, total leukocyte count, absolute lymphocyte count and platelets between both groups were observed (p

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2022

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