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Journal of Obesity and Diabetes (ISSN: 2638-812X)

Volume 4 Issue 1

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IntroductionThe Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the most frequent glomerular nephropathies affecting both children and adults. It may be idiopathic or secondary to such causes known as the reduced nephron mass, obesity, viral infection or drugs and toxins. The morphological/histological pattern recognized on kidney biopsy i View more

Research Article

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2638-812X.120

Current Status of Low Dose Overnight Dexamethasone Supression Test (LODST)

Tofail Ahmed, Hajera Mahtab, Tania Tofail, AHG Morshed, Fatema B Rahman and Shahidul A Khan

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Introduction   Spontaneous Cushing’s Syndrome (CS) is relatively rare disorder. The estimated incidence of CS is 0.2-5 per million people per year and 66-70% of patients is due to Cushing’s Disease (CD). LODST is a tool to documentation of spontaneous CS. It is indicated for clinically suspected CS and to evaluate functional View more

Research Article

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2638-812X.121

Clinical Features, Risk Factors and Hospital Mortality of Acute Stroke Patients

Mahfuj-Ul-Anwar, Sajeda Afrin, ASM Rahenur Mondol, Mohammad Nurul Islam Khan, Narayan Chandra Sarkar, Mohammad Kumruzzaman Sarker, Shah Md Sarwer Jahan, Moni Rani and Ratindra Nath Mondal

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Introduction Stroke was defined according to WHO criteria as rapidly developing clinical signs of focal (at times global) disturbance of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause other than that of vascular origin. Two types of brain stroke are hemorrhagic and ischemic. Hemorrhagic stroke, whi View more

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Diabetes is a major etiologic factor towards chronic kidney disease leading to end stage renal disease causing a major health care burden globally. Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease is almost 25-30% at present, with a progressive rise due to the complex nature of this disease and poor understanding of the patients. Diabetes has been detect View more