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M Fariduddin

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Glycemic status in hyperthyroid subjects.

This was an observational case-control study carried out in the Department of Biochemistry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka jointly with the 'Thyroid and Endocrine Clinic' of the same institution during the period of January 2002 to December 2002. Sixty-five (65) newly diagnosed hyperthyroid patients between 20-60 years of age were studied, where forty-five (45) were Graves' disease and twenty (20) were TMNG (Toxic multinodular goiter) patients. Thyrotoxicosis was diagnosed by history, clinical examination and biochemical investigations- FT4, TSH, and Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) test. Thirty (30) age and sex matched healthy subjects were taken as control. The mean age was 33.02+/-9.24 years in Graves' disease and 37.55+/-9.49 years in TMNG. Female predominance observed in both the diseases. Glucose intolerance was found in 72.3% of thyrotoxic patients, which is much higher than European population. Our study showed Diabetes mellitus (DM) in 11% of Graves' disease patients. The incidence of DM in Graves' disease was slightly higher in our population. Incidence of DM in TMNG in our study was much lower (5%) than that of Graves' disease (11%) but the incidence of IGT (Impaired glucose tolerance) in TMNG was more (85%) in relation to Graves' disease (54%). Percentage of RAIU was more marked in Graves' disease than TMNG. There is a significant positive correlation (p<0.05) between plasma glucose and FT4 in Graves' disease. Glucose intolerance is frequently found in Thyrotoxic patients.

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Status of antithyroid antibodies in Bangladesh.

To study autoimmunity among thyroid diseases, 397 thyroid patients (age 30 (13) years; M/F 75/322) from two referral centres in Bangladesh and 94 healthy controls (age 30 (13) years; M/F 24/70) were studied for antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies. Thyroid patients were clinically grouped as suspected autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), non-autoimmune, or indeterminate groups (where no decision could be reached). Antimicrosomal antibody was strongly positive in 19.4% and weakly positive in 7.3% of patients but only 4.3% and 2.1% respectively in the controls (chi(2) = 17.852; p = 0.000) whereas strong and weak positivity were 27.2% and 6. 8% in patients compared with 8.5% and 4.3% respectively in the controls (chi(2) = 16.916; p = 0.000) for antithyroglobulin antibody. Antibodies were positive in 63.0% with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 36.4% with Graves' disease, and 44.7% with atrophic thyroiditis among the autoimmune group. In the non-autoimmune group antibodies were positive in 100% with multinodular hypothyroidism, 46.7% with subacute thyroiditis, 40.0% with suspected iodine deficiency goitre, 31.3% with toxic multinodular goitre, 30.8% with non-toxic solitary nodules, and 19.4% with simple diffuse goitre. None was positive for antimicrosomal antibody without being positive for antithyroglobulin antibody. The two antibodies strongly correlated in both patients (r = 0.977, p = 0.000) and controls (r = 0.986, p = 0.000). About 9% (36/397) of patients were mismatched with the final diagnosis on antibody measurement; most of them had Hashimoto's thyroiditis (33/36). Prevalence of AITD among thyroid patients was 48.36%. Specificity of antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies were 93% and 87%. It was concluded that AITD is not uncommon in Bangladesh; antimicrosomal antibody is a useful marker for AITD and unless antibodies are checked, an appreciable number of patients with AITDs will remain undetected.

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Diuretic effect and duration of action of a single intravenous dose of furosemide in uremia and myocardial infarction.

Furosemide was given in a single dose of 80 mg to 10 normal subjects, 10 uremic and 6 subjects with uncomplicated myocardial infarction. Furosemide overall effects and rates of urine flow, sodium and potassium excretion in different pathophysiological states were compared. During 24 hours furosemide resulted in a two-fold increase in urine flow in both normal and myocardial infarction subjects when compared to 1.4 in uremic patients. Furosemide produced nearly a two-fold increase in 24 hours. Na excretion was in all the three groups studied. K excretion in 24 hours was higher in myocardial infarction patients than uremics and normals, but the difference was not significant (p less than 0.05). Rate-time plot for urine, Na or K excretion showed that the decline was slower in uremic or myocardial infarction patients than in normal subjects. The smaller decay constants for effect in both uremic and myocardial infarction subjects were indicative of longer duration of action of furosemide in these patients. No correlation was observed between overall Na or K excretion after furosemide and creatinine clearance. Changes in renal function or renal hemodynamics produced decreased but prolonged effects of furosemide and eventually the overall diuretic effect of the drug was slightly altered.

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