Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Khalid Mehmood

Publications

• Case Report
  Microalbuminuria and Hypoxemia in Patients with COPD
  Author(s): Khalid Mehmood and Fayaz Ahmad SofiKhalid Mehmood and Fayaz Ahmad Sofi
  
  Background: Microalbuminuria (MAB), a marker of endovascular dysfunction, is a predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in the general population. There is evidence of vascular dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: (i) To evaluate the practical role of microalbuminuria in patients with COPD. (ii) To establish relationship between degree of Microalbuminuria and Hypoxemia in COPD. (iii) To study the frequency of microalbuminuria in stable COPD patients. Study design: The study was prospective, conducted jointly in the Department of Internal medicine and Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at Sher-e-kashmir institute of medical sciences, srinagar(india), over a period of two years. Stable COPD patients without any comorbidity, with wide range of airflow obstruction were tak.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000280

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