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A. Singh ¹, C. Rajak ¹, P. Singh ², K. Singh ³, P. Indurkar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, (Mp) - 486001, IN
2 Department of Pharmacology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, (Mp) - 486001, IN
3 Department of Medicine, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, (Mp) - 486001, IN

Abstract

This study was conducted in the department of Physiology at S.S. Medical College, Rewa, MP with the aim to determine the frequency and distribution of "A, B, AB, O and Rh" blood groups among medical students and link them to blood groups related diseases. Students were enrolled between December 2012 and March 2013. A total 223 students were enrolled; blood samples were collected by finger prick method. A drop of anti-sera A, B, and anti D were added to a drop of blood on clean and fresh glass slides and mixed well with glass rod. Of these 223 students, 137 were males and 86 were females. Result shows that blood group B was the most predominant (39.46%) followed by O (29.59%), A (20.62%) and AB (10.31%). Of them 95.06% were Rh positive blood group. Group B was the commonest blood group in both male and female students 37.95% and 41.86% respectively; Rh group (antigen) was positive (+ve) in 93.43% of males and 97.67% females. In this study we concluded that group 'B' is the commonest blood groups among both male (37.95%) and female (41.86%) medical students.

Keywords

Blood groups, ABO, Rhesus factor, Medical Students.

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A. Singh ¹, P. Singh ², P. Indurkar ³, R. Chanda ¹, K. Dukhu ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, MP, IN
2 Department of Pharmacology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, MP, IN
3 Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneshwar, (Orissa), IN
4 Head, Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneshwar, (Orissa), IN

Abstract

Menstrual disorders may affect the life of adolescents and young adult women, and may sometimes cause serious problems. The patterns of menstrual cycles were analysed for association with age of menarche, prevalence of menstrual irregularity, dysmenorrhoea, prolonged menstrual bleeding, and effect of menstrual disorders, especially dysmenorrhoea, on social activities and school attendance among the female students.

Methods: A total of 149 students were randomly selected and asked to complete the anonymous questionnaire of 27 items.

Results: The mean age of the participants was 15.66 ± 0.96 years ranging from 14 to 17 years; mean menarche age was 12.81 ± 1.09 years with a range of 9-16 years. The duration between two periods and the menstrual flow were 27.7 ± 2.5 days and 5.8 ± 1.4 days, respectively. The prevalence of scanty bleeding, menorrhagia\hypermenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, metrorrhagia, and dysmenorrhoea were 26.10%, 12.08%, 10.06%, 5.36% and 52.34%, respectively. Approximately 3.81% of dysmenorrhoeic subjects had severe dysmenorrhoea; dysmenorrhoea affected school concentration in 25.49%, sports participation in 39.59%, social withdrawal in 31.54% and school absenteeism in 20.80%. Most common symptoms of dysmenorrhoea was abdominal cramps 81.81%, others are 38.96% backache, 24.67%, headache, 33.76% fatigue, 7.79% diarrhea, 6.49% vomiting and 31.16% abdominal bloating were reported.

Conclusion: The prevalence of menstrual abnormality and dysmenorrhoea was high, and most adolescents have inappropriate and insufficient information about menstrual problems. Hence, an education programme is needed at the end of primary school about menarche and menstruation.

Keywords

Menstruation, Menstrual Disorders, Premenstrual-Symptoms, Dysmenorrhoea.

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R. Srivastava ¹, P. Indurkar ², P. Singh ², A. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Anatomy, IIMS & R, Hospital, Integral University, Lucknow (UP), IN
2 Department of Physiology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, (MP) - 486001, IN

Abstract

Dermatoglyphics is the study of epidermal ridges and their configurations. Its appearance in individuals is genetically determined. As the diabetes mellitus also was a genetic background, one can assume that there might be certain dermatoglyphic findings specific to diabetic patients. Aims & objectives: Aim of the study is to determine the dermatoglyphic patterns and their co-relation in Type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Indian population. Material&Methods: This study was conducted in Department of Anatomy, IIMS &R, Hospital, Lucknow. 100 diabetic subjects were enrolled as test group and 150 non-diabetic healthy subjects were enrolled as control group from a healthy population. To record the fingertip patterns, Modified Purvis-Smith ink method was applied. Results: In both diabetic males and females WHORLS are most common (p≤0.000, Extremely Significant) in both right (52.07% males; 53.19% females) and left (51.32% males; 51.48% females) hands. However in non -diabetic both males and females; LOOPS are most common (Extremely Significant, p≤0.000) in both right (61.19% males; 66.67% females) and left hand. (56.90% males; 66.06% females) Conclusion: In our study, the whorls are most common pattern in both right and left hands of male as well as female diabetic subjects. Loops are most common pattern in both right and left hands, in males as well as females in non-diabetic subjects.

Keywords

Dermatoglyphics, Diabetes Mellitus, Finger Tip, Adults.

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