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Volume 9 Issue 3 (March, 2021)

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Evaluation of serum electrolyte status among healthy individuals and newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
Ajeet Singh Chahar, Manoj Kumar Singh, Virendra Singh Saini, Nitu Chauhan, Pragya Shakya

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium, which generally affects the lungs but also can affect the other parts of the body. Electrolyte imbalance can lead to impaired functions of heart, nervous system, muscular system as well as it leads to acid-base derangements. Hence; the present study was conducted for evaluating the serum electrolyte status among healthy individuals and newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials & methods: A total of 50 newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were included as study group. Another set of age and gender-matched 50 subjects were enrolled as control group. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the subjects were obtained. All the subjects were recalled in the morning and blood samples were obtained. All the samples were sent to laboratory for assessment of serum electrolyte levels. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean serum sodium levels among patients of the control group and pulmonary TB group was 141.5 mmol/L and 121.6 mmol/L respectively. Mean serum potassium levels among patients of the control group and pulmonary TB group was 4.3 mmol/L and 3.1 mmol/L respectively. Mean serum bicarbonate levels among patients of the control group and pulmonary TB group was 21.5 mmol/L and 18.4 mmol/L respectively. Mean serum chloride levels among patients of the control group and pulmonary TB group was 102.5 mmol/L and 95.4 mmol/L respectively. Mean serum sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate levels were significantly reduced in pulmonary TB patients. Conclusion: From the above results, the authors conclude that serum electrolyte profile is significantly deranged among patients with pulmonary TB. Key words: Pulmonary tuberculosis, Electrolyte.

 
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